"What's wro-" Ari started, seeing Oswald in the ward corridor before he saw anything else, and ordinarily the first thought to his mind would be, oh, there's already a healer to hand, I suppose the situation's handled, but with Oswald, you never quite knew. He was certainly able at the job, but he was not always... efficient, not the natural healer Ari would think of to find first on the scene.
Although Oswald might have caused the scene here rather than come to save the day, Ari supposed: or would have supposed, if he had had any time to notice the fallen chamberpot or the ones still in the healer's grasp. Or had seen what was now all over the floor.
Too late. He'd gotten through the best of it unknowingly before his foot skidded, and he was wiped right off his feet onto the floor. Now he was really in it; he'd be covered in the stuff, all down the back of his robes - the smell was so strong on the floor that he suspected it might linger for weeks. Ari closed his eyes in utter exasperation, and would have given up and laid his head back against the floor in total defeat if - well.
Fantastic. This was all because he'd been daydreaming about a nap, wasn't it? Served him right.
"I... see." Ari said faintly, pulling himself up to a sitting position and trying not to look his healer in the eye just yet. Better get up before more people saw this.
Although Oswald might have caused the scene here rather than come to save the day, Ari supposed: or would have supposed, if he had had any time to notice the fallen chamberpot or the ones still in the healer's grasp. Or had seen what was now all over the floor.
Too late. He'd gotten through the best of it unknowingly before his foot skidded, and he was wiped right off his feet onto the floor. Now he was really in it; he'd be covered in the stuff, all down the back of his robes - the smell was so strong on the floor that he suspected it might linger for weeks. Ari closed his eyes in utter exasperation, and would have given up and laid his head back against the floor in total defeat if - well.
Fantastic. This was all because he'd been daydreaming about a nap, wasn't it? Served him right.
"I... see." Ari said faintly, pulling himself up to a sitting position and trying not to look his healer in the eye just yet. Better get up before more people saw this.
