[It's been a long time since North has woken up from a hit like that.
The last time he can think of might have been when he'd been shot protecting South on that oil platform. It sucked then and it sucks now, is the conclusion he's managed to come to. Perhaps even more so because he wasn't even protecting anyone when he got hit this time. He should have been paying more attention. He also shouldn't have been out fighting nightmares when he was that sleep deprived but that's beside the point.
He turns his head weakly, trying to figure out where he is since it's clearly not that back street where he was. Somehow he's gotten back to the hotel. He doesn't put a whole lot of thought into it, he figures he'll find out later and his head hurts too much for that.
As his senses become clearer, he becomes aware that Cactus has pressed himself up against him, making a raspy sound that somewhere between a purr and a growl. He raises a hand and runs it through the pricklemane's fur. He can make out Winnie at the end of the bed standing guard. Theta is hovering nervously beside him. If there's anyone else in the room, North hasn't gotten to them yet. He's still waking up and his body's decided to do it slowly.
However, despite his head hurting a bit, he feels more awake than he has been in the past couple weeks.]
A few hours later...
The last time he can think of might have been when he'd been shot protecting South on that oil platform. It sucked then and it sucks now, is the conclusion he's managed to come to. Perhaps even more so because he wasn't even protecting anyone when he got hit this time. He should have been paying more attention. He also shouldn't have been out fighting nightmares when he was that sleep deprived but that's beside the point.
He turns his head weakly, trying to figure out where he is since it's clearly not that back street where he was. Somehow he's gotten back to the hotel. He doesn't put a whole lot of thought into it, he figures he'll find out later and his head hurts too much for that.
As his senses become clearer, he becomes aware that Cactus has pressed himself up against him, making a raspy sound that somewhere between a purr and a growl. He raises a hand and runs it through the pricklemane's fur. He can make out Winnie at the end of the bed standing guard. Theta is hovering nervously beside him. If there's anyone else in the room, North hasn't gotten to them yet. He's still waking up and his body's decided to do it slowly.
However, despite his head hurting a bit, he feels more awake than he has been in the past couple weeks.]
North! You're awake!