The Queen's Chambers, Sidra, Glacia, Sunday Afternoon (Fandom Time)

[glacial_queen]

It had been a long and miserable two weeks. Just ask anyone who had had the misfortune of dealing with their Queen. Karla was a terrible patient; somehow managing to be a tyrant even when she was coughing so hard she could barely speak. It was a good thing her nasty chest cold had also kept her asleep a great deal, or it was possible she would have been overthrown by her own Court.

Now, however, she was on the mend. Which, on the positive side, meant she was feeling almost human again--and behaving that way. On the negative side, it also meant she was bored out of her mind. Morton and Julian had finally made good their escape after their third straight hour of playing cradle, her lunch lay untouched because she was tired of soup and toast, and the next person who came in to make her take another foul-tasting brew was going to get kicked in the face.

There was clearly only one thing to do. Call people and whine about how bored she was. Also, check up on anyone who had gotten tangled up in the latest bout of Fandom crazy, but mostly the whining and bored thing

Let's see. Who to call first?

[Open for phone calls, visitors, and them what live here. If you think Karla would have called you, she did!]

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[glacial_queen]

"Did you bring something to eat that isn't invalid food?"

Such a sweet girl.

[furnaceface]

//... Define 'invalid food,' and then I'll figure out if I need to head back to the kitchen,// Jono replied, looking down at the plate in his hand.

Steak and potatoes, Karla. Because he loved you.

And because he loved steak.

And yes, he'd had to argue with a handful of Healers about it on the way to her room, too. It was a wonder they didn't try to kill him in his sleep when he was in Sidra.

[glacial_queen]

They almost certainly talked about it, Jono. In fact, Karla wouldn't be surprised if they had a dart board with his picture on it.

"Anything that's mushy or watered down," Karla grumped. "Or toast. If it's toast, you can just turn around and keep on walking."

[furnaceface]

//I can say with at least some certainty that what I have in my hand is none of those things,// Jono reported. //And as an added bonus, I'll even let you mock my wardrobe at will, today.//

Because yeah, kilt.

[glacial_queen]

"Oooh..." Not that she would have refrained otherwise, but it was always good when Jono knew what to expect. "I guess you can come in then. I could use a good laugh."

Much gracious. So wow.

[furnaceface]

Glacia's monarch, ladies and gentlemen.

//Well, it's good you'll let me in,// Jono decided, opening the door and stepping into the room. //I'd hate to be left out here in the hall, all alone with my steak and potatoes and kilt.//

Enjoy, Karla. He was even striking a pose for you just inside the doorway.

[glacial_queen]

At seeing him, Karla squealed and clapped her hands. "Steak!" she gleed.

Sorry, Jono.

[furnaceface]

Hey, squealing over steak beat mocking the Englishman about his kilt, at least.

//Steak,// he agreed, making his way across the room with the plate in hand. //Who's your favourite, hm?//

[glacial_queen]

All in good time, Jono. All in good time.

"You are! You are!" Karla said, having upgraded from clapping to making grabby motions at the plate. "Best Jono! Favorite Jono! Ooooh, did you fry up onions in the potatoes, too?!"

Super-best-ultra Jono!

"Gimme!"

[furnaceface]

//What do you take me for? Of course I did,// Jono replied, sounding mock-insulted as he passed her the plate. //Sent the Healers into fits, too. Did you know that you're simply too weak to chew steak right now, luv? Clearly, none of them have ever gotten themselves bitten.//

[glacial_queen]

"That's because only an idiot bites a Healer," Karla said, giving Jono a look. Just because he brought her steak doesn't mean she wasn't going to remind him he was still mostly an idiot.

But he'd forgive her that, because she was already stringing a link up between them as she inhaled the savory scent of steak and fried potatoes.

"Mother Night, this all looks so good, it's hard to decide what to eat first." Because the clear answer was everything.

"I think they're still a little confused about what's wrong with me. Everyone spent a few days thinking I was pregnant."

And that would be the perfect time to take her first bite of steak, oh yes!

[furnaceface]

Well, that got a bit of an eyebrow raise. Jono didn't even think to open his mind up so that he could taste the steak, too.

//Thinking you were... Seems I missed a fair bit of excitement here, then?//

[glacial_queen]

Well, he was missing out because this steak was delicious. Mmmm, so good. Karla rolled her eyes back and smiled. "Mmmmm..."

And followed that up with a forkful of potato before she could even think about replying.

"Yeah, so, I dunno if you heard at all, but you know the Fandom weirdness hit everyone, right?"

[furnaceface]

//That much, I was aware of,// Jono replied, grabbing a chair and depositing himself in it. //Momoko said she couldn't get in contact with you, and Raven showed up on the island... there was drinking involved.//

And denial. So, so much denial.

[glacial_queen]

"Did she tell you why?" Karla asked, making a mental note to check up on Raven now that she was no longer at death's door.

Oooh, tasty onion. Om nom nom nom.

[furnaceface]

//No,// Jono replied, shaking his head a little. //I got the feeling that it was something she was trying very hard not to think about.//

He knew her that well, at least. There had been love there, once, and she hadn't changed all that much, since.

[glacial_queen]

"Well, the quick and dirty explanation was that Warren went evil, and turned Raven evil in turn, and they fought over who got to possess me. There wasn't much I could do about it either, being nine months pregnant and all."

She worked very hard on sounding flippant there. "Everyone's forgotten most of it, but I think a few things linger in their unconsciousness. Like the sudden panic that I was preggers when I said I wasn't feeling well."

Sometimes Fandom whimsy interacted oddly with the innate Blood psyche.

[furnaceface]

//Well... that would be... awkward?// Jono really had no idea what to say, there. It sounded like a big, horrible mess. //I'm sorry I wasn't here. Not that it would've gone any better for my presence, I'm sure.//

Not with Raven here and demonic, and Warren as... Archangel, he'd guess. Jono had never gotten along with Warren even when he wasn't evil.

//Too little too late, I know. Still, if there's anything I can do...//

[glacial_queen]

That was because Jono was a jerk. Warren was a great guy!

"Well, it might have been nice to have someone who could stand up to either of them around," Karla said, before starting a nasty coughing fit. She shoved the plate to Jono to hold to make sure she didn't spill any on the blankets.

Augh, fuck this cold.

"But it's not like anyone could have known what was going to happen." Though them all swearing they lived in Balmia might have been a clue. "It's the equivalent of July here in Glacia now. Maybe I'll punish you by declaring your birthday a national holiday, complete with children's choirs and stuffy aristo speeches."

Take that, Jono.

[furnaceface]

//...But the stuffy aristos don't even like me.//

At least he was pretty sure they didn't.

//Your spite runs deep, Karla.//

[glacial_queen]

She gestured to the plate again. She was done coughing, now it was time for steak again.

"I was knocked up, which meant no Craft and no alcohol," she declared. "Also, you're just impressed that I can spite you and the aristos at the same time. Admit it."

[furnaceface]

//It takes a special sort of talent,// Jono pointed out, handing the plate back to her. //I would like to point out that unless this was a very different scenario than I'm imagining, I had nothing to do with the 'knocked up' bit.//

Why spite him for that, Karla? Why?

[glacial_queen]

"But I was all alone and miserable," Karla pointed out. "I have to spite someone and Warren and Raven both feel too horrible for me to spite."

See? Logic!

[furnaceface]

Jono just raised an eyebrow at her, and then crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back in his chair.

//Spite Julian, then. He's always fun to spite.//

Always.

[glacial_queen]

"Julian and Morton were dead in that reality," Karla said softly. "I'd prefer not to."