asgardeventide | 17th Spark || [Video]

[Good morning, Asgard. There's a cheerful warlock wearing a dopey sort of grin on your bracelet screen.]

Since Arthur's already had his time to talk about the Citadel, I guess it's my turn. After what happened with the Gentlemen attacking, and the SOS message a couple days ago, it's not a bad time to remind everyone that the Medic Corps are still around. If you want to help with the war effort but aren't a fighter yourself, we could always use more healers willing to go onto the field and help the wounded. The hospital's a good place to work if being a physician is something you'd like to do, too.

I've just finished packing some more of the medicine kits. [He holds his own kit up to the screen as an example.] If you want one, or if you need to restock yours, just go to the hospital and ask for Merlin.

Right--speaking of the hospital. I've been talking to Jack, and we're going to be redecorating the hospital. Most of the walls and rooms are white, it's hard to believe any patient would recover while looking at something so painfully bare. We could use the help brightening the place up. Paint, portraits, trinkets--anything you've got that you that you want to contribute, I'm sure we'll find some place to put it. Or Jack's little ducklings will if we older folks can't. [Merlin grins, picturing the Guardian surrounded by the native and traveler children.]

Send all of that over to the hospital if you want, or [the half teasing, half sly expression on his face indicates the second option is the better one] you can come and help us decorate in a few days. There's enough of you good at creating and the like that it shouldn't be a problem, right?

[Was that a challenge you just heard? Nah, probably your imagination. Merlin beams, practically radiating cheer and innocence.] Great, so I'll see you all there!

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You shouldn't sit on babies, Jack. I'm really rather sure that's bad for them... ducklings or not, I don't think you can keep babies warm that way.

I don't wish to be sat on.

[He laughs.] A babysitter is like a nanny, Alice. You know what those are, right?

Of course I know what a nanny is! I've had more than one you know. So you're a nanny?

But none of them as cool as me, right? Yeah, I guess I could be called that.

I don't think it's possible for anyone to be cooler than the Jack Frost.

[Yes, she just made a pun.]

[He laughs delighted. Oh, how happy you've made him, Alice.]

Can't argue with that. You've learned so much, young lady, keep it up.

[She giggled.]

I even learned several poems about you. Want to hear one of my favorites?

You did? [Woah. Just, woah.] Sure, go ahead.

You're surprised? You shouldn't be. Have you never heard a poem about you before?

Well... [Not nice ones. Stories talking about Old Man Winter are usually about him being an asshole.] ...no really? Unless you count the Christmas carol and that's just a mention too.

[Alice was suddenly very aware of what she would get her big brother for Christmas. She was practically bouncing.] Well then you are in for a surprise, Jack Frost!