[EP] Community service for some reason

[st_ratagem]

That morning, Loki had finally gotten around to the piece of paper he'd been handed along with his room key, and... well, it was definitely interesting. Apparently not checking in for two weeks in favor of scouting the Inn as a kitten meant that he'd been involuntarily assigned to 'community service' in the infirmary.

It was ridiculous. He wasn't a healer. Oh, his mother Frigga his mother had tried to teach him healing magic, and the theory had been easy enough, but barring one or two minor successes healing his brother of minor injuries, the practical had always escaped him. Eventually his mother had removed healing from his lessons, and not long after that Loki himself had stopped trying.

It was ridiculous.

It didn't matter, though, where he did his reading and thinking, and at least waving vaguely in the direction of being productive would probably very slightly soothe the fears of anyone who thought he, for example, made a habit out of flinging people out of windows. (He'd only done that once. It wasn't a habit.)

Therefore he swung by the library, relieved it of all the medical texts a quick rummage presented, hauled the books to the clininc, and staked out a desk area more or less out of the way. As nearly as he could tell, anyway; regardless, a small wall made of books hopefully separated him nicely from anyone looking for help.

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[st_ockandbarrel]

Percy tipped his head to the side to read the spines of the books until he came to the proper volume. He plucked it out of the pile. "This one."

[st_ratagem]

Loki craned a little to see the title, then waved a hand. No. "Take it. I sincerely doubt I have any real need for it." Even if he somehow learned to heal in this 'job', midwifery would always remain no place for him. "And congratulations, I suppose?"

[st_ockandbarrel]

"Friend's partner, twins." Percy tucked the volume under his arm. "Seems the right thing to do."

He frowned a little, "what sort of healer are you?"

[st_ratagem]

"Not one at all." Loki considered making a sign. Not a healer. Do not ask. "I missed check-in by two weeks. This, apparently, is community service."

[st_ockandbarrel]

"There are consequences for not checking in?" Percy stifled the laugh that wanted to come out. In the more than a year and a half since he'd been here, he'd never seen anyone fail to do something as basic as checking in and getting their room. It was literally the first thing someone told you upon walking into the lobby.

[st_ratagem]

"Apparently. And they are 'being directed to do something I can't do for some nebulous period of time'." There actually were worse things it could have been.

[st_ockandbarrel]

"My sympathies." Percy rubbed his mouth with his free hand. "I suppose I should leave you to it."

[st_ratagem]

"Since I intend to ignore you from here, that's probably a good idea." Loki waved a hand vaguely, not quite shooing the man away.