♖ 004.

[summerschild]

Who: Bran Stark and YOU
Broadcast: N/A
Action: The Starlight and the Blue Fish
When: 3/8 - 3/10

ᴀ. ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴀ ᴅʀɪғᴛᴇʀ, sʜᴀᴘᴇsʜɪғᴛᴇʀ ((sᴛᴀʀʟɪɢʜᴛ))

[Ever since Christmas, there's been a tiny white shadow aboard the SS Blue Fish, following Bran Stark around wherever he goes. But today, something is different. All throughout the station, Beca can be seen roaming alone, with a bit more curious energy than the shy creature normally exhibits. Instead of riding around on Bran's lap, she's out exploring the station with puppy-like vigor, sniffing out dropped food and trailing after shoelaces. She'll immediately run up to greet anyone Bran knows, almost as though she has an exciting message for them, but strangers are just as interesting and delightful to her.

You may notice, however, that she seems just a tad too intelligent for a fox pup. It's almost as if she knows what you're saying to her - and was that a nod?

Feel free to encounter Beca anywhere on the Starlight throughout Tuesday and Wednesday. But meanwhile, on the Blue Fish...]

ʙ. ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋ sᴏ ᴡᴏʀɴ, sᴏ ᴛʜɪɴ ((ʙʟᴜᴇ ғɪsʜ))

[Bran has been asleep for two days, curled up and breathing deeply beneath his fur blanket. Though he occasionally makes a small twitch, nothing can be done to wake him throughout Tuesday and Wednesday.

Finally, on Thursday morning, Bran stirs. It starts with a wiggle of the nose, and then a sleepy blink up at whomever has been keeping watch. Then - a small whine, not unlike a noise that his pet fox would make. He immediately flushes, realizing that he's back in his human body, and pulls the blanket up to his chin.]

How long was I...?

[No more secrets, then.]

Comments

A;

[ino]

[ Ino is just wandering the station, but when she sees the little fox approach ...

She looks surprised only for a moment, before she senses exactly what's going on, and crouches down with a grin. ]

Well, look at you, out and about!

[summerschild]

[He scampers up to Ino, tail swishing back and forth.]

Ino, look! I did it!

[It comes out as little fox chattering, of course, but he hopes she somehow gets his meaning.]

[ino]

[ She's laughing a little. She doesn't know exactly what he's saying, but he sure is excited ... ]

You finally figured it out, huh? Was it difficult?

B

[bryces_pup]

[Riona had just popped in for a moment to make sure he was all right and was still asleep. It'd been a few days and she worried, especially as she heard of people suddenly falling asleep for days without warning. When he opens his eyes, she's about as startled as he is.]

Looks like my sense of timing is impeccable, as always. [A half-joke, but she smiles reassuringly anyway.] A couple days, I think. Are you feeling all right?

B

[alwayscomeback]

[Sokka's been worried, of course he has, and has been checking in whenever he can. He gives a relieved smile when on one of his visits, he finds Bran sitting up. ]

There you are. I was starting to worry you'd never wake up.

[summerschild]

[Bran goes a little red in the ears.]

I didn't mean to worry you all. It was an accident.

[summerschild]

[He watches her for a few moments, trying to assess everything. A couple of days? That's longer than he had been in Summer for awhile, back home.]

I'm fine. [A beat.] ... Have you seen Beca?

[summerschild]

[He dips his furry little chin - yes to the first question - and then bounds in a little clumsy circle. The jury's apparently out on the second one, and Bran's still discovering his new legs. It's been ages since he was in Summer's body, and he'd forgotten how the ground felt beneath his paws, even if the Starlight is far different from a forest floor. Then, suddenly, he freezes, seeming to pick up on something in the air. His nose twitches, and he looks up at Ino in what could be joy, alarm, or just interest.]

Is that food? Do you have something to eat?

B

[dancingmd]

[Beverly's worried. Of course she's worried. This doesn't seem exactly like the sort of sleep Atroma puts people in. Not that that is any comfort, really. So when she's not tending to her other duties and there's not someone else already with him, she spends a good deal of her time watching over Bran, checking his vital signs regularly for any change.

When he finally starts to move, she's there, all motherly concern.]

Two days. Are you all right? How do you feel?

B

[save_the_souls]

[Allen, like the rest of the crew, has been worried. So of course, Allen responds in the best way he thinks he can. So not long after Bran awakes, he'll hear a knock on his door]

Bran, are you awake? [a beat] I brought you some lunch.

[summerschild]

[He's startled for a moment. It's the red hair - in his confusion, he almost mistakes it for Catelyn's, and he doesn't understand when the voice doesn't match. Then, it all comes back in drowsy clarity. He gives a nod - yes, I'm alright.]

I didn't mean to be gone so long.

[summerschild]

[Bran has been napping some more with Beca, but he quickly sits up and calls out a reply when he hears Allen knocking.]

Yes. Come in.

[save_the_souls]

[Oh hey! That got a response! He'll open the door and step in, smiling. And true to his word, there's a tray of food he's carrying]

Oh thank goodness. You're finally awake.

How are you feeling?

[summerschild]

[Bran watches him enter, giving a small, polite smile. His face is a bit pale, after two days without food or movement, but otherwise he seems to be in good shape.]

I'm not sick. I was... [Here comes the uncomfortable part.] I was away.

[save_the_souls]

[He sets the tray next to Bran on the nightstand before sitting on the edge of the bed. The food itself is simple: a sandwich, some crackers and some juice. Allen meanwhile looks curious]

Away?

[Like...home away? Considering Westeros, that might not be good]

[summerschild]

[He gives a small nod, before leaning in conspiratorially.]

Can you promise you won't tell?

[save_the_souls]

[Oh, even curiouser. ]

Ah- yes. I promise.

Where were you?

[summerschild]

I was with Beca.

[He gives the fox's head a stroke, and she stretches her front legs.]

I was Beca.

[save_the_souls]

You...were your fox?

[summerschild]

[Awkward.]

I went all around the station. I even saw Ino, and I played with some stray dogs.

[He thinks they were dogs, at least. They probably weren't dogs. In fact, they were probably just some species of quadruped alien and they all have jobs and 401Ks.]

[save_the_souls]

You...

[Yeah you know...that'd explain why he hasn't seen Beca around the past couple days]

...I hadn't realised you had abilities like that. [HUH]

[summerschild]

[He goes a little red in the ears at that.]

Only Ino knows. Even Robb and Sansa and Jon... [He's afraid they're all just going to worry, and tell him it's all in his head.] I'm afraid they won't understand.

[save_the_souls]

[Well...yeah. He wouldn't argue with that. No offense Bran, but your world seems so old fashion he wouldn't be surprised if it still had witch burnings.]

I see...

What are you going to tell them? I mean...you were out for two days.

B

[nedstarksbastard]

[To say that Jon was worried for those two days would be something of an understatement. Jon's been spending a lot of time at Bran's bedside since he got the news about his brother falling asleep and not waking up, enough time that he's probably started napping on the Blue Fish temporarily.

When Bran wakes up, Jon's not there, but he gets there soon enough, looking drawn and tired and so, so relieved.]

You're awake. [He says it like he can't quite believe it. He steps inside, shutting the door behind him, and pulls up a chair.] What happened? I heard you wouldn't wake up, I didn't know why.

[summerschild]

[Bran gives a thin smile to his brother, but there's tension behind it. Even after sharing his worries with Allen, he's concerned about how to broach this topic to his siblings.]

I'm fine. It wasn't like last time.