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felix valentin fortescue
HOGWARTS ALUM FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR ICE CREAM ARTISAN
119 posts
Pansexual and Polyamorous
played by Audrey
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Aug 21, 2020 15:02:47 GMT -7
Post by felix valentin fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 15:02:47 GMT -7
September 8, 2025 Despite her having collapsed and taken a table down with her, Vas tried to reassure Felix—unsuccessfully—that she was fine. He didn't buy it when she said that it was only because she had gotten up too quickly, either. She had been standing as it was, and even though she tried to sit up, Felix didn't think that she had any business doing that. "Stay there," Felix urged her, his tone sharper than it usually was with her. He didn't want her to hurt herself, and she'd already hit the floor pretty hard once. "Don't try to get up." Vas was stubborn and probably would try, though, and he knew it. She definitely didn't need to be attending her class that morning—or at all that day. Cautiously, Felix softened his voice. He didn't want Vas to think that he was angry with her for having fallen. "Does your head hurt?" he checked. "Or anywhere else?" He knew that it wasn't a bad idea for her to be seen by a Healer, either. Vas would probably balk at that idea, so he wasn't going to bring it up immediately. vasilia abigail fortescue
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Aug 21, 2020 15:44:24 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 15:44:24 GMT -7
While Felix's command to stay and not try to get up was pretty sound advice, advice she'd give others in this situation, but for herself? Eh, she found it hard to listen to reason. She was fine! Just a slip, really. Nothing serious. Besides, she had places to be! Things to do. She had a bus to catch, otherwise she'd never make it to class on time. But, Felix didn't use that tone often.... She didn't even know when the last time he'd directed it at her. It was probably the mere shock at how commanding he'd sounded that kept her laying there, blinking up at him.
Then, he was asking if her head hurt. Understatement of the year. Her head always hurt. Anywhere else? Yeah, but that was from hitting a table. But, stubborn as she was, she wouldn't let herself make Felix worry. She was the older sister, it was her job to worry, not his. "I'm fine, really. Just.. help me sit up." Sitting up wasn't standing, so maybe Felix would at least be willing to help her out with that. Besides, the sooner she was sitting, the sooner she'd be standing, and the sooner she'd be back at it. "You have to open soon..." Even after literally collapsing her immediate thought was that there were other things to do.
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felix valentin fortescue
HOGWARTS ALUM FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR ICE CREAM ARTISAN
119 posts
Pansexual and Polyamorous
played by Audrey
But you’ll fight, and you’ll make it through.
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last online May 3, 2024 19:58:49 GMT -7
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Aug 21, 2020 16:03:22 GMT -7
Post by felix valentin fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 16:03:22 GMT -7
September 8, 2025 Vas kept insisting that she was alright, but she hadn't seen herself fall. "I'm fine, really. Just… help me sit up," she told him. "You have to open soon…" Felix knew that, but there were other employees who could take over if necessary (and that probably was going to be necessary). The ice cream didn't come before his sister, even if she had been putting it—and two businesses—before herself. "You're more important, Vas," he reminded her gently. He needed to see to it that she was alright. Moving one hand so that he could support Vasilia's back and neck, he paused. "Do you want to sit up?" he asked, just in case Vas had changed her mind on that. She needed rest, but at least she wasn't attempting to get to her feet yet. "Slowly… And tell me if you feel sick."vasilia abigail fortescue
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Aug 21, 2020 16:49:34 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 16:49:34 GMT -7
See, here was Felix, spouting out stuff she'd told their parents. When their father had first gotten sick. That he was more important than the business. She'd handle it for him. Oh, how the tables had turned. But no, she wasn't sick. She was just tired. She'd be fine. It was just an off day, is all. Tomorrow she'd be back to normal, no problem. Felix, thankfully, didn't push her on laying on the floor and asked if she wanted to sit up, his hands reaching out to help support her in the motion. She swallowed hard and nodded. Despite her head still killing she just needed to get back up, and she'd be fine. With his support she slowly sat up.
Her head spun violently. Instead of mentioning it, she slid her arm out from the strap of her backpack, letting it just lay on the ground where she'd fallen. She didn't say anything for a moment, her eyes closed as she waited for the spinning to subside and the pain to die down. "I'll be fine, Felix, really. All... good..." She barely caught herself, her head spinning so much that she almost passed out again. If it hadn't been for her hand on the ground already to help hold her up she probably would have just collapsed again. Okay, maybe not all good.
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felix valentin fortescue
HOGWARTS ALUM FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR ICE CREAM ARTISAN
119 posts
Pansexual and Polyamorous
played by Audrey
But you’ll fight, and you’ll make it through.
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last online May 3, 2024 19:58:49 GMT -7
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Aug 21, 2020 17:07:47 GMT -7
Post by felix valentin fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 17:07:47 GMT -7
TW/CW: Mention of vomit
September 8, 2025 Felix watched his older sister like a hawk as he helped to ease her up off the ground. Vas's eyes shut, like she was still disoriented, and her voice didn't help. "I'll be fine, Felix, really. All… good…" She was still trying to brace herself, but Felix could tell that she was still dizzy—or in pain—and not willing to admit it to him. That wasn't a positive sign, and Felix wasn't going to rush anything. "Okay, maybe let's not do that right now," he decided upon seeing that she wasn't ready to sit up quite yet. "Vas, you've got to lie down…" She didn't need to lose consciousness again, and he moved so that he could ease her down to the floor once more. "Do you feel like you're going to vomit?" he checked, being more clear in his wording to know if he needed to keep her from choking. vasilia abigail fortescue
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Aug 21, 2020 18:18:16 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 18:18:16 GMT -7
Unfortunately, Felix didn't miss a thing, spotting how quickly the lightheadedness set back in and advising her to lay back down. "Felix, I don't have time," she half pleased. She still had class. She had to run the pay logs to Gringotts. She had to finish the inventory sheets. She had to go prep the pub for the night rush. She didn't have time to lay back down and wait for all this to pass.
Vasilia opened her mouth to protest laying back down, but Felix's moment was enough to make her body follow, just because she seemed incapable of supporting herself entirely on her own. She groaned at the motion, and at the indignity of being on the floor of the parlor, but there wasn't much fighting it. She let out a deep breath as she lay there, laying an arm over her eyes to hide her frustration. "No... No... Just.. dizzy," she finally admitted. Also, considering her arm laying across her eyes she also became acutely aware that her forehead was particularly warm. Some sort of fever? Though she wasn't about to admit that one. Being actually sick didn't sound as great as just having an off morning.
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felix valentin fortescue
HOGWARTS ALUM FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR ICE CREAM ARTISAN
119 posts
Pansexual and Polyamorous
played by Audrey
But you’ll fight, and you’ll make it through.
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last online May 3, 2024 19:58:49 GMT -7
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Aug 21, 2020 18:40:42 GMT -7
Post by felix valentin fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 18:40:42 GMT -7
September 8, 2025 "Felix, I don't have time." That was entirely irrelevant now. Whatever she had to do that day, aside from culinary school, wasn't anything that he couldn't handle on his own, and her health took priority. Fortunately, she didn't protest his helping her to lie down again. The floor of the ice cream parlor wasn't exactly comfortable, but it was safer for her to be there than to risk another fall. She confirmed that she was just dizzy, at least, which was about as positive a response as Felix could hope for. He sighed, glad that she was resting. "Vas, I love you, and I need you to listen to me." Hopefully, she would listen. "You're not going to class," he told her, which wasn't up for debate. "You're going to stay here for now, until you can stand up safely, and then we're going to Apparate to St. Mungo's." It was either that or sending for Mediwizards, and either would be faster than the Knight Bus. Felix wasn't about to leave her side to grab her anything, but he wondered if she needed something to eat or drink anything. "When did you last eat or drink something that wasn't coffee?"vasilia abigail fortescue
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Aug 21, 2020 18:56:05 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 18:56:05 GMT -7
Vasilia let out a deep and slow breath as she lay on the floor. Still ashamed that she was on the floor to begin with, but also angry at herself that she was weak. She hated that she was in this predicament. The longer she lay here, the heavier it set in. But, Felix's words to listen to him made her listen, for once. Instead of just trying to strong arm herself through everything like always. She uncovered one eye to open and look at him. He was definitely being commanding, telling her that she wasn't going to class, and then that they were going to the hospital when she could stand. The pit of her stomach sank. The hospital. She hated it. There father spent enough time there as is. That's where he'd been diagnoses. Where they'd almost lost him so many times, thinking that he might not make it through the night. Oh god, what would their parents think if they heard Vasilia had to go to the hospital. She immediately moved, trying to get up in protest. "I don't need a hospital, Felix. I don't-" Okay, don't move so much, her head was pounding. She hadn't really succeeded in sitting up, let alone getting up, so she resigned herself to just laying on the floor again, letting out a frustrated grunt. "Please. No hospital."
The question of when she'd last eaten or drank something not coffee made her pause and think. Normally she'd joke that she ate all day as a chef, constantly tasting food. But that wasn't what he meant. Plus, you couldn't really sustain yourself on tasting. Though the more she thought of it, the worse she felt. Her silence was practically condemning, admitting her guilt of not eating/drinking anything worth while in quite some time. "....I don't know... yesterday?" That sounded convincing.... She didn't even seem to believe that herself.
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felix valentin fortescue
HOGWARTS ALUM FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR ICE CREAM ARTISAN
119 posts
Pansexual and Polyamorous
played by Audrey
But you’ll fight, and you’ll make it through.
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last online May 3, 2024 19:58:49 GMT -7
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Aug 21, 2020 19:31:00 GMT -7
Post by felix valentin fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 19:31:00 GMT -7
September 8, 2025 St. Mungo's was neither of their favorite place, given how many times their father had been in and out of the hospital, but it was their only option for Felix to be sure that Vasilia was alright. "I don't need a hospital, Felix. I don't—" Vas begged. It hurt him, too, but what could he do? "Please. No hospital." "I'll be with you. You'll be okay," he reminded her. If she needed to stay there, he would remain there with her for as long as it took. That seemed more likely when Vas answered that she didn't think that she had eaten since the day before, though she didn't sound convinced of even that. Felix frowned and took up his wand, summoning a cup into his other hand. "Aguamenti," he cast, a stream of water coming from his wand to fill the cup. "I'll help you sit up to drink," he told her, setting the cup where Vas wouldn't be able to knock it over. vasilia abigail fortescue
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Aug 21, 2020 19:58:53 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 19:58:53 GMT -7
Vasilia's plea of no hospitals fell on deaf ears. Felix was set, and just told her that he'd be there. Vasilia groaned. She hated hospitals. While yes, they made people feel better. That wasn't the case for their family. She just covered her eyes with her arm again. "I'm okay now. Really," she mumbled under her breath. Lie, but she could try to convince herself that, right? That she hadn't literally worked herself into the ground.
She didn't move, just lay there in her own self pity at the predicament she'd dug herself into as Felix summoned a cup and filled it with water. She was frustrated with herself. Why couldn't she just be stronger? To handle everything? She was the older sister. She was supposed to take care of him, not him taking care of her. Vas let out a breath when he told her he'd help her sit up. After a second's hesitation she nodded, just a little so as not to make her head worse. She moved her hand away from her face and, with quite a bit of help and support from Felix, managed to get back into a slightly upright position.
It was around that moment that the door opened and the first person of the morning shift (aside from Felix) arrived. Only a few feet away from the Fortescue siblings. The girl was shocked, to say the least, to see her co-worker and sort-of co-worker (since Vas didn't actually work the shifts with them, but she was there in the mornings) on the floor. "Oh! Are... are you two alright?" The girl was very confused, though concerned.
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felix valentin fortescue
HOGWARTS ALUM FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR ICE CREAM ARTISAN
119 posts
Pansexual and Polyamorous
played by Audrey
But you’ll fight, and you’ll make it through.
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last online May 3, 2024 19:58:49 GMT -7
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Aug 21, 2020 20:12:58 GMT -7
Post by felix valentin fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 20:12:58 GMT -7
September 8, 2025 Felix was relieved to see that Vas was able to sit up that time, though he had to help her in order to do it. She could at least get some water and drink that, so she wouldn't be so dehydrated. If he could grab her some chocolate or something from the back, that would be ideal. Just as he was about to get the cup of water for her, they were interrupted by the sound of one of the other employees, who had just arrived to the ice cream parlor for the morning shift. "Oh!" she exclaimed. "Are… are you two alright?" Felix nodded. "Yeah, Vas, er… Vas isn't feeling well," he explained, though the fallen table might have given her some indication of what had happened. "She needs to go to hospital. Can you get a chocolate bar or something from the back?" Anything with some sugar in it would be better than nothing at all. vasilia abigail fortescue
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Aug 21, 2020 20:38:42 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 20:38:42 GMT -7
Vasilia's humiliation deepened. The arrival of another employee to see her in this state. Vas swallowed hard. At least she was sitting up again, that was a plus, though, it seemed Felix was the one exerting the most energy to keep her upright. Her arms felt weak, as if unable to support her own weight, which was probably why her legs had given out. Just... finally quit. After everything she'd been putting her body through it'd just given out on her.
The employee looked very concerned at Felix's response. She listened immediately, rushing to the back to find something, and soon returned with a handful of snack sized chocolates from one of the bowls they would give out to little kids. "Do you... um... need help taking her?" The employee didn't really seem to sure what else to do in this situation, no surprise. It wasn't everyday you found someone on the floor. "Or... I could call someone?" Ugh, speaking of calling. Vasilia should call one of the Pub's employees. Start seeing who could go int to start the morning prep, then maybe see if someone could run the pay logs to Gringotts, and then arrange for someone to take lunch to her and Felix's parents. Oh, she should call school and let them know at least! The more she thought about what she need to do, the more her head pounded. As if the mere thought of doing work was making her feel worse. "Felix, we can just.... just go in the back. I can rest, no need to bother anyone...." She'd be out of the way, she'd rest for a bit, and then be right as rain.
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felix valentin fortescue
HOGWARTS ALUM FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR ICE CREAM ARTISAN
119 posts
Pansexual and Polyamorous
played by Audrey
But you’ll fight, and you’ll make it through.
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last online May 3, 2024 19:58:49 GMT -7
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Aug 21, 2020 20:56:03 GMT -7
Post by felix valentin fortescue on Aug 21, 2020 20:56:03 GMT -7
September 8, 2025 The other employee was understandably concerned about Vas, grabbing some individually-wrapped chocolates and returning with them, then asking if he needed help taking her to St. Mungo's. "Or... I could call someone?" "Felix, we can just… just go in the back. I can rest, no need to bother anyone…" Felix looked to the other employee. "It's alright. I've got her." He would have had her contact their parents on his behalf, but he didn't know if Vas would have been alright with someone else looking through her backpack. "Just, er… stay here and watch the shop," he instructed. They would need somebody there for once they were officially open for the day. "I'll do inventory tonight. There's an order of blood ice cream for the blood bank in the green tub. If someone from the Three Broomsticks comes, there's butterbeer ice cream in the yellow one. And the last batch in the deep freeze—the breakfast ice cream—has nuts in," he relayed to her, praying it would be simple enough to remember. He picked up one of the chocolates and carefully unwrapped it, holding it out to Vas. "Here. You've got to eat something."vasilia abigail fortescue
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Nov 21, 2020 18:19:52 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Nov 21, 2020 18:19:52 GMT -7
Vasilia took several slow and deep breaths as Felix worked on relaying the information she'd passed onto him only a few minutes before. There really wasn't getting out of this, was there? The other employee nodded as he listed off the orders, and headed to the back, to clock in and get ready to finish opening, leaving the Fortescue siblings alone once more. Felix, bless his soul, was trying to feed her chocolates and her stomach knotted. She knew he was right though. She had so much caffeine in her body but so little food. It was like running on fumes, you could only go so far before it just gave out without reach fuel. Though, she wouldn't consider chocolate real food, but... given the circumstances... She reached out to take the chocolate from him and nibbled at it. Her stomach knotted even more. Not because it was churning but because it was realizing just how hungry it was and was now angry at her.
"Let's just.... get this over with..." Vasilia had now resigned herself to her fate. He wanted to make her go to the hospital, she'd blasted go. Let them tend to her, get her back on her feet. The sooner they did that the sooner she could get back to her work. "Help me up?" It was hard, asking for help, even for something like this. Vas wasn't the sort to ask for help. Ever. It was how she'd ended up in this mess to begin with.
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felix valentin fortescue
HOGWARTS ALUM FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR ICE CREAM ARTISAN
119 posts
Pansexual and Polyamorous
played by Audrey
But you’ll fight, and you’ll make it through.
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last online May 3, 2024 19:58:49 GMT -7
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Nov 26, 2020 21:18:16 GMT -7
Post by felix valentin fortescue on Nov 26, 2020 21:18:16 GMT -7
September 8, 2025 Luckily, Vas accepted the chocolate that he had offered her and took a bite of it. She needed some sort of nutrition, and sugar was better than nothing. Plus, they had no shortage of sugary things around at the ice cream parlor, so it made it a quick solution—not that the chocolate was going to solve everything. Vas needed to get to St. Mungo's for proper treatment, and even she seemed to have gotten that by that point. She mentioned that they needed to get it over with—going to the hospital, that was—and Felix nodded. He didn't want to wait for Vas to go back on her word and decide that she didn't need to see a Healer. "Help me up?" she requested of him, which was strange for Felix to hear from her. Vas was always fighting the need for any sort of help. "Alright." Felix, who was still concerned about whether or not his sister could support her own weight at that point, moved so that he could help Vas to a standing position, though he maintained a firm hold on her. "Slowly. You've only had a bit of chocolate." He wasn't about to let go of her and trust that she could manage on her own. "And I'll get your backpack for you," he added, not wanting to leave it behind on the floor of the ice cream parlor. vasilia abigail fortescue
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