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Rikki says "Oh you were way too big for it to be not real. I mean, you just had the roughest weight loss EVAR"

"Okay. You'll get to see them soon, I'm sure of it. I'm guessing you

you're okay with me giving you a boost?"

“Rikki, when I get my hooves under me, you’re getting SUCH a boot…”

She lays out Piper's play list, a musical instrument, and one of Piper's favorite books. "Yeah yeah, mama bear go rarh"

“Yes… if you can…I dunno, hide it? I don’t need them coming in and exclaiming over my miraculous recovery and missing GAPING ABDOMINAL WOUND…” a wince.

She beams at Rikki when she notices the copy of Dolly Parton’s autobiography.

"Well...I can try. I mean," she lowers her voice to a whisper, "if the glamour wants to go full throttle, I don't know if I can rein it back, but I'll do my best. Um...couple of things..." She looks around the room.

"I don't want to close the door, because that'll make people suspicious, but if we can just move it a bit, so she's not in direct line of sight? And Jonas, you can stand there and block the view if anybody peeks in. And...Rikki, if anybody tries to come in while I'm working, can you run interference?"

Jonas does so.

He looks a wee bit nervous.

Rikki notices the beaming smile, and smiles back

"Gotta open the window a moment, sorry, it's going to be a little breezy. And Piper, I've gotta touch your belly, so do you want to, um, arrange things?" She indicates the hospital robe and sheets. "Whatever works for you."

She's digging through her bag and pulling out a little bottle. She uncaps it as she opens the window. Fortunately, it's a fairly warm day for February, but still breezy and chilly.

Jonas admits "I'm not sure about this, Sylvi. But... if you think you have it."

"I'm not trying to heal her totally," she tries to assure Jonas. "Just give her enough strength...vitality, y'know?...to make them let her get up and about."

“I trust her.” Piper says to reassure Jonas. She winces as she lifts the gown- under a medical dressing, her abdomen has a long, raw stripe of stitched flesh.

“Is there a way to help my guts heal up on the inside so I can move around a bit, but without affecting the nasty slice and dice job on the outside? At least until I’m free. “

Rikki digs around in her pockets

"I'll try to work that," she says with a nod as she get some oil on her fingers. A gentle perfume, like a faint mix of almonds and honey, touches the sterile hospital air. "Snowdrop oil," Sylvi explains. "Hey, Piper, might help if you sing a little bit? Just quietly. You don't want to try to project, y'know?"

"Maybe a lullabye?"

And Sylvi begins, very gently, to trace light circles on Piper's abdomen, leaving a little trace of the oil in a delicate pattern, gathering glamour as she concentrates.

Piper can't help but wince at even the light touch.

But, she starts humming along quietly, with a lullaby.

JOnas watches worriedly but hopeful.

And Rikki? Rikki isn't betraying anything, but she has ideas to use chicanery if a mortal comes in

...which is GOOD, because it appears that there is a 100% chance that someone is headed to the room JUST AT THIS TIME.

...

Rikki mimes putting on a mask, starting a bunk

"Sorry," Sylvi whispers at Piper's flinch, then goes quiet again and makes sure her touch (and the glamour) remains gentle.