savetheearth | [OPEN]

Entry tags:

[OPEN] | action

Who: Sam (

pumpkinbutt) & anyone!
Where: Locke City Hospital & nearby park
When: Monday Feb 3rd; late afternoon/evening
What: Getting her usual check-ups and enjoying being out of the house for a while.

[Park: Closed to Philip]
[ The first batch of appointments are done for the day, and honestly? Sam's ready for a breather. The constant being helped in and out of one of the hospital's cheelchairs, the exercises, response tests... It's a lot! So when she's finally given a moment to relax Sam knows exactly where she wants to be wheeled: a nearby park just a block or so off from the main hospital grounds.

It's huge or grand or anything but it's outside and the cooler, fresh air makes her feel better already. Ultimately she asks to be set near one of the benches along the paths that run through it, and it's from there she'll sit with a blanket over her lap and for the moment just enjoy things as they are. ]

[Evening: Hospital (OPEN)]
[ ...And then later it's back to a few more appointments. Mostly routine stuff followed by a consultation by her family doctor but it does take a while for everything to get compiled and set up so Sam decides to busy herself with her 3DS while she waits both between appointments and after, eventually winding up near the cafeteria. Her aide's run off to fetch something for her to eat (since ew, hospital food).

At least there's no more tests to be done by that point so she's able to wear her clothes like normal and sit at an actual table, chair folded up and off to one side. ]

[[ ooc; first option is closed but the second's open to anyone who'd like to meet Sam, prearranged or not! She is disabled and has to use a wheelchair to move around, just as an fyi *^*b ]]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[It's probably still too cold to really take Gloria for a long walk, but... Phillip doesn't really care. She wants out, so he'll take her out! He promised his parents he wouldn't be long, but it looks like the golden retriever has other ideas.

They start walking sort of past the area where Sam is sitting before Gloria decides she wants to sniff this person. And seeing as Phillip is half her size, he gets dragged.]

Whoah, Gloria! [Too late! Sam has a dog sniffing her now.] I'm really sorry! Usually she doesn't do that...

[ It makes for a comical sight, watching some poor kid get pulled along by their dog. Sam just wasn't expecting that he'd get dragged over to her, and with a slightly surprise look she shifts her legs closer together (all the movement she's really able to make with them) and leans back a bit--just in case. Some dogs liked to jump after all. ]

Oh--no, it's okay... [ She just looks a little startled. ]

[Gloria knows better than to jump, at least. She'll just sit next to Sam and sniff, and maybe lick her hand if given the chance.]

Gloria, sit. [Oh wait she was going to do that anyway... oh well.] Uh, she's really nice, if you want to pet her.

Are you sure it's okay? She won't be upset...?

[ Sam knows it's silly to worry; Gloria appears well enough behaved albeit a little enthusiastic. It's just the notion of actually being able to reach out a pet a dog just as easily as she might do anything else that's a little daunting.

And exciting, but she tries not to let it show on her face as she fusses her hands in her lap. ]

I'm sure! [Phillip beams at the girl while Gloria waits patiently next to her.] She likes being petted. [He'll scratch the dog's head a little to demonstrate, which results in her tail wagging.]

[ It's about all the convincing Sam needs. Her lips are already pressed together in this happy little line as she reaches out tentatively for one of the retriever's ears. The first touch is very much ginger and she just enjoys the soft feel of Gloria's fur, but it doesn't take long for her to warm up and smile more brightly and turn to more proper petting. ]

She's so soft...

[Gloria's tail picks up speed, nuzzling into Sam's hand. Phillip smiles as well- he likes seeing other people happy.]

I know. We have to brush her a lot 'cause she sheds but I think it makes her fur really nice.

Oh! Her name's Gloria, by the way. And I'm Phillip. What's your name?

I'm Sam. [ 'Samhain' sounds weird when she says it out loud and honestly, Sam's just easier anyway. ]

It's nice to meet you. Do you take her for walks like this all by yourself?

It's nice to meet you too. [He grins up at her.] Sometimes! I've gotten to do it more since my birthday. I'm eleven now! [which clearly means he's a grownup, right.]

[ ...A-awww. He looks so proud of himself, Sam can't help smiling back with just a hint of amusement. ]

Wow... That's a lot of responsibility for you then.

[He is very proud of himself. For things other than walking Gloria, too, but this is one of them.] I like walking her! Usually she's really good... I guess she just wanted more attention.

Well...I don't mind. She seems friendly. [ And Sam can't resist patting her head again with a smile she fights to keep small. ] I've never been this close to a dog before.

You haven't? [oh my gosh that's like the worst thing ever, in Phillip's mind.] Why not?

[ Totally is. Sam's wanted a dog since she was little and it was just never a thing that'd happened. She smiles a little, sadly. ]

I couldn't look after it like this.

Like what? [Yeah, a combination of a.) being distracted by Gloria, b.) the blanket concealing some of the wheels on her chair, and c.) Phillip not being very good at noticing things like that anyway means he doesn't know what she's talking about.]

[ And well...he's a little kid. So she wonders if he might not even think of something like that being an issue? Her wheelchair and all. But her parents had made it pretty clear for her when she'd asked years ago, so Sam pulls her hands back into her lap. ]

I can't walk.

Oh... [Yeah that hadn't occurred to Phillip at all. He looks down at her legs in the wheelchair, before back up at her, thinking.]

They have small dogs that can sit in your lap and stuff! Maybe you could get one of those! [yes it's the dog thing he's worried about.]

[ It's okay; it's endearing, and honestly what Sam would worry the most about as well. So she winds up looking amused if anything, leaning back in her chair. ]

I wouldn't be able to walk it.

[Hm... this is a serious problem.]

Well... I heard somewhere that little dogs bark a lot, and barking is like exercise! [:D BRILLIANT.]

But wouldn't that annoy other people? Not everyone likes noisy dogs. [ She's thinking specifically her parents on that one. She can't imagine them putting up with it. ]

Oh. I guess. [shoot.]

You could play with Gloria! It's not the same as having your own, I guess, but it could be kind of close?

Well...are you sure? You don't have to get going or anything?

I'm sure! And maybe if you're here a lot I can come back and you guys can play more. [Phillip believes everyone should have dog play time, ok.]

Really? [ It's silly to get her hopes up like this since she knows the odds of meeting Phillip just as she has today, when her appointments aren't always set in stone nor at the same time, are slim. But the idea lifts her spirits a great deal. ]

Yeah! [he means it it'll come by here when walking Gloria whenever!]

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject