Calm before the storm (5/15/12) Passing time.

[Bella Aghony]

Waking early, she slipped out of bed and got dressed. The lack of sleep she found she was getting used to but knew it was a problem. But laying around looking up at the ceiling wasn't doing her any good either. She had to occupy herself. Needed to focus on something besides the thoughts and memories that had been plaguing her of late.

Quietly opening the door, she glanced back to make sure she didn't disturb Zsadist before slipping out into the hall of statues and heading down to the Clinic to see if there was cleaning, stocking, anything that she could do to pass the time.

[Jane Bloodletter]

She'd been in her office, going over the last of the paperwork that come along with the latest delivery of supplies for the clinic. They had gone through an awful lot of supplies in the last week and she was never one to let the necessities run down.

Normally this time of day, she was alone down here so as she caught the passing of Bella down the hall, she had to wonder if everything was okay. Pushing up from her desk chair, she walked through her office and down to the clinic. "Hey Bella, everything alright?"

[Bella Aghony]

Stopping, she turned back and smiled a little not thinking anyone would be down here this early. "Hello, Jane. Everything's alright. I just woke up early and decided to come down to see if there was anything I could do. Is there anything I can help you with? Stocking? Cleaning?" She looked around. "Anything?"

[Jane Bloodletter]

"Matter of fact"

Smiling, she walked with Bella into exam room one and looked pointedly at the boxes that the doggen had delievered earlier. "Would you like to help me put all this up?"

She moved along the table and started to pull boxes of gauze from the bigger boxes. Everything always come in such huge amounts no matter how little she had actually ordered. Shaking her head, she watched out of the corner of her eye at Bella. "You know I'm here to always listen if you need someone to talk too."

[Bella Aghony]

"Great." She followed Jane into the exam room and picked up a box to set on one of the counters before opening it. As she pulled out boxes of medical gloves, she glanced back, smiling a little. "Yes, I know. I appreciated it. Nothing really going on though." Nothing she wanted to talk about at least. Opening the cabinet, she stacked the boxes then began pulling out rolls of medical tape. "Anything new going on with you? It seems so quiet down here since all the civilians left."

[Jane Bloodletter]

Looking back at Bella as she spoke the very words that she herself had been thinking. "I know, at times I take it as a blessing that no one is coming home hurt but the fear that its the calm before the storm worries me greatly. You know what I mean."

After finishing up bundling the packages of syringes and putting them up into the cabinet above the sink, she turned and stopped as she watched Bella working with such proficency, it was almost as if she spent as much time down here as she did.

[Bella Aghony]

She nodded as she put the last of the supplies from the box away. "Yeah, I know what you mean. It almost leaves you antsy. Not that we want anyone to get hurt but if we were to relax and enjoy the calm, something will happen and we won't be prepared to handle it. If that makes sense?" Picking up the box, she shook her head. "I don't know. Maybe it's just me." She held up the empty box. "Is there somewhere I should put this?"

[Jane Bloodletter]

"Completely, all though I can't say its just you. I have the utmost faith in our hellrens but all the same, I don't think I will ever be fully capable of handling even the thought of harm coming to anyone...ever."

Walking over to grab the now emptied box, her other hand holding one of her own "Sure, I leave them just outside the door usually. "The doggen always recycle them for us." The emptied patrols, the quiet nights and frustration with finding nothing since the rescues had left her in discussions with her hellren and often hearing the whats going on in town talk from all the brothers around the mansion. Yet what could she do. Surely she should just relish in such but as many of the shellans, her ansy level had risen.

After setting the boxes down outside the clinic doors, she turned back around and placed her hands in her scrubs pockets "I think we all need a break from our norm. A vacation would do us all good, don't you think?"

[Bella Aghony]

She laughed and followed Jane to the door of the examination room. "Vacation? I'm not sure I remember what one of those are. It would be nice though. I wonder if it's even possible for the Brothers to take any real time off?" If it were, maybe that was exactly what she needed to get her mind off her past. With a sigh, she smiled. "Well unless you need help with anything else, I should probably head back up to the manse to check on Nalla."

[Jane Bloodletter]

Smiling she reached forward and gave Bella a hug, she looked like she had a lot more on her mind but she would never press her to talk. Shoot, herself was exactly one who held stuff in and fell into her work Alot.

"I think it would be more of we ask with a politeness to Wrath and Tohrment and then hopefully go into a stern asking of our hellrens." That caused her to laugh as well. "Do give Nalla a hug and kiss for me. Thank you for the help Bella, I greatly appreciated it. I should head back to the Pit as well."

[Bella Aghony]

Smiling, she returned her hug then stepped out into the hall. "Well it's something to think about anyway." She laughed. "You're very welcome. Anytime you need any help, just let me know. And I will definitely give Nalla a hug and a kiss for you. Actually, I need to bring her down for a check up soon. Anyway, I'll see you later." With that, she turned to head back up to the manse as Jane turned to go back to the Pit.