Skipping classes, While being Drunk.

Location: Redwall Library, Redwall Infirmary

Characters Involved: Brother Lucas, Novice Gero, Francoise

Gero is drunk again. Second time in three days. The middle day he had the worse hangover...and...even missed classes, which means he got landed with extra chores..and when he should be in class now, he's busy being drunk. The mouse is in the Library, drinking rum. Currently, he's laying on one of the tables staring upward while he drinks.

Lucas doesn't have classes so he's quite free to miss them, stopping by the library with a mind to pick out a few more books when he spots Gero...on a table drinking...He frowns "Gero! What do you think you're doing?"

"Watching the...birdies Fly..." Gero points upward. Of course...there's nothing there. He just stares off into space, taking a drink of rum from his flask every now and then...every twelve seconds actually...

Lucas looks up but of course there's nothing there but ceiling. He wrinkles his nose and marches forwards, going to snatch the flask off of Gero "You're inside"

Gero moves the flask away and giggles. "Wan' some? gotta ask nicely" he chuckles, moving slightly away from the brother, taking another quick drink, making sure the flask is out of Lucas's reach.

Lucas goes to grab Gero by the habit and pull him back over, look down on the smaller mouse.

Gero mrps as he's pulled. He shifts so he's looking right at Lucas. "Hi" he says with a sort of stupid Drunk grin.

Lucas narrows his eyes down at the mouse and offers up his free paw "Give me the flask"

Gero watches Lucas for a moment..then looks at the flask. "This Flask?" he asks. The mouse then takes one last drink, emptying it. "Okie..here" he places it Lucas's paw with a laugh.

Francoise walks in to the library, a paw absentmindedly rubbing her rib. She had been planning an afternoon of solitude, maybe a little reading on medicine, but it seems she's not allowed to do that, walking over curiously as she spies the two mice. "Anything I can help with?" She watches the clearly

drunk Gero for a minute, and then turns to address Lucas.

Lucas takes the flask even if it is empty "You're drunk and I believe skipping classes. I'm aware of what happened" news spreads when someone dies "But you need to sober up" he doesn't actually notice Francoise until she gets closer and then she gets a glance and a polite, apologetic smile "Hello, sorry, depends on if have an instant cure for drunkeness" he still hasn't let go of Gero's habit either.

Gero looks upward then hrms a bit. "Wonder If I can get up there...." he mutters before looking down. Oh lord, he's hearing voices! No, its just Francoise. "Hiya Purty mousie..." he smiles drunkly...Then..Whoops, he pulls back out of Lucas's grip and giggles. "Heheheeee, cant catch meeee"

Francoise sighs. It doesn't seem like the same Gero she met when she came here. "Lot's of water...a strong tea will help...Short of magic you couldn't find anything instant. She scratches the back of her head.

Lucas sighs faintly and doesn't even attempt to chase Gero, he's not playing games "Somehow I'd be surprised if could get him to drink water or tea right now" he says to Francoise before raising his voice to Gero "This isn't going to change anything Gero!"

Gero frowns. "But it Fun!" he thinks Lucas is talking about chasing him wont change the fact he's in trouble. "Ohhh come on mousey!" he frowns again. Then he moves over to The other mouse next to Lucas. "Hihi"

Francoise blinks, and takes a half step back. "Uh...hi? Gero, neough acting like a dibbun." It's really all she can say. Not paying attention to gossip or news of the abbey, she really has no idea about the tragedy.

Lucas is all but at a loss of what to do other than keep Gero from drinking so he flances to Francoise, see if Gero will listen to her.

Gero walks around her once before smiling some. "Come here often?" Then he pulls out another flask, this one full, from his habit, taking off the cap and taking a long drink.

Francoise pulls the flask away easily. Gero's drunk and she has good reflexes. "No, I came here for a bandage and you made me stay." She says, using harsh tones. Gero still has the cap, so she's left holding the open flask against herself.

Lucas is about to nab the flask himself but Francoise has it so no worries there. He shakes his head slowly "This isn't healthy Gero"

Gero frowns at the flask that was taken away from him. He's got another tucked away so there's no problems there. Yet...if he takes out the next one, when thats gone, he wont have any left in his habit. The Mouse shrugs at Lucas and sort of gives an odd Grin to Francoise before going back and setting on the table again, back turned to the others as he takes out his last rum filled flask...and takes a nice drink!.

Francoise looks at Lucas. He's closer, he gets to take this one away. "You know we could fight this or let him pass out and take him up to the infirmary then..." She says. It's a joke, but there's a kernel of seriousness in what she says

Lucas is already crossing the couple of steps to Gero and snatching the flask "No, he needs to know it's not a good way of dealing with things or be doing it all over again tomorrow" he's rather annoyed by now.

Gero is prepared this time! He jumps off the table and backs away. "Mh..Get your bloody own, Nosy mouse" he says, taking another drink.

Francoise looks at Lucas. "Aye, get your bloody own..." She says sarcastically, walking forward, towards Gero. "Hey Gero." Her voice is suddenly quite soft and she smiles.

Lucas is about to chase after Gero but Francoise's words make him blink...he gets what's going on a second later and bites his tongue.

Gero Hrms..he doesn't get it...so he still backs away slowly. "Hrm? Yeah purty mousey?" he asks...Then...another long drink.

Francoise reaches out, but not for the drink, for Gero's arm. She puts on a rather convincing giggle. "Oh really, no need for flattery...do you really think bright red eyes are pretty?" She asks, batting her lashes at him.

Lucas is fighting the urge not to put a paw over his eyes but he does look away at least.

Gero just nods with a weird smile before drinking down the rest of the rum. "aww...all gone"

Francoise makes a snatch for the rum but too late. She curses, reverting back to her normal androgynous self. She grabs at the empty flask, muttering things like 'utterly useless' under her breath. "I say if he throws up, he gets to clean it up tomorrow." She says to Lucas, rather embarassed she went through all that for nothing.

Lucas sighs faintly and rubs his eyes with a paw "Works if it wasn't a library" he replies to Francoise before looking back to Gero "You're acting incredibly stupid you know"

"Yerp" The novice replies to Lucas. And slowly, he sort of stumbles towards Lucas. Gero...Gero as an alcoholic doesn't really fit the mouse...It should surprise most...Its surprising some dont find it surprising.

Francoise just watches the mouse, a finger tapping the side of the confiscated flask. She doesn't know Gero nearly enough to know what does and doesn't fit him. "Should we try and get him to the infirmary then?"

Lucas doesn't want to get too close to Gero, going to grab the back to his habit and steer him to the door "I'd say it's the best idea we've got"

Gero sort of...sort of just stares at Lucas for a moment. Then...avoids the grabby habit motion and

slowly, and wobbly stands on a chair...heh...they're face to face now...okay...well...mostly. "Hi..." He then, unexpectedly, goes to give the brother a great, Big Kiss! Oy...Gero....will kick himself later for this.

Francoise just stares at the situation. If Lucas wasn't taking this so seriously, she'd really find this rather funny, but since he is, she just falls back, biting her lip. Mmf, well, there that is.

Lucas blinks, stare, what's he up to now? Gah! The big mouse is quickly going to push Gero away and back up himself "Get a hold of yourself!" he yells. Beasts drinking themselves into this state sadly doesn't amuse him so much as make him wonder what he's going to have to tidy up next.

"Wheeeeee" Gero says before he finally just...falls over. He fell off the chair, and onto the ground. He didn't hit his head, lucky him..but his shoulder will be sore for a few days. Snore! Snore

Francoise folds her arms. "Ah, well, he's made this easy for us. Who's got the head and who's got the

footpaws?" She asks, approaching the passed out mouse. She eyes Lucas. Oh. Well he's not brightening up at all, is he?

Lucas takes a deep breath before sighing again. Good that Gero passed out "Next time I get to be the drunk pain in the rear" he mutters under his breath, going for the head "You take the feet, he might yet throw up"

Francoise sneers at the idea, but picks the beast's footpaws up either way. "So if he does, his head will be facing me. So chivalrous." She says with a smirk, looking at Lucas.

Lucas raises a brow, wasn't his intention "Ah...point" he goes to turn Gero's head so he's facing the

side before picking him up by the shoulders. Lucas' arm is probably the only thing in immediate danger "Better?"

Francoise smiles, and heaves. "Better." She says, though her voice is strained with effort as she hoists Gero's footpaws up to her ribs. She can feel her wound open again, but hey, they're going to the infirmary anyway.

Lucas is bigger, stronger, he tries to take most of the weight himself before he heads off for the infirmary.

Francoise guides the footpaws over to a cot and waits for the signal from Lucas, so that they can drop him on the cot gently. She would definitely just flop him onto it and leave if it was just her, but she has to correct her behavior around the abbey beasts.

Lucas is tempted to just drop Gero himself but he doesn't want to do that in front of Francoise so they're both putting it off for no good reason. He's not too gentle either way, he just puts Gero's head down onto the pillow and goes straight to waving down a healer "Drunk beast. Passed out"