Giles the Ripper

"Perfect." Adam muttered, closing his eyes. "Of course we don't remember everything. Details are fuzzy. We could have a trauma from the impact." He shrugged and flinched immediately. Not a good idea.

Adam nodded and stared up at the ceiling again. He chuckled dryly at Giles’ question. “A lot of things happened… Mainly Malphas and his funhouse.”

"Don’t get up, Giles," Willow said, leaning forward. "You were electrocuted. We have an ambulance…

Adam looked over at Giles, a smile on his face which didn’t reach his eyes. “Malphas took you, Rupert… He possessed you. That’s why you don’t remember, and why i had to shock you. I’m sorry.”

"Oh." The watcher decided laying back down was the best course of action. "Yes, well, all things considered, I should apologize for not having my bedroom warded." Giles lifted his head in Adam’s general direction. "I didn’t know you could manifest lightning."

"Yes, you should… And you are forgiven." He chuckled dryly and leaned his head back again, hissing when he accidently moved his arm. "That wasn’t- …I didn’t know either." He stared up at the ceiling for a moment, then looked at Willow. "We should come up with a story. We can hardly tell them the truth, otherwise we’re going to a whole other hospital afterwards…" He nodded at Giles. "With you it’s easy. Tazer. What about us?"

"Well," Willow said, "We could say that your arm got ran over because the kidnapper lost a grip on you trying to get you into their vehicle. Maybe I had a hold of you and he burned my arm to get me to let go, then shut my shoulder in a door. Does that work for everyone?"

Adam nodded and stared up at the ceiling again. He chuckled dryly at Giles’ question. “A lot of things happened… Mainly Malphas and his funhouse.”

"Don’t get up, Giles," Willow said, leaning forward. "You were electrocuted. We have an ambulance…

Adam looked over at Giles, a smile on his face which didn’t reach his eyes. “Malphas took you, Rupert… He possessed you. That’s why you don’t remember, and why i had to shock you. I’m sorry.”

"Oh." The watcher decided laying back down was the best course of action. "Yes, well, all things considered, I should apologize for not having my bedroom warded." Giles lifted his head in Adam's general direction. "I didn't know you could manifest lightning."

Adam nodded and stared up at the ceiling again. He chuckled dryly at Giles’ question. “A lot of things happened… Mainly Malphas and his funhouse.”

"Don’t get up, Giles," Willow said, leaning forward. "You were electrocuted. We have an ambulance...

Adam nodded and stared up at the ceiling again. He chuckled dryly at Giles’ question. “A lot of things happened… Mainly Malphas and his funhouse.”

"I was just wondering." Adam shrugged, then nodded. "He mentioned something the like... It's a good point though." He smiled at Willow softly. "Thank you!"

Adam nodded, then smiled a bit as he listened to Willow's half of the conversation. "Sounds good..." He muttered after Willow had hung up. Then his brow furrowed and he looked up at Willow. "Are you mad at me for sleeping through the attack?"

"What?" she asked, her brow furrowed as she replaced the receiver. "Where did-hold on. Malphas said something like that, didn't he?" This time Willow didn't try to walk, but simply lowered herself into the desk chair. "Adam, I wouldn't even think to be mad at you. Not for this, not ever. Okay?"

Willow nodded, finally reaching the phone once more. "He should remember Janice, and if not, he'll reach out to me." She dialed a longer number and waited for the woman to answer, then said, "Hi, Janice? I'm sorry, I know it's early, but do you remember the safe house? Yeah, can you bring Icarus to the hospital? No, he's fine, it's the rest of us that need medical attention. Yeah, we'll be okay, we're getting there. Thanks, Janice."

Adam only relaxed when his arm was resting on the couch again. “I didn’t either…” He muttered, looking down at the swelling where the bone had snapped, which had already taked an interesting colour.

She looked from his arm to his chest then down at her lap. “Thank you for getting us out of that. I was sure we were all dead.”

"You’re welcome… That was just natural." He paused for a moment, trying to think up an explanation. "Abigor taught me to act… Only useful thing he ever did to me, really. But… Who is going to get Icarus? I’m pretty sure I’m in for a surgery…"

Willow had been trying to work that out herself. "I'll call Janice. It's been a while since she's watched Icarus, but I'm sure she won't mind. She's probably not used to late-night phone calls anymore." She stood once more, biting her lip hard and still unable to suppress a moan. In glancing down at her shoulder, she caught sight of the burn on her arm. "So much for that tattoo," she mumbled, making her way back to the phone.

Adam only relaxed when his arm was resting on the couch again. “I didn’t either…” He muttered, looking down at the swelling where the bone had snapped, which had already taked an interesting colour.

She looked from his arm to his chest then down at her lap. "Thank you for getting us out of that. I was sure we were all dead."

Adam sighed and dropped down on the couch, immediately regretting that when his arm hit the edge of the couch. He bit down on his cheek and closed his eyes. “We… We should take this off.” He got out finally, his arm now resting in his lap motionlessly. “A burglar wouldn’t care for the injury afterwards.”

Phone calls (Open)

"Hello? I’m terribly sorry to bother you. Willow gave me this number in case I couldn’t reach her, and, well that is the case. You wouldn’t by chance be with her?"

Gabriel groaned, rolling over in the bed, “Uh, yeah… She’s sleeping though, probably why she didn’t answer. Can I ask who’s calling?”

"Yes, I'm terrible sorry, I'm aware of the hour. My name is Rupert Giles. I'm a friend. I wouldn't call so late, except it's rather urgent. It concerns her son."

Adam nodded, still somewhat numb, and took both Willow’s and Giles’ hands before teleporting back home.

They landed in the living room, and it wasn't until Willow tried pulling Giles onto the couch that she remembered her broken clavicle. She fell back with a gasp, biting her lip to keep from yelling. Looking to Adam's arm, she mumbled, "I think we're all going to need a trip to the hospital."