She paused, and then tapped her watch. "A.D.R.I.AN., start recording a 360 video please." "Yes, Poppy." "Okay, Francis. We're going to get you up off the ground, okay?" she said gently, offering a hand to him.
He smacked her hand, though it wasn't very hard. "Nnno! Turn off your stupid tehno-gadgety and only then shall I accompany you on your quest."
She laughed in spite of herself, and turned off the video. "Alright. Fine. Let's get you back in your room, okay?"
She inhaled deeply before offering her shoulder as a support. "Come on," she muttered. "Do you have your key?"
He used shoulder, leaning all his weight on her. Reaching into his pocket, he fumbled around, eventually pulling out the key. "This thingy?"
"Yeah, that thingy," she said, taking it from him and unlocking the door with quick fingers. She nudged it open with her hip, and helped Francis in.
The room was relatively normal, except all of the blankets, sheets, and pillows were made into a fort. "Ah!" he exclaimed gleefully. "This is where my fortress went!"
"Yeah," Poppy said, shifting her weight. "But we're not going to play forts right now. You need to sleep, okay?"
"Ha! That's what they said at the P.O.W. camps, too, but I outsmarted them, and I can outsmart you too," he said bluntly, sitting down on the bed, pulling out a lighter and the cigarettes from earlier.
"Uh huh," she said, dismantling his fort, and returning the pillows to his bed. "But aren't you tired? You've had a long day, right?"
"Mmmm, nope. I was asleep for many hours." He managed to light the cigarette, holding it in his for a moment before blowing smoke. "And I had lots of coffee."
Poppy made the bed around him, pushing back blankets and creating a space for him to sleep. She came around the bed and put her hands on her hips sternly. "Francis, you can't smoke in here. You'll get in trouble."
"Come on," she said cocking her head. "Don't be like that. Here, give me the cigarette. You were trying to quit, remember?"
"Fine, I didn't want it anyways." He held it out for her. His eyes were dazed, and he blinked slowly.
She took it and crushed it in the sink in the bathroom. She filled the glass with water, and returned to him. "Thank you for giving that to me," she said gently. "Do you want some water?"
(I'm laughing so hard over here.) Poppy sighed and returned to the bathroom to grab a towel. She came back, pulled up a chair, and sat across from him. "Lean forward," she said sternly.
"Wow. You're bossy," he said, raising his eyebrows, but proceeded to lean in anyways. (Same here haha. I'm thinking of more great things for him to do.)
