May Meme: chaos is what killed the dinosaurs, darling.
will i be able to catch up on all the prompts i missed this week before i leave work this afternoon? only the shadow knows.
the chaos prompt for effableobject!
The worst part about coming back from a mission injured, in Roxy's opinion, is being trapped in the medical wing for any period of time—not because she's opposed to being treated for her various wounds (she generally enjoys having full range of motion in all of her limbs, thank you), but because she can't escape Merlin's disapproving stare as she waits meekly for the doctor to finish setting her dislocated shoulder and strapping her arm into a sling. It feels a bit too much like being sent to the headmistress' office for a uniform infraction, an association that makes Roxy smile involuntarily. She'll have to share that one with Eggsy when they meet for drinks later.
"I don't know why you're grinning like an idiot," Merlin says once the doctor's left the room. "You and I are about to have words."
"Why? I didn't do anything outside of mission scope." Roxy hops down off the bed, wincing when the movement jars her bruised shoulder. "Even the injury was expected, seeing as my escape route was through a third-floor window."
"No, your escape route was through the front door, which would have been open to you had you not felt the need to engage with the mark's security force," Merlin corrects her. "Don't think I don't know what's going on here."
"I'm sure I don't know what you mean," says Roxy.
"Merlin's onto us," she says as she adds more wine to the pitcher of sangria she's mixing. "We may need to lie low for a while."
Eggsy snorts. "Listening to him, s'like no one in the history of the agency has ever broken a few windows. Day Harry recruited me, he beat up five guys, like. Totally wrecked the place. Stop messin' with the drinks, Rox, you're gonna ruin it."
"You'll ruin it," Roxy grumbles. "Anyway, it's not like I can do anything for a few months with this stupid sling on me."
"Gives me a chance to catch up then, don't it," Eggsy says. "Fuckin' overachiever."
Roxy preens. "You'll have to blow up an awful lot of buildings to even come close, pet. Good luck explaining that to Merlin."