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Branch's head hurt as she slowly opened her eyes.
She blinked slowly moving slowly "By Madonna what happened?" She rasps she kneeled on the floor looking around she was in her living room and she was wearing her dress from yesterday? Her eyes narrowed.
Somthing smelled she sniffed the air then herself and gagged 'Fuck! How long was i out?' She stood staggering she grabbed the back of an overstuffed arm chair.
She felt gross and certainly smelled gross too.
"Okay so" she holds up a hand as if talking to someone "I clearly over did it! Should not have tried to send a letter aboard a flying ship!" She points again at nothing "shut up!" She moves "I've been out cold before" she spins stumbling at a loud knocking on her door.
She walked slowly grabbing the door handle and opening it leaning heavily on the frame.
"Hello king peppy! And fuck you! I dont know what day it is!" She looks around "or time"
King peppy blanches "it's been four days and its currently five in the evening"
"Welp! There goes my sleep schedule!" She bows "but the task is done and I smell like a dead fish not a good smell!" She chirps fuck she was still tired and hungry.
"Thank you i know it was hard an-" a finger to his lips shuts him up.
"Shhhh your louddd" she groans.
"Listennn king peppy don..dont ask me to do that again! I..wow the world is spinning" she grabs the side of her head.
"Listen I am..tired and drained and I feel like if I move again I'll fall over"
The king looks guilty.
"If you want I could have someone come help you?"
Branch stares blankly at him "th..that is probably a good idea" she rubs her face.
"Because I think if I bathe myself I'm going to fall asleep in my tub."
He nods "I'll send someone to help you"
"If its poppy just tell her to not be loud the world is like...really loud right now" she turns slowly then stops "I a..am going to sit here" she lowers herself to the floor and leans aginst the wall.
"Yeah...I..really over did it this time" she looks at the king.
"Can y..you leave and sen..send someone to help me? I..am not movin any time soon"
King peppy nods slowly backing away before turning and speed walking back to the village he should send poppy and creek this might be their only chance to mabye start to repair any trust they had broken with her after all grudges arent good for anyone and poppy could bathe branch and creek could make her something to eat right?.
Soon he found his daughter and her Partner.
"Poppy! Creek just the trolls I was looking for!"
"Whats up dad?"
"Yes king peppy?"
"Listen branch isnt well..shes been quite sick but cant care for herself and i was just checking in on her and she admited she needs help."
Poppy covers her mouth in shock looking at creek.
"I know you have your isses but please could you go to her pod and help her? I was just there but im old and I respect branch to much to violate her privacy and dignity."
"Oh no poor branch! That must be why we haven't seen her in a couple of days" His child states softly looking at her partner who nods
"Poppy can help her with...bathing I can certainly handle making her somthing to eat" creek states with a smile.
"Thank you and poppy! Do not be loud! She has the worst migraine I've ever seen"
With that the king walks slowly away leaving the two trolls alone and creek actually seems..worried sure he doesnt like branch but migraines are horrible.
Wait if she suffers from migraines
"Oh Madonna we've been basiclly torturing her with our loud music every morning and night!" He covers his mouth no wonder she was grumpy all the time!
Well he wasnt wrong but at the same time he wasnt quite correct.
"Oh no! No wonder shes always so angry with us!" Poppy wails rushing off in the direction of the gray trolls home creek following calling after her to just stay calm branch would be fine!
Right?