Hangin' In There [Liltotto/Giselle]

It didn't take long for Giselle to show up. Even though she'd been on a training stint with Candice, well...hearing about the damage to her daughter was more than enough to get her attention and flying on the next flight out to the City of Lights. When she finally walked in through the door, she'd have a comically large teddybear in hand, as well as a small vase of flowers.

"WHEW! Hey Kiddo!" She greeted her daughter, and despite her big smile and comical gifts, she quickly set them down and promptly closed in on her daughter, eyes immediately scanning the woman's frame, for any serious injuries or the like. Her own experience in the hospital having her a little ... paranoid. And for just a moment she furrowed her brows as she looked her daughter dead in the eye.

"You uh.... alright?" She asked, a hint of worry in her eyes and in her voice as she settled beside the bed, a pause to move the chair and also make sure she didn't knock over the IV.

Giselle nodded softly at that and let her eyes shift down to the remnants of her daughter's injuries. Something of a ...worrie dlook on her face as she made note of the bandages and the like. She didn't say anything about it, but she clearly was a little uneasy seeing Liltotto like this. "Yea. Makes sense, are you making sure to ... get some rest?" She asked lightly, that joyous attitude fading away a little as she felt a little...helpless. Back in the day, she could have personally ensured the woman's safety. But now that wasn't really an option. She couldn't really protect much of anyone.

She sighed a little and smiled at the mention of Candice. "Candice and I have been ding alright. It's.......been interesting. But I'm happy to get a bit of fresh air. The city was never exactly my vibe. Being around humans a little less has helped. Had som time to think. Try and get back in shape." She noted, flashing a big smile and raising an arm to flex, showing off a bit of muscle she'd managed to build up. Nothing really much, but she didn't look so emaciated anymore. She LOOKED downright healthy.

Giselle smiled softly at that, chuckling just a bit as the girl seemed to only SUDDENLY realize that she had almost never been particularly hurt in the past. "Yea, 'oh' is right, Missy. You can't just get your first hospital visit in forever and not expect me to worry, duncehead." she prodded Liltotto's chin before sitting at the chair beside her bed, a sigh escaping as she watched and listened.

"So they say. I don't feel like I've bounced back much if I'm being honest. But well, I'm used to being invincible so what do I know." She murmured quietly, leaning back in her chair and lightly hunching her shoulders as she glanced back to her daughter. "Given I went through something similar not that long ago, I can imagine. Though I'm certainly glad it wasn't as bad as me. Then again youw ere always a lot tougher. Question is wether or not you plan on bouncing back as well." She noted quietly, looking at Liltotto squarely in the face and sitting forward.

"I know .... that you've been trying to keep it together. After what happened to me. don't think I didn't notice your sudden fixation on protecting everyone. And I want to remind you that you don't need to put everything on yourself. Theres plenty of stories about heroes trying to protect everyone. and one of those heroes almost killed me. It's not a road that always leads to good places. And I can only imagine that that same shitty line of thought is hanging around in your head right now." It wasn't a question. she'd been able to see what was happening to her daughter. She sighed.

"and the most painful thing is that I can't help you. If I could, I would just do it all for you. I'd protect everyone myself, so that you didn't have to. But I can't.... not anymore. And now I'm worried about you Lil..." She noted quietly, reaching out to try and rest her hand on her daughter's.

Giselle paused for a moment at that and watched Liltotto closely. Before a soft smile finally broke out across her lips as she watched her daughter. Yea, she knew that look all too well. A look she'd seen on many faces. Over many years. In so many places. She understood, at the very least, that this was important to her daughter. A soft sigh escaping her before she slowly got up to her feet and let out a sigh, clicking her teeth for just a fraction of a second before locking her eyes onto the blonde and flashing a lopsided grin.

"Is that so?~"

Something of a sly ring to her voice as she faced the injured woman and put her hands on her hips. "Lookit you, with all the powers smilin down on ya, you think I raised some sorta chump? Well maybe I've just been a bit too soft on ya. Then that's what I'm gonna be fixing to put to tacks, girly." There was a sudden energy in Giselle's voice as she flashed her child a lopsided grin.

"Soon as you're outta this place. I'm gonna be trainin you myself. I can only imagine what they've been putin into your head. And before you go making any objections, I'll remind you who has the far more battle and training experience between the two of us. Waddaya say Lil. You think you can tough ut your old Ma puttin the boots to ya?" She ventured witha vigro she hadn't had in months. She simply refused. She hated seeing Lilttotto like this. And she wanted to help. So she was fuckin GONNA. It didn't matter how weak she was. She was still a veteran of countless wars. She'd had plenty of big heroes and monsters come her way, and plenty of them had been defeated outside of just her blood. She would hammer every skill and mindset that Liltotto would need into her. And she'd get Candice to help if need be, dammit.

If Liltotto wanted to go throwing herself into training hell, then Giselle was gonna help her.

"Ohhhh look who's talking now, the girl who thinks she's all that now. Don't you give me that. You may be dabbling away at all of your fancy special powers. But I know you're still new to your Quincy abilities. And lets not forget that I'VE been an expert on developing my powers for ages! HAH! If you don't watch yourself little miss, I'll be stronger than you again before you can say 'Blood drive'!" She gave a sharp little poke to Liltotto's shoulder, flashing a lopsided little smiek.

"Listen to you. I bet you've been doing nothing but fuckin around and sparring or doing live training! Well when I was a ritter, I didn't have the luxury of having powers I could go practicing on my allies. There's plenty of training I can put you through, Little miss. Don't think that I have to beat your ass to pound a few skills into that thick head of yours." She chided, folding her arms. She was aware of the kind of training kids were doing these days. SMacking eachother around willy nilly! Well, Giselle had plenty in mind on how to whip Liltotto into shape. And if Lil thought that Giselle being on the weaker side was going to be an issue she had another thing coming.