(Untitled)

[be_normal]

The pain's not lessening any, nor becoming any easier to manage as far as Gwen can tell. Sleep's still the order of the day, but while her bouts of consciousness are short, she's much more coherent today than the day before. Speaking's easier because she's learned what causes more pain and what doesn't. Sometimes Peter is there when she comes to

Comments

[toshiko_san]

Tosh was moving slowly when she came intothe clinic. Bandages on her ribs and sparined ankle, brusing and small cuts all over that were making her even more stiff. She'd taken a hot shower and gotten new clothes after seeing Wilson in the rec room medical centre they'd set up, but that was about it. Before she did anything else she wanted to see Gwen, to make sure she was okay.

Gwen staring at the ceiling and crying causes tears to come to Tosh's eyes. It was amazing how close they'd come to losing her. To losing so many. "Gwen," she said softly, making her way to her bedside, lowering herself onto a stool, wincing slightly. "Gwen, I'm sorry." She wasn't sure what for, this wasn't her fault, but somehow it just seemed to be what she wanted to say.

[be_normal]

Gwen doesn't know why Tosh would ever be apologizing, but it's got her crying again anyway, a low sob catching in her throat and making her wince. "Tosh," she chokes out, and holds out her hand for her friend to take. "Tosh, I-" Damn it, she can't get the words out, it hurts too much when she's crying this way, and that only frustrates Gwen more.

[toshiko_san]

"Shhhhh," Tosh shakes her head, wrapping her hands around the one Gwen has lifted, pulling closer to the bed. "It's alright Gwen, it'll be alright."

[be_normal]

Carefully, Gwen brings Tosh's hands to her mouth, pressing an unsteady kiss to her knuckles. "Thank you," she whispers, fresh tears slipping over her cheeks. "I love you, Tosh, thank you."

[toshiko_san]

"Gwen," Tosh lifted one of her hands, carefully brushing Gwen's hair aside, smiling through the tears in her eyes. "You too Gwen. You're not going anywhere, not as long as I'm on this island. You're part of our team." And we need you.

[be_normal]

Gwen coughs briefly with a wince, and then asks, "Are you okay? Rob said-" Her voice halts, because she needs to take a moment just to breathe. "Rob said you'd been hurt."

[toshiko_san]

Tosh nodded slowly, her one hand still around Gwen's. She was stiff and sore, but it was nothing compared to this. "It's nothing. Brusies, cuts a sprained ankle." She smiled sadly, "All in the line of duty, same as the old days."

[be_normal]

"What were you doing?" Gwen asks, giving Tosh's fingers a weak squeeze. No one's really explained to her what's happening, only that she's going to be okay, and so is everyone else. It's not been terribly comforting, especially given the sound of the clinic chaos outside.

[toshiko_san]

"We were fixing the fence. Teams of us, Ianto, Han and I were a team." She winces slightly, the throbbing in her side momentarily worse. "There was an explosion, we got charged by a dinosaur. It got me with it's tail of all things," She smiles bashfully, stroking Gwen's hair again with her other hand. "We fixed it though. The fence."

[be_normal]

"Oh my God," Gwen breathes, clearly unsettled, and her eyes close quickly against the sudden memory of the raptor above her, of the sound of its growls, the thick smell of her own blood.

"Was anyone else hurt?"

[toshiko_san]

"Some yes. No one badly." Tosh wasn't sure she was being entirely truthful with that statement, but she didn't want to upset Gwen. "I think we actually managed quite well considering."