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Day 43: Sun Room, 4th Shift

Aug 21, 2009 20:52

The late-afternoon sun filled the large, open Sun Room. It was almost enough to make you sleepy, Euphemia thought, as she walked in, brushing a little glitter off her shirt. She didn't particularly feel like she was up to much - the worrying about everyone had drained her, as much as she'd tried not to think too much about it ( Read more... )

alfred, badou, peter petrelli, dahlia, kibitoshin, hanatarou, stahn, two-face, teisel, feldt, forte, giovanni, euphemia, zex, leon magnus, schuldig, roland, javert, teresa, kanji, the flash, tanaka, tim drake

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runner_up_robot August 22 2009, 23:48:39 UTC

Forte was getting restless, having been stuck in a chair all day, and having Sheena pulled away from him didn't help. He'd seen the other patients using wheeled chairs like his, and it seemed the large wheels were there for him to push himself around... if he had his hands. He tried to push with his left hand, but his right arm was still strapped to his chest, so... he could spin around in a circle. Until the nurse came and stopped him.

He passed time looking at the bulletin board, hoping Teisel would find him soon.

[For Teisel?]

no_barbarian August 23 2009, 16:43:53 UTC

[Little buddy! :D]One minute he was headed to Zex's room, and the next it was morning. One minute he was standing in a hardware store, and the next his nurse was waking him up clucking something about sleeping all day, and Teisel was getting pretty tired of missing hours of his day with no explanation. A choice tidbit from Todd's file floated to the front of his mind, that Todd had missing time, unaware and with no memory of any of his 'episodes.' It was an uncomfortable parallel, and for now Teisel had bigger things to worry about ( ... )

runner_up_robot August 23 2009, 18:46:38 UTC

When he heard Teisel's voice, Forte spun the chair around to face him with a wide grin. Teisel was the last person Forte felt he really needed to see, and know he was alive (and judging by the bulletin notes, he needed proof as much as anyone else - it was still strange and kind of... embarrassing anyone had been that upset he was gone).

"You should have seen the other guy."

no_barbarian August 24 2009, 01:05:20 UTC

Elated to have a good surprise for once, Teisel returned the grin. "Oh yeah?" He sobered for a moment. "Last I heard, you got in a fight with Hell's tabby and lost. What happened?"

Had that note on the board a few days ago been a hoax? But why would anyone in here need to lie about another patient's death? It didn't make sense, and while Teisel was glad to have his friend back, it bothered him to think that someone might have put one over on him.

runner_up_robot August 24 2009, 02:12:57 UTC

Forte also looked serious for a moment... "Well, last I remember, I was bleeding on the floor, and everything was fading out..." then his smile returned, "but Depth Charge and I killed the cat, and here I am now, so by my count, we won."

no_barbarian August 24 2009, 02:53:06 UTC

Something about Forte's explanation sounded...suspect, seeing as it seemed Forte himself couldn't remember much of what had happened ( ... )

runner_up_robot August 26 2009, 04:12:33 UTC

Forte was having a long day, and it was refreshing to reunite with someone that didn't bombard him with questions. He still felt like he should say something, though, and he hadn't had a chance to ask anyone else about the strange intercom messages in person.

"So, did I miss anything? What's with the new voice? They're saying on the board that someone finally got to Landel."

no_barbarian August 26 2009, 20:30:20 UTC

Naturally the kid would ask something that Teisel couldn't answer. Feeling foolish, he twirled a piece of his hair. "Beats me, kid. I've been having some..." Blackouts? Memory problems? Or was Todd just lucid all those times that he couldn't remem- No. That was no road to go down now. That doctor had called him by his name; that should be enough proof that he wasn't some nutcase. "Well, I've had some issues the last couple days, you could say, and I'm not caught up on the news yet. Tell you what, though," he grumbled, "If Landel is out of the picture then I feel friggin' cheatedOne of the things that kept Teisel, and probably half the patient population, going was the thought of giving that man his just desserts. Explosively. Having someone new in charge was galling on several levels. For one, it was looking like taking out the head doctor wouldn't really get them anywhere if someone new would just step in to fill the hole. Also, a new head honcho meant the rules of the game were likely to change, and just when Teisel ( ... )

runner_up_robot August 27 2009, 10:33:45 UTC

Forte shared Teisel's sentiment. Sure, the patients all couldn't be the one to finish off Landel, but he would've liked a good swing at him. And it wasn't even a patient, apparently, but those zombies - mindless and probably didn't even enjoy it. But he still let Teisel's concern fly right over his head (the pirate being less persuasive than Sheena).

"Don't worry, I'm sure I'll be back on my feet again - and if I could live through that, I can live through anything." He looked down at his slung arm, and added, "but I do need something to block with besides my- this arm. It's definitely not as durable as my real one." Saying it out loud, he realized he'd started to think of this as his own body, but he needed to remember it wasn't - he was just stuck in it until he found a way to fix himself - all the more reason he shouldn't worry about it being damaged if he could keep going.

no_barbarian August 27 2009, 15:45:49 UTC

"That," Teisel snapped, "is exactly the attitude that'll get you in trouble again! You're worse than Tron!" Stumbling momentarily over the comparison, Teisel cleared his throat. Once he'd composed himself somewhat, he went on. "If you lived through one monster, it means you lived through one monster. Once."

Pulling himself out of what would have been an impressive scolding, Teisel sighed. "I've been using a length of pipe the last few days. Seems to work pretty good. 'Course," he went on, "you can't swing much of anything with your arm like that." It was probably a little cruel to point out Forte's temporary handicap like that, but the kid seemed to be under the impression that his injuries were no big deal. He had to get it through his thick head that keeping himself in one piece was more important than winning a fight. ...Well, when it came to monsters, anyway.

runner_up_robot August 28 2009, 04:37:02 UTC

Forte scoffed at the chiding. Obviously, he wasn't going to run out now, when he couldn't even stand without his side screaming at him. His response was also a lot less sincere than the one he'd given Sheena.

"Fine, I'll take care of myself. And I can wait to get a weapon. I'll just get myself healed, and wait until I can get even stronger before I try again, the same as I always do.

"And I can't move my arm because I still have my face." He didn't actually stick his tongue out at Teisel, but the intention was clear from his tone - he was still intent on being proud of himself, regardless of his current condition. If he had had a metal pipe, he'd probably be fine now.

no_barbarian August 28 2009, 14:36:44 UTC

Mollified, Teisel nodded his approval. "Good. See that you do." Come to think of it, Tron made a lot of the same assurances to get out of a lecture, not all of which she followed through on...

"You face wouldn't have been much of a loss," Teisel snapped back. He wasn't in the mood for any sass. Not that he usually was in the mood for it, but still.

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