Day 49: Late Evening

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Although the trip was longer than usual on account of the rain and wind, the buses did eventually - and safely - reach Landel's Institute. No strange happenings yet; the patients were escorted off the buses according to the usual protocol and made to go to their rooms and change back into their normal uniforms while the nurses temporarily left them

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M47

[faithful_frost]

Haku hadn't minded the rain. He had minded being kept from Artemis all day and had spent most of the time simply keeping to himself and avoiding the staff.

He was happy to be back in their room though and was feeling more ... himself lately. He smiled and thanked the harried nurse and sat down on his bed to wait for Artemis to arrive.

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[byname_bynature]

Artemis, however, was not as lucky. He hadn't been able to avoid the staff despite his best intentions, and it had landed him and Badou in a desperate situation. Cradling his arm as the nurse led him back to his room, he tried to bite his tongue whenever it moved or slid.

Once in his room, getting his coat off was an adventure. He tried to put on a brave face for Haku's sake, but it was severely pinched, and he winced once. Then there was the scalpel taped to his leg to deal with. For this reason, he asked her to leave and promised to return the clothes once he was done changing. He watched her go, then turned to Haku. There was a light sheen of sweat on his brow.

"It's dislocated," he said immediately after the door closed. "Badou's doctor took me hostage, dislocated my arm. Ca-can you do something? Once the staff has... gone?"

His voice shook. From his research, he knew this would be painful. It probably wouldn't be wise to put the joint back in place when there was someone to hear Artemis scream.

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[faithful_frost]

[ooc: Backthread? And what's the plan for NS?]

Haku frowned slightly, but kept calm for Artemis. It wouldn't do to show just how angry he was as this doctor when his friend was asking for his help. He nodded and stepped up to Artemis.

"Of course," he said. "I need you to sit down first though before you pass out."

Another life Haku would be happy to end added to his running tally. "I can re-set it, with minimal pain, but you won't be able to use it for a bit if you want it to heal right." He did a quick mental calculation. "It shouldn't take long with the rate of healing in this place, but I'll still want to strap it to you before anyone goes anywhere tonight." If that was in the plans at least.

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[byname_bynature]

[Yes please! ♥ And so far, all I have is that Sai's showing up, Okita's going to try to kill Sai, Kenshin's going to drag him off, then Portaltastic tiems?]

Artemis nodded, trying not to hold his arm. It wasn't broken or in need of support, it just hurt when it moved. Holding it wasn't going to fix this. He moved over to the bed, trying not to dread the moment where Haku was going to shove his arm back into its socket.

"I know it will be useless tonight," Artemis said, sitting down and attempting to breathe normally. Hyperventilating would cause him to pass out, without question. "At this point though, there's nothing I can do about it. Though if we go anywhere, having my good arm strapped to me will be dangerous, wouldn't you say?"

Haku probably wouldn't agree, and keeping the arm immobile was a good idea. But Artemis had magic to slough off and the outdoors to reach.

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[faithful_frost]

(Sounds good to me. ^^)

Haku sighed softly. "Yes, it would be," he agreed. He really hoped that Artemis wouldn't want to go anywhere with his arm like that, but he figured he would still up and leave."But that's why I'm around."

He moved to his bed, getting his things and carefully separating small, syringe needles from their casing. They would serve fine for acupuncture needles. Now for something to hold his arm in place...

"I'll numb the area first to keep the pain to a minimum, but that doesn't mean it won't still hurt," he warned.

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[byname_bynature]

[\o/ Woo!]

"True," Artemis said with a smile. Though all he could imagine was being shoved over during a fight and falling on his face because one arm wasn't enough to catch himself with. He didn't need another embarrassing injury.

He watched Haku separating the needs with interest. "It will still hurt?" he asked, sounding a little apprehensive. "But I could barely move last night. Was I able to feel pain like that?"

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[faithful_frost]

Haku smiled a bit and picked up a senbon needle and one of the much smaller needles he was planning to use. "Last night, I used these on you and the points I picked were designed to keep you down. If I'd taken it a step further and been able to put my own power behind it, you would have, for all apperances, been dead." He shooks his head and set the senbon down.

"Since you probably would like to be somewhat consious and functional tonight, it would be best if I simply numbed the area rather than your whole body."

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[byname_bynature]

"Yes, that would be best," Artemis said with a shaky, somewhat forced laugh. He was trying to make the best of this situation and not cause Haku to panic. Though explaining the situation would most likely be another not-so-easy situation. At least, keeping Haku calm would most likely be the not-easy part. "I'd rather not be carried over the wall."

He started peeling his shirt up and over his head so he could get it off without jarring his arm. "You'd better do this quickly, before I become an unwilling patient."

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[faithful_frost]

Keeping Haku calm would be a task, but he was trying to be as calm and reasonable as possible at the moment himself. After all, Artemis had still come to him with the injury even if not the actual trouble. And he wasn't focusing on all the horrible ways he could get revenge yet either.

He moved over and looked over the damage. "I don't suppose that you'll tell me exactly what happened and why you were picked for this show of force?"

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[byname_bynature]

Artemis sighed, letting Haku look over his injured arm without complaint. If anyone could fix this, it was Haku. He trusted two people to attend to any of his own medical needs: Butler and Haku. The fact that this list was so short was a testament to how much Artemis trusted other people poking him with various implements.

"It wasn't my fault," Artemis said with a small defensive note in his voice. "She offered to buy me a gift I intended for you. I didn't realize she was using me as bait for Badou until it was too late."

Granted, it had been 'too late' the second she'd seen him, as far as Artemis was concerned.

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[faithful_frost]

Haku frowned slightly. "How is Badou-san?" He wasn't terribly worried about the older man, but he knew that Artemis cared and that was enough for him.

While his friend was distracted though, he carefully slid the needles into the right spots.

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[byname_bynature]

Artemis sighed. "She dislocated his shoulder as well. I wasn't the main target at all, it was all done to hurt him. Frighten him, perhaps," he postulated, keeping his eyes away from where the needles were going into his skin.

"So this isn't my fault," he said with a small, weak laugh. "Unless you're going to fault me for being friends with him. And I believe he's suffered enough at her hands. He doesn't need a heart-attack from you, I think."

Honestly, Artemis was secretly wondering if Badou would ever let Artemis near him again after this, out of some irrational desire to protect him from Kisugi. He would have to being formulating an argument to combat that, should it arise. Though Badou and Logic never tended to get along very well.

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[faithful_frost]

Haku was quiet for a moment while he waited for the needles to numb the area properly.

"Do you think I honestly blame you for every bad thing that happens to you?" His voice is a bit soft at that idea.