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Who Hoffman and Saito
What Introductions are the most difficult part of any relationship.
When Hoffman's hopeful last day in the infirmary?
Where Leaving said infirmary?
Why? Because the admiral tells us to?
ratings Nothing. Like-dry as a bone nothing except for maybe some yelling. :)
It had taken a few days for Mark's physical complaints to calm to the point where he didn't want to scream in pain. It still hurt to move and hurt to function, but he had resolved to put it out of his mind. He considered the fact he was able to function, to eat, breathe, drink, and generally do all the things that people were supposed to be able to do without pain.
This was a new feeling. It was like discovering a hat or a five dollar bill found in the pocket of the jeans you washed and forgot about. He was pleased he'd managed to sit and allow himself to heal and allow himself to focus on something beyond his current situation. Other worldly cruise ships didn't count on his list of "things to do after I've died" after all.
His book was something of a comfort, and the knowledge that there was a library was even better. Despite whatever was going on with it's leadership he'd resolved to read and work out a way to commute his sentence so that he could go back (or even go on. If Amanda was here he wasn't sure he wanted to go back)
Amanda.
The thought of his surrogate "sister" made his invisible wounds hurt all over again. He was positive John had paired them for this purpose. That he had somehow sought to fill the gap in Amanda's life and the gap in his and the gap in the life of John Kramer and Jill Tuck with...two fully grown people. Wrong or not, Mark Hoffman clung to the idea that the old man was wrong even though saying it brought up all kinds of memories. It was hard to speak against someone who had comforted you in dark moments and guided you into a state of peace you didn't know existed.
In all honesty, Amanda was the only thing that John had ever done wrong. He had a horrible knack for choosing the worst kind of people to be around him. First Amanda, then Jill (even if they'd had a previous relationship) Why hadn't the old bastard seen just how much his son (his successor. Let's be honest. His successor) could do?
It was her fault. Just as much as his being laid up in the infirmary was her fault. When she said those things about Angie and his failures...
...You can't control me forever Mark.
His hand clenched around the spoon he'd been using to eat his soup before he set it aside and moved it away from him. He resolved to brood for a moment, think about his successes and his soon-to-be-achieved-successes before he returned to the task at hand. Erase mistakes from your mind before moving forward. There were no wrong answers, only new data and new variables.
What Introductions are the most difficult part of any relationship.
When Hoffman's hopeful last day in the infirmary?
Where Leaving said infirmary?
Why? Because the admiral tells us to?
ratings Nothing. Like-dry as a bone nothing except for maybe some yelling. :)
It had taken a few days for Mark's physical complaints to calm to the point where he didn't want to scream in pain. It still hurt to move and hurt to function, but he had resolved to put it out of his mind. He considered the fact he was able to function, to eat, breathe, drink, and generally do all the things that people were supposed to be able to do without pain.
This was a new feeling. It was like discovering a hat or a five dollar bill found in the pocket of the jeans you washed and forgot about. He was pleased he'd managed to sit and allow himself to heal and allow himself to focus on something beyond his current situation. Other worldly cruise ships didn't count on his list of "things to do after I've died" after all.
His book was something of a comfort, and the knowledge that there was a library was even better. Despite whatever was going on with it's leadership he'd resolved to read and work out a way to commute his sentence so that he could go back (or even go on. If Amanda was here he wasn't sure he wanted to go back)
Amanda.
The thought of his surrogate "sister" made his invisible wounds hurt all over again. He was positive John had paired them for this purpose. That he had somehow sought to fill the gap in Amanda's life and the gap in his and the gap in the life of John Kramer and Jill Tuck with...two fully grown people. Wrong or not, Mark Hoffman clung to the idea that the old man was wrong even though saying it brought up all kinds of memories. It was hard to speak against someone who had comforted you in dark moments and guided you into a state of peace you didn't know existed.
In all honesty, Amanda was the only thing that John had ever done wrong. He had a horrible knack for choosing the worst kind of people to be around him. First Amanda, then Jill (even if they'd had a previous relationship) Why hadn't the old bastard seen just how much his son (his successor. Let's be honest. His successor) could do?
It was her fault. Just as much as his being laid up in the infirmary was her fault. When she said those things about Angie and his failures...
...You can't control me forever Mark.
His hand clenched around the spoon he'd been using to eat his soup before he set it aside and moved it away from him. He resolved to brood for a moment, think about his successes and his soon-to-be-achieved-successes before he returned to the task at hand. Erase mistakes from your mind before moving forward. There were no wrong answers, only new data and new variables.