Entry 358; Day 341

[misterblackbird]

So are the 'deities' quite through with us now? I'll admit, I wasn't cursed, but that didn't make the City seem any less mad to me. It was like one of those wretched weekends when every curse I've ever seen seems to happen again--but all at once. I think most everyone here has endured at least one of those weekends, even if not everyone was

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[primrosella]

He's doing a little better, from what I've heard from his doctors. They think it may take him a while to be back to his usual self, but he's recovering his strength and they're letting him have visitors now, for a little while at a time. Dr. Chase and I were speaking about having one of the healers look after him, to see if magic couldn't speed things along a little, but for now I think they're mostly leaving it to the doctors. They'd know best, I suppose.

It's an awful way to spend Givi Thanksgiving, though, trapped in a hospital bed like that.

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[misterblackbird]

You've met Megumi, haven't you? She works at the hospital from time to time and--I know you know how I feel about things like magic, but I don't doubt hers. She fairly saved Riff once. That was how we met, she and I. You might speak to her about whether she can help heal him.

Do you think he'd care for visitors tomorrow?

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[primrosella]

I'd been thinking of asking her, actually, ever since the topic came up. And I know I certainly wouldn't mind it if she--or anyone, for that matter--could cure him with magic, but of course, it's not a matter of what I want. I'll ask him what he thinks of the idea, and if he'd like to try, I'll see if Megumi would be able to help.

I think so, yes. I know I'll be there as long as they'll let me, but I'm sure he'd be glad to see any of his friends, too. I know I would.

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[misterblackbird]

Speak to Sam about it and, if he agrees, speak to her about it. I feel sure she'll be willing to help if her magic can heal the wounds he has. I don't know that there are any limits on what she can do, but perhaps there are limits on the strength of her patients. I admit, I don't entirely know how it works. But I've felt it, both through me and through her--It's like water, it cleanses--

Then I should pay him a call as well.

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[primrosella]

I can't imagine he'd want to stay in the hospital any longer than he absolutely had to, anyway, so I have a feeling he'll be inclined to agree to anything that gets him out sooner rather than later.

I don't suppose you'd be able to distract his nurses long enough for me to sneak a Thanksgiving dinner past them, would you?

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[misterblackbird]

I can certainly understand that. I hope he'll be on the mend soon.

I could certainly try, if you'd like me to.

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[primrosella]

I do, too. It's bad enough he's injured and stuck in here over Thanksgiving. It'd be just awful if it lasted all through the holidays, too. We had such lovely plans for Christmas.

Yes, please, I'd like very much to have you try.

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[misterblackbird]

Christmas is still a month away. He'll do a great deal of mending in a month. Surely they won't keep him here for that long.

Then I shall certainly try. And I may even succeed, you know.

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[primrosella]

Success would be a pleasant surprise, yes, though I'll be content either way just for the attempt.

...May I ask you something?

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[misterblackbird]

I feel somehow certain that Sam will do more than simply 'attempt' to get well again.

Yes--what is it?

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[primrosella]

I meant for you. As worried as I am about Sam, I know he'll fight to get himself back to health again as soon as he can. He's got to.

Did you ever know someone here by the name of Amanda Young?

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[misterblackbird]

And I shall fight to distract the nurses, so we're all engaged in valiant struggles.

There was a woman here by that name as I recall, yes. But that was quite a long time ago.

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[primrosella]

More than a year, at least, but I think no more than two years ago. Is there anything you can recall about her, aside from her name?

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[misterblackbird]

I don't think so. I didn't know her, but I know her name, somehow. Why? How did she come up in conversation?

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[primrosella]

Sam asked one of his friends to check the Hall of the Missing for her picture. It seems he said that if her picture wasn't there, then she was the one that trapped him in the--

...In any case, I've been trying to find out more about her without letting Sam know. And you've been here longer than most people, so I thought you'd have a better chance of being able to recall her.

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[misterblackbird]

There was a time, at least a year or more ago, when people were being caught and put into traps like the one Sam found himself in. And I think she must have been the one doing the trapping and torturing. I only heard about it in pieces on the Network--usually in calls for help, not so unlike yours and Sam's. I was occupied at the time with my father and my brother being in the City, and Merry may very well have been here too. I think I was more interested in avoiding her than in finding out who was doing the tormenting. I remember all that going on, but something must have kept me from hearing very much about it.

It was quite a while ago. I don't think she's come back into the City, though.