Day 52: Game Room

[full_score]

Lunch had taken his mind from his worries, if only for a few minutes. But after the intercom sounded and the nurses began leading patients onto the next activity, one look at the bulletin board brought everything back in full force. No replies from Ashton, Dias or Dad. By now Claude felt like he was practically counting down until the end of the

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[quarter_english]

Eating lunch did L a world of good. While the headache was still there, and its presence was likely to continue for a while, its intensity had receded. His lower back still troubled him, but that discomfort was to be expected when a lumbar puncture was performed without anaesthetic. The stitches ached and itched... yet he was sure that he no longer felt as weak and dizzy as he had upon waking up. His gait was now more of a walk than a shuffle; he didn't have to lean on his nurse as heavily. His feelings of injury and helplessness had lessened accordingly

[slipperymagic]

Howl slid into the chair opposite of Ryuuzaki, and although he knew every movement was casual and calculated, there was a chance it would amount to nothing. He didn't think Ryuuzaki would care even if he could somehow tell how relieved Howl was to see him. He certainly wouldn't be touched that he was being worried over, and Howl sincerely didn't wish for him to be. And yet this did not stop Howl from attempting to hide his distress and the way that seeing Ryuuzaki up and moving about had impacted him

[quarter_english]

"I'll try not to let it happen again," L replied. With more vitality in his voice, it would have sounded droll, but as it was, he only managed to sound flat, tired--disinterested in his own fate