[Most of the time, that whole cliche where people awake from a nightmare by BOLTING upright in their beds, eyes wide, sweat-soaked, and gasping like a fish? Totally false. Real life is rarely that dramatic, and accordingly, neither is Heather's normal reaction to bad dreams. She has them so often that they're rarely worth the energy to make such a
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Is everything okay over there?
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M'ribs. And-- [he lifts his bandaged arm. bends it. ow.]
Nope, that one's fine.
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Jeez...
Did they bandage your ribs up? [She's not much of a mother hen, but she's too exhausted and confused to be her usual self and ask these things in a roundabout way. Straightforward will just have to do.]
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... Are you all right, Heather? [here, he'll scoot over so she can sit if she wants.]
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[She sat down on the edge of the bed, because her legs were way too wobbly for her to trust. She wasn't injured, though-- apart from those lingering scrapes from the fight with Joker.]
I'm just wondering... exactly what the hell HAPPENED.
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Me, too. Maybe you should lie down?
[-- so there's this male nurse in the Goldenrod pokécenter. he's as humungous as nurses come, and probably serves as damage control for when patients attempt to escape (Sora's going to find this out several times later). he's not... freakishly huge though, right? and he does have his lower jaw.]
[nevertheless, there is a guy who looks exactly like Tank before he became Tank heading toward the bed. WHAT DO YOU DO, HEATHER?]
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[So she just nods reassuringly to Sora and gives the hand on her shoulder a pat before rubbing her eyes blearily-- ... and then stiffening.]
[....Was that...? That's... no.]
[No.]
[Just... no.]
[.... Yes.]
[.... ffffffffffffffffffffffFFFFFFFFFUUUUU--!!]
... oh my god.
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[pre-Tank is LOOMING OVER YOU NOW. and he opens his mouth to speak-- his voice? it's terrifying and déjà vu-inducing and boldface. the department store is probably re-destroying itself by pre-Tank's voice alone.]
The two of you should be resting.
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[SHE IS NOT ENTIRELY SURE SHE'S NOT STILL DREAMING.]
[Until he talks. Then she's sure. But she's still freaking out.]
...Um... I'm not-- ... HE'S the patient! I'm just-- visiting, you know!
[Enjoy being sold out, Sora. ... Well. She's not abandoning you at least.]
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Are you sure you're feeling all right?
[he's really not a mean guy, man, honest ;o; he's just intimidating and Nurse Tank and Johto is screwed if he ever became a zombie.]
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Uh-- YES. Yes, I'm fine! Totally whole and healthy here!
[Sora must be seriously wtfing right now.]
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