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[gonna_live]

Getting shot was bad enough; the recovery might just be worse. Can't sleep, can't use your left hand and arm hardly at all, can't do much of anything -- and what you can do is limited, considering you can't move much and your arm's in a sling all the time

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[supaahiro]

BUT KAYLEE! LOOK!

It's Hiro!

The slightly chubby one without a soul patch. He waves brightly as he sees her crossing toward the booth and heads over with glee.

...except he slows a little. Something is-- off.

Or more appropriately, something is missing.

He's still smiling, but he's obviously confused. "Nee, Kaylee-chan..." Hi! How are you! You are remarkably much thinner then he last saw you! And there is no magical fanfic baby anywhere.

...

Give him a minute. He'll figure it out.

[gonna_live]

At least Kaylee is smiling when she looks up -- tired, but not without warmth. "Hey, you. Heard you was around."

And unless he's heard somehow --

That smile? Gets a little more determined. Because it's better than letting it falter.

[supaahiro]

He hasn't.

He's not heard a lot, it seems.

(Like, oh, by the way, your alter ego tried to murder Sylar by the lake.)

"Uhn. Yes," he nods. The question is there, but Hiro is Japanese. They have made seeing the obvious and politely not saying a Goddamn word about it a national past time. "Caught up on my comics. Milliways -- very good for breaks."

[gonna_live]

Thing is, something like that tends to be a conversation stopper.

Also tends to make her cry. (Only twice, today -- better than yesterday.) And whether it's this Hiro or the one in the infirmary...

She likes him.

So why stop conversation? "Reckon so," she says. "I know somebody who's been catchin' up on -- movies." It's not her word for them, and it's kind of obvious. "And I guess -- you can get 'em through the bar, right?"

[gavemea_45]

He's moving a little more carefully than usual, but it doesn't stop him from giving her a quick smile when he sees her.

"Hey, Kaylee."

[gonna_live]

They could start a club.

"Sam." She glances up; her returning smile's a little wan. "Hey. You all right?"

[gavemea_45]

"Hmm? Oh, I'm fine," he assures her, hastily.

"Strained something at work, that's all."

Some people would call this an understatement.

"How's things with you?"

[gonna_live]

Kaylee looks down at her sling.

Looks up at Sam.

"Strained something at work." Very, very wry. "Want to sit, or you got somewhere to be?"