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damned_institute2012-07-19 01:40 am
envy_the_sinners) wrote in damned_institute2012-07-19 01:40 am
DAY 65: Breakfast
Scar came to slowly, vision blurred and head throbbing. His memory of the previous night was vague and somewhat scattered. What he was most aware of was his renewed and increased hatred for the man called Lingormr. The Ishbalan didn't give a damn if he had been a special counseling patient. That bastard had enjoyed every second of tearing Scar to shreds. What he may or may not have realized was how much it had affected Scar emotionally. He had felt a renewed sense of drive at the start of the night; the disruption on the intercom and the news of the 'cure' had rekindled a fire that fueled Scar to drive forward. To have a little hope.
Lingormr had promptly crushed that.
He was in pain. So much pain. The cut on his hand was only fading scab at this point, but stitches now pulled at the deep gashes in his legs and back. Not only had the nausea not settled, but his stomach was beginning to cramp. The rash on his arm was impossible to hide without the old bandages covering it. It had nearly reached his elbow.
Scar's hazy eyes could make out the nurse, now pushing a wheelchair up to his bedside. This was humiliating. And he was too exhausted and hurting to lash out or become angry. He was just broken. He still tried to take some sort of grudging control, insisting that he didn't need to be pushed around, that he could at least turn the wheels of the damned chair himself. But he didn't make it down the hallway before the pulling and sharp pain in his back became so obvious on his face that the nurse took over.
He entered breakfast with a frustrated, tired, but overall defeated look to him. Scar felt too sick to eat. He sat at the table and brooded, wishing more than anything to simply be left alone.
[For Goku!]
Lingormr had promptly crushed that.
He was in pain. So much pain. The cut on his hand was only fading scab at this point, but stitches now pulled at the deep gashes in his legs and back. Not only had the nausea not settled, but his stomach was beginning to cramp. The rash on his arm was impossible to hide without the old bandages covering it. It had nearly reached his elbow.
Scar's hazy eyes could make out the nurse, now pushing a wheelchair up to his bedside. This was humiliating. And he was too exhausted and hurting to lash out or become angry. He was just broken. He still tried to take some sort of grudging control, insisting that he didn't need to be pushed around, that he could at least turn the wheels of the damned chair himself. But he didn't make it down the hallway before the pulling and sharp pain in his back became so obvious on his face that the nurse took over.
He entered breakfast with a frustrated, tired, but overall defeated look to him. Scar felt too sick to eat. He sat at the table and brooded, wishing more than anything to simply be left alone.
[For Goku!]
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She looked away, down at her hands folded on the table. Oddly, there was something almost comforting about not knowing when exactly everything would go wrong this time, if she couldn't get that... butterfly out of her before it was too late. No counting down the minutes, no ticking clock... She could have almost thanked Landel for that little detail.
"Okay," Leanne said at length as she looked up, attempting to lighten her tone some. "Sorry, you're right! I guess I should keep an eye out for that, huh? The others've gotta be looking by now, too."
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"You don't have to apologize," he said as he shook his head. "I don't know how many people are looking for a solution or how many are sick overall, but it's more than just a few." If Guy was being realistic, he couldn't imagine that all of them would be able to cure themselves before their time ran out. But he was going to keep that thought to himself.
"I wish I could be of more help," he continued, his frown deepening. While he was technically capable of slicing someone open, that wasn't the sort of thing that should be left in the hands of someone inexperienced. And he didn't have any healing powers, either, so he was more or less useless when it came to all this. All he had at the moment was information.
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He had his own worries about the whole thing, after all. His friends were affected as well, and they'd likely be Guy's first priority. At least, if it were Zephyr and Vashyron who were sick, Leanne couldn't deny that she'd prioritize them above everyone else. Her own actions in the past had already made that clear enough, hadn't they?
"Don't worry. It's okay. You've helped me a lot anyway! And I guess it's not like any of us knows that much. I'll look for the others."
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As guilty as he might feel for not being able to do more, he also realized that he couldn't spread himself too thin. "Okay," he said after a pause. "Make sure that you have friends who know what's going on, so they can try to help you." If the worse happened, someone had to be prepared for that, after all.
The intercom went off a few moments later, which meant that there was no more time to give her any advice or consolation. He couldn't even clasp her shoulder in comfort, which was always frustrating. Instead, Guy stood and nodded to Leanne. "Good luck," he told her before he headed off. He'd do his best to keep an eye on her in the coming days. It was the least he could do.