Asking Guy to lie didn't seem right, but Claude wasn't so sure he wanted to broadcast what had happened to him on the bulletin board, either. "I don't want to worry anyone more than necessary," he said after a brief pause. "Pretending to be me seems like it'd carry its own set of problems, though." Someone could easily see Guy writing "Claude's" messages, after all, and then that would defeat the whole purpose of trying to cover up what happened to him.
"Plus my father already kind of knows something happened," he admitted after a moment. "He and another patient somehow managed to find me awhile after I'd been released last night. So if he comments, please tell him that I want to thank him and his friend personally the next chance we get."
Maybe by then he'd be in better shape to have a real conversation with Dad. As reassuring as his presence could be, Claude only wanted him to see him at his best, which made explaining the exact nature of what had happened to him a little uncomfortable. Although he definitely respected his father more than anyone in the entire universe, their relationship hadn't always been the best, which was only amplified by the guilt Claude still felt over their final meeting in his own time. On top of that, it was also a little nerve-wracking to think he could accidentally say something to give their relation to each to each other away.
But that was a little too much for him to wrestle with at that moment, so he quietly tucked such thoughts away until a more suitable time.
That left how to deal with the others. Claude didn't want Ashton, Dias or Leon to think he was totally debilitated, even if it was true that he couldn't really see anymore. Leon in particular was someone Claude didn't want to upset too much if he could avoid it. The boy had his own set of responsibilities, and Claude didn't want to be an unnecessary burden for him to worry over.
There was also the fact that the bulletin could be read by anyone to consider. Claude hated to be suspicious of other people, but the fact remained that there were certain patients out there who he wanted to keep in the dark about all of this as much as possible.
"If anyone else asks, I guess tell them I got an injury that's keeping me from the board for today," Claude finally decided. "But that I said I expect to make a full recovery soon, so they shouldn't worry." Which was...only partially true, since it was more like Claude hoped he'd recover at all. But that didn't sound nearly as reassuring as the former wording, which was why he settled on that instead.
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"Plus my father already kind of knows something happened," he admitted after a moment. "He and another patient somehow managed to find me awhile after I'd been released last night. So if he comments, please tell him that I want to thank him and his friend personally the next chance we get."
Maybe by then he'd be in better shape to have a real conversation with Dad. As reassuring as his presence could be, Claude only wanted him to see him at his best, which made explaining the exact nature of what had happened to him a little uncomfortable. Although he definitely respected his father more than anyone in the entire universe, their relationship hadn't always been the best, which was only amplified by the guilt Claude still felt over their final meeting in his own time. On top of that, it was also a little nerve-wracking to think he could accidentally say something to give their relation to each to each other away.
But that was a little too much for him to wrestle with at that moment, so he quietly tucked such thoughts away until a more suitable time.
That left how to deal with the others. Claude didn't want Ashton, Dias or Leon to think he was totally debilitated, even if it was true that he couldn't really see anymore. Leon in particular was someone Claude didn't want to upset too much if he could avoid it. The boy had his own set of responsibilities, and Claude didn't want to be an unnecessary burden for him to worry over.
There was also the fact that the bulletin could be read by anyone to consider. Claude hated to be suspicious of other people, but the fact remained that there were certain patients out there who he wanted to keep in the dark about all of this as much as possible.
"If anyone else asks, I guess tell them I got an injury that's keeping me from the board for today," Claude finally decided. "But that I said I expect to make a full recovery soon, so they shouldn't worry." Which was...only partially true, since it was more like Claude hoped he'd recover at all. But that didn't sound nearly as reassuring as the former wording, which was why he settled on that instead.