genessia | 03 | Action & Text

Entry tags:

03 | Action & Text

Who: Airy & OPEN
Where: Genessia Hospital
When: March 29th - April 3rd
What: After these happenings. She's in the hospital for a few days before being allowed to head home and some text's to friends.
Warnings: Talks of Blood and injuries.

[Airy doesn't remember the first 12 hours in the hospital which saves her from at least twelve hours of boredom. She isn't good at staying put and thinking about her kidnapping makes her head spin and then hurt. She can't have caffeine or anything else she enjoys because of the medicine they have her taking and the steady stream of blood being pumped into her arm. Her ankle and shoulder are bandaged but the painkillers stop them from hurting.

The worst part about painkillers is that they make it to hard to focus on things like reading or writing but it isn't enough to just knock her out and make her sleep. She ends up playing a lot of candy crush on her phone; after sending a few somewhat awkward texts to those she knew.

Her stomach rumbles and she drops her phone onto her abdomen as if that might make the insistent feeling go away. Airy really likes eating, specifically breakfast, and while the food here isn't awful it isn't very good either. She misses real food and that fact alone makes her sad.]

Text; OPEN

I'm bored. Anyone interested in talking? Or telling me a story? Any distraction?

Private Text; Danny & Dave & Nathan

Thank you for saving me.

Private Text; Cas

Sorry... I have the candy and real, not spidery moving twinkies. Something came up... I don't know when I'll be able to stop by. I haven't forgotten though!

I'll see you soon okay?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

See awkward... Um... I'll see you when you get here. Sorry for all the texts.

[She realizes that talking to him while he's coming to visit might be weird.]

You don't have to apologize.

Action;

[After sending his last text, he slid the phone into his pocket as he headed into the hospital. Airy had always been awkward, but nothing like this. It was a little weird.

Once he made it to her room, he knocked before cracking the door open.]

Hey...I'm back.

[Airy's fingers pull through her long hair, the chestnut brown fanning around the pillow behind her. She hates being in the hospital: there is an IV in her arm with blood and some clear liquid dripping into her, her shoulder and ankle are bandaged and technically she isn't wearing anything but the gown they gave her. She has the blanket pulled up pass her waist but she doesn't feel very pretty or very comfortable.

When the door cracks she turns and forces herself to smile. Awkward texts aside she's happy to see Nathan. Her smile doesn't reach her eyes, the usual glimmering emerald orbs appear to have lost their sheen.]

Hi. [She doesn't say that she misses him consider he hasn't been gone long but she did.] I hope I'm not being to much trouble.

[She'd be out of the hospital and home if she could.]

You've never been any trouble, Airy. [And the sincerity in his voice says he's telling the truth about that one.] How are you feeling?

[Airy can't help but smile at little wider. Nathan has always been nice to her, it's still weird since she doesn't remember what he remembers but she likes it. She likes him.]

Better. [Which is true.] They gave me pain medicine.

[Which means she can't feel any pain in her shoulder or ankle.]

I think they'll let me take some home too but I can't handle large vehicles.

[Nathan smiles when Airy does. Her smile always made him smile. There wasn't anything he could do about it, and he nods.]

Then it's a good thing we don't have any large vehicles, unless there's a forklift you haven't told me about.

[Airy laughs and shakes her head. Her fingers lightly press against her forehead before dropping back down to her sides.]

I'm sure I could think one up.

[Her head tilts to the side as she looks over at Nathan.]

Can I ask you about something? I know that you don't want to talk about the future but... I've been thinking about going to the dream docks.

[Immediately Nathan's expression is more guarded at her question, but he forces himself to relax quickly. He's an actor. He's pretty good at that. He moves closer to her bed, frowning in concern.]

Why the dream docks?

[Airy can tell when his tone changes though she doesn't realize it's because he's acting. Nathan around the apartment and then Nathan when they talk about stuff from home often seem like two completely different people.]

I thought... [She feels herself cracking under his stare.]

I want to remember you.

[That's only part of it but it is the biggest reason.]

[He shook his head, frowning again. This couldn't happen. He wasn't worth that.]

I'm really not that big a deal.

[Airy frowns.]

You are... I think you are.

[She looks down at her hands, her fingers curling tightly around the blankets. Any time she brings up her future she feels the distance between her and Nathan grow. It's silly to think that she should worry about that but she does.]

[Nathan looks down for a moment, himself. Airy's always been a friend, and it's nice to hear, but...]

Airy...I don't want you to go to the Dream Docks.

[Airy doesn't know what's wrong with her but she feels tears brimming at the corner of her eyes when Nathan looks away. Maybe it's because of what happened but she feels so weak and helpless. She hates that feeling and now the one person she's come to depend on is turning away from her.]

Why?

[Her voice cracks and her fingers quickly try to wipe away her tears. This is so stupid, she shouldn't be crying. She looks down at her blankets trying to will the feeling away.

She can't even hide or run away, she's stuck here and she has no idea what to do.]

[He wasn't worth her going through all that. Remembering him couldn't be worth all that.

There had to be something else, right? Some other reason she'd want to go there.]

...why do you want to go? Why really?

[What are we? What is this?]

I told you why.

[Airy is a horrible liar so she told the truth, only she told half of the truth.]

I want to remember you Nathan.

[There is a weird distance between them and she thinks its because of what she doesn't know. She wants to learn more if she can but she'd rather go to the dream docks with Nathan's support. Though running away is something she's done once and she's very good at it.]

Airy, I... [He trailed off, frowning. He ran a hand back through his hair. Her reliving everything that Amadeus did to her was the last thing he wanted, but he couldn't exactly tell her no.]

...I'm not worth that.

I already said that I think you are.

[Airy sounds exasperated because they're just talking in circles now.]

Unless...

[She looks down towards the bed releasing a breath of air.]

Unless you can tell me why you aren't worth it? If I think you are...

[He doesn't want to tell her about the future, he doesn't even fully know the extent of things she went through, but he doesn't want her to go live through it, either.]

You'll just have to trust me.

I do trust you...

[She release a breath of air feeling tears once again rise to the corner of her eyes. Why does she feel so weak? This is stupid.]

You just... what am I to you? I can't remember anything and I don't understand why...

[Airy is determined not to cry.]

Why's easy, Airy. You're from a different point in time than I am.

[A pause.]

You're a friend.

[Airy's shoulders fall as if finally accepting the depressing truth.]

Okay.

[Her voice is soft, her expression not quite returning to it's usual smile.]

Um... how's work going? [She can't leave so she's going to change the subject. She can feel a knot twisting uncomfortably in her chest and it's making it hard to think straight but she'll keep trying. Nathan's answer hurt and Airy isn't even 100% why that is.]

Work's...work. [He hates knowing that he's hurt her somehow, but no matter how badly he hurts her feelings, he's never going to do to her what Amadeus did.

This is better.]

Listen, do you want me to give you some space? I'm sure there are other people who want to visit you.

[Airy laughs weakly.]

I don't have many people who want to visit. [She will start texting people when she gets bored.] But I don't want to keep you. I'll be fine. I think they said I can come home in two days.

[Once they make sure her shoulder and ankle are clean is bandaged properly.]

Oh... um... the nurse said I'd need help changing the bandage on my shoulder. you don't have to... but since I see you... [Every day.] I figured it might be easier if you do it.

[She only a little awkward since he'd have to change the bandage without Airy wearing a shirt, she'd just have to cover up.]

[Nathan's answer was sharp and immediate.] Of course I will. Why wouldn't I help?

[I'm the one who didn't notice you were taken from under my nose again. It's the least I can do. I didn't get to help you back home. I'm helping here.]

[Airy jumps at his answer before flashing him an awkward smile.]

I didn't know if you'd want to. [It's sort of gross and involves her removing clothing.]

Isn't that usually a strange thing to ask of friends?

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