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Ton Phanan (wraith_7) wrote in outoftimerp,
@ 2012-09-11 13:25:00

Entry tags:

*closed, *complete, .location: hospital, martha jones, ton phanan

Characters: Ton Phanan, Martha Jones
Rating: PG for now
Trigger Warnings: Discussion of mutual trauma also Phanan sarcasm?
Location: Paco and Awanata doctors office apartments
Day and Time: Tuesday. June 28, middle of the night
Status: Closed, PM to join

One of the lucky benefits of the head injury that had resulted in the cybernetic face was just enough brain damage to keep Phanan from remembering the event. The obvious drawback here was that nightmares were just vague, fiery messes that made no sense at all and just sort of hurt. He liked to pretend he did not really notice the metal parts, or that he did not really care and most days that was more or less true. And on the bad days, the days it wasn't true he would just force on a smile, and let his sarcasm become a bit more bitter than normal and that would be that. And sometimes, on days like today, he'd just have nightmares anyway even though everything had been fine.

His remaining eye snapped open as he finally dragged himself out of it, lying frozen in bed for a long moment, suddenly, infinitely away of every piece of technology welded to his body. He imagined he could feel every wire racing up to connect to a tendon, ever circuit replacing brain cells, every bit of electricity that had replaced muscle function. It was a horrifying feeling, incredibly disconcerting and for a moment he thought he was going to be sick.

Instead he sat up slowly, hating that he had done this so many times now and was still terrible at dealing with it. The cool air struck the bare, sweat-soaked skin of his chest and he shivered, running a shaky hand through his hair and trying to avoid contacting any bits of metal. Vaguely he wondered if he had been screaming. His throat certainly hurt enough for it. Oh, that was nice. He did not bother turning on the light, and the eery red glow of his robotic eye did little to penetrate the darkness.

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notrosesshadow
2012-09-11 06:54 pm UTC (link)

Martha woke at the first sound of screams from the other side of her bedroom wall. Not a pleasant way to wake. Hurredly pulling on some shorts and a jacket, she ran out into the hallway and knocked on his door.

"Ton? Hello?" The screaming had stopped, but there still wasn't an answer. She hoped he was dealing with a nightmare and not an assailant. She knocked again before opening the door and rushing in.

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wraith_7
2012-09-11 07:31 pm UTC (link)

Oh, this just got better and better. Phanan had every intention of ignoring the pounding on his door. On a better day he would have let out a few loud, dramatic and obviously fake snores until Martha laughed and rolled her eyes at the silly cyborg living next door and went back to bed. In the end it didn't matter since she had already opened the door.

"I need one of those fancy little do not disturb signs they have at hotels," He remarked, glancing away and keeping his face and the harsh emotions lining it hidden in the shadows, still playing at being a joker. "And someone to bring me room service at the push of a button while I'm at it."

	notrosesshadow 2012-09-11 07:39 pm UTC (link)
	"It depends on the hotel," Martha commented without missing a beat. "Some planets, a hotel is merely an open room and everyone gets a sleeping mat. They tend to have awful room service too." Martha wrapped the coat more securely around her form. Shirt. She had to remember that shirts were important when running out of the room in an emergency. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2012-09-17 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	Martha nodded. "Yes, Eddie was protective of me. He's gone now though. Disappeared around the time of the werewolf attack." Martha lay back with him intending o discuss pirates, but staying quiet when he asked her questions. "Yes..." she admitted quietly. "I had hoped it was a nightmare and not an attacker. I'm not too useful in a fight." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2012-10-05 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	"I should warn you I can't switch this thing off," Phanan gestured towards his glowing eye as he spoke. It was creepy enough during the daylight, and in a darkened room it was much worse. "Sorry; I know its annoying." It was out of the blue, but he looked stunned and faintly grateful, rather than confused. "Alright. Thanks." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)