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muppet_thighs (muppet_thighs) wrote in tensor,
@ 2011-02-15 20:09:00

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jono_starsmore, josh_foley

Backdated to Feb 12, late afternoon [Josh]
Since he didn't need to sleep or eat, the powers evaluation had been almost immediately, much to Jono's relief. He wanted to figure out what happened and what was going on with his body. Optimism and hope were strong in Jono, but having your jaw blown off and burning away most of your chest cavity did not have a visible upside that he could fathom. He'd been in a daze on the plane, not awake but not asleep and hearing sounds and voices but sometimes feeling them too. Like they were stroking his hand or something. It was definitely weird. The UK branch of where they were sending him had bandaged him well and clothed him in layers that hid what was going on, so that stares were all for the strange boy in too many clothes for the weather who didn't take off his heavy coat on the nice warm plane.

In the Reyes Medical Center, Jono felt more exposed than if he'd been fully naked (which he had been at some point, but he must've started blocking things out of his memory), laying there on the table with a pair of scrubs pants barely clinging to his nonexistent hips, bare to the waist. His long fingered hands clutched handfuls of crumpled exam table paper and his psifire glowed like a cheerful campfire that just needed some weenies and mallows. Most of the gauze had been removed from the edges of burned skin but would be replaced when the exam was done. Jono certainly did not feel like he was missing his jaw and chest front, which explained why he kept trying to speak.

To be sure, the medical team had been incredibly thoughtful and respectful, to the point Jono was becoming suspicious. There was one last healer who was going to look at him, a powerful student who would be overseen by Dr. Reyes. She promised he would be bandaged back up, dressed, and feeling comfortable before he left, but he had no way of knowing if she would do so.

Throughout the exam Jono had tried to keep his eyes closed, because he didn't want to see people looking at him. Like he was different. Like he was an experiment. Like he was a freak. But a student, at the school he was going to go to... Jono scrimped an eye open. And tried that new way to talk he'd been taught.

His mindvoice was weak and reverberated rather like a bad 70s disco, but it was his voice. *A... Alright?*

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fatedtouch
2011-02-16 02:47 am UTC (link)

It wasn't the first time Josh had been asked to come look at another student. He had the most powerful healing ability on campus and sometimes that meant he trained on his feet. The kid wasn't the worst Josh had seen, but he was the oddest. His chest cavity was blown wide open and yet, he was still alive. Laying on the table patiently.

Josh flexed his hands and then gave a stretch. The voice didn't throw him as much as it may have someone who hadn't lived with telepaths before. But there was something different about it. Something he couldn't quite place. "Hi," he said, with a smile. "I'm Josh. I'm the healer they want to look at you. What's your name?"

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muppet_thighs
2011-02-16 03:37 am UTC (link)

Another thing, he kept trying to breathe. Jono hadn't realized how much he communicated through inhales, exhales, sighs, and gasps. Apparently almost more than words. How inconvenient. Jono just hoped he wouldn't snort up or blow out whatever it was through his nose. His nickname back in the children's home had been Snape. A fire-breathing nose would get him worse here. On the table Jono was reassured by the handfuls of paper he could hear and feel the normal way. His toes twitched.

There were two false starts before he remembered. *...J-Jonoth-thonnn.*

Normally right there he'd be all 'deep breaths, Jono, deep breaths'... his eyes opened fully when he thought the slightly creaky-crackling flames pulsed when he'd tried.

	fatedtouch 2011-02-17 07:49 am UTC (link)
	"Need help?" Josh asked, back still turned, as he heard the shuffle of fabric. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fatedtouch 2011-02-17 08:13 am UTC (link)
	Josh smiled. "Do you know where you'll be yet?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fatedtouch 2011-02-17 08:50 am UTC (link)
	It didn't even occur to Josh that someone would freak out over his being gay. He'd been out for so long it hardly registered anymore. "Seventeen. But, I'm hoping to get into the advanced healing program for college. Get set up Pre-Med so I can get into a good Med School." Josh had a lot more school in his future. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fatedtouch 2011-02-17 09:09 am UTC (link)
	"Three," Josh corrected gently. "Not counting the second half of this year." He tilted his head. "Are you okay? You look like you might pass out. Maybe you should sit again. We don't know what your abilities demand on your body." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)