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Tweak says, "i was there for you..."

Kitty Pryde (_kitzilla_) wrote in tensor,
@ 2011-05-25 00:22:00

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bobby_drake, kitty_pryde, sam_guthrie

Sam and Bobby - Tues. Afternoon
Kitty wasn't aware of much beyond a slow, steady beeping and a dull pain that seemed to be intensifying slightly as other familiar sounds came into focus. She had a few, very fuzzy, memories of assorted faces hovering over her. Her parents, a SHIELD agent, doctors, friends... none of it really fit into a timeline that she could put together in her mind, though. Slowly, she opened her eyes, blinking away the blurriness. It didn't take a lot to figure out that she was in a hospital of some sort, and she turned her head slightly, letting out a whimper as the pain in her jaw spiked. She sucked in a breath then clenched her eyes shut again as another sudden twinge in her torso. Well, at least it was pretty obvious that she wasn't dead. That was something.

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	after_burners 2011-05-25 07:25 am UTC (link)
	"Careful now." Sam leaned over and placed her hand over the button. "You been layin' here a while, don't go makin' yourself motion sick, huh?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_kitzilla_ 2011-05-25 07:30 am UTC (link)
	Motion sick with a mouth wired closed was probably an awful thing to be. That did bring up the question of just how long she'd been layin' there, and she waved a hand in a vague and completely nonsensical way before giving up and making a writing motion. Paper or something would probably make communication a lot easier. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

after_burners
2011-05-25 07:58 am UTC (link)

Sam...had absolutely no clue what the arm-waving was supposed to mean, and he gave her a confused look until she gave it up in favor of miming writing. "That I can figure out." He grinned and got up to look on the table beside the bed where, yeah...he should have remembered before that they'd left a pencil and paper for exactly this reason.

"Here y'go." He passed it over and dropped back into the chair, broken arm propped on the edge of her bed.

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	_kitzilla_ 2011-05-25 08:06 am UTC (link)
	She gave him a thumbs-up, then reached for the paper, wincing as she moved her left shoulder a little bit more than it seemed to want to move. After flexing her fingers, she scribbled out "how long?" on the paper and held it up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	after_burners 2011-05-25 08:24 am UTC (link)
	"Y'dislocated that," he explained, pointing to her shoulder as she winced. "Gonna wanna take it easy movin' 'round too much." Then he looked at the paper. "It's Tuesday night, you been in an' out on the meds the last couple of days." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_kitzilla_ 2011-05-25 08:42 am UTC (link)
	In and out seemed about right, given what she could remember. Pulling the paper back, she wrote, "What else?" then hesitated before adding "Jay?" below it. Last she'd seen of him, he was even worse off than she was, but Sam didn't seem too horribly distraught, so maybe Josh or someone had gotten to him in time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	after_burners 2011-05-25 08:47 am UTC (link)
	Sam snorted and ducked his head. "Seems comin' back runs in the fam'ly," he answered. "An' he got the high price version, healed everything right on up, an' his wings finished comin' in on fast forward while he was at it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_kitzilla_ 2011-05-25 08:55 am UTC (link)
	Relief washed over Kitty's face, and she sighed. He was okay. That at least covered everyone who she'd actually seen, even though it didn't begin to touch all of the people she hadn't seen. She closed her eyes for a second against the pain, then started to scrawl names on the paper. "Bobby? Jubes?" Maybe it was best to just get them all in one. "Everyone else?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

after_burners
2011-05-25 04:05 pm UTC (link)

"They're both fine," Sam assured her quickly. "Not even a scratch. Bobby'll prob'ly be here soon, Jubes too. They've both been waitin' on you wakin' up." He sat back a bit, expression somber. "There's a few folks ain't doin' so good, but they've got the best healers in the country in here workin' on all of you, so-" He shrugged and smiled faintly.

He didn't think there was much point mentioning the folks who'd stayed dead just yet. She didn't need to be thinking on that, and it hadn't been anyone that she'd really known well...and it made him feel particularly sick to think on it. All those kids who'd stayed dead when he'd just popped right back up again.

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_kitzilla_
2011-05-25 06:07 pm UTC (link)

Given how horribly thrashed Sam and Jay (and it was probably safe to add herself to that list) had seemed, she had a somewhat hard time believing that Bobby and Jubes were completely unharmed. But if Sam said it was true, it was true. She nodded, then leaned forward slightly, trying to adjust her position on the bed. Grimacing again at the pain in her chest, she settled back against the pillows. It definitely felt like she'd done something not so great to her ribs, too.

Once the pain faded a little bit, she tilted her head to look him over again. He was alive. She hadn't really been expecting that, given what he'd looked like before, with that hole in the chest and all. Glancing down for a second, she wrote, "I'm SO glad you're ok."

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after_burners
2011-05-25 06:28 pm UTC (link)

Sam leaned in to help support her as she shifted, ignoring the sharp ache of his own cracked ribs as he did so. When she'd settled back again he brushed a stray strand of hair back from her face and sat back again, breathing slow around the pain while she wrote again.

"Yeah, me too," he answered quietly, glancing down at his hands, at the cuts and scrapes and bruises and the already dirty edge of his cast. So little to show for having been crushed and impaled and dead just a few days ago. "Glad you are too, Kitkat. For some values of all right, anyhow," he added, reaching to curl his fingers around her hand again for a moment, and to hell with her needing to write.

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hewhocometh
2011-05-26 01:52 am UTC (link)

Bobby was spread pretty thin between his injured friends, his uninjured friends and people just up and staying dead. Having to go to class didn't make the whole thing any easier. He hated being away, on the off chance someone would wake up and he wouldn't be there.

As it happened, that was exactly the situation he kept finding himself in. Of course, Kitty would be no exception.

"Hey, beautiful," he greeted, wandering over to them. He kissed her forehead and took her hand. "You missed the Calc test. LOVE the jewelry."

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_kitzilla_
2011-05-26 03:07 am UTC (link)

Kitty smiled her appreciation as Sam helped her get settled. She gave his hand a tight squeeze, taking a careful and deep breath. Sam was alive, Jay was alive. Bobby and Jubilee had never been un-alive. They were okay. Mostly. In the non-dead sense, at least. Her eyes went to the door as Bobby came in, and she smiled, raising her free hand slightly to wave.

At the jewelry comment, she rolled her eyes, still smiling as she gave his hand a squeeze too. He definitely seemed to be in one piece. She closed her eyes for a second as she felt tears welling up. They were alive. She squeezed both of their hands again and leaning her head back against the bed.

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	after_burners 2011-05-26 04:03 am UTC (link)
	Sam grinned at Bobby across Kitty's bed then turned his attention back to Kitty. "Aw, hey Kitkat, don't cry. I'm sure they'll let you take the test later," he teased gently. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hewhocometh 2011-05-26 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, with the moisture!" He eased himself onto her bed and swung his legs up, wrapping his arm around her. "It's okay Kitty," he murmured into her hair. "Everyone's pulling through okay." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_kitzilla_
2011-05-26 04:59 am UTC (link)

Kitty snorted at Sam's teasing, reaching for the pencil as Bobby joined her on the bed. She let out a little grunt as the bed shifted, nodding at Bobby's assurance that it was okay.

"I blame drugs...?" Kitty wrote on the paper, holding it up with a hopeful but still slightly teary look. She cleared her throat, leaning into Bobby. Sam had said she wasn't really supposed to talk, but... oh, well. "Thanks, guys."

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	after_burners 2011-05-26 05:25 am UTC (link)
	"Or you could blame this whole mess." Sam leaned in and brushed her hair back from her face, not teasing anymore. "Ain't nothin' wrong with a few tears." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hewhocometh 2011-05-26 05:29 am UTC (link)
	"Are you feeling okay?" he asked softly. "Any pain?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_kitzilla_ 2011-05-26 05:37 am UTC (link)
	"Or that," she agreed, voice hoarse. There were definitely plenty of excuses for crying. Swallowing, she nodded at Bobby's question. "Oh, yeah." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	after_burners 2011-05-27 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"You want me t'go find a nurse an' see if you're due for meds?" Sam asked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hewhocometh 2011-06-01 05:11 am UTC (link)
	Bobby carefully smoothed his thumb below each eye. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_kitzilla_ 2011-06-01 05:21 am UTC (link)
	Kitty nodded at Sam's question, shifting to lean more fully against Bobby. Talking had been a bad idea. She was pretty sure that her face was even more swollen than it felt like it was. She reached for the paper and scrawled, "How much do I look like a chipmunk right now?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	after_burners 2011-06-01 05:40 am UTC (link)
	Sam stood up and leaned in to kiss her forehead, careful of his own ribs and to keep his cast well out of the way. "Put it this way, 'least you don't look like the one with th'red nose?" he offered before adding, "I'll be right back, hopefully with someone wantin' t'drug you up in tow." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hewhocometh 2011-06-02 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	Bobby set chilled hands to her cheeks. "It's a cute look for you. Reminds me of how round you used to be," he teased gently. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_kitzilla_ 2011-06-02 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks," she rolled her eyes at Sam, giving him a small smile and nodding another thanks as he headed off to look for someone with drugs. When Bobby put his hands against her cheeks, she closed her eyes, laughing a little bit at the jab. Opening an eye to see what she was doing, she wrote, "Maybe I'll keep the look then." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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