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Date Posted: 14:51:24 04/08/02 Mon
Author: Chase
Subject: x. gasp .x
In reply to: Tosha 's message, "Stretched" on 16:32:40 04/06/02 Sat

x. he looked at her, sleeping peacefully and began to stand up, accidentally bumping his arm against the chair's arm. With fresh bursts of pain surging to his senses he gasped quietly, then rose further to lean against the bunk. Not dignified, he thought to himself. A little bit of pain and you can't take it. All sorts of self-directed insults flitted through his mind as he strove to ignore them, focusing instead on Tosha. So beautiful, so peaceful. He was fighting with himself mentally over various desires - finally reaching out a tentative hand to pull up the covers over her sleeping form to keep her warm and then stumbling off to the nearest washroom to see how terrible he looked, just for something to do.
Peering into the mirror, a person he hardly recognized stared back. The person was white underneath all the desert dirt, looking quite like he was in severe pain. His garments weren't all that clean, and could stand for a washing - easily. His arm, fixed up to heal but still paining him, stood out clearly against the other more pleasant tones of both his clothes and skin, bringing him back to a harsh reality. Shaking his head he reached for a comb to deal with his unruly hair, thinking that if he at least got his dirty-blond mop into check he'd be at least halfway presentable... Nah. He still looked like he had been dragged through the mud, stomped on and trampled by elephants.
A while later he was just pulling a sheet of plastic off of his 'cast' for his injured arm, once again dressed in different clothes, this time with his hair once more a mess - only a wet mess. Finishing, he ruffled his hair a bit, leaving it to dry on it's own. It had taken him forever to accomplish things that would have taken him only a short time just a few days before. A shower took almost twice as long as he was getting the hang of using just one hand instead of two - it was harder even to find a way to keep the 'cast' from getting wet, but he finally suceeded. Peering into the same mirror, he couldn't help but smile - he looked a whole lot better than before.
Exiting the men's washroom and going into the hall, he ran into a nurse. Ignoring his protests, she swept him off and examined his arm many times, finally making a few minor adjustments as he protested thoroughly, citing that it would be best for him. The adjustments were quite minor, and would help - but they didn't really matter in the first place. Making him down a painkiller and a few other pills that would speed up the healing, she soon bustled away, leaving him to his own devices. Finding his way back to the chair he had occupied near the resting Tosha, he just had enough time to fall back into the chair before falling asleep once more... The combination of fatigue and drugs taking it's effect already .x

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Replies:

Wake -- Tosha, 15:19:48 04/09/02 Tue
- x. attempt .x -- Chase, 15:51:10 04/17/02 Wed
  - turns -- Tosha, 17:29:04 04/18/02 Thu
    - x. wake .x -- Chase, 15:11:43 04/19/02 Fri
      - Smiled -- Tosha, 19:29:13 04/19/02 Fri
        x. smile .x -- Chase, 19:30:04 04/20/02 Sat
        Silent laugh -- Tosha, 14:28:47 04/21/02 Sun
        x. quiet .x -- Chase, 18:27:21 04/22/02 Mon
        Played with his hair -- Tosha, 07:18:45 04/23/02 Tue
        x. wry .x -- Chase, 17:35:19 04/23/02 Tue
        nodded seeing through the lie perfectly -- Tosha, 07:46:23 04/24/02 Wed
        x. sigh .x -- Chase, 16:16:03 04/26/02 Fri
        Gentle -- Tosha, 12:33:01 04/27/02 Sat
        x. smile .x -- Chase, 16:25:19 05/03/02 Fri
        nudge -- tosha, 12:34:02 05/04/02 Sat
        ... -- Chase, 16:34:11 05/09/02 Thu
        tickled -- Tosha, 18:51:21 05/09/02 Thu
        ... -- Chase, 17:25:04 05/17/02 Fri
        Smile -- Tosha, 16:52:45 05/18/02 Sat
        Sure -- Chase-ooc, 12:41:37 05/20/02 Mon
        UHHHHHHHHH -- TALIA, 17:32:13 05/20/02 Mon
        UHHHHHHHHH -- TALIA, 17:37:11 05/20/02 Mon
        hmmm -- Chase-ooc, 16:36:13 05/21/02 Tue
        Backing up -- Tosha, 17:48:29 05/21/02 Tue
        k... -- Chase-ooc, 14:38:10 05/22/02 Wed
        Nods -- Tosha, 16:58:09 05/22/02 Wed
        x. smile .x -- Chase, 15:07:49 05/23/02 Thu
        Hmmm -- Tosha, 16:34:28 05/23/02 Thu
        x. consider .x -- Chase, 16:20:04 05/24/02 Fri
        Sigh -- Tosha, 12:11:36 05/25/02 Sat
        "Of course..." -- Chase, 13:27:54 05/25/02 Sat
        Thanking -- Tosha, 15:56:29 05/25/02 Sat
        x. curious .x -- Chase, 19:12:52 05/26/02 Sun
        No -- Tosha, 09:14:34 05/27/02 Mon
        "Ah... I see." -- Chase, 16:22:27 05/27/02 Mon
        Mischevious yet again -- Tosha, 12:37:38 05/28/02 Tue
        x. grin .x -- Chase, 18:12:37 05/28/02 Tue
        laugh -- Tosha, 10:22:03 05/29/02 Wed
        x. return .x -- Chase, 18:39:05 05/31/02 Fri
        Waiting -- Tosha, 08:57:39 06/01/02 Sat
        x. laugh .x -- Chase, 16:41:17 06/06/02 Thu
        Smirked -- Tosha, 09:05:25 06/07/02 Fri
        x. snort .x -- Chase, 13:58:55 06/15/02 Sat
        OMG!! I'm so sorry I was gone, but I'm back now!! Yippe! -- Tosha, 13:54:47 07/22/02 Mon
        x. whoa .x -- Chase, 17:26:19 07/27/02 Sat