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countermeasures) wrote2022-02-24 04:58 pm
countermeasures) wrote2022-02-24 04:58 pm
chroma | catchall for atsushi
shrieks in capitalism
[i really thought we had a pc already
anyway! once atsushi has been stabilized in the pods, he'll wake to find that jiuqing is in the medbay. this isn't surprising, because she's been in and out of here since people first started coming back from their adventures.
she's got the first aid supplies set out and organized based on the injuries she observed before they went into the pods.]
How are you feeling, Sir Nakajima?
anyway! once atsushi has been stabilized in the pods, he'll wake to find that jiuqing is in the medbay. this isn't surprising, because she's been in and out of here since people first started coming back from their adventures.
she's got the first aid supplies set out and organized based on the injuries she observed before they went into the pods.]
How are you feeling, Sir Nakajima?
[I'm crying, our first PC
Atsushi does feel bad. Jiuqing is working so hard, and he's just added to her workload. He's already feeling kind of low after the adventure he went on, but each time she stops to assist him or check on him he seems to sink lower into the bed.]
I'm fine, really. It doesn't even really hurt anymore.
[He says while she's bandaging up the stab wound in his chest.]
Atsushi does feel bad. Jiuqing is working so hard, and he's just added to her workload. He's already feeling kind of low after the adventure he went on, but each time she stops to assist him or check on him he seems to sink lower into the bed.]
I'm fine, really. It doesn't even really hurt anymore.
[He says while she's bandaging up the stab wound in his chest.]
That's nonsense. I've treated wounds like this for soldiers in the army, and it reduced many of them to tears.
[she ties off the bandages.]
Honestly, please. I need to know how you're feeling so I can provide you with proper treatment.
[she ties off the bandages.]
Honestly, please. I need to know how you're feeling so I can provide you with proper treatment.
...
[He glances away.]
Everything from my knees down feels terrible. It's difficult to breathe, every breath moves my chest and makes it sting. And my hands ache.
[He glances away.]
Everything from my knees down feels terrible. It's difficult to breathe, every breath moves my chest and makes it sting. And my hands ache.
Thank you.
[she'll get to work on that then!!]
For your hands, the numbing cream might help... please let me see them.
[she'll get to work on that then!!]
For your hands, the numbing cream might help... please let me see them.
[He'll hold them up. At least this part he can move without too much trouble.]
I got pinned to the ground by knives.
I got pinned to the ground by knives.
...
[yikes. well, she'll clean out the knife wounds, numb the injury, and get them bandaged.]
How did that happen...?
[yikes. well, she'll clean out the knife wounds, numb the injury, and get them bandaged.]
How did that happen...?
I-
[...]
There was a cloaked figure trying to kill me. But I was faster than them, so we went around in circles for a bit. Them running and trying to stab me, me trying to catch them. Then they got me pinned to the ground so I couldn't chase them.
[...]
There was a cloaked figure trying to kill me. But I was faster than them, so we went around in circles for a bit. Them running and trying to stab me, me trying to catch them. Then they got me pinned to the ground so I couldn't chase them.
[oh... yikes.]
...I'm so sorry, Sir Nakajima. That sounds terrifying. How did you get free?
...I'm so sorry, Sir Nakajima. That sounds terrifying. How did you get free?
I didn't. I died.
[A pause.]
...I think? Because I'm alive now, but.
[Well. He gestures to himself. He definitely died of these injuries!]
[A pause.]
...I think? Because I'm alive now, but.
[Well. He gestures to himself. He definitely died of these injuries!]
...you're alive now, but the sensation of dying was real to you. I think that counts.
[...]
I'm so sorry.
[she said that once already, but - it bears repeating.]
[...]
I'm so sorry.
[she said that once already, but - it bears repeating.]
[He nods. That's what it feels like to him: like the death was real, even if he logically knows it couldn't be. The words he heard, the fears he felt, they echo through him like the sharp nightmares of childhood that keep children awake at night. It leaves Atsushi feeling hollow, unable to fully appreciate the care that he's being given without feeling guilty for needing the attention in the first place.]
I don't even know why we went through all of that.
I don't even know why we went through all of that.
I can't even begin to imagine why...
[some parts of their strange experiences from last week make a certain amount of sense - not as much sense as she'd like, but some - but this...? she has no idea what might have prompted this.]
But whatever caused it... we'll take care of you. You'll all be alright.
[some parts of their strange experiences from last week make a certain amount of sense - not as much sense as she'd like, but some - but this...? she has no idea what might have prompted this.]
But whatever caused it... we'll take care of you. You'll all be alright.
...thank you.
[He's not saying 'sorry' there, but he sure is thinking it.]
I don't want to be a burden. So, after I'm healthier, let me help with whatever you need.
[He's not saying 'sorry' there, but he sure is thinking it.]
I don't want to be a burden. So, after I'm healthier, let me help with whatever you need.
...well, alright.
But! I work my apprentices pretty hard, you know. Which means you'll have to cooperate and allow me to make sure you've fully recovered before I can put you to work.
But! I work my apprentices pretty hard, you know. Which means you'll have to cooperate and allow me to make sure you've fully recovered before I can put you to work.
[Well. Looks like he gets to be a medical assistant sooner than he expected.]
I think I need a couple more hours in a pod but then I can walk and be of help.
We have work ahead of us, so I'll do my best to be ready as soon as I can.
I think I need a couple more hours in a pod but then I can walk and be of help.
We have work ahead of us, so I'll do my best to be ready as soon as I can.
don't push yourself
it's okay to take time to heal
it's okay to take time to heal
There's still things I can do.
I'm going to figure out what happened.
I'm going to figure out what happened.
yes
we'll figure this out one way or another
we'll figure this out one way or another
I worry about what happens after that though.
[here they are in the void! when jiuqing spots atsushi, she nods to him.]
...Atsushi, hello.
[does it look like he's been in the pod? she is checking subtly.]
...Atsushi, hello.
[does it look like he's been in the pod? she is checking subtly.]
[He does! He can walk now, and he's removed the bandages. He's inspecting the new scars on his hands though as he frowns slightly. But when Jiuqing speaks up, he'll look up to her.]
Ah, hello. How are you doing?
Ah, hello. How are you doing?
Edited 2022-02-28 02:52 (UTC)
[whew, good.]
I'm... alright. [a little shaken by the whole execution experience, but like. who wouldn't be shaken by that?] And you? ...it looks like your injuries have improved.
I'm... alright. [a little shaken by the whole execution experience, but like. who wouldn't be shaken by that?] And you? ...it looks like your injuries have improved.
Ah, yes. I spent enough time in the pods to heal them up. But I have a bunch of scars now.
[He seems. Kind of surprised. To have scars.]
[He seems. Kind of surprised. To have scars.]
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