11th Frost | Open Action (Forward-Dated to the 10th, 11th)

[icy_heavens]

Who: Toushirou, anyone who drops by to visit him, hospital employees/volunteers
Where: Locke City University Hospital
When: March 10th, 11th
What: So Toushirou winds up hospitalized for a couple days because of Wise Snake. Friends and otherwise show up to check on him.


He sure as hell would've like to have found his way to one of the Network healers than wind up here, but that hadn't worked out for him. At least he'd managed to hand his sword off to Luke before any normals caught him with it. Maybe it doesn't matter. Maybe their cover has been blown all to hell. But if it hasn't, he'd take advantage of whatever is left.

His first night had been spent having various tests done to determine the extent of his injuries. A couple things broken, a few more things bruised, and a concussion. Fun. But it sure beats being dead like he should have been. Any questions as to what had happened to cause his injuries had been met with an 'I don't remember', which seems like a perfectly good coverup, considering he'd been knocked unconscious for a time. It isn't like he can tell the medical staff he'd gotten hit by the most massive snake of them all. His survival would raise questions that way.

The rest of his time is spent on varying degrees of painkillers, with Granny at his side at any time when she doesn't have enough reason to be elsewhere. Anytime he'd tried to tell her the same thing he'd told the doctors, she'd given him an admonishing look. It had become clear that she wouldn't believe him, so he'd promised to tell her the truth once they're home. She'd at least texted his phone contacts about his situation, though. Using the Network at the hospital doesn't seem like the best idea.

News reports are all over the television today, and that's what he winds up watching. If any of the staff think that's weird for a kid his age, they don't comment on it. He has to know what's going on. Things are public now.

In one day, the whole game has changed.

Comments

[songoftimaendtimeagain]

Luke nods and sits down again, glancing between the news and his own hands, fingers picking at the hem of his shirt. He's been reassured numerous times now that Toushirou is going to make a full recovery, but he can't help but worry. What's worse is that he knows an incredibly easy fix to this problem! He used it in fact. Just like a half an hour cutting grass and he was back in the prime of health despite having more than a few cuts and bruises himself, (although nothing as extensive as Toushirou).

"....and you're sure you don't want any hearts?"

[icy_heavens]

Right, the weird video game ability that had sprung up during one of their sword lessons. He'd completely forgotten about that. Still, that's a no-go.

"And then we'd have to explain why I'm suddenly better. I'm trying not to look suspicious here. Besides, can you even transport those things?"

[songoftimaendtimeagain]

[At the mention of not drawing attention to themselves, Luke tries to subtly tuck his ears a little more firmly into his hat. Not that he isn't fairly conspicuous anyway, but it's the thought that counts.

Toushirou's question actually gets Luke to pause his nervous hand wringing and frown in concentration. Come to think of it he'd never actually picked one up.]

Oh. Yeah. They sort of...[He makes a vague poof gesture with his hands.] ...bloop when I touch them.

I just wanna help, y'know?

[icy_heavens]

Bloop. Sure, whatever. It's an accurate enough imitation of the sound. He grits his teeth against a wave of pain before he relaxes a little.

"I get it, okay? It's not like I want to be hurt like this. It's just --"

And he cuts himself off there, because whoops, there's granny in the doorway. He'd meant it when he told her he's going to wait until he got out of here to explain things, so letting anything slip now still wouldn't be right.

And it's a bit of a knowing look she gives him when he stops, though still tempered with concern. "Well, I'd certainly hope you don't. I'd worry more about the concussion if you started thinking something like that."