thebastion | [OPEN] We're smiling all the same [Day 207]

Who: Ahime, anyone checking on her in the hospital
Open: Open
When: 207
Where: Hospital
What: The warrior has finally woken.
Format: Any
Warnings: Talk of impaling injuries

Being a Warrior of Atlantis, and the right hand of the Queen at that meant knowing your life was constantly going to be filled with risks. Their life expectancy was a tad higher than the average soldier due to their naturally imbued magic being higher than others due to what was passed on via genetics, but that didn't mean that there weren't those who fell in battle young. Entire Warrior lines had been wiped out in the past, and it was often considered a blessing if one passed on due to natural causes instead of something more violent.

When that house had exploded and Ahime had been impaled, she had thought this was finally her end, in a world away from her own with no Warrior to call kin near her. After all, no one but her had survived past the Calamity. She saw it as going out valiantly if she took herself and her injury to battle with the Ura men that were trying to stop them from getting the cure for their friends. At least then she would have been reunited with her family and friends.

But then she had been grabbed and... that was it. She didn't recall anything beyond that point.

Waking in the hospital had been surprising, and she lay there staring at the ceiling breathing in and out slowly for a long moment before a tired, hoarse laugh escaped her.

"Even now, you're looking out for me, aren't you... ?" she asked to no one in particular, lifting an arm to drape it over her eyes. "What a cruel joke..."

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[Ippo had been sitting in the small hospital room for nearly two days now, only leaving to shower and eat before promptly returning to his seat; he didn't mind keeping a vigil and ended up providing a warm welcome for anyone else who came to visit...but he refused to leave otherwise.

To that end, he was dead asleep in his chair when Ahime woke up, the sudden voice breaking through his light slumber and causing him to flail around as he was startled awake...and onto the hospital floor with a loud thump.]

Ssssss...owwwww....Ahime, are you awake?

[He said, wincing slightly as he rubbed where his backside had hit the floor.]

Crona is about to leave the hospital. The meister has been recovering slowly, so slowly, and now Crona is finally ready to leave. Crona had claimed a house before the plague struck, and now is planning on moving everything (meaning bags and bags of shards) from apartment to house. But then there's a quiet voice, and a sad laugh, and Crona knows that soul. So the meister cautiously knocks on the door of Ahime's room.

Zuko doesn't know the woman well enough to sit at her bedside for any length of time, but she has been stopping in once a day to check on Ahime's condition since they all got back. On finding her awake this time, she stops in the doorway.

"...do you want me to get anyone?" She didn't catch Ahime talking to herself, but from the way she's lying, Zuko wonders if she's in any pain.

Later on in the day, Colin and the group have returned from their little expedition. And once Colin's put away his supplies, his next stop is the hospital to check up on Ahime. She'd given everyone a terrible fright, after all.

He steps into the room, not wanting to wake her if she's asleep. It seems to be his MO when it comes to hospital patients. Step in quietly to check on them, and try not to disturb them.

[Geez, Ippo...]

I feel like I should be asking you the same question.

It takes a second to sit up and see who is at the door, but as tired as she is she manages to give Crona a smile.

"Hello, Crona."

A lot of pain, though she knows that there's little they can do about it.

"I'll be fine. ... I think. Thank you, though."

She's been awake, and then asleep again, resting to recover further from her injuries without actually being unconscious.

Just as Colin is about to leave, though, she starts to rouse again, wincing and groaning at the pain in her stomach.

As long as she's hiding it well enough, Zuko won't realize just how much.

"All right. Just let me know. Most things around here are more advanced than I'm used to, so- they must have something they can give you."

"M-miss Ahime." Crona takes a hesitant step into the room, staying close to the wall, close to the door.

"Are you all right?"

That's certainly enough to give him pause. He returns to her side, giving her a slightly more detailed scan to check her injury.

"I think I need to talk to Rosethorn and Seimei about getting some Morphine," Colin says gently, shaking his head before giving her a smile. "I'd ask how you're feeling, but I think that's rather self-evident. But hey, you're still with us. You had everyone worried sick."

[He laughed sheepishly, scratching the back of his head as he rose up to his feet. He'd managed to actually find some clothing that fit him, but he would still probably look much different than that last time Ahime had seen the boy.]

Heh...sorry about that. Is there anything I can get you now that you're awake though? Food or maybe some new pillows?

[He wasn't much a doctor, but if there was anything he could do to make Ahime more comfortable, he could at least move fast.]

She's resilient enough to hide it pretty well. Then again, she did get impaled...

"I wouldn't want to impose on the young doctor. That said... how is everything here?"

That earns a strained laugh from the woman.

"I've been better."

"Morphine?" That's not a term she's familiar with, and her voice croaks out hoarse and thin. She shakes her head slowly to his comments, strained smile appearing with it.

"A warrior's death would have been a noble one..."

As long as you're alright.

[He was the one falling all over himself, after all.]

No, thank you. I'm... fine right now.

Between magic and modern medicine, Zuko has no clear idea how fast that would heal.

"Everyone's pulled through. You're the one we were worried about."

"Morphine is a really, REALLY good painkiller," Colin says. "Dangerously good, addictive. But for nasty injuries, it can't be beat."

He smirks slightly, and he looks over. "I'll tell you what my sister tells the headstrong Mrrshan who say the same thing," he tells her. "A warrior's death is noble, but limited. A true warrior's death comes after a life of victory and meaning."

His smirk widens then. "But if you want to debate the afterlife, you're clearly feeling cooped up," he adds, reaching out to pat her. "Do you need anything?"

Crona takes a few steps into the room, worried.

"I... um... I heard that you got hurt."

[Ippo let out a small sigh and smiled wide at the warrior, feeling a sense of relief spread through him.]

I'm glad you're awake. You...looked really rough, when I got here two nights ago. I know you're strong but...

[He couldn't have helped feeling worried for his friend, friends were all he really had now and he wanted to keep it that way for as long as was humanly possible.]

"If I had died, at least it would have been so everyone else could live..." Ahime sighs, shaking her head slowly. "I'm glad that we were able to save everyone though."

"... I see. I don't know if I would like that. Atlantis still relied fairly heavily on natural medicines..."

A sigh then, and a faint but humorless quirk of her lips.

"I'm sorry, but where I'm from your sister would be considered wrong. Our lives are devoted to the crown. We live for our Queen, we die for our Queen."

"I did. There was an explosion. I'm afraid I was at Ground Zero, more or less."

One would think water is stronger than fire, but even I have my limits. Apparently I'll be fine in time, though. At least that's what I've been told.

"But you didn't have to die so anyone could live." Zuko has it in her to give her life for someone, but Ahime almost sounds like she would have preferred it, which would be stupid.

"I'm glad we saved everyone, too. Including you."

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