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[pain_train]

Who: Wrath (and maybe you?)
Broadcast: Entire fleet
Action: Windrose medlab, she ain't goin anywhere
When: June 11 (four days after this mess)

[Text]

extra large protein lovers pizza
++ spicy soypperoni
+ red chilies
++ mazer beer ipa or equivalent 1 6pack

5 strippers
pref male
++ purple body glitter
++ portable sound system
+ boa constrictor

deliver to: lt wrath, windrose



[Audio]

[She doesn’t quite know how bad she looks, but she knows how bad she feels. There is no way the people in the fleet need to see this. So it’s audio only. Wrath’s words slur faintly, like someone who is profoundly tired rather than drunk. Chems do that to her.]

Hey everyone. Um. I had an accident and I’m gonna be… down for a little while. I know I wanted to do a coffee thing for all my brother soldiers but… that’s gonna have to wait. Til I’m on my feet again. Really sorry, guys. But it’ll happen. Just a little later.

Anyway like last time I was in traction I just ordered pizza and strippers, but I tried to do that here and it doesn’t work? And there’s no pudding or nurses. So I’m kind of super bored since I can’t move around right now. So anyone want to like… watch vids or play games or something? I could maybe figure out how to do chess on the network. Or ask someone for help. Or tell stories. Or like. Visitors would be nice? Yeah.

Officer Snuggles says hi, everyone. [The fox yips.] And. Um. Bye~


[Action]

[Wrath, almost completely immobilized in traction to keep her spine from crumbling completely, occupies the Windrose’s medlab for the timebeing, Officer Snuggles normally curled up on the corner of the bed when he’s not out patrolling. Wrath herself looks like hell, nasty bruises and stitched up head and facial lacerations, her left eye’s sclera still crimson. But she’s doing her best to maintain a positive attitude. There’s not really anything else for her to do.

Visitors are what she really, really wants. Being stuck in bed and unable to move around and really touch anything is starting to eat at her badly. It’s a vague sort of unease, blurred out by the drugs, but it’s definitely not doing her anxiety levels any good. Before the ports are removed, nothing feels right anyway, which is another sort of alarming. She's got the painting frame for entertainment beyond staring at the ceiling, but her fine motor control is terrifyingly lacking, and she doesn't think she can blame it all on the drugs.

And Winter… she’s not thinking about what actually happened if she can help it. That wasn’t Winter. He wasn’t at home when that all went down. It was a fight, she survived, everything is okay now. She’s tough as hell. She’s not going to think about how it feels like falling. She’s not going to think about how last time, Compliance showed up and tried to take her right out of her hospital bed. She’s not going to drive herself crazy with worry about how Winter is doing and if everyone is treating him okay and if everyone gets it wasn’t his fault. And she’s sure as hell not going to think about how next time, it might be her turn.]

Comments

Re: text;

[universal_charm]

Hah, I'll remember that if I ever get to visit your world.

How are you doing, by the way? Anything you need right away? Because it's going to take me a little bit to find the snake.

Re: text;

[pain_train]

definitely and there's good bars there too oh and the blue martian wave is a great place for noodles if you like spicy stuff

i'm green and good just kinda bored so like looking for games and stuff

Re: text;

[universal_charm]

Well - I have my tri-dimensional chess board I can either bring over or we can play through video link. Or I have some packs of cards if you like card games. I can run to the library too, if you want to read something.

_{[ A beat and then - ]}

What about art supplies?

text;

[pain_train]

oh cool i've only played like regular dimensional chess so you'll have to teach me how that sounds interesting the only card game i know is poker but i like learning new games good on art supplies though i've got my digital board that's all i really need right now

Re: text;

[universal_charm]

I'm happy to teach you tri-dimensional chess. The board's a little hard to move, so how about we do a video link?

_{[ And that way if Wrath got tired he wouldn't have to linger putting the board away and keep her from her rest. ]}

text;

[pain_train]

okay sure dunno how i'll move the pieces then but i guess you'll tell me how it works?

Re: text;

[universal_charm]

Oh yes, I'll explain everything. I'll set up the link so you can see the board, and you can tell me where to move your pieces for you.

Re: text;

[pain_train]

okay sounds great!!

Re: text;

[universal_charm]

Good, I'll get to work on linking that up. Have you had any luck with others about those strippers - or the pizza?

text;

[pain_train]

oh um a super hot guy named night hawke danced for me and had a nice butt and erik made me something kind of like pizza cause he's the best everyone is super awesome

Re: text;

[universal_charm]

The butt really is the most important part, or maybe the shoulders. But probably the butt. Good - I'm glad two wishes have been fulfilled at least. Still working on that link for you.

Re: text;

[pain_train]

just kind of depends on personal preference i think like shoulders are good and nice arms but if you can't bounce ballistics off the ass then like what's the point right at least i think so but i really like butts

thanks

text > video

[universal_charm]

Haha, well, I have to agree with you about the ass. On guys anyways - I like legs on women. But a nice butt goes a long way for anyone, personally speaking.

_{[ There's a flicker of static and then viola! Wrath would have an upper 3/4 view of a three layered chess board with silver and gold pieces set up on the bottom layer. ]}

Can you see it? Or anything?

Re: text > video

[pain_train]

Yeah, I can see it great! That's a very pretty board.

video;

[universal_charm]

Haha, thank you - I made it myself. The pieces are a bit mismatched, but that doesn't make it hard to play.

Have you played chess before at all? You don't need experience, but it might help you translate to this version is all.

Re: video;

[pain_train]

They are? They look really nice.

Yeah, I've played regular chess. Charles taught me. I'm not great at it, but I'm getting better. I think.

Re: video;

[universal_charm]

Aha, why thank you. Amazing what a little paint can do.

Okay, well, this is about the same, but it has a few extra rules to go with moving up and down the tiers and capturing.

_{[ He launches into the explanation, showing her by moving pieces as he went. ]}

Any questions or do you want to jump right in to a practice game?

Re: video;

[pain_train]

[Wrath listens very intently to the explanation. This kind of thing, she can normally keep track of pretty well. She'd absorbed the rules for regular chess with the same kind of ease, even if learning the strategy and understanding it is a much longer process. After this briefing and a couple of games, she'll probably end up teaching this version to her friends for fun.]

Practice game! If I have questions I'll ask them as we go.

Re: video;

[universal_charm]

_{[ He smiles and takes his seat. ]}

That works for me. So, just tell me the places you want me to move your pieces - don't worry about space names, you can just say up, diagonal left and the like.

And please, tell me if you're getting bored. I want to make you feel better, not cause you more stress.

Re: video;

[pain_train]

Okay, I can do that!

Don't worry. Anything is better than sitting by myself.

[Prepare yourself, Jim. She plays very, aggressively. Not great at it, obviously a beginner, but she's already got a style of her own.]

Re: video;

[universal_charm]

Haha, I think we have that alike. I'm literally the worst patient. I'm pretty sure I drove my doctor's crazy over the past year.

_{[ Hey, he likes that. He wavers between moderate and aggressive himself, so it's nice playing against someone whose not afraid to get in the thick of things. ]}

Heh, you're a quick learner, I see. You sure you haven't played this before?

Re: video;

[pain_train]

Yeah, I try to be good... and I am for some things, like physical therapy. But if I'm just in a room by myself I start causing trouble. My last doctor put a net nanny on my glasses because I was so bad.

Nah, just regular chess. I'm trying to be better, though. The guys I play chess with are all really good.

Re: video;

[universal_charm]

Is a net nanny what I think it is?

Oh? Who are those guys?

Re: video;

[pain_train]

Um, it's a thing that regulates what you can do and say on the network. It really sucks.

I play with Charles and Erik mostly. And Kitty plays too.

Re: video;

[universal_charm]

So, it essentially censors you?

Oh, I've played with Charles. I didn't know Kitty played. Or Erik. But I don't think Erik likes me all that much.

_{[ Or anybody really. ]}