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Re: Day 150 | Afternoon | Action

[pain_train]

"What do you want to know?"

Day 150 | Afternoon | Action

[bothbarrels]

"Your name. Since we're doing this whole bonding and becoming friends thing we're apparently doing."

Day 150 | Afternoon | Action

[pain_train]

"Oh! Yes, of course. Sorry, I thought you already knew that. My name is Wrath." She smiles. "What's your name?"

And finger wiggle, indicative of sure, handshake.

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[bothbarrels]

"No, I know that. I mean your name. Your real name."

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[pain_train]

Her smile fades a bit and she just looks at him for a moment, brows drawing together. She feels embarrassed, like this is a question she should have a different answer to. And it was all going so well. "I..." She looks back up toward the ceiling, as if the answer will be there. "I'm sorry. I... I should... I should know this, shouldn't I? I can't remember."

There's nothing at all coy about this. She looks back toward him. "Will you still tell me your name?"

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[bothbarrels]

"Yeah, sure, of course," he says, not able to help showing his concern. "North. That's what everyone calls me. My real name's Andrew, but North will be fine."

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[pain_train]

Oh, that's a relief. He's not upset that she can't remember her name. She hasn't been able to remember it for years. It's hard to tell with all the casts in the way, but she relaxes. Then wiggles her fingers again. "Then you should shake my hand, right?"

Well, you know. For certain values of hand shaking.

"Is it okay if I call you Andrew, or would you rather I call you North?" She grins. "North's a direction, but Andrew means manly so that's... something."

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[bothbarrels]

He laughs. "Well, as much as I appreciate the compliment I tend to stick with North. I'm surprised you knew that off the top of your head."

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[pain_train]

"Facts are always easy to remember." Aw, it's a shame. She likes Andrew better, but it would be pretty mean to call him one name if he preferred the other. But she still smile because hey, his name is North, he has a cute smile, and he's going to bake her a pie. Maybe even two pies. "All right, North. I'm glad to meet you in a way that doesn't involve me trying to punch you in the head."

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[bothbarrels]

"Same here, I can assure you." He stands and belatedly takes her fingers to give them a little squeeze. "I suppose I'll be back in a day or so. I have a friend here across the hall."

Day 150 | Afternoon | Action

[pain_train]

She gives his fingers a squeeze back, her grip quite strong considering the state the rest of her is. Just a little handshake is nice, from anyone really. "I'll look forward to seeing you and a pie, then. And your smile."

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[bothbarrels]

"I'll make sure it's intact, just for you." Considering the concern surrounding Carolina's mysterious coma, a reason to smile was good.

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[pain_train]

"Good." She grins. "And I'll... see if I can remember my name for you." Because that had just been embarrassing. Everyone just called her Wrath. But maybe that was like everyone calling him North.

Fine so she'd remember her name so that she could make him call her Wrath anyway. That seemed fair.

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[bothbarrels]

"I hope it comes to you." He couldn't imagine having received a head injury so bad he would forget his own name.

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[pain_train]

"It... might not," she admits. "But I'll try anyway for you." She smiles and wiggles her fingers in a little goodbye, since it sounds like he's wanting to leave.

But it was a nice interruption for the otherwise boring day. She does hope he'll be back soon. Hob is good to see and Whiskey is nice when he's not being a doctor but North (Andrew, she can think about him as Andrew if she likes) has a nice smile, and will bring her pie and is new, novel. She doesn't look at him and feel the endless, creeping itch that there's something important about him she's forgotten.

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[bothbarrels]

"Shouldn't it be on your medical records? I'm sure there's someone here who can tell it to you."

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[pain_train]

"Oh, maybe? Could you look for me?" This time she wiggles her toes to point to a datapad that's mounted at the end of the bed. "Display on," she calls. It should register to her voice print.

And she really doesn't care if North gets a look at her medical records. She's physically fucked to hell, and that much is obvious just from looking at her. Which is pretty much what the display says; 182/206 bones broken, major internal injuries, ports severely warped from impact, all upgrades damaged and in need of replacement (so yes she is missing an arm and a leg), one retina has detached and that eye has now been replaced with a standard bionic eye.

And then some written notes appended to the end.

DO NOT LET HER OUT EARLY YOU IDIOTS SHE NEARLY DIED--WHISKEY

I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE SAYS, SHE IS NOT FINE AND THE TRACTION SPLINTS ARE NOT GIVING HER A HEADACHE--WHISKEY

STOP SCRATCHING HER NOSE SHE JUST DOES THAT TO BITE YOU--WHISKEY

NEXT PERSON TO GIVE HER COFFEE GETS THE BOOT--WHISKEY

DON'T LISTEN TO HER, KEEP THE PAIN MEDS ON SCHEDULE; IF COGNITIVE ISSUES EXIST SWITCH HER TO MILDER DOSAGE--WHISKEY

Patient scheduled for compliance interview upon release, inform the compliance office immediately.--Compliance Adjunct Trujillo THE HELL SHE WILL--WHISKEY

NO SHE DOES NOT NEED ANOTHER HEAD SCAN, YOU DAMNWELL KNOW THE MEMORY PROBLEMS ARE UNRELATED TO CURRENT TRAUMA--WHISKEY

get better soon--jojo

THE NEXT PERSON TO GET AN "EILEAN" JOKE GETS THE FIST. I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE, SHE WILL REMEMBER YOU AND I WON'T SAVE YOU--WHISKEY

NO. NO BANANA PUDDING. IT ENDS UP ON THE CEILING. LOOK UP YOU MORONS.--WHISKEY

DO NOT LET HER USE YOUR GLASSES SHE WILL ORDER STRIPPERS. GODDAMMIT I TOLD YOU TWICE ALREADY THERE'S STILL GLITTER IN THE VENTS--WHISKEY

Day 150 | Afternoon | Action

[bothbarrels]

He can't help but read the notes with a faintly amused smile on his face, all the but the bit about the head trauma—so she already had memory problems before this? He glances up at her a few times as he's reading, then swipes through to the first page again. "I don't understand, you're just listed as Wrath here."

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[pain_train]

She isn't surprised. If these things were as easy as looking at records or searching the network, she would know her 'real' name. She offers him a wry smile. "Then that's my name, I guess. Kind of a weird one, huh?"

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[bothbarrels]

"Yes," he says slowly, putting the datapad back. "Well then, it's nice to have met you, Wrath."

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[pain_train]

"Thanks for visiting, North." Her smile relaxes back to something truly cheerful. "I'm looking forward to the pie. And I hope your friend recovers soon."

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[bothbarrels]

"Thank you." He heads for the door. "See ya."

As he leaves he's left to wonder exactly what he's gotten himself into and how easily she wormed her way into his good graces. She doesn't seem at all the woman who had attacked him in the Hub. There's a lot about her that seems to be hidden, even though she presents herself as an open book. When he settles in at home, he's going to have to do some poking around into this.