rose: come to

[fluthlu]

[Waking up to the stark lights of a clinic is never a totally pleasant experience, and after spending precisely a year aboard a meteor in the time since she last recalls seeing Paradisa, it takes Rose several minutes to fully realize her surroundings. In fact, once she finally comes around, it occurs to her that maybe she never left at all. The meteor might have been some elaborate dream, induced by a bump on the head.

But if that were the case, she would not still be in her god tier garb.

The situation becoming completely clear to her, Rose reaches for the journal. She has no idea how long she's been out, and finding that out is the first matter of business.]

... Brushing aside the film cliche of this inquiry - would someone mind telling me what the date is?

[Filtered separately to John Egbert and Kanaya Maryam]

I would like to speak with you if you have the time.

[/Filter]

Comments

[Rose]

[dupable]

Rose! Hey, of course! Where are you right now?

[John]

[fluthlu]

[Oh God she has never been happier just to hear a voice.]

John. I'm in the clinic.

[Rose]

[dupable]

[ Woah!! WOAH. ]

Hold up, I am on my way right now!

[John]

[fluthlu]

I'm fine, you don't need to hurry.

[Rose]

[dupable]

It's okay, it'll only take a minute.

[ So sit tight, because John's already rushing down to where you are! ]

[fluthlu]

[Oh God why, she isn't mentally prepared for this. It's been so long since she's seen him, and she knows that as soon as he sees her orange hood he's going to be asking a lot of questions. For the time being, though, she just climbs out of bed and straightens out her clothes.]

Rose

[rainbowed]

[Kanaya wastes no time at all when she hears that voice.]

You're awake?

Kanaya

[fluthlu]

I am, as of approximately two and a half minutes ago.

Rose

[rainbowed]

[She still feels extremely guilty over what happened. She briefly considers switching over to text, but decides that she cares too much to seem impersonal right now.]

I've been checking on you every day since you lost consciousness. I'm... really sorry for what I did. It was not my intention at all.

Kanaya

[fluthlu]

[Rose could almost laugh.]

It wasn't your fault, Kanaya. In fact, I would actually like to thank you.

Rose

[rainbowed]

[Wait, what? Kanaya isn't sure she heard that right.]

Thank me?

[squartatore]

[dictated:]

31 May. [...] Why is that a cliche?

[fluthlu]

It reeks of a generic amnesia arc. But thank you very much for your help.

[squartatore]

[...amnesia?]

Sure, no problem. Are you feeling okay, though?

[fluthlu]

I'm feeling excellent, thank you. A week's nap seems to have been precisely what I was in need of.

dictated

[psych0p0mps]

May 31st. Why, is something up?

[fluthlu]

Thank you, Aradia. I was just asking, that's all.

[psych0p0mps]

[Hmmm kinda doubts that's all there is to it? It's unusual to lose track of the date, especially for someone normally so fastidious. Buuuut, she won't press for now.]

Okay. Oh, hey, I don't know if you heard, but some folks are out at this tower testing magic wards for the outpost. It's the last day, but did you want to join in?

[fluthlu]

[Outposts... outposts... Oh!]

Ah. On any other day, I would love to. I don't think it would be advisable at the moment, however.

[psych0p0mps]

[....... hnnnngh okay yeah she's gonna press.]

... Why? Is something wrong?

/action okay?

[ectobabble]

[Ray's been checking on her ever since she got knocked out ... he's pretty sure what that sort of thing means, now. and when he comes in to see her today and realizes her clothes are different, W E L P]

Rose! You're awake! It's the last day of May, you've been out a pretty good while.

[he pulls up a chair and wishes her up a bottle of root beer. what, she's been out, she's probably thirsty]

How do you feel?

action is great!

[fluthlu]

[Rose gives him a grateful smile, and takes the root beer. She's looking at him as if he's a very old friend - after all, she hasn't seen him in over a year. Between coming around in a strange room and trying to collect what she knows about this situation, it takes her awhile to answer.]

Ray. I'm feeling very well, thank you.

yay!

[ectobabble]

[he knows that look, it's the same look he gave Phoebe when she came around to see him] Good, good. .... You must have one heck of a time displacement ratio. How long's it been, for you? I mean, if you don't mind my asking.

[fluthlu]

[Another pause to consider this. It seems impossible that it has been so long since John's thirteenth birthday...]

One year, to the best of my knowledge.

[ectobabble]

... That's about how long it was for me, too. I wonder if that's a standard length of time for your consciousness to be separated. ... Are you hungry? I was starving when I first woke up, so - I could wish you up something?