BORDERLANDS AU 1

[agoodname]

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[agoodname]

[Oswald's hand is white-knuckled on his cane, and looks like he's somewhere between making a biting comment and throwing a fit. Except he's also pretty pale, even though his face is scrunched up in those two between emotions] ....right. Yes. Best come back later. [his voice is...very tight] "When the matter's resolved." [again, that gentle but firm tone of voice, because she knows him well enough to know that whatever reaction is brewing is Not Good and would probably not be good to happen in this hospital right now lmao] "I'll send you an update as soon as possible." [and she's going to take his arm and lead him out]

[enigmaster]

[Edward's just switched to staring at the floor. The adrenaline's gone and now he just feels... bad? Bad. It's a vague sort of feeling, where he can't quite place the emotional cocktail going on right now. Just that he does not care for it.]

[agoodname]

[yeah it's not the best of situations

So Edward gets to be alone in that room for a bit while Lee takes Oswald out of the hospital.

She'll be back as soon as he's out, though, but for now he's got a minute or two of peace and quiet]

[enigmaster]

[...he looks, for a moment, at those painkillers. It would help. And it would make him feel less of... all of this, probably. ... No. Better not. He'll just... wait for a bit, for when Lee returns. Give his arm a little more time to adjust.]

[agoodname]

[Right, she'll be back, then, after a bit, moving to sit down again in that rolling chair of hers, though she doesn't move it closer. she doesn't glance at the painkillers--not yet. Not until she's sure he's not making his way towards a panic attack any more]

[enigmaster]

[He's not... looking at her. But he seems less panicked now, at least. It's passed, mostly.] ...I really did have it under control.

[agoodname]

"I'm sure you did. But I'm sure you are aware that I'm going to have to make sure, now?"

[enigmaster]

I did it correctly. I'm not an idiot. [He sounds annoyed, now, but. It's the normal amount of annoyed he gets. Probably a good sign.] ...But fine.

[agoodname]

[Well that's something.]

"I'll also have to make sure you didn't disturb any of your remaining stitches or your still-healing ribs." [all business-like about it, simply practical]

[enigmaster]

They're both fine. [He's pretty sure, anyway... He didn't feel any tearing. And he'd be a mess if he fucked up his ribs.] ...but if there is a problem, it's only because Oswald startled me. For the record.

[agoodname]

"Mmhm." [mildly] "I'll be sure to include that in my doctors notes."

"Is it alright to touch you?"

[enigmaster]

[...he doesn't look thrilled about it. But, all the same--] ...Sure.

[agoodname]

"Tell me if that changes." [and she'll roll herself over so she can inspect his arm first]

[enigmaster]

[He'll shift a bit and let her look. And, well. He is right that he did it correctly. Despite how inadvisable it is to do something like this, Edward did manage to connect everything correctly. There's no damage, just the pain from the first connection. A little bruising around the place where the metal connects to his flesh, but that, too, is normal and expected for more complex prosthetics like this one. ...It's hard to say if it's luck, stubbornness, or actually just brilliance. Probably all three.]

[agoodname]

[Lee huffs out a relieved breath at that]

"Well, fortunately, it looks like there's no complications with the connection."

[and also fortunately, she is professional enough not to comment at the moment about how he put himself unnecessarily through excessive amounts of pain to do it.]

[enigmaster]

I did say as much, didn't I? [just. grumbling a bit.]

[agoodname]

"You did. And as your doctor, it's my job to verify it."

[mildly]

"Perhaps it goes without saying, but you should get some rest now, considering what your nerves have just been through."

[enigmaster]

...You're not going to accept any answer but "yes", are you?

[agoodname]

[she just gives him an arch look]

[enigmaster]

...Yes, fine, okay. I'll rest.

[agoodname]

"Good."

[and with that she'll head out]

[enigmaster]

[...as much as he almost wants to just stay up, out of spite, he does actually spend some time resting. Against his will. For the record.

But it does make him feel better, which annoys him a great deal.

...So.

About that certain Penguin with bad timing, is he gonna visit again?]

[agoodname]

[well, not quite yet. Instead, a couple days later, he'll get Cat, who is just going to invite herself in in the middle of the day, drop a kind of heavy bag into his lap, and go plop herself down in one of the chairs, putting her feet up on the bed]

"Hey."

[enigmaster]

[Edward blinks at that sudden weight, looking up from his ECHO device to the bag, then to Cat.] Ah... Hey? [cat cat what] ...What's this?

[agoodname]

"Special delivery." [she pulls out an ECHO pad herself, starting to thumb through it] "Penguin couldn't come and neither could Ivy, so they sent me. Also Bridgit says you can go fuck yourself."