BORDERLANDS AU 1

[agoodname]

[IMAGE EATEN BY SKAGGS]

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[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."

[enigmaster]

Oh. ...Tell her I said hi. [yeah about what he should've expected sorry bridgit just gonna... reach for that bag then? what's this]

[agoodname]

[turns out it's....books. And a small potted plant with some blue flowers on it. Cat types something into her ECHO pad and waits....and then a moment later--]

"Bridgit says that you should know exactly where you can shove it."

[enigmaster]

Tell her I didn't break anything and it went fine. [GOSH. ...he'll take out the books. Taking a look at them. The potted plant he'll set down in a safe spot.]

[agoodname]

[Cat rolls her eyes at that, but starts to relay the message. The books are actually full on paper books, so that's kinda neat. There's one about coding, another about engineering, and another about famous well known, never solved puzzles and riddles throughout history.]

[enigmaster]

[...Oh.

Oh, well, he's... definitely going to take his time with these, yes.]

...You said Oswald couldn't come, right? I mean-- are they busy or...

[agoodname]

"Yeah. Jack's pulling some shit again with the Citadel--nothing too drastic but definitely trying to keep them in line or whatever. So they're dealing with that."

[a pause]

"Bridget says not the point, asshat. All caps and a period after each one."