In the infirmary...

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela slept for a long time, but now she's awake.

She still doesn't remember anything, but as the drugs are pushed out of her system, she's becoming more aware of things, more coherent. She feels ashamed at the anger she still feels with her mother and grandfather, and shoves it down inside until she can't feel it anymore.

Wasn't their fault, after all. They tried...

Not hard enough...

But there are other things to occupy her mind besides squashing down her anger--like the memories the drugs stirred up, the nightmares, the fact that she really doesn't remember anything specific that happened while she was gone.

She doesn't even realize how long she was gone. Or why she was taken. Or even an idea of by whom.

She tries to focus on what is actually good right now--the fact that she's clean, and in a clean gown, that her bed has sheets and the sheets are cool and clean. She strokes the bedsheets with distracted fingertips, the gesture oddly comforting.

She looks for a moment at the two IV's, one in each arm, and sighs. She feels really, really weird. She pokes at the toast she has for breakfast, half-heartedly eating only a couple of bites before completely losing all enthusiasm for it.

She doesn't know what to do with herself. She feels dull and flat and stupid.

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[not-one-drop.livejournal.com]

And this vampire was poking her head around the door, eyes bright and worried, searching the romm for Angela.

Finds her, gives a small wave.

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela waves back, her eyes wide, still a little shocked.

"Hey."

[not-one-drop.livejournal.com]

"How're you?"

Moving farther in, coming over.

[kayip.livejournal.com]

Behrooz moves into the infirmary very quietly, bright eyes scanning the room immediately when he steps in. When he sees only Angela, he walks closer to make sure that she's awake, though he can pretty much already tell that.

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela's mouth twitches, but no smile appears. Sometimes the smile just doesn't work. "Hey."

[kayip.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't have mattered. Behrooz doesn't need his eyes to gage others' emotions.

"Hey," he replies, quietly. Asking how she's feeling seems silly for various reasons, and instead his eyes fall briefly over the toast, then he murmurs, "You should... probably eat that."

[inquisitivehero]

"Hello, Angela."

Doctor McCoy comes up, his eyes kind as he approaches.

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

She looks up and smiles briefly at the doctor. "Hey."

The smile is gone as quickly as it appeared.

[inquisitivehero]

"I am glad you're awake. How are you feeling now? And I know you wont be feeling great."

[accessobrian.livejournal.com]

Angela's got her own family to take care of her now, but Chloe still feels partly responsible for her well-being.

Which is why she's hovering across the room (shifting her weight from one foot to the other) with a thermos of chicken soup and another thermos of tea.

Chloe, a mother proper, is not.

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela looks over and waves to her solemnly. "Hey, Chloe."

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack comes in from putting up notes and ingesting more coffee while watching the infirmary door closely.

"Hey, sweetheart," he says softly. "How are you feeling?"

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

She looks up at her grandfather, swallows down another small bit of anger, and shrugs.

"I'm...okay, I guess." Her voice is still flat and not very loud.

[dragon_twin]

Melou hasn't left since last night. Well, to get food for himself and a drink, because after that he really needed one.

He smiles when he comes back and sees she's awake. "Hey, gorgeous. You get enough sleep?"

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela looks up. She smiles faintly, not for long, but longer than for most.

"I think so." She drops her eyes to look at her hands. It's hard to look at anyone for very long right now. "You were there, when I came back, weren't you?" She seems to remember...something, but it's hazy.

[agirllost]

Kim comes in from getting a coffee. She's almost living on them, really.

She forces a smile when she sees that Angie's awake.

"Hi,"

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela is sitting up with her arms around her knees, and her forehead resting upon them. She looks over when she hears her mother, and swallows her anger and guilt. "Hi," she says flatly.

[nita_callahan]

Notes are really great things.

Nita doesn't make it in until later in the day, and her first sight of Angela makes her hesitate. Bad memories.

Still, she moves forward -- quietly, in case Angela's asleep.

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

She isn't asleep. Angela is very awake, staring at the digital readout of the alarm clock by her bed, her arms loosely wrapped around the brown stuffed dog that her mother had given her. She might not be able to see the sun quite yet, but at least she knows if it's day or night. It helps.

Angela hears Nita approach, and says, "Hey, Nita." She pushes herself into a sitting position.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph opens the door cautiously, biting her lip. When she sees Angela, though, a weight falls off her shoulders, and she rushes over to sit by the bed, beaming.

"You're really here!"

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela smiles slightly. "Yeah, I am. Hey, Steph." Her voice is a little flat, but not as much as yesterday.

She looks tired and beaten, and her lip would be throbbing if not for the remnants of painkillers, but otherwise, she's okay. At least physically. She hasn't slept in a while.

[magius-unlocked.livejournal.com]

A figure in white flides in and smiles when he sees her.

"Hello, Angela. It is good to see you returned."

The relief in his voice and eyes is clear.

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Magius."

There's a slight smile that runs away from her face rather quickly. She is pleased to see her friends, though, make no mistake. It's just hard to make herself smile when she really doesn't feel like it.

[mollyprewett.livejournal.com]

Molly sees the sign on the notice board when she came downstairs to get a couple of more things from Bar for their trip, and immediately makes a detour for the Infirmary.

What she sees when she gets there is a tired, thin and wan looking Angela.

She doesn't know what happened with her, but she's going to find out! She wonders if a magical healer has been called in as she approaches.

"Angela? I just found out you were here... is it all right to visit?"

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela looks up and nods, stroking her stuffed dog's soft ears. "Hey, Molly. Yeah, it's okay to come in."

She was worse yesterday. She's better today, at least outwardly. She runs her tongue over her split lower lip, wincing a little.