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[nita_callahan]

Nita sleeps hard, through the night and most of the following morning (in spite of the other activity in the Infirmary). If she dreams, she doesn't remember it.

Eventually, though, other feelings start to intrude -- especially the fact that she's completely sore -- and she shifts position with a small waking-up noise, headed for wakefulness.

. . . Eventually headed there, anyway.

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[maxwellsdemon02]

"Rise and shine," a carefully modulated voice says from nearby. "Do I need to find a medical type?"

That's the most important question, for now. Things like 'what the hell happened' can wait for later.

[nita_callahan]

"Nngh."

She flails around for a minute, finds the pillow, and pulls it over her face.

Stupid lights.

[maxwellsdemon02]

There's a chuckle, and the lights dim a little. "Better?"

[nita_callahan]

"Nnrf."

Her head is under a pillow! How can she tell?

After a second, she lifts the pillow a little and squints out.

"Duo?"

[maxwellsdemon02]

"Hey kiddo." He cracks a smile. "I won't bother asking how you feel, since I'm pretty sure the answer is 'like shit'. Need anything?"

[k_in_black]

"The red stuff's supposed to stay on the inside, Tiger," says a sympathetic K, standing next to her bed.

"But I'm going to make a guess that the other guy got it worse."

[nita_callahan]

She rolls over towards the sound of his voice, throwing an arm over her eyes. "Nn. Mmrf?"

Yeah, still working on the awake thing. Give her a minute.

At least she's responsive, right?

[k_in_black]

"Really?" K says with what possibly could be a smirk. "I had no idea you could speak Centaurian."

"Sure is amazing how much they packed into that Book."

[nita_callahan]

"Hnng."

She opens her eyes and squints at him from under her arm.

". . . K?"

[k_in_black]

"You've got the right letter, kid. I'd say that's a good sign."

"...How are you feeling?"

[oneman_onevote]

Havelock looks over as she shift from where he sits on a bed a few over from hers. He'd eventually slept there for a few hours after patching up his minor injuries rather than try and take the stairs without any rest, and feels a little more normal.

Perhaps predictably, he says nothing for a moment, instead waiting to see if she goes back to sleep again.

[nita_callahan]

She rolls over, opens her eyes, and then quickly throws an arm over her face.



"Ow."

[oneman_onevote]

He winces slightly in unintentional sympathy.

"I think that is to be expected. Good morning."

His voice is hoarse from sleep, and he coughs in slight surprise.

[nita_callahan]

"Nn?"

Shifting, she turns her head towards him and squints.

"Where . . .? Havelock?"

[oneman_onevote]

"Infirmary and yes," he confirms succinctly.

[blue_ajah]

The Aes Sedai still looks tired, if one examines her closely, but seems well enough as she slips into the infirmary and crosses over to Nita's bed.

She looks down at the young woman, and then settles in a nearby chair to wait for her to wake.

[nita_callahan]

It's early evening; Nita's managed to get a little cleaned up, but clearly hasn't left the infirmary. For the moment, she's dozing peacefully. Peach has made herself scarce.

After a while, Nita shifts, sighing, and lifts a hand to rub her eyes.

[blue_ajah]

"Good evening."

Her voice is very quiet.

"How are you feeling, Nita?"

[nita_callahan]

She blinks, looks over.

"Hey. Sore, mostly. Not as totally exhausted as this morning."

She rolls over and props herself up on one elbow, only wincing a little.

"How're you?"

[blue_ajah]

"Not especially unwell," she says dryly, even as she looks Nita over.

"I could ask Nynaeve Sedai to examine you, to see if there is more that might be done to aid you, but I suspect that rest may serve you as well as anything else, at present."

[kein_tannenbaum]

When she wakes, there will be a dark shadow lying across her face from the worried Demisiv who is peering at her.

There are a few books held carefully in his branches (he asked the Bar what she would like), so that she won't be bored while she stays in the infirmary.

[nita_callahan]

Duo's already been by, so her hair is braided and she's dressed in a sweatshirt. As the shadow falls over her face, she yawns, rolls over, and blinks sleepily.

[kein_tannenbaum]

"Dai," Filif rustles quietly to her. He is relieved to see that she looks well, though he is still too tired to be ruled strongly by any emotion.

[nita_callahan]

There's a pretty clear split-second of total confusion at there being a tree in front of her, before she bursts into a grin.

"Dai."

[kein_tannenbaum]

Filif is confused that Nita is confused, but then remembers that it probably has to do with not being used to waking up in infirmaries.

(He forgets, some times, that he is suprising.)

"The Bar said you might like these," Filif says, holding the books very carefully in his branches (he doesn't have the energy yet to use a holding spell, and not run the risk of burning himself out).