Recovery

[itbelongsinamuseum]

[After the battle, Alex was taken to a hospital near Sakihama to get her treatment as quickly as possible after returning from Arabia. It's been a long time, but they're finally opening for people other than close family to visit her. She's in a pretty ordinary hotel room, complete with a vase with some cut flowers and mysterious, but important looking tubing. She's not looking good, still lacking hair, but a lot better than she did last anybody from Unity Group saw her as she sits in bed. Seeing you enter, she raises one hand to weakly wave, showing the burned skin on it.]

Hi.

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[itbelongsinamuseum]

I lost a leg beneath the knee. I'll need to be fitted for a prosthetic and get used to walking on it. At least between my service and dad's money, I'll get the best there is.

[star_of_sad]

Oh yes, that...

[Setsuko looks down. She was relieved that the worst is in the past now, but...]

I'm sorry Alex. I'm so sorry. You had to lose so much to get where you are now. Even knowing I wouldn't die, but knowing what I'd have to go through... I'm not sure if I'd have the strength to go on with it, like you did.

Enki chose a good champion, but also hurt her so much by doing so...

[itbelongsinamuseum]

What choice do I have?...I never really got one in all this, other than trying to handle it as well as possible, did I.

I imagine that once I'm no longer sedated half the time, but still in here, it'll all going to really sink in.

[star_of_sad]

That's true, but... well. You will have a choice now. And if you decide not to want anything to do with this anymore, I won't blame you. No one should.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Yeah. I think I can say I served my time if I leave. And I've got plenty of time to think about what to do.

[There's a brief pause, with her shoulders sagging a bit as the fatigue shines through.] But thanks for saying it out loud, like that.

[star_of_sad]

It's both the truth, and the least I can do now. That, and making sure to visit often.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Thank you. Some company will definitely make it easier.

[star_of_sad]

There must be something you can do even while I'm not here. Well... that's something to worry about for later.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

There's the tv and I got some books here.

[star_of_sad]

That's true... though I suppose, getting any of those to work is hard when you're drugged or unconscious most of the time. Hopefully that part of your recovery is gone, now.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Not too much. Thankfully, the first couple of days after I woke up are pretty blurry.