Difficulties in understanding

[brought_it_back]

1.[In the mess after the whole fiasco in India, Eva is eating. Or trying to, at least-she keeps dropping her fork, and her right hand doesn't...work right. The wrist keeps sort of rolling off in random directions, and she's not using her pinky or ring fingers at all.]

....

[A thousand people rendered homeless, easy. The bad guys said she was their sister. The man they tried to save committed suicide. But right now, Eva is dealing with a very uncooperative plate of spaghetti.]

2.[Locked to a certain NPC]

[Eva makes the call from an isolate payphone, well away from Sakihama base and into the city proper. There's a rather long dial tone for her international call, and it takes some time for the person on the other end to pick up, but when he does-]

...Sir. I'm going to need more information.

Comments

[cloningblues]

Are you sure this was the best food to pick when your hand is hurt?

...It's going to heal soon, is it?

[brought_it_back]

It should.

And...no. But I wanted to eat it.

[cloningblues]

I wasn't there, but I heard what happened. And that you have some kind of telekinetic power... Is that true?

[brought_it_back]

...Yes, it is. Thomas used his ability to move his unit in unusual directions, attack the shuttle, and to create a strong barrier field...I tried to mimic the first use, and succeeded.

...I haven't tried bending spoons yet, if you're wondering.

[cloningblues]

What about bending spaghetti instead? Eating with a wounded hand is difficult, but not so much when you have a metaphorical third arm to help you.

[brought_it_back]

If I don't use it, my wrist will not heal properly. And...I'd rather not make a mess trying to move food with my mind.

[cloningblues]

It's like the opposite of a normal injury...

Moving things with your mind would be too messy, then. But you can do it? Did you try?

[brought_it_back]

Physically, the wrist is fine-but part of my brain is convinced it is shattered. Use will convince it otherwise...the chest wound was the same.

And...I have not.

[cloningblues]

Human neurology was complicated enough already, and it still finds new ways to get even more tricky.

So you're not entirely sure if you can use telekinesis like this, without help of your robot?

2

[srwu_npc2]

"Information, Eva? About what?"

Re: 2

[brought_it_back]

...

[There is a long silence, as Eva considers what is most important.]

The terrorists knew you. And they had a grudge against you, and Mr. Ortiz...why.

[srwu_npc2]

The response is immediate.

"You don't have to know."

[brought_it_back]

...

Sir...if I know their goals, it will be easier to track them down...

[srwu_npc2]

"That's not something for you to be concerned about. Your job is to follow your orders, not ask questions. That is all."

super late tag go

[brought_it_back]

...Very well, sir.

[And she hangs up.]

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Are you okay?

[While Eva was lost in thought, Alex had walked up next to her, though keeping enough distance to not violate personal space.]

[brought_it_back]

...Yes.

I'm sorry if you were offended earlier, but I was in a lot of pain.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

I had other things to think about...When are you even talking about?

[brought_it_back]

Immediately after the fight with Thomas.

I wasn't really angry, but it was an...annoying question.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

(I'm sorry, I'm not sure what exactly it is.)

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Don't worry about it.

[break_the_nine]

Wow. I didn't think you'd forget how to eat.

[brought_it_back]

The shattered wrist makes it slightly more difficult, yes.

[break_the_nine]

You knooow. If you ask nicely... if you ask reeeeeeeeeally nicely... I could help you.

[brought_it_back]

...I'll pass.

[She tries again, and the fork just falls out of her hand and onto the plate.]

...

[break_the_nine]

[Leos is just going to sit there with a cheerful grin and wait for Eva to cave. Do iiiit. Do iiit.]

[brought_it_back]

[It takes another three abject failures to eat food before Eva just lets the fork rest in the middle of the food and stares at Leos.]

Fine. Help me.

[break_the_nine]

[Leos just beams at her, snickering all the while as he scoots over. Fork and spoon in hand he twirls the spaghetti into a decent sized clump of noodles before he raises it up.]

Whoooosh~ whooosh~ Nyeeeeew~

[Oh dear god he's making airplane noises as he moves the fork to Eva's mouth.]

Open up~

[brought_it_back]

...

[Silently, she opens her mouth.]

[break_the_nine]

Here comes the plane full of delicious for the landing~ Nyeeeew~

[How Eva is restraining herself from hurting her hand further through pummeling Leos is beyond anyone's knowledge as he places the forkful of spaghetti into her mouth.]

That wasn't so bad was it?

[brought_it_back]

[This face.]

[break_the_nine]

[Which gets this face in return. Leos is enjoying your irritation like it was the best pudding ever.]

[prismphantom]

Oh no!

[Elma zeroes in on Eva's injuries, flitting up and down to look her over, running a quick diagnostic]

Miss Eva, you really should pay the doctors a visit! You may need medical attention and using silverware is just straining the very parts of your arm you should be letting rest!

[brought_it_back]

I already have. There's nothing wrong with the wrist...