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A week after being checked into the hospital in Los Angeles, Wesley was free to go.

And as it turned out, Wesley was not really all that skilled at steering a wheelchair. Or... skilled at all, really. The process of transporting himself from the tip of the causeway all the way to the dorms involved quite a bit of bumping into things, a fair amount of swearing under his breath, and more than a little damage to the wheels of the damn thing.

It also took over an hour, what with the occasional (and then... less occasional) much-needed break to stop, breathe, and avoid straining the injury that was confining him to this stupid thing in the first place.

But. Eventually he made it. After, you know, swearing quite a bit to himself on the elevator ride up to the fifth floor, and bumping into quite a few walls and all of that.

It was safe to say that he he'd made more noise than intended, let's leave it at that.

[[door and post both open! and consider this your warning that if i forget to mention the chair in narrative for the next couple weeks, he is still in it, yup.]]

Date: 2012-03-14 09:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com
Now, she made her way into the room, far more tentatively than she usually would. She wanted to embrace him, and check his injuries herself, but the chair gave her pause. She didn't want to make it worse when she didn't understand the medical equipment. Her hands reached out to him before she caught herself and let them drift uselessly to her sides. "Oh, Wesley. Whose gun?"

Date: 2012-03-14 09:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com
'Zombie cop' probably wouldn't go over so well here, huh?

"Er," Wesley said, shifting a bit. Or as much as he could without hurting himself, really. "A demon. Of sorts." Which was true, just... you know, less weird than the other thing. "My, ah, my colleague Charles took care of it."

'Him.' Details, really.

Date: 2012-03-14 09:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com
"I...I'll have to thank him, if we cross paths," she said carefully, eyes still scanning him worriedly. "Um...how are you? Your color's good. Can I touch you?" She would be worried about it, no matter what he said, but she couldn't tell from here.

Date: 2012-03-14 09:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com
"Oh! Yes, yes, of course," he said. "Just, ah." His hand fell to indicate the injury by his abdomen as he cautioned, "Gently, just there, if you don't mind."

Yes, because clearly she minded.

Date: 2012-03-14 10:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com
"Well, there go all my plans to ravish you," Katniss said, and look! Humor! She leaned over to give him a soft kiss, her hands sliding over his shoulders lightly. She was still concerned about worsening him, all the same. "I was worried about you. Looks like I was right to."

Date: 2012-03-14 10:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com
"Maybe a bit," Wesley granted softly, reaching to cup the back of her head so he could kiss her for longer.

Look, you spend a week in a hospital with a serious injury, you come back wanting to make out with your girlfriend. Give the guy a break.

"Though it's not as though I planned it," he added when he drew back.

Don't whine, Wes.
Edited Date: 2012-03-14 10:45 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-03-14 11:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com
"That's why I don't blame you," she assured him. She glanced down at his midsection again. "Is the chair...permanent?"

Date: 2012-03-14 11:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com
"Oh! No, no, nothing like that," he said quickly. "Just a few weeks, or until I can -- er -- stand comfortably."

...maybe he shouldn't have added that part.

Date: 2012-03-15 03:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com
"You can't stand at all now?" she asked, more worry etching her face.

Date: 2012-03-15 04:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com
"Er. Well, I can -- just, ah, not terribly comfortably." Did that help at all?

Date: 2012-03-15 05:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com
Ish.

"What can I do to help?" she asked carefully, biting her lower lip. "I mean, when I was shot, I don't think it was this bad. Or else they just pumped me full of morphling so I don't remember it being as bad as this."

Door number two's the right one, there, Katniss.

Date: 2012-03-15 05:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com
Wesley briefly contemplated moving to join her on the bed, then thought better of it. Because... ow. Instead, he just reached for her hand. "It's all right," he assured her firmly, gently. "I've got more than enough painkillers to last me until it heals. All I'd like from you is your company, if you don't mind."

So cheesy, Wes.

Date: 2012-03-15 06:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com
She threaded her fingers through his, looking only mildly reassured. "You know me. I'm not going to be happy until I figure out how to help your recovery," she pointed out ruefully.

Date: 2012-03-15 06:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com
"It'll be fine," Wesley said again, earnestly. "I already stayed in the hospital far longer than necessary--" weren't disproportionate time differences great? -- "and it wasn't that bad an injury to begin with." Well, that wasn't true. "Really, we ought to be grateful that zombies aren't generally excellent shots."

...thanks, Wes.

Date: 2012-03-15 07:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com
"Zombies?" she repeated, eyes widening. "You said it was a demon!"

Date: 2012-03-15 07:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com
Riiight. Damn you, careful choice of words.

"Well," Wesley tried, "zombies are, ah, a type of demon?"

Oh, Buffyverse.

Date: 2012-03-15 07:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com
"I thought they were those dead things at Caritas," Katniss corrected.

Date: 2012-03-15 08:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com
"Well. Here, they are," he granted. "In my universe, however, 'demon' is, ah, a fairly broad term." Going for honesty here, he added, "It's just that 'zombie' tends to sound a bit more, er, alarming, so I opted for the umbrella term."

Because 'demon' sounded way less scary?

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