American Dream

[Aubrey Seran]

After Thread Message

Post order: Gabriel, Eva, James

Aubrey sat on the bed in a quiet room. The walls were painted a dull eggshell and there were tacky oil paintings hung up on the wall. Considering everything that just happened, Aubrey had a smile on, and was swinging her feet back and forth, while sitting patiently for the doctor.

She didn't necessarily like the fact she had a burn on her neck. It was definitely going to scar. luckily she has money and can pay for lazer surgery. Aubrey began whistling some tunes as she heard birds chirp outside the open window, as if they were singing along. She knew that they weren't but she enjoyed thinking about it. A little giggle escaped her mouth when another bird pecked at his pal while diving in the air. Birds and their mysterious ways of "playing".

She twiddled with her fingers, before wiping her eye again from some stray tears that would run on instict, due to the pain she had in her neck.

Aubrey will eventually have to talk to Matrim again someday. She would need to apologize for trying to get him to talk about family, making him remember something bad. Though during that whole thing she couldn't get something straight. Matrim blamed Gabriel for the death of someone. Though, Gabriel surely wouldn't do such a thing. Matrim was probably just confused, Gabriel is kind hearted.

Her thoughts had been interrupted when there was a knock on the door behind her. Aubrey stood up, and walked to the other side of the bed, so she could face the door without hurting her neck.

"You can come in!"

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel got the chance to ride with Aubrey in the paramedics van all the while to the hospital in that brief period of time it was a hard sight to see the two of them seperated for whatever reason that could be. Gabriel would rest assured that no one had the chance to get close to his sister if they intended to harm her. Saftey was his main concern if Matrim was out for revenge he'd have to kill Gabriel first and that was certainly on the top of the priority luist for him at the time. Gabriel longed to return the favor.

In the period the doctor was making checks on Aubrey's wounds was the only time he could seperate them. All the while Gabriel stood pensively over her charts examining them with ever concerning detail. The burns were not prety but they weren't unfixable. Probably two routine therepies should erase the skin damage and on top of that a bit of skin moisturizers to control the coloring. He sighed turning towards the door leaving a light rap on the door.

"You can come in!" It was good to hear her voice so happy.

He gave her a frail smile as he found his way into the chair beside her bed. Gabriel slunk into it leaning forward and grasped at her palm quickly as a child might for comfort.

"How are you doing?" He said in a calm voice covering for his own distress that would surely be revealed in days to come.

[Eva Fortescue]

**After Eva’s thread Anger Management.

Eva woke up screaming. Not frightfully screaming, but rather angrily. Even in her unconscious sleep she was fighting off the hands that were on her body. Hazel eyes shooting open, it took some time for her vision to focus. When it did, she realized she was in a hospital bed, the doctors and nurses were in the procedure of bandaging her up. Something she didn’t want…she didn’t even want to be here period.

“Get your hands off me!” she hollered. “I don’t need your help!”

The doctors backed away slowly. One of them was trying to explain how she should let them assist her. He kept mumbling something about how she had a cracked rib, a bruised diaphragm, arms and jaw, and a minor concussion. They looked at her incredulously when she just shrugged and laughed cockily. They just didn’t understand that she got these injuries on purpose. To get stronger.

“Give me that,” she said, snatching the doctors clip board from him. She was walking out of the room. On her way out she grabbed her clothes. Meeting no resistance, she found an empty room and got dressed. Damn, it hurt just to breath almost. Her stomach and arms were bandaged. Her lip was cracked and really hurt to talk. Leaving her tie loose and a few buttons undone on her dress shirt, which was dirty from her fight, she went to the receptionist.

The receptionist gave her the location of Aubrey and off she went. Pity she didn’t think of asking for scissors to take that blasted bracelet hospitals put on you. When she got into the room, she made sure she looked…okay, and knocked.

“It’s Eva. Sorry I’m late…I got a little sidetracked.”

[James Everwood]

James was sticking around the hospital ever since he had his arm ripped off, he still wasn't anywhere close to being done with the physical therapy of that. He walked past a room to see someone else with the bracelet, he wondered why they were walking around if they were admitted, maybe they weren't all that bad. He approached the room and noticed he didn't recognize anyone. Still he couldn't help but walk into the room and check things out. After all, he was extremely bored.

"Whoa... grim in here. Hey, what did it cost you guys to get in this place? These rates are ridiculous, nearly cost me an arm and a leg... talked them out of taking the leg though... damn shame about the arm....." He smiled and entered, leaning against his right shoulder, which was the one that was currently armless. He raised his left arm (his only arm) to brush the hair away from his face, pulling the bangs straight back.

"Let me guess, the one on the bed ordered the extra crispy," He said with a slight laugh. He wanted to heal her, but judging by the wounds he could see, this was something that would need a bit of skin grafting, and even when that was done the laser treatment that was available would take some time. Of course treatments may have been a bit better than he remembered, "But seriously, what happened to you guys. Story for story we can have ourselves a little pow wow. Of course, you might want to take it easy on the story telling," James said, pointing towards the girl on the bed. "Let your neck heal a bit better before you go and give any long winded speeches."

I can't heal burns... wonder what this other girl has. The bracelet gave her away....

[Aubrey Seran]

Gabriel came in and Aubrey's smile grew from ear to ear. He sat himself down and took her hand. He looked distressed. It was time for some Aubrey action and make him in a better mood. She didn't like seeing her cousin sad.

"Oui, Gabriel. I am fine, stings a little, but I will live." her hand came up and cupped his cheek, "I don't think you are fine. How 'bout giving me a smile?" she leaned over and pecked him on the forehead. "Smiiile." Aubrey begged with a slight giggle. Just then Eva came into the room.

"No problem, mon ami." she looked up at Eva, grin still in tact. "Take a seat, I'm just waiting for a nurse or somebody with drugs." Aubrey took advantage over the fact she was sitting on the bed, and laid down. With her right hand she searched for the bed remote and pressed the button to recline it, then to raise it, of course she did that a couple more times before setting it on the matress beside her.

"Oh thanks you guys for popping in on Matrim and I. I thought I was toast." Aubrey spoke in a singsong voice. Before Aubrey can talk more someone else entered the room. She expected it to be a nurse or a doctor, but instead it was a guy who seemed to be missing some body parts. His entrance was quite origianl and cracked some jokes. All Aubrey could do was laugh. Basically for the fact she wasn't the only one who kept an optimistic poit of view on things.

"Well, I got burned from a boy who caught on fire." she could have kept going, but this guy did say not to drag on. "Who are you by the way?" a smile still on her face as her brows perked in the suddenness of this unexpected guest.

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel forced a weak smile as his relative prodded at him humerously. He had a lot on his mind her being the most imminant of them and to see her in this condition worried him beyond any medical purposes could. But at the very leaset he could crack a fair smile for her.

Eva flowed her way in shortly behind him with a twinge of aggitation in her voice but wh could blame her? She was just as worried as he was. A grand second in command always took their work far more seriously than the commander would. He didn't turn up immediatly he was currently distracted. But the entry of the other guy forced his gaze to jump. It shot at the entrance defensively of course not trusting anyone who would enter. Though as Aubrey laughed his tense guard shifted a bit allowing a small bit of space for her to mingle. If the guy had any thoughts of pulling a quick one Gabriel would be the first to tear his head off.

"Eva are you all right?" He said in a low murmer creating an alternate bubble keeping partial atttention onto Aubrey's reactions and the strange man's proximity.

[Eva Fortescue]

Eva was wondering who this person was as well. In France strangers never came into patient’s room unless asked to. Guess America was a lot different than she thought. She eyed him speculatively, just as Gabriel did. Yet he didn’t appear to be threatening at all…he was more so humorous. As long as Aubrey was laughing, she supposed she’d keep her mouth shut and keep her comments to herself.

She walked carefully into the room, making sure her face didn’t give away the pain she was in. Taking a seat in a nearby chair, she pulled the sleeve of her shirt further down to hide the bracelet. They didn’t need to know about her little excursion. At least she hoped none of them noticed anything different. The only one she was particularly worried about was Gabriel….low and behold he asked her if she was alright.

“Just fine Gabe,” she said with the best reassuring smile she could muster.

Her gaze fell on the armless man.

“Are you going to introduce yourself to us, or are you just going to stand there and crack jokes all day?”

She wasn’t trying to sound rude, but due to the pain she was suffering through her voice couldn’t help but sound slightly cold. With her foot, she was trying to remain seated to avoid moving her torso, she slid the stranger a chair.

“Please, sit down. I‘d love to hear your story.”

[James Everwood]

"Boy who caught fire huh? Ever think about throwing a can of gasoline at him?" James asked, thinking about what he would do if he ever saw a guy who set himself on fire. But the truth was, he couldn't remember seeing anything like that, so he must not have known who they were talking about.

"Who are you by the way?"

“Are you going to introduce yourself to us, or are you just going to stand there and crack jokes all day?”

"I was thinking about flipping a coin...." James said, and then he laughed and realized that he only supported the second option by saying that.

“Please, sit down. I‘d love to hear your story.”

"And I would love to tell it, only... in the way of really not loving to tell it. Trust me, you don't want to hear about my story," James said reaching up and adjusting his eye patch since it got slightly itchy, "Long story short don't go for a jog while operating a chainsaw."

He did however walk over to the seat and sit down, "See, I'm not going to stand around and tell jokes, but I'd gladly sit around and tell them. My name is James, James Everwood. I'm a student over at Moral Crest High. Or rather, I was... I still sort of am. I just think I have a perfect non-attendance record since I've been in physical therapy all this time. Trying to learn how to write with my left hand... I really only used it for one thing and that was-" He suddenly caught himself there and added, "-something I shouldn't be talking about."

Jesus what's with the guy who gave me the stare... at least the girls are being friendly, wonder if that'll keep up once they realize I accidentally told them a little too much information....

James reached his hand towards Eva, "So who is it that I have the pleasure of meeting?" He asked. He saw the girls bracelet on the way in, judging by the way she was telling Gabriel that she was fine, she must have been lying. Of course, there was an easy way to test for that.... once James touched her, if he managed to touch her, he would begin his Qi, healing the girl Eva of her wounds over time.

If he achieves touching her....
(OOC: Qi info
Healing Post: 1/2
If process is not resisted or interrupted any surface cuts, bruising, and dislocations will heal during your next post, James will gain the wounds during my next post. A detail description of where these types of wounds are would be greatly appreciated =P)

[Eva Fortescue]

Eva raised an eyebrow at him, lightly folding her arms over her chest.

“Riiight. I’ll avoid chainsaws…”

Eva didn’t know what to think of this guy yet. She only knew that he was charismatic and seemed to be making the air in the room lighter. Still, that didn’t make her less wary of him. It seemed like she was wary of most people these days…for once she felt obliged to just relax a little because no offence to James, but she really didn’t see him as a threat at all…with him having no arm and one eye.

She listened to him speak respectfully, until…

“I’m trying to learn how to write with my left hand... I really only used it for one thing and that was-something I shouldn't be talking about."

Eva gave him a weirded out look. “You talk too much for your own good,” she replied in response to such a comment. She knew what he was talking about and she hoped that Lady Seran would remain naïve towards it. James saved his ass by quickly changing the subject and asking Eva for her name. A name for a name, not a bad trade.

“Eva Forte--Don’t touch me!!”

She wasn’t the most sociable of person. Which was why she didn’t appreciate the gesture James just made. What the hell was he trying to do anyway? With a glare, Eva shot her arm out instinctively and caught his hand with her before he could get any further. However, this action caused her to move her cracked rib which resulted in her crying out in pain. She was in no shape to do things like this…but what was the tingling feeling she felt in her body?

"W-What are you doing to me?"

**In her fight with David, Eva sustained a cracked upper rib on her right side, badly bruised forearms, a cut/cracked lip, her inner mouth and jaw were damaged from a powerful punch, a minor concussion and various other small cuts and bruises throughout her body, but those are the most significant.**

[Aubrey Seran]

Aubrey sat and listened to the "James" character with full attention. Though he stopped when talking about the tasks he had done with his left hand. Aubrey, being around with just girls all her life, didn't necessarily get what he was talking. God bless her naive soul.

James reached out to Eva, but she was angered by the American gesture and reached for his wrist. She screamed in pain while doing so. Aubrey also couldn't help but notice the wrist band on her. Aubrey was a smart girl, so she put two and two together. When did Eva get hurt? In her mind, she tried to remember when there was a time possible when they were with Matrim, but could not Remember Eva being hurt. Though she was late...

Then she questioned James' actions. From what she could see, Eva was the one holding him. Unless he did something to himself like Matrim. Just something other than catching fire.

"Eva... What's going on?" a look of worry fell upon Aubrey's delicate features. Eva had been hurt, and James might have been doing something harmful to her.

"What are you doing?" her gaze shifted to the stranger. "What are you doing to Eva?!" one could say Aubrey was a little jumpy from ealier on...

[James Everwood]

“Eva Forte--Don’t touch me!!" The girl said, catching his hand in hers. The physical connection was complete and his Qi began to work. She cried out in pain, obviously there was an injury to her ribs. He hoped it was just some bruising that he could take from her, but if it was a break she would be stuck with it. "W-What are you doing to me?"

The other girl chimed in as well, "Eva... What's going on?" She asked, and James closed his eye to concentrate. His hand being held onto he began taking the pain of the injuries he could take. The forearm on her right arm would be healed, and he would get nothing from that since he had no right arm meaning the injury belonged to nobody. The bruising on the left forearm however would appear on him. The damage done to her jaw, any bruising on the bone or face, any cuts would be healed. James jaw would suddenly take on that injury, and it would hurt... bad. He would take the cracked and cut up lip, and all the various bumps scrapes bruises cuts, you name them, on her body. She was stuck with that rib though.... he couldn't heal breaks.

"What are you doing to Eva?!"

"I just healed your friend. Well, mostly... I didn't get any pain in my side... you screamed in pain when you twisted... nothing I have would give me that....." James said, trying to put it all together for them to understand, "She has a broken bone somewhere, or possibly a torn muscle that she isn't coming clean about..." James stood up and stumbled over toward Aubrey, "You are next....."

I can handle the pain.... I can take on the pain of this world and smile and laugh and joke. But they can't.....

(OOC: Qi info
Healing Post: 2/2
He has taken the described injuries from Eva, the ones specified as taken are no longer on her body. She feels no more pain from them as well.

If he achieves touching Aubrey.....
Healing Post: 1/2
If process is not resisted or interrupted any surface cuts, bruising, and dislocations will heal during your next post, James will gain the wounds during my next post. A detail description of where these types of wounds are would be greatly appreciated =P)