Fifteen Bells: [ACTION/WRITTEN]

[simplestgift]

[Archie woke up yesterday.  How is this new?  Well, after getting some fairly critical stab wounds from Grell, he was put on a ventilator and kept under sedation for a few days.  The ventilator was exchanged for a less impressive-looking concentrator yesterday and he was taken off sedation.  He spent yesterday sleeping anyway, since anesthesia doesn't generally leave you bright-eyed immediately afterward.

This morning, he is talking and eating Jell-o, which is a new experience. The most important bit comes written on the journal network in wobbly handwriting courtesy of the heart monitor clipped on his finger.]

I have been informed that I may have visitors. I'd like to know everyone is all right.

Kennedy

[Anyone who comes in will find him looking predictably weak and pale but lucid and in good spirits, or possibly catnapping after a dose of painkillers.

OOC: Purely for the sake of mercy, Archie is unaffected by the event.]

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[written]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Well clinic buddy, this is something that Selphie can relate to.]

You stuck in bed too?

[voice]

[simplestgift]

[Actually, he's going to switch to voice. Too hard to do a written conversation.]

With all sorts of things attached to me, yes.

[He's exaggerating: there's an IV and a heart monitor. And the oxygen.]

[voice]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Oh hey there! Selphie likes voice right now. It means she lay down and talk at the journal. Somebody's about due for another nap.]

The IV is the worst.

[Voice]

[consultmybooks]

[Giles was just told that you're coming off sedation today, Kennedy. But he knows damn well how uncooperative hospital equipment can be.

So, he replies by voice.]

We're all fine, Kennedy. No one else was attacked.

[Voice]

[simplestgift]

Good. [Vaguely he remembers Horatio might have said something like this at one point. Or at several points. His memory yesterday was not great.]

Did your friend make it back yet?

Re: [Voice]

[consultmybooks]

Yes, he did. A few days ago, actually. He's doing well - well enough that we still haven't actually figured out what his death penalty is.

[ written ]

[herotypical]

Glad to hear--

Glad to read--

[ buffy is SHY this week and this makes it all even more awkward. so, eventually: ]

Hi, Archie.

- Buffy

[ voice ]

[simplestgift]

[Switching to voice because writing is hard. He sounds really happy to hear from you.]

Hello, Buffy.

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

...How are you feeling?

[intangible-girl.livejournal.com]

[Kennedy... Kennedy...

Oh! That Kennedy. Ingrid starts to write a reply, and then realizes he's only a few rooms away from her, so she suits up (http://intangible-girl.livejournal.com/3197.html) and goes to see how he's doing. She remembers the big stir when he first came in, and she's quite curious about the man at the center of it all.]

Hello... You must be Kennedy.

((OOC: Oh, and Selphie-mun is free to jump in if it's ok with everyone else! o/))

[simplestgift]

[OOC: It's fine with me, absolutely!]

[Archie spends a little time trying to deal with the suit.

Just a second.

Just a second.

There.]

Erm. Yes. Beg pardon.

[intangible-girl.livejournal.com]

[It's a lot to take in. Ingrid deals with the hesitation by ignoring it.]

My name is Ingrid Grimmholtz. It's a pleasure to meet you. You caused quite a stir around here the other day. I'm glad to see you're doing well.

[You're younger than she pictured, for some reason.]

[action]

[all7seas]

When Kennedy's message came over the journals, Jack was still out at the seaside, drawing up a list of supplies he would need to maintain the Joanna Joyce.

The written entry nearly jarred him into dropping the journal and he stared very hard at the message there for a rather long time.

Then, tucking his journal into his pack, Jack turned his steps north to the transporter and then west toward the battle dome. It's a visit he has been postponing since the day after the attack, mostly for the very simple reason that ill people made him nervous. When he finally pokes his head in the door, Jack plasters a cheerful smile on his face.

"Up and about I see, Mister Kennedy?"

[action]

[simplestgift]

Archie is awake but still abed, and Jack's announcement nearly makes him jump. He turns his head to size him up for a few seconds, then settles back into his pillow. "Not quite."

He doesn't smile.

[all7seas]

"Not quite but soon, strapping strong lad like yourself."

Normally Jack would never describe Kennedy as either "strapping" or "strong," and even now the adjectives sounded lame on his lips. He took up position just beside the door, unwilling to walk further into the room.

"Bonesy took good care of you I see."

[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

[ McCoy will make an appearance the second his shift begins and naturally comes in to see how Archie is doing. surprise does not register on his face when he strolls into his room and sees his patient is conscious and simply looks at his chart. ]

[simplestgift]

[Oh, there he is!]

Good morning, Leonard. Am I still alive?

[memoryboxes]

[Sooner or later, she'll finally get the damn memo about you, Archie, and unfortunately for you, it comes during a time when she's amped up to 11 on the mothering meter. So when she enters the door, she's a bit out of breath, with a flush across her face.]

Archie-san!

[... Maybe running here wasn't a good idea. She bows catching her breath.]

Are you all... doing better...?

[simplestgift]

[A breaks into a grin.]

Sayo! You've grown up!

[written]

[poorneedyand.livejournal.com]

[Well, normally it'd be a short but well-meant "take care." Buuuuut.]

Oh, you poor fellow--get well soon. Do you or Mister Hornblower need anything? I'd be happy to put together some casseroles or see to housework for you while you're recovering.

[voice]

[simplestgift]

[This makes him consider the massive bloodstain that needs to be cleaned up at their place.]

No, thank you, we'll be fine.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[It is a much happier Jilly that enters the room, practically skipping. One hand clutches the strings for a dozen colorful baloons, bouncing off each other with each step. When she sees Archie, her smile almost glows]

Hey! You look like you're feeling better.

[simplestgift]

I a--oh, you found the heads of all the French Royalists, I see.

[Quit being grim, Archie.]

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[Raine stops in a little later after seeing the message, knocking at the door.]

I hope you haven't been overwhelmed by visits today.

[action]

[simplestgift]

[His eyes open--he's a bit groggy, but awake.] Not overwhelmed. I just had a lovely sleep. [A bit of a stretch.] Hello, Miss Raine.