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Post by Usagi Nanashi on Jul 10, 2012 1:09:51 GMT -5
Karter blinked up at the bright florescent lights. His skull was screaming and his eyes were watering at the brightness and his mind felt... strangely roomy for once. He attempted to sit up and the room swam, he groaned and flopped back down on the surprisingly comfortable hospital bed as the surgery came back to him... or at least the few moments of it he hadn't been put under for...
He squinted up at his hair as white bangs fell in his face... It seemed like the surgery had been a success... Which meant Yuki was probably somewhere in the room fussing over a most likely still-snoozing Theo.
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Post by Yukiko Oshiro on Jul 10, 2012 1:19:17 GMT -5
The Tora had been right in assuming where Yuki's attention was focused. Theo was still in a deep slumber, and the Ookami had been hovering over his bedside ever since the pair had been brought in. Her chair was pulled up as close as she could get without it being awkward, and the girl had been watching her friend closely. However, at the moment her head was falling against her chest and the girl was lightly snoozing. Yukiko had been here for quite awhile, and she had lost plenty of sleep over the past few nights worrying. She, like everyone else involved, was completely exhausted.
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Post by Usagi Nanashi on Jul 10, 2012 1:35:04 GMT -5
After a few moments of adjusting to everything and the room stopped swimming Karter slowly sat up again. It felt... weird, being in full control of a body... The prospect of being fully in control all the time was... Empowering to say the least, and potentially intoxicating at the possibilities now that he wouldn't have to make sure every action was Theo-safe. A pen sat on the bedside table and Karter grabbed it and spun it in his fingers...
The body seemed to prefer right over left, and it was difficult to spin the pen between his fingers... He'd work on that...
Or maybe not, he thought as the cylinder flew from between his fingers and smacked Yukiko in the forehead. THAT was certainly worth it... He had to fight back a chuckle at the act occurring.
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Post by Yukiko Oshiro on Jul 10, 2012 1:45:54 GMT -5
Yukiko violently crashed into the world of the wakeing when the writing-utensil-turning-projectile hit her square in the face. She blinked rapidly and snapped her head in Karter's direction. There was a clear amount of irritating in her gaze, but the Ookami could do nothing else but sigh and ignore it. Yukiko turned in her chair to face the newly independent personality, quickly deciding not to snap at him.
"There are gentler ways to get my attention, you know," the Ookami sighed.
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Post by Usagi Nanashi on Jul 10, 2012 1:55:50 GMT -5
Karter smirked at her. "Ah, but where's the fun in that?" He countered, then shrugged. "Besides, didn't wanna wake Theo..." He glanced at the other bed's occupant, laying eyes upon his once-host for the first time from an outside source. Theo's chest rose and fell with every gentle breath, and a few faded scars could be seen on his neck and collar thanks to the hospital gown. His head was wrapped with thick white bandages (Karter could feel similar ones on his own skull) that mussed up his hair even more than the usual bedhead.
He was beautiful...
And Karter could finally say that without feeling like a narcissist...
He turned his head back to Yuki. "Besides that, I need to find out what my new name is... This person was a coma patient that was about to have the plug pulled, can you read the name on the chart?" The data on the chart was falsified, but the name age and other vitals would be there.
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Post by Yukiko Oshiro on Jul 10, 2012 2:08:49 GMT -5
The Ookami leaned over and peered at the chart. "It says 'Usagi Nanashi'. I guess you won't be going by Karter after this, will you?" Yukiko leaned back in her chair. "It'd probably be best to blend in through any means possible, especially with that hair." She motioned to the man's snowy white locks.
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Post by Usagi Nanashi on Jul 10, 2012 2:24:35 GMT -5
Karter frowned... "Wait..." His Japanese was a tad off but... "Doesn't that basically translate to 'nameless rabbit?'" He could have groaned. Mikka would have a field day when she found out... and yet changing the oddly fitting name seemed like too much of a hassle and a little bit wrong... He would miss being Karter... But Yuki did have a point.
Blending in was for the best. Karter- no, Usagi sighed. "Well whatever..." He couldn't help but ask another question. "Ah... what... what exactly do I look like?" There wasn't a mirror around, so he was a bit clueless. He hadn't gotten to see this 'Usagi's' body before occupying it either...
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Post by Yukiko Oshiro on Jul 10, 2012 2:29:16 GMT -5
"Um..." Yukiko paused, tilting her head to the side. "Same body type as Theo, relatively speaking." Another pause. "Goldish eyes, very white hair." He looked harsher than he had before, honestly. Yukiko had to admit, the new body suited the Tora. "Does it feel... Different? Not having Theo in your head, I mean."
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Post by Usagi Nanashi on Jul 10, 2012 14:28:48 GMT -5
Usagi nodded a bit. "It's.... certainly different... Almost like a heater's missing..." It was almost like... like a warm weight had been lifted from his mind... He almost missed it. "And it's a little lonely." He had to admit that one, it was just a bit lonely knowing that he could no longer reach back into his mind and find another person there no matter what.
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Post by Yukiko Oshiro on Jul 10, 2012 17:39:51 GMT -5
Yukiko nodded. It was understandable; to suddenly have one mind where there had always been two must have felt pretty lonely. But maybe now that Karter- er, Usagi- had to function like other normal people his tendency towards violence would drop. The idea was more than unlikely, the Ookami realized with a sigh, but she could hope. At least Theo's body wouldn't be involved in doing his dirty work anymore...
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Post by Usagi Nanashi on Jul 10, 2012 18:12:40 GMT -5
The snowy-haired Tora glanced back over to Theo. Now that he had a body, the playing field was somewhat leveled between him and Yuki. Karter honestly wasn't all too sure which way Theo swung, but he didn't peg the other Tora as the type to discriminate on something like gender... Or else he would have asked the doctor to put him in a female body, despite how awkward that would have been for a while...
"...Do you think he'll wake up soon?" Usagi wanted to introduce himself to Theo. He wanted it badly.
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Post by Yukiko Oshiro on Jul 10, 2012 18:24:22 GMT -5
"I don't know... I hope so." Yukiko turned around in her seat so that she was facing the sleeping Tora once more. All she wanted was to see Theo awake and smiling. It would only be after that point that her stress/worry levels would drop. Even if the surgery was success, she wouldn't be happy until she got to talk to Theo herself.
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Post by Usagi Nanashi on Aug 11, 2012 3:13:20 GMT -5
Usagi stared over at the bed holding his ex-host. It was strange, being able to look at him like another person... It had never been as pure as this, whenever he had looked at Theo's body it was with himself in control, since the more timid side had avoided mirrors when in control...
It seemed as if Theo was beginning to stir, and Usagi's heart jolted at the sight. Oh god... he was going to talk with him... what could he say!? What could he say that was intelligent and wouldn't give anything away!? He supposed that Yuki could distract the other Tora for a little bit while he thought of something...
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Post by Yukiko Oshiro on Aug 11, 2012 22:07:52 GMT -5
Yukiko's eyes darted downwards as her companion began to stir. She spun back around in her chair, turning her back to Usagi and giving Theo her full attention. All the hidden irritation in her expression vanished and her gaze softened. It was hard to feel anything but happiness when the Tora boy was around, even if Yukiko was always worrying about him. Somehow everything seemed less daunting when she was around him; all the Ookami's efforts seemed completely worth it every time she got to see him smile.
Maybe that was what people called love, but Yukiko wasn't entirely sure. Either way she didn't dwell on it.
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Post by Usagi Nanashi on Aug 11, 2012 22:26:26 GMT -5
Theo blinked awake. His head hurt a bit but it was a dull throb. He could remember worse pain... but he supposed that meant the operation was successful and he was tumor-free? That made sense. He peered around, vision fuzzy with sleep, until he focused in on Yuki's face. "H-hi..." He greeted softly. His throat was a little dry, but not enough to really impact his voice. "Were you waiting long for me to wake up?" He asked, concerned. He sure hoped not, he didn't like making Yuki wait.
Usagi's gaze was trained on the newly-awakened Tora clan member. It... was so odd to hear his voice not in his own head... He sounded different, but in a good way... Sweet and soft and gentle. Soothing. Like waves on a lake. He didn't make a sound though... he wasn't sure if he could come up with anything perfect to say to Theo just now...
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