recovery

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Who: Takakage and a couple of people. Semi-open; if you want to jump in, ping me on plurk first and we can arrange something.
Where: Leo Ward, in the hospital
Summary: Someone finally wakes up to 2085947585 COMP messages.


Regaining awareness was an unusual experience.

Takakage couldn't remember anything of the days before, save for a vague sensation of rising through deep water. The return to consciousness remaindd in his recollections, though - a sharp jolt of crisp images, as if breaching the ocean surface and up into air. It was disorienting, especially given that the medical staff responded very quickly - and also because it took him a few hours to remember what transpired just before he had blacked out.

Given that he was in the Leo Ward and not within the bowels of a giant demon, it ought to be safe to assume that things did turn out as planned.

A little inquiring provided him with the reassuring fact that both the two lords had survived unharmed. Though it would be a while before he was able to try and contact them again. The first day passed in a whirl of sound and movement, filled with myriads of tests and staff bustling about. At the end of the evening, the doctor had insisted that he rest - and it was a decision he was not allowed to refuse.

Sedation couldn't be bypassed, no matter how hard he tried to fight off its effects.

The second day fared better - the morning air cleared his head, and allowed him to think better. Time to check up on what's been happening -

- Taro, why did you send a hundred messages? The COMP was even starting to lag...

[ ooc: Takakage is going to send individual messages to people he knows, so there will be 'sub-threads' for each person. Ping me if you would like one! ]

Comments

[ text, for mitsuhide and motochika ]

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He sent this one to the both of them, together. Given how short their prior interaction was, it felt a little strange to address them individually. And given how they might not have adjusted to modern technology yet, he felt that text was the most polite option.

Lords Mitsuhide and Motochika,

Please forgive my absence for the past week, and for using this channel or communication. I have awakened, though I am unfortunately unable to meet you in person at the moment.

I hope you have been faring well in the city. Hinoto-Ri possesses artifacts of advanced function, and they can be bewildering at times. If you require assistance or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me.

If I may trouble you on one more issue - when you feel comfortable with it, could you enlighten me upon what transpired after I lost consciousness? I would like to know, as my memory is a little muddled on the matter.

Thank you.

Yours,

Kobayakawa Takakage

The message even included an image of his signature, though it was evidently penned quite shakily. (Fine motor functions have not yet completely returned.)

[ text ]

[wavesoakedlegs]

[Mitsuhide's reply is written in a practised, elegant hand; it is also one that took some time to be completed. The samurai is known for being good with words and is usually quite efficient at writing letters, but doing so with this technology is a little strange... and besides, he's not entirely sure of what he's saying.]

To Lord Kobayakawa Takakage,

Greetings to you, and blessings upon your name; it is good that you have awoken, and I pray that you recover quickly. Your assistance to myself and Lord Motochika likely saved our lives, and that is not a deed soon forgotten.

I fear there is little to tell. Your actons allowed us to reach the teleporter, whereupon we were taken into the city. At this point many residents came to our assistance, which was most welcome, as myself and Lord Motochika were in a poor state. These kind people took all three of us to their miraculous hospital, whereupon you were taken elsewhere and Lord Motochika and I took the help offered and fell into a long, deep sleep.

In truth, we have only had the time to start adjusting to life here for the past few days.


- Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide

bell i am very sorry if i am writing letters in the wrong format orz

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[ Takakage isn't very sure how to match Mitsuhide's reply length. His return message is still typed, though - his hands are too shaky to write properly. ]

Lord Akechi Mitsuhide,

Thank you for the information. I hope that the respite in this city is enough to ease your exhaustion. Again, if you require any assistance, both with regards to technology and also this realm itself, please do not hesitate to contact me.

[ They... probably do need help. Unless Kotoha is already on the job, which she most likely is.

He briefly considers requesting they meet up afterwards, but he is still too weak to leave the ward. Perhaps it should be arranged at a later date. ]

Yours,

Kobayakawa Takakage

[ Again, only his signature is handwritten. ]