A Pink Corner House, Bristol, Thursday Morning

[chosehumanity]

For about the hundredth time that week, Mitchell woke up in a bed. This time, though, it was the familiar, comfortable embrace of his own bed he was feeling, heavy blankets bunched up over his chest, and posters of old movie stars greeting him with their dazzling fake smiles. He blinked up at the ceiling, then relaxed.

There was still strength in his limbs. Which meant that Josie-- He aborted that thought. There were other things to focus on, other things swimming back into sharpness. Something-- someone-- someone was talking.

"...Annie, hand me the bandages."

George's face appeared briefly above his head. Mitchell blinked again, but he seemed to be firmly on this earth this time.

[[ for anyone still left in Bristol to say goodbye, and/or for myself. ]]

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[vanillajello]

Kate drifted back into the room about then, phone still in hand from the call she'd just made. It was starting to look like going home to Fandom would be okay. And she missed her bed. And Bod. So.

"Portalocity promised to keep from fucking up, this time."

... She was calm and subdued enough now, but they may have heard her raising her voice at the poor person on the other end of the line a couple of minutes earlier.

[chosehumanity]

Mitchell nodded. He'd be kind this time, and not mention anything he might have heard previously from her on the topic. "Good," he said. "Don't want you missing any classes because of me."

His eyes slid to George briefly.

[vanillajello]

Kate rolled her eyes, but gave him a half smile, mostly for being awake. "All my classes are on Monday and Tuesday."

So, it was kind of late for that.

[chosehumanity]

"Ah," said Mitchell, with a little wince. "Sorry about that. At least get you back before next week's, though."

George held up his hands and took a step back.

[vanillajello]

"Doesn't matter," Kate said with a small shrug, as she in turn took a step closer. "Not like I didn't choose to come here, Mitchell."

[chosehumanity]

"Yeah," he said, smiling just a little bit. "Thanks about that." Even if she'd put herself in a really stupid amount of danger to do it. "I think the doctors couldn't wait to get rid of me, though."

[vanillajello]

"Well, you are really kind of annoying," she replied, a little too tired to fully reach the amounts of joking and wryness she'd been going for. Hadn't slept much since Monday. "So I'm not surprised."

[chosehumanity]

"Oi," Mitchell replied. Propping himself up wasn't nearly as hard this time. "I still think you're far ahead of me in the annoying sweepstakes."

... He'd missed Kate. A bit.