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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 19:52:29 GMT -5
"Are you sure? I can refit you with a standard pair of legs."
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 19:54:07 GMT -5
Dash glanced downwards for a moment, winced at the swirl of motion that gave him, and then once again shut his eyes tightly before shaking his head. "No... no... it's... it's fine."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 20:07:58 GMT -5
"Aright then. As long as you're comfortable," Finitevus nodded. "So then, now that you have your sight, would you perhaps like to get out of that bed for awhile? I can let you borrow a wheelchair."
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 20:10:18 GMT -5
Dash squirmed a bit. "... yeah, it would be nice. I feel like I've been here forever. It'd be nice to stretch my l-" He paused. "... well it'd be nice to get up anyway."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 20:17:01 GMT -5
The doctor had to repress the urge to chuckle, instead just snorting. "They are your legs, Dashiel. They may not be your original legs, but they are yours now. Anyway, no standing or walking for you yet, but you can move around the facility as long as you stay in your wheelchair. There's a recreation room I can show you to."
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 20:19:58 GMT -5
He sighed, supposing the doctor was right. He may not like the idea, but... unnatural or not, the cybernetics were all he had now. "That sounds good. Are there any books there or anything?" He would of asked if there was a TV... but the whole... motion thing didn't make that seem like a great idea at the moment.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 20:32:55 GMT -5
"A few, yes. You'll also most likely get to meet some your co-workers there."
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 20:34:58 GMT -5
Co-workers...? It made sense, but he partly never really... realized the implications. "... that'll be interesting."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 20:51:01 GMT -5
"Alright then, if you'll wait a moment while I get a chair for you," The pangolin stepped away from Dash's bedside and left the room. A few minutes later he would return, wheeling a motorized wheelchair in front of him. After helping Dash switch from the bed two it the two left together, Fini leading the way. Lance, meanwhile, was loafing around on the rec room's couch, idly chewing on the end of a napkin. Once he had a nice and soggy wad built up on his tongue he lifted a straw and spat it at a web hanging in the corner of the room. Then immediately hid it and put on an innocent face.
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Post by The Huggernaut on Jun 1, 2008 21:29:38 GMT -5
The web in question was a short, tube shaped affair that took up most of the corner of the room, about halfway up the wall, and supported from the ceiling by a great many other bits of webbing that kept the web mounted in the corner. Of greater note, though, was its only occupant, who was at the moment curled up as best her new cybernetics would allow in the back end of the tube. Her size implied she was a child... but then again, she was a spider, and those usually weren't very big in general. Anansi was... while not in a foul mood, she hadn't been allowed near a computer for several days, and those few times she COULD get to one, she'd been locked out by that PMSing wolf. If she wasn't so messed up, she'd have just hacked her way back in... but as it was, she could hardly remember half the stuff she was doing because she felt like her brain was shutting down from lack of online stimulus. This (obviously) made her a little edgy. And having some moron shoot spitwads at you while you're trying not to flip out from net withdrawals didn't help matters any.
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 21:36:36 GMT -5
Dash fidgeted in the wheel chair, eying the cybernetic wolf and massive web in the corner, before clearing his throat and waving somewhat meekly. "Uh, hi."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 21:39:07 GMT -5
Lance's ears perked up at the new voice, sitting up a bit and glancing over at the two new arrivals. He grinned. "Hey, it's the other new girl!" Finitevus... buried his face into his palm.
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Post by The Huggernaut on Jun 1, 2008 21:41:27 GMT -5
The web shook slightly, as the spider girl poked her head out to see what Lance was going on about now. A quick look at Dash quickly disproved Lance's statement, and she wasted no time in telling him. "... That's a guy." The hacker then slunk back into her web, a little awkwardly. " You're an idiot and I hope you die in a fire."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 21:45:29 GMT -5
"What?" Lance tilted his head and studied Dash. "How can you tell?"
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 21:47:19 GMT -5
And Dash... had his face buried in his hands. Both of them. Apparently this was worth the effort of using his mechanical arm. "This is a great start."
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Post by The Huggernaut on Jun 1, 2008 21:48:58 GMT -5
The only answer was the spider's organic hand poking out of the web's opening, and counting off her two simple reasons. "One, no boobs. And two, even if "she" was just really flat, I doubt the doc'd let "her" run around buck naked." A long pause. "No matter how nicely you asked."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 21:58:23 GMT -5
The wolf paused for the longest moment as he digested that bit of common sense. Then, calmly, he cleared his throat and stood up. "Excuse me. I have to go take care of something." He marched out of the room somewhat stiffly. Fini, meanwhile, had gone from merely cradling his face to massaging the side of his head. "Well then." He cleared his throat and pulled in a deep breath. "Dashiel, the spider here would be one of your new co-workers, Anansi," he gestured between him and the web. "Anansi, Dashiel. The... wolf... who just left was Lance."
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 22:03:05 GMT -5
The tenrec rubbed at his face. "If you could put out a FLYER or something that I'm a GUY for the people that work here that are TOO STUPID TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE I'd REALLY appreciate it."
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Post by The Huggernaut on Jun 1, 2008 22:06:24 GMT -5
Dash's request seemed to trigger something in the spider, who mumbled just loud enough to be heard. " I'd send everyone an email but Inari decided to be a douche and lock me out of network access leaving me coding something in a daze so I don't know WHAT the heck it is." The spider went quiet for a moment, then added a small statement. " No, I'm not bitter. Not at all."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 22:19:28 GMT -5
" THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM HE WAS WEARING A UNIFORM AND FACE DOWN IN A PILE OF SAND!" Lance shouted from another area. Finitevus' eyes widened a bit over the wolf's outburst, glaring dangerously at the hall he'd bolted down before glancing at Dash to see his reaction...
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 22:21:42 GMT -5
Of which was a very, very baffled expression. "What...? What's he talking about??"
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 22:29:04 GMT -5
Finitevus tried to hide his now gritting teeth. "When you came for your interview before your accident."
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 22:31:57 GMT -5
One of Dash's brows raised at this. "... what happened?"
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 22:35:42 GMT -5
The pangolin shrugged. "Nothing really. You just tripped and fell is all."
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 22:37:55 GMT -5
Long, long pause. "Yeah, that sounds about right." And then he settled back into his chair. "So, uh...", he drummed his fingers of his 'good' hand against the arm rest of the chair, "anyone else around here?"
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Post by Lans on Jun 1, 2008 22:45:50 GMT -5
"...Wasn't the spider-bitch enough new recruits for the time being?" came an annoyed sounding voice from right behind Dash, who would find a figure concealed in a dark robe with only his red glowing eyes showing if he turned around.
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Post by The Huggernaut on Jun 1, 2008 22:53:11 GMT -5
Anansi glared out of her web at Inari, almost snarling. "If it wasn't for the fact I'd need a wheelchair, I'd bite you right in the Chaosdamned throat, PMS-wolf."
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Post by Raki on Jun 1, 2008 23:04:36 GMT -5
Turning to glance at the figure behind him, Dash's heart skipped a beat and he jolted, sunk into his chair wide eyed, spines bristling and making some variety of odd squeaking sound. It wasn't often you saw what looked very much to be Grim specter of death Right. Behind. You.
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Post by Lans on Jun 1, 2008 23:12:55 GMT -5
"Humph," he grunted, looking at Dash and ignoring Anansi. "At least the spider-bitch has a spine, and she's an invertebrate."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 1, 2008 23:37:07 GMT -5
Finitevus rolled his eyes and sighed. "Settle down now, children. Anyway! This is Dashiel. Dashiel? This is Inari, another of your co-workers."
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