>>18698503>>18698529>>18698978>"Paule! ..... Sola!"Carmody Jefferson turns her head. The presence of her two newest visitors brings a small smile to her swollen face.
>"Th-thanks. Thanks so much for being here."Not able to do much more right now, she gives Paule's wrist a squeeze as she ties the balloons to her. Having tried to sit up recently to greet Ash, Carmody doesn't welcome the idea of trying again just yet.
>"I'm not too bad, really. It looks worse than it is. I'll be outta here later today, maybe tomorrow, and back in the Dojo in a couple days."She wants to sit up. She wants to get up out of this bed and stand around chatting with them right now. Go back to the Dojo, maybe take a few bumps to test it, out, grab some smoothies after.
The smile on her face gets bigger, full of genuine joy at seeing them. But behind it is a tension and deep regret for her present state.
>"I'm so glad you guys are here." 