The Clinic - The Morning After

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Wilson and House had been up the whole night, between hourly checks on Rory, Marty and Logan they had -laughably- tried to relieve each other for a few hours of sleep but each had been too keyed up to take advantage and after the first try had given up.

The oncologist had quietly worked on paperwork in between rounds, while House had played with his gameboy. For the moment, neither had brought up the subject of what had just happened with the other, it was just all too confusing and in the end, not important to delivering medical attention. In some ways, it was better that they didn't have the details, that would just confuse the focus.

As morning dawned, Wilson had taken advantage of a quick break to grab a shower and clean the blood off his skin and out of his hair. He'd come back and tagged House out, firmly suggesting that the older doctor needed to put some intense heat therapy on that bad leg of his...and also demanding -in a loving manner- that House make coffee.

When House headed off towards the little apartment, Wilson began to run rounds once more.


[ooc: For the sake of my sanity, please put all 'Morning after' comments into this post. I'll have threads up for all the sickies as soon as LJ lets me. Thank you! :)]

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Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"How likely is that?" Parker shrugs, still holding Rory's hand. "You know, now. Angelus was what he was. His friends, a lot of them, are like that too. Belthazor definitely. Malfoy too. The others too, maybe. You won't get fooled the same way twice. No one ever is." She shakes her head. "I wish I knew... what to say," she muttered.

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Malfoy?" Rory asks weakly. "He's my lab partner. And...Belthazor? Phoebe's boyfriend? These...these are my friends."

She laughs bitterly, which sounds strange to her own ears. "I'm really stupid. I can't believe this. I trusted and befriended a murderous vampire because I had to go and make a big point about how nonhumans are people too...and I was so trusting and stupid I almost got myself killed. Logan, too."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[fh_jackass]

"Bullshit," Logan snapped. "It wasn't your fault. He came after me."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Which makes it Angelus's fault," Parker snarls. "Christ, Echolls. He's been building up to this for months, now that I think about it. He was reading the tabloids about your family in the library, but that sure as hell doesn't make it some equal face-off." She lets out a breath. "Can we just agree that he sucks, and some of us saw it first because he thought it would be funny to *show* us?"

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[fh_jackass]

Logan shook his head. "No. He told me stuff -- I should've known."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"He told me stuff too. About turning people into vampires." Rory's voice is quiet and has an unfamiliar edge to it. "It's not your fault. I don't know why he came after us, but don't blame yourself. Neither of us could've known."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[fh_jackass]

"I know why he came after us," Logan said flatly.

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Folding her arms, Parker glares. "Do tell."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory tilts her head curiously. "You mean other than that it's his nature?"

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[fh_jackass]

Logan's right hand touched the bandage on his neck. "He was recruiting," Logan said.

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"So?" Parker shrugs. "He liked you. In his own sick 'n' twisted way. That still puts it on him." She studies Logan, then bursts out, "Oh, don't tell me you think it says something about you!"

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[fh_jackass]

Logan looked at her for a long moment, then dropped his head. "Nope, you're right, all him," he conceded.

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory sighed, and tried to pull herself into more of a sitting position. She gave up after a second, and instead reached her right hand out to him.

"Not your fault. Not even my fault. It was him," she said softly. "And feeling bad over it won't do anything. What we can do, however, is do our best to make the rest of his unlife a non-living hell."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"First sensible thing you've said in half an hour," Parker muttered, giving her hand a squeeze. "And if he hasn't run away, I'm thinking we start with fire ants and finish with slivers of blessed crosses and holy water eye drops."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[fh_jackass]

"Plans U, V and W," Logan noted. "I'm up for it."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Can I use my new present?" Rory asked with a nod to her pillow.

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"If he shows his face anywhere near here, and he's not completely, utterly harmless? I'll hold him down for you." Parker reconsidered that. "Okay, I'll get the hockey team to hold him down, then chain him up, then you get to use Callisto's prezzie."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[fh_jackass]

"Works for me," Logan said.

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"And can we somehow incorporate something where I get to tell him he's unattractive?" Rory asked, her voice slightly hopeful. "Before we stake him, I mean."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

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Parker starts laughing, nodding as she tries to catch her breath. "I"m guessing there's a story there. But sure. Multi-colored hair gel and tacky mesh shirts for all." She gives Rory's hand a final squeeze before she grabs Zero. "I should head back to my room. You two: rest. Okay?"

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory nods. "There's a story." She shoots a glance at Logan, and adds, "I'll tell you later. We'll rest. Or think up more plans. One of the two."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[fh_jackass]

"Up to Plan X," Logan said. "I think it should involve plutonium. See ya, Parker."

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I think we can order some on-line." She smile slightly. "In case I didn't say it? I'm extremely glad you're both okay." She nodded. "Later, Echolls. See you tomorrow, Rory. Sleep well."

She waved from the door, Zero said something incomprehensible in Cat, and they wre gone.

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory waved, and settled back against her pillow, sighing. "Plutonium?"

Re: Surgery - NFB - Rory Gilmore - The Evening After

[fh_jackass]

"Radioactive," Logan explained. "That's kinda like fire, right?"