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Mika Whitepaws ([personal profile] wolfishsurvivalist) wrote2011-07-23 01:18 pm

✖ anxiety attack: 004 ✖

[A. 339 Brady Lane]

[It's a lovely Saturday; the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and Mika Whitepaws is holding a box addressed to her! What is it? What could it be? She turns it over in her hands, looking surprised, then shakes it a little to see if she can hear anything rattling inside. No, the box makes no noise, and it's small and lightweight. Her thick brows furrowing, she unwraps the parcel to see what could possibly be inside.]

What the...?

[She reaches inside to pull out a photo of herself, only to let out a strangled sound before collapsing to the ground in a boneless heap. Mika's body seems to waste away until her muscle and bones jut painfully against her skin, half of her hair fading to a stark white around her face as her pointed ears seem to push up through the frizzy mass of hair. Her tail is limp as it flops against the porch, but thankfully Mika does seem to be breathing, the photo still clutched tightly in her hand.

When she finally wakes up, groggy and bleary-eyed, she lets out a canine whine as she gingerly pushes herself onto her hands and knees, her dull claws scraping against the cement. Her breathing is labored, a soft rasp in her voice like she's struggling for air.

Mika Whitepaws is no longer human, and unfortunately her real body is still recovering from a few nearly fatal wounds.
]

[B. Phone]

A-ahh, um... [Her voice rasps, and she turns her head away from the phone as she coughs into her elbow before trying again.]

Does anyone know how long someone should rest after they've been shot? I mean, like, after being released from the hospital. How much rest should they get or whatever? And um. Is there any skin care or anything for scars? Any special kind of treatment or something if the wound feels a little funny?

It's...a hypothetical question. Sort of.

[Mika would be much more believable if she wasn't such a horrible liar and didn't keep dissolving into mild coughing fits. Sighing heavily, she gives up and admits to defeat.]

Also I don't know if I'll make it into work today. Sorry, but my leg's bothering me and walking's exhausting.


((ooc: Also pls to be seeing her permissions post just in case!))

[identity profile] techno-mancer.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I can honestly say I ain't ever had the privilege of seein' a hellbeast, but I can imagine it's nothin' cuddly and friendly. Ya need anythin' till they her here?

[identity profile] notlikethemovie.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh, it's not the bite wounds that are bothering me, those are several years old now. It's the bullet holes that I'm worried about.

Ah...

[She thinks, her ears drooping as Mika rests her head on the back of the couch.]

I can't think of anything that doesn't involve a ridiculously large amount of pain killers.

[identity profile] techno-mancer.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
That and some bed rest might be all ya can do.

[identity profile] notlikethemovie.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably. I don't think I'll be going to work much for this next week.

[identity profile] techno-mancer.livejournal.com 2011-07-25 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Ya can always call out for three days, but then ya gotta go in. I'm sure your non-droned coworkers will cover for ya though. Don't worry 'bout it.

[identity profile] notlikethemovie.livejournal.com 2011-07-25 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
I know Riza is, but I'm probably going to need a cane for the moment until my right leg stops acting up so I can get around without falling. I'm hoping it'll be able to hold me up as soon as I start giving it regular exercise again.

[identity profile] techno-mancer.livejournal.com 2011-07-25 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, we'll figure it out, an' get ya up 'n' movin' in no time. And who knows - with everyone in town havin' all kindsa powers, you might be able to find someone with healing abilities.

LJ I WILL SHANK YOU LIKE A SHANKAPOTAMUS

[identity profile] notlikethemovie.livejournal.com 2011-07-29 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, if I'm lucky, they won't be one of the evil crazy kind of healers too.

[She huffs, her ears drooping.]

Sometimes, I wouldn't put it past it. I seem to be a living example of Murphy's Law.