Room 238, Thursday after class

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Aeryn's already had a busy day, between class and phone calls, and now she needs to go back to 238. Reason number one being that she needs to check up on her klutz of a boyfriend. Reason number two being she needs to change clothes, because her underwear is still soaked from class. Not dirty.

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John's still sleeping and his ankle's still in one place, which is good. It most definitely has not fallen off.

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Good thing, too, because Aeryn does check to make sure his foot is still there. Then she goes to change clothes as quietly as possible. Even if she does look at the time and kind of shake her head at him.

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John can feel the change in the room and he moves, stretching and yawning a little.

"Hi."

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"Hi," she says, finishing pulling on her tank top, and yes, if it's going to be in the upper nineties she's going to wear the lightest clothes possible, indoors or not. "How's the foot?"

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"It's still there," he says sleepily. "Isn't it?"

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She walks over and wiggles his big toe. "Seems to still be attached."

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"Does it look any better?" John asks, moving a little to sit up.

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She takes a seat on the edge of the bed, not wanting to touch it yet. "It looks like the swelling's gone down some," she says. "Does it hurt any less?"

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"If I don't move it," he says, nodding sagely. "It's not throbbing like a bitch anymore so I guess that's good."

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"It is," she says. "What about the clinic?"

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"I kinda don't wanna go," he says, pouting a bit. "It'll get better."

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"It will, but I'm not actually a doctor and at the very least, something like crutches would not be a horrible idea," she points out.

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He frowns and looks down at his ankle and then back up at her.

"I could just hop around."

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"What happens when your leg gets tired?" she asks.

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"I'll sit down somewhere," he says and thinks himself very smart for that.

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"How about stairs?"

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"I'll go up on my ass," he says after a moment of thought.

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"What if you did break your foot?"

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"I didn't," he says and starts to get out of bed, careful to keep his foot away from everything. "Look, I'll walk around and prove it to you."

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Aeryn winces and tries to push him back down. "No, no, no."

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"No, I'm okay," he says, trying to bat her hands away. "I don't need the clinic."

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Aeryn just winces, knowing he's going to do something dumb anyway, but she's already getting to her feet for when he sees he's being an idiot.

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And now he's suddenly not so sure but he's gotta do something.

So, he sets his heel lightly on the floor and kind of takes a hopping step. He hisses but coughs to conceal the noise.

"See? Fine!"

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"Of course you are," she nods, gesturing him back towards the bed.

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"Right," he saysm very ready to do that. He hops back to the bed and takes a seat heavily. "Should we unwrap it and see how it looks?"