Delfina finds herself having fun, surveying her friends she feels a tinge of sadness though. These weren't her real friends right? She was having fun with them, but what of her other self and her real friends? This was a cloud casting a shadow over her happiness, dampening her mood slightly. She felt less guilty when it came to the doctors and those she had never met before. However, her friends was becoming more and more difficult to traverse.
"Don't look now, but I think a certain vixen might be happy to see a particular nurse." Jeremias snickers, cause Ena and Delfina to follow his gaze. Sofia had went to get them more treats, but watching her she seemed to sneak glances at Mohala, who sneaks glances back at time to time.
"Now I wonder about that…" Ena chuckles while watching them with a glint in her eyes.
"They could make a cute couple." Delfina chimes in with a half smile. Pushing aside her thoughts from earlier, she can't help but to feel like she still wants to see them happy, real or fake didn't matter.
"Speaking of cute couples, your doctors are too sweet to look at." Ena brings up, drawing her attention to Dr. Melchora and Dr. Beyaz as they snuggle together whispering and playfully pestering each other sharing a cupcake. Soon, they lean in for a kiss and she averts her eyes.
"They are soooo sweet! Maybe you two will find yourselves in happy relationships too.' Delfina says, mostly muttering to herself.
"What?! No!" Jeremias sputters out uncharacteristically. He seems to regain his composure quickly though. "I'm not looking."
Ena's face had turned sour the moment she mentioned that. "As if my happiness is decided by being tied to someone! Hurumph!"
Delfina looks between the two, then starts to snicker at them. "What ever you two say ya grumps. I for one wouldn't mind, but that's not something I can deal with right now." She adds in, her continence changing to a wistful maiden suddenly.
Ena hugs her and sighs. "Maybe not right away, but you do deserve getting yourself a prince in shining armor when you're ready for it!" She then places a gentle kiss on top of her head. Jeremiaz give them a grin but remains silent as he takes a sip.
"I'm finally back!" Sofia announces with a tray full of savory and sweet snacks. "What's going on here?" She asks, eying the three as she places it on the table by the bed.
"Just chatting about relationships." Ena replies, giving her a smirk as she snatches a slider. "Anything new with you in that department?"
Sofia immediately stiffens and gains a slight blush. "Nothing new at all, why would you ask?"
They share a look before Jeremias jumps in. "No reason! How about we eat and choose resolutions?"
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She slept in. Delfina admits to sleeping in. That being said, her breakfast was now considered lunch, and she is happily munching away while speaking to Kaphiri and Vahid. Both seem to have relaxed quite a bit and, she hopes, will forgive themselves. As it was now, they enjoyed one another's company and tried to keep things light hearted.
"So, what do you two do? You know, when you aren't getting into a crash?" Delfina questions since she's been wondering for a bit now.
"I'm a writer, though admittedly I'm in a bit of a slump at the moment." Kaphiri replies sheepishly, looking to the side with a slight pink to his cheeks.
"I'm a professional driver, but studying to be an engineer." Vahid admits with a shrug, seemingly careless and relaxed as he takes another bite of food. "What about you?"
Delfina blinks at the question, unsure how she should answer. "Uhh, me?" She tilts her head as she considers what to say.
"Yeah, what's your job?" Kaphiri asks with interest, seeming to perk up at the question.
"I uhh… I… Don't really remember?" Delfina finally stumbles out, not sure what to say or do. "I think I may have transcribed?" She offers after seeing their concerned looks.
"Maybe you should mention your memory issues to your doctor." Vahid suggests with worry evident all over his face.
"Yeah, that's usually not a good thing." Kaphiri adds with a concerned frown as he studies her.
"I have, but I'll bring up this particular topic to them and make sure everything's ok. Thanks guys for worrying, but how about we change the topic?" Delfina asks, feeling like she's sweating a bit under their scrutinizing gazes. The two men share a look before continuing.
"I love pistachio ice cream. Like, how can anyone not really? Such a shame I can't get any here though." Kaphiri sighs wistfully as he looks at his brownie dessert.
Vahid snorts and rolls his eyes. "The ice cream they do have is plenty delicious, you're just too picky." He replies without even batting an eye at him.
Delfina giggles before joining their conversation, reminding herself to discreetly figure out this version of herself's history.
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"I heard you missed your appointment with Dr. Melchora this morning from sleeping in?" Zophar questions her as he helps her move her amputated leg, stretching it out with exercises.
"No, no, no! Not what happened!" She exclaims, a bit of a blush rising. "They moved it to after this, so nothing like that!"
Zophar looks down at her with an arched brow, the playful look in his eyes not changing. "So you claim, but I suppose we'll have to leave it at that. Now, pay attention as I show you how to do this without messing with your other leg." He then proceeds to show her how to work out her limb for the next half hour. He hands her panting self some water with a smile. "Ok, that's it for today. Honestly, how unlucky are you to have a broken leg as well? That's going to make things take longer." He grins at her wider with a chuckle now. "I guess you'll be seeing a lot more of me then!" He jokes as he helps her to her wheelchair.
"Yes, the master of torture is just what I need!" She quips, causing him to laugh in a way that fascinated her, causing her to watch him as he did so.
"Dr. Zophar, do you want me to take her back to her room?" Nurse Jena asks as she holds back her own laugh.
"Nah, I got it. I'm heading home after this anyways. Cya Jena!" Zophar waves away the nurse as he starts to wheel her away.
"Ok, have a good night you two!" Jena calls after them with a wave.
"Bye, you too!" Delfina yells back with a wave, then settles into her chair comfortably. "You know I can wheel myself, right?"
"You can, but I know you have to be exhausted right now. Remember that I'm on your side too, and overworking ya will only hurt your progress, not help it." He takes her into a lift powered by more crystals before leaning down to whisper to her. "Just relax and rest, it's literally along the way." He straightens up with no one else in the elevator seeming to notice.
Delfina just pouts and huffs, not fighting when he's making sense and not wanting to cause a scene over nothing. Her pouting only went unnoticed for a bit though as Zophar suddenly snorts as they near her room. "I didn't mean to make you pout little Deli!" He teases, causing her to reach back and pinch his hand. Not that it caused his snickers to die any.
"I swear, you're the worst!" She huffs out with an eye roll just as they reach her room. "Ken, can you bop him for me please?"
Both men chuckle at this, much to her annoyance. "I'm sorry Delfina, but I believe my employers would take issue with that." He replies to her easily.
"No fun then." She pouts again, causing them all to laugh. "Thank you Dr. Zophar, I'll see you tomorrow." She says to him with a smile.
"Yeah, make sure not to sleep in too late this time!" He replies with a laugh and a wave. "Night you two!" He calls at them, looking back to offer a wink as he goes through the door.
"Pfft, whatever! Night!" She calls after him, stopping another eyeroll. She slightly worries it'll become a habit from being around him. She turns to Kenwyn with a smirk now though. "Hey Ken, wanna play a game until I see Melchora?"
"Connect four?" He asks with a smirk as he goes to the games area. It was a box full of little things to do.
"I'll gladly take you down again!" She exclaims with a laugh.
"Yeah, not this time! Your hurt act won't work this time!" He retorts as he settles the game between them, a knowing smirk on his face.
"Why, I'm sure I don't know whatever you mean!" She playfully replies, batting her lashes to try and appear more innocent. They both laugh before starting their game.
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Delfina considers her life. Like a dam bursting, she suddenly had found herself telling Dr. Melchora everything. Instead of surprise or disbelief, she listened to her sympathetically and waited for her to finish before saying anything. Melchora told her that she still believed her mind was trying to shield itself, or perhaps her brain injuries has something to do with these thoughts. She chose to cling to that as an answer, but she couldn't help the little voices whispering their own questions. Like why she couldn't understand certain things, like cars for instance...