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Post by Skyfire on Sept 14, 2010 13:04:42 GMT -5
Buzz’s lips twitched. “Ahh, painkillers only go so far, sometimes.”
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“Not cowardly,” Buzz murmured, his mind unwillingly going back to when he’d been about Mira’s age, seeing the only family he had left hooked up to machines to keep her alive. “It’s hard. Seeing somebody you love… like that…”
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“Give it some time,” he quipped. “They’ll figure it out.”
It hurt to listen to Mira working through her feelings—hurt as badly as when Buzz had been doing the same thing, himself. All he could do was just squeeze her hand slightly as she let it all out. He wanted to do more—he wanted to take away the hurt. …Just like he always had. He protected her. It was just what he did—what he needed to do.
Only this time, he wasn’t sure how.
Buzz remained silent, just listening to her, until finally, she stopped. The silence hung between them for a few moments, and then: “There is. I don’t know how, but there is.”
He swallowed hard. “Originally, you wouldn’t’ve even been here, now… I mean, you originally died, remember? And… and we stopped that from happening. I stopped that from happening. So… so if you could be kept from dying on this time loop, we can keep our-our son from dying. I mean, heh, we have a lot more to go on this time than we did last time, you know?”
His eyes were watering, and there was a lump lodged in his throat. He hated that. “We-we can do it. Somehow. I…I know we c-can…” His breath hitched, and he angrily brushed away the tears trying to fall.
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Post by cherryproductions on Sept 14, 2010 14:41:51 GMT -5
Mira didn't look up at him when he said all this. She just sat there, staring down at her knees before she swallowed hard, willing herself to speak again.
"B-but what if...we can't. What happens if we can't stop this? There has to be some reason why we never did so in the future. You already had the time machine handy, since Cora has it. How come we never went back to that day and stopped it?"
She whipped her eyes dry, feeling frustrated and really, really tired. Right now all she wanted to do was go home, take a good shower, and get to bed.
But she was in the hospital, waiting to see if there was anything more wrong with her family and any more ways to screw up her day.
"What now?" She asked, hugging herself. "Are we still getting married? Or are we just going to hold off on it? Wait till we get answers?"
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Post by Skyfire on Sept 14, 2010 15:55:01 GMT -5
She looked as lost as he felt. Buzz shook his head helplessly. “I don’t know, Mira. I don’t know.”
“That… could take a long time,” Buzz said pensively. He closed his eyes and leaned back. “Something’s telling me that we should go ahead, but I’m not sure whether that’s my gut talking or whether that’s just me.” He exhaled loudly. “Life is a crater viper.”
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Post by cherryproductions on Sept 14, 2010 16:23:04 GMT -5
Mira let out a long sigh, dropping her legs to the floor. She wanted to laugh at his later comment, but she didn't have that much energy for it.
"It doesn't have to be a big wedding. Heck, we don't even need one. We just need to sign a certificate and we're legal, right? Unless you want to have a kid out of wed-lock, but I'm guessing that isn't an option, is it?"
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Post by Skyfire on Sept 14, 2010 16:57:00 GMT -5
Buzz’s eyes flew open—wide open. “Ranger Nova, don’t even consider that as an option!” Getting his equilibrium back under some semblance of control, he added, “Besides, if we don’t at least say ‘I do’ in front of the team, we won’t have to worry about the future. Erin’ll kill us.” Kid sister was a terror to behold when she was mad.
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Post by cherryproductions on Sept 14, 2010 17:16:39 GMT -5
Mira winced. "Yeah. But it can be small. Nothing glamorous; just simple and easy.
They were interrupted when a Doctor walked in on them, looking about as tired as they felt.
"Excuse me." He said. "But you wouldn't happen to be Mira Nova, would you?"
"Yes," Mira said, uncertainly as she got up from the chair.
"I'm Doctor Hamaold. Cora Lightyear's Doctor. I have some news about her condition." Mira looked over at Buzz then back at the man.
"Yes?"
He looked over at Buzz like he just noticed him and nodded in the direction of the door. "I was wondering out in the hallway, m'am."
She shook her head. "No, we can hear it together. We're her parents after all."
He nodded again. "We found something in her X-Rays. There seems to be a piece of pipe lodged into her ribcage. Since she's underage we need your permission for surgery. If not it might become worse."
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Post by Skyfire on Sept 14, 2010 17:39:59 GMT -5
“Oh, I agree completely.” Pause. “And no tuxes.”
Buzz watched the doctor intently as he spoke to Mira, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"We found something in her X-Rays. There seems to be a piece of pipe lodged into her ribcage. Since she's underage we need your permission for surgery. If not it might become worse."
Buzz tried to nod and remembered why he couldn’t. “Of course. Do what you need to.”
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Post by cherryproductions on Sept 14, 2010 17:47:41 GMT -5
"I wish it could be easier to just give a verbal yes. But sadly I need signatures. Miss Nova, if you would just go out to the lobby and ask the nurse on duty there for the paper work. I'll be with you shorty, I just need to ask you husband something."
Mira nodded, giving Buzz a small smile before slipping out the door again.
The doctor waited till her footsteps were down the hall before taking the chair she just vacated.
"Mr. Lightyear. I've heard a lot about you from the news and sorts. Never imagined to see you here. But other than that I think you should know more about your daughter's health. I was going to tell your wife, but I got the feeling she took a lot tonight."
He rubbed the bridge of his noise gently. "You see, you're daughter is in more needed than just a operation. She needs a transfusion, or...well the operation might not be a success. But we're afraid we never had a case like her before. Halfling that is. Her blood matches no other like it. We're not sure what to really do about it, you see."
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Post by Skyfire on Sept 14, 2010 18:29:12 GMT -5
Buzz studied the other man’s face. “I see.”
“Oh,” Buzz said slowly. Now that was something he’d never considered before. “Umm, I’m no medic, but… is there any way you can sort of, I don’t know, splice mine and Mira’s blood together?” His eyes shone with concern.
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Post by cherryproductions on Sept 14, 2010 18:37:25 GMT -5
The Doctor shook his head. "Blood is an interesting subject, Mr. Lightyear. Splicing came as a possibility, but we fear the risks. What happens if her body refuses the blood? This operation is very delicate, despite the simplicity of it. We were wondering, however, if we could take a blood sample from you and your wife. We have one from your daughter already."
There was a light knock at the door and Mira popped her head in again. "Sorry, but the nurse at the desk didn't have the forms you were asking for."
The doctor sighed, getting up from the chair. "Interns. What are you going to do? Be right back,"
Mira opened the door for him, watching him leave down the hall she just came from. Closing it calmly she looked over at Buzz.
"Something's wrong, isn't it? What, they find something worse with her? Or you?"
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Post by Skyfire on Sept 14, 2010 18:43:33 GMT -5
Buzz’s chest tightened. “Y-yes. Yes, of course.”
Buzz swallowed hard and looked down. “Cora. She needs a transfusion.” He looked up. “Mira, she’s half and half. They don’t have her blood type. They don’t have anything close.”
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Post by cherryproductions on Sept 14, 2010 18:46:52 GMT -5
He nodded. "I'll get a nurse in here ASAP then."
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Mira gulped down the lump in her throat. "So now what? They can't operate on her now? Why can't they just use some of my blood and your blood together?"
She rubbed temples. "Why didn't anyone tell me?"
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Post by Skyfire on Sept 14, 2010 18:54:15 GMT -5
“That’s what I suggested—our blood together, I mean.” Buzz chewed on the inside of his cheek. “I think the doctor didn’t want to dump more on you just yet.”
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Post by cherryproductions on Sept 14, 2010 19:02:47 GMT -5
Mira back up against the wall, supported her weight against it before she fell over from these impacts.
"Then what now? Are they still going to take our blood?"
Right in cue a nurse came in, with her a tin platter with a syringe and multiple needles.
"Hi there," She said sweetly "I'm here on Doctor Hamaold's order's to take some blood. This will only take a minute."
She took her place beside Buzz, taking his arm gently in her hands, dabbing antiseptic across the vain.
"This will be just a pinch and all over."
She soothingly stuck the needle in, taking as much blood as she needed as the seconds ticked by and blood dripped through the tubes.
"Oh yes, and Miss Nova?" Mira nodded. "The Doctor has papers for you to sign. He's waiting at the front desk for you."
She nodded again and took her leave, giving Buzz another look.
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Post by Skyfire on Sept 14, 2010 19:11:59 GMT -5
Buzz shrugged fractionally and sighed as Mira left. “Almost done?” he asked the nurse.
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