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[action; infirmary; locked to katara and toph--read ooc note]

[Once the bones had been set and the sling tightly bound around his upper torso and shoulders to keep the one arm close to his body, Zuko was still unresponsive, but his breathing did manage to even out after a while. His chest rose and fell with each deep breath he took while unconscious, completely and blissfully unaware of whoever was in the room with him an hour after Katara and Toph had hurried him to the Infirmary for Dr. Kadowaki to tend to what Katara couldn't heal on her own.]

[ooc; right after this; if word ends up reaching the other atla cast, this is also open to you guys as well since ... well they were all in the class prior to this happening :)]

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[Like he's going to listen to her. His voice is a little raspy and quiet but she can probably hear him just fine.]

No. I'm fine. Uh.. thanks.

[Katara lets out a small noise that sounds suspiciously like "hmph!" before heading back to the table and bending a bit of water to wash several fruits, including an apple and a pear. Grabbing a few paper towels from the nearby sink, she then formed a small blade out of ice to cut the fruits, dividing them evenly into four portions.

She then goes around and hands a paper towel filled with fruit slices to everyone excluding Zuko, and arrives to Sokka last.]

Make sure you eat them all-- they'll help with your illness! And no hotdogs for you, I can't imagine that'd be any good for you while you're sick.

Edited 2010-08-27 15:32 (UTC)

[Fruit popped in Toph's lap... she picks up one piece, poking at it before eating it. Mouth half full, she speaks.]

Hotdog theater night will come next week, when you're mentally able to handle such awesomeness.

[Sokka holds out a hand.] Aang, just because you don't eat meat doesn't mean that you couldn't be bringing some for Zuko. They're very nutrious! And meaty! And--

[When Katara plops the fruit down in his hand he sighs but crams a slice in his mouth anyway and rests a forearm on Toph's shoulder, leaning on her.] Tell Zuko to eat his! It'll help him recover from his giant lizard bites. [And he sniggers before leaning in towards Toph and whispering.] Next week. Holding you to that.

Edited 2010-08-28 12:05 (UTC)

[Zuko is just going to roll his eyes at Sokka, close them and lay there half-listening to them babble.]

[Aang sighs, not expecting Sokka to understand anyway and turns his attention to Zuko.]

Zuko, you really should eat something.

[Katara almost glares at Zuko's cot at Sokka's suggestion, but Aang's added worry makes her sigh. Begrudgingly, Katara walks back over to Zuko's beside, a napkin of fruits in hand.]

You're not going to get any better on an empty stomach.

[Dr. Kadowaki pops in now, and she's surprised by the sudden gathering of cadets in the infirmary-- were they all sick? But realizing that they're simply visiting the newest patient, she gives them all a warm smile.]

My, looks like you have a lot of friends, Cadet Zuko.

[She bustles over to the other side of the cot, glancing up from her clipboard to check him over.]

Any more pain, dear?

[He had opened his eyes when he sensed Katara near his beside and heard her speaking to him, but before he could open his mouth to reply the doctor had entered.

Zuko looks displeased at the 'you have a lot of friends' comment but doesn't say anything about it.]

Not right now, no. [He then makes the mistake of trying to look over at her, biting back the groan. Gritting his teeth, the tendons in his neck strain against the skin and he's only causing himself more pain, unintentionally; he squeezes his eyes shut and goes pale all over again, breathing shallowly through his nose.

Stupid- stupid--]

You're not supposed to move--!

[Forgetting that Dr. Kadowaki is standing on just the other side of the bed, Katara summons a sheath of water to glove her hand. Immediately she presses the hand to his neck, the water glowing under her touch.]

[Dr. Kadowaki expected Zuko to express some pain especially with the type of injury he was sustaining, so she wasn't alarmed when she heard the wince come from him. However, her eyes widen as she watches the young girl move into action, seemingly controlling the water to do something.]

Dear, what are you doing?

[Zuko only has to wait a few moments before the pain gradually fades to leave a dull ache in his shoulder, his breathing evening out bit by bit, face relaxing. There's still a crease in his brow even as he opens his eyes to look at the waterbender.]

Yeah... What are you doing? What have you been doing this entire time? [Quiet, raspy words laced with pain, he can see the glow from the corner of his eye but never takes them off of her, watching her face the entire time.]

[Katara looks up at the Doctor when Kadowaki voices the question and manages to look a bit sheepish-- she has forgotten that her healing powers aren't know by anyone of this world. Her eyes flicker down to Zuko when he voices his own wonder as well, and detecting that the pain hasn't fully alleviated, she keeps her hand on his neck.]

I'm... I can heal with my waterbending. It has to do with controlling the flow of chi in the body. [And she conveniently leaves out the fact that she can possess control over blood as well-- no one will ever know, if she can help it.]

[Watch awesome brother Sokka run interference on this! He piles his uneaten fruit into Toph's hands and stands up to head to the Doc, pulling on her sleeve and getting inside her personal bubble.] I came to get my meds. I think my throat is still swollen, it looks all red, see? [Getting even closer, he sticks his tongue out with an 'ahhhh.']

[Sokka's maneuver manages to draw her attention away from the female cadet. Sudden all she sees is the swollen tonsils and lymph nodes.]

Oh, dear... you may have strep throat. [She's quick to grab a pair of gloves from the cabinet before pulling them on-- tongue depressors and cotton swabs seem to come out of nowhere. As his mouth is already open and tongue stuck out, Dr. Kadowaki sticks the tongue depressor into his mouth to press his tongue down, before using the cotton swab to prod at the back of his throat.]

Now, let me go run this test to confirm the diagnosis. I'll be right back, dear-- you just sit tight.

[Off to the lab she goes.]

[With the doctor leaving the room for the moment, Zuko wonders what she means by she can heal with her waterbending. He doesn't wonder for too long because hey ... it's helping with the pain and that's all that matters to him.

Zuko brings up his unbound arm slowly to try to find one of her arms, feeling along it until finding one of her hands which he touches first but then covers lightly. The skin of her hand is slightly cold to touch due to the water acting as a healing agent, but he pulls his hand away a few moments later and lifts it up to look at it.]

Healing... through waterbending...

[The water is almost released from her hold when his hand covers hers, mostly from surprise-- but she manages to keep her concentration on directing the flow of chi in his neck region. Katara can't help but sneak a glance over to him as he releases her and looks at his hand.]

It's just a branch of waterbending-- not everyone can do it. [There was a hint of pride in her tone as she revealed this piece of information. Seeing that he isn't showing any visible signs of pain now, Katara retracts her hands and guides the water back into the basin before picking up the napkin of fruits she had practically thrown onto his chest from her earlier haste.]

Now eat.

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