calligraphy

[isthisart]

Linya is working on a massive flowchart-like diagram of a planned software project for Dr. Cheung. It's laid out in every color and in three dimensions with sprawl of its little writing that takes up most of her office and keeps fading out at the edges and in her shadow when she moves around, but reappears when she turns or approaches.

Comments

[thisvorlunatic]

"I love you. I also love good painkillers," he says. "But I love you more. I'm stuck in this bed for another week, can you believe it?"

[isthisart]

"Easily. I am afraid you will have to be flat. I will do what I can to mitigate the boredom part."

[thisvorlunatic]

"I loooove you."

[isthisart]

"I love you too." Kiss.

[thisvorlunatic]

Kiss! Very flat kiss.

[isthisart]

"Are you planning to spend your non-hospitalized convalescence at Vorkosigan Surleau again? Being, if at all possible, hand-fed?"

[thisvorlunatic]

"I don't strictly speaking need to be hand-fed, at least not as much as I did when I couldn't move my arms. But if the opportunity presents itself..."

[isthisart]

"I suspect the sternum replacement would make it more comfortable not to move your arms unnecessarily."

[thisvorlunatic]

"You're right about that. But it's not as bad on that score as having my actual arm bones replaced."

[isthisart]

"You could probably convince me to feed you some of the time anyway."

[thisvorlunatic]

"I love you."

[isthisart]

"I love you too." Kiss.

[thisvorlunatic]

Kiss. Slightly dozy kiss.

[isthisart]

"I don't suppose this incident will convince you to schedule the rest of your bones sooner rather than later."

[thisvorlunatic]

"I am not feeling very positively about bone replacement surgery right now," he says. "Even considering the alternative. The surgery is fresher in my mind, and I don't have the satisfaction of having watched Bel Thorne stun everyone responsible. Besides, there aren't that many left."

[isthisart]

"Well, it's up to you, but I thought I'd ask. The scheduled version of the surgery skips much quicker to the part where I come and sing to you without the days in transit having received approximately field medicine."

[thisvorlunatic]

"I do like the part where you come and sing to me."

[isthisart]

"It is undoubtedly the best part."

[thisvorlunatic]

"Mm, no, sadly I must disagree," he says. "The best part is getting out of the fucking hospital afterward."

[isthisart]

"I don't know if I'd categorize that as a part in quite the same way, but I'll concede the point."

[thisvorlunatic]

"Good." He closes his eyes. "Sorry to ruin your fun, but I think I'd like to sleep now. It's hard work lying here flat on my back all damn day."

[isthisart]

"Of course. I'll drop by tomorrow."

She gives him a kiss and leaves him be.

[thisvorlunatic]

Miles remains flat. And bored. And bored. And flat. And irritated about it.

He does like it when Linya sings to him, though.

[isthisart]

Then she will do so while she is visiting.

[thisvorlunatic]

And then he will get out of the hospital, and go to Vorkosigan Surleau, and wish to be hand-fed some fraction of the time. It's a large fraction to start with, but he is determined to regain full upper-body function as quickly as possible.