[ WAIT HOLD UP WHAT IN THE- ] KATE? DESMOND?! Ai ya [ askldmsakdmskal don't mind the panicked Mandarin and frantic noises of someone trying to keep hold of their phone while grabbing a jacket and boots and this all just sounds like chaos. ]
Where are ya what station is that what's goin' on? [ ALL THE RUN ON SENTENCES JUST GIVE HER SOMEWHERE TO RUN TO. ]
[It isn't until later, when they got Desmond a room and hooked up to all the bells and whistles needed to monitor and support him, that Kate notices the messages on Desmond's phone. She hasn't replaced hers yet. Hadn't given enough fucks to do so.]
[ She's practically at the hospital. Once she calmed down enough to actually get dressed properly for heading outside she got her head out of her ass and realized 'oh, they'll be heading to the hospital. GO THERE'. And that's where she is, heading on inside to find the right room. It's the first time she's been in the hospital but she manages. Her hand shakes as she knocks on the door so she won't startle anyone just barging in.
She sees Kate's back first, blocking her view of Desmond. Once she's close enough she wraps her arms around the other woman from behind briefly in hello. But then there's just no delaying things now. Desmond's right there. And he looks terrible. She gently touches his good arm. She leans close, meaning to say "Heya Des" whether he can hear her or not but the tears start to come instead. ]
[Kate doesn't look up when Kaylee enters, knowing those quick, light footsteps just about anywhere. Kaylee reaches past her shoulder to touch Desmond and that's when Kate looks. She sees the tears brimming in the mechanic's eyes and Kate's throat tightens up on her.]
[Ezio isn't even sure what to say. It's typical of Mandalus to bring people who are barely hanging onto life, and they just drop them in the station without caring a damn bit. He knows Kate will get Desmond to the hospital, so that's where he decides he'll go first, and wait for them there, but he sends her a quick audio message.]
Kate, I will meet you both at the hospital. [There's nothing else to really say, and for now he can't quite process what's happening. It's for the best, really, or he'd be panicking.]
We're in room 3450. [Kate sits in the chair beside Desmond's bed, her fingers threading with the fingers of his good hand and that's where Ezio will find her when he arrives.]
[He doesn't text back, he just heads to the room, and carefully closes the door behind him once he's there. Pushing his hood back, he frowns a little as he looks at Desmond. His arm is wounded, that much is obvious by the bandaging, and he reaches to brush his hand over Desmond's head, a solemnity to his gaze as he looks at his descendant.]
[Kate doesn't look up from Desmond's face.] His hand's badly burned. They say it's similar to an electrical burn, but not really. And he's fallen into a coma. Not sure when he'll wake up.
Just a delivery from a rather overwhelmed florist, with a huge amount of flowers. Till as many surfaces as could be covered were filled. Of every different kind and colour, she spared no expense, but when did she ever? In part apology, stuck at work for so many hours, she wouldn't be able to leave straight away, but mostly because there weren't quite words for the kind of relief it was to hear his voice.
With just a note, of course.]
Don't you dare scare me like that again.
Your humble servant, Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England, Ireland & France.
[A much-needed coffee break later, Kate returns to the room, which is now apparently the jungle? Flower vases cover nearly every available surface, making the room burst with color. Um, holy shit. Kate crosses over to the biggest bouquet and pulls the note, looking it over. Her eyebrows arch toward her hairline.]
Queen of England, huh? [She mutters. You can take the assassin out of the Animus, but not the ancestor out of the assassin.]
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[ WAIT HOLD UP WHAT IN THE- ] KATE? DESMOND?! Ai ya [ askldmsakdmskal don't mind the panicked Mandarin and frantic noises of someone trying to keep hold of their phone while grabbing a jacket and boots and this all just sounds like chaos. ]
Where are ya what station is that what's goin' on? [ ALL THE RUN ON SENTENCES JUST GIVE HER SOMEWHERE TO RUN TO. ]
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[It isn't until later, when they got Desmond a room and hooked up to all the bells and whistles needed to monitor and support him, that Kate notices the messages on Desmond's phone. She hasn't replaced hers yet. Hadn't given enough fucks to do so.]
We're at the hospital. Room 3450.
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[ She's practically at the hospital. Once she calmed down enough to actually get dressed properly for heading outside she got her head out of her ass and realized 'oh, they'll be heading to the hospital. GO THERE'. And that's where she is, heading on inside to find the right room. It's the first time she's been in the hospital but she manages. Her hand shakes as she knocks on the door so she won't startle anyone just barging in.
She sees Kate's back first, blocking her view of Desmond. Once she's close enough she wraps her arms around the other woman from behind briefly in hello. But then there's just no delaying things now. Desmond's right there. And he looks terrible. She gently touches his good arm. She leans close, meaning to say "Heya Des" whether he can hear her or not but the tears start to come instead. ]
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[Ezio isn't even sure what to say. It's typical of Mandalus to bring people who are barely hanging onto life, and they just drop them in the station without caring a damn bit. He knows Kate will get Desmond to the hospital, so that's where he decides he'll go first, and wait for them there, but he sends her a quick audio message.]
Kate, I will meet you both at the hospital. [There's nothing else to really say, and for now he can't quite process what's happening. It's for the best, really, or he'd be panicking.]
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We're in room 3450. [Kate sits in the chair beside Desmond's bed, her fingers threading with the fingers of his good hand and that's where Ezio will find her when he arrives.]
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What did the doctors say?
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[There is no verbal reply from her.
Just a delivery from a rather overwhelmed florist, with a huge amount of flowers. Till as many surfaces as could be covered were filled. Of every different kind and colour, she spared no expense, but when did she ever? In part apology, stuck at work for so many hours, she wouldn't be able to leave straight away, but mostly because there weren't quite words for the kind of relief it was to hear his voice.
With just a note, of course.]
Don't you dare scare me like that again.
Your humble servant,
Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England, Ireland & France.
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Queen of England, huh? [She mutters. You can take the assassin out of the Animus, but not the ancestor out of the assassin.]
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