[Video] Time Ripples Event (CW: child abuse)

[addvancetovictory]

[The omnicomm comes on and...well, it's not obviously a member of the Legion. For one, he's obviously too young. But there's obviously reason for concern as there are obvious tear tracks on the boy's face and he's reached over, holding his arm.]

[There's also a bruise on his cheek and a bit of blood coming from his nose. But that last could actually have more to do with the slight purplish-blue aura cast over the camera.]

[He huddles back into a corner, eyes wide as he swallows and opens his mouth, speaking with a fairly strong New York accent.]

Well. I'm not sure where I am, but I don't think it could be much worse than where I just was.

[He shifts and hisses, omnicomm bobbing as his concentration is shaken.]

Umm. I don't suppose anybody out there could give me a ride to the hospital? Mom was gonna, but...well, I doubt she's taking me now.

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[addvancetovictory]

[It's a good thing she gets that out because Vance's surprise means that he loses control of his TK and the comm clatters to the floor. But it's clear he's not really afraid so when Robbie turns it off a few seconds later, it's probably not much of a surprise.]

[It's a couple hours later that he's settled in the medical bay, arm held in place while something works on healing it. Though the fracture wasn't bad, it did need to be set properly and it would take some time to heal properly. That and the bruises that the staff hadn't liked at all. But he's got a bed and there's cool stuff happening to his arm and he doesn't hurt right now, so hey. It's pretty much all a win to him.]

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[thebiotickid]

[Jane's a level-headed, practical kid who's spent a lot of time in hospitals either getting her brain scanned or her (entirely innocently) broken bones set, so she knows what her priority should be, here.

Junk food.

She stuffs an armful of nutritionally barren snacks into a satchel, then adds a couple of neatly-folded t-shirts and a hoodie stolen from her adult self as camouflage atop the lot. No one will confiscate a change of clothes, especially if she doesn't act all shifty about things.

So when she breezes into Vance's room later, it's with a bag of snacks she almost certainly didn't have to conceal from the Legion's laid-back medical staff slung over a shoulder.]

Hey.

[addvancetovictory]

[It doesn't really matter that the medical staff would have let it through. Actually, that would have taken the fun out of it entirely.]

[Vance looks up from his omnicomm, which he isn't trying to manipulate with his T at the moment. Mostly because he doesn't have to since he doesn't have to try to keep his arm immobilized as much as possible.]

[He looks up and grins, shifting a bit to sit up a bit straighter. Or as much as he can with what's happening to his arm.]

Jane! Hi!

[thebiotickid]

Brought you a change of clothes.

[Technically, this is not a lie, and she did choose shirts because they might have had to cut his off to treat the arm. Not to mention, if your nose is bleeding, your shirt is usually the clothing item that gets ruined. Source: Jane has gotten into a fight or six on the playground.]

Among other things.

[And then she dumps the entire lot into his lap, grinning.]

[addvancetovictory]

[Vance looks down at his shirt, which...yes, does have some blood on it. Which, sadly, isn't that weird these days.]

Thanks. I could use it.

[He blinks in surprise when she dumps everything out on his lap, then starts picking some of it up with one hand, given that the other arm has something on it.]

I have no idea what any of these are, but they look cool!

[thebiotickid]

The blue poofy ones are, weirdly, nacho-flavored.

[Since none of the adults are trying to stop her, she has been conducting a thorough scientific investigation of the local junk food.]

[addvancetovictory]

[Nothing wrong with that. Vance is probably going to do something similar, once he's out of medical. This is a good start.]

[He immediately digs through to find the blue poofy ones, tilting his head as he looks at them.]

Really? Back home, blue is usually raspberry or maybe sour cherry.

[thebiotickid]

Unless raspberries or cherries are blue where you come from, neither of those makes any more sense than cheese.

[Without asking first, she hops onto the bed to sit cross-legged at the foot and help Vance sort through the snacks.]

How's your arm?

[addvancetovictory]

Nope. I'm not sure why they decided to make those blue, but I think it's because regular cherry and strawberry are already red. Also, some cheeses can be blue. At least, I assume that's why there's some actually called 'blue cheese'.

[He keeps picking through the junk food, looking up when Jane hops onto the edge of the bed, then glances down at his arm.]

It's good? I think. It's kinda numb at the moment and they're keeping it immobilized so that I don't make things worse. But they said it should be healed in a couple more hours or so. Though they might keep me overnight, just to be certain it's healed properly.

[The actual reason has more to do with the bruise on his face, which the doctors want to make certain didn't do anything to his head. But the arm gives them a good reason for him not to leave. And one that Vance won't object to.]