[8][voiced/written]

[silversnowfall]

[at first the journal picks up just breathing, and silence. And then, a loud, desperate scream, and several soft thuds of disorientation. It's quiet again for a while, then she decides to write something, not trusting her voice to stay steady]

I believe I feel well enough to leave the clinic.

[[ooc: And she actually means it. She doesn't yet have the stubborn streak so common among playable characters the people she knows. And please do notice the scream~]]

Comments

[written]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid that, as a professional healer, I'll have to disagree with that.

[private]

[silversnowfall]

Why?

[private]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Because you aren't well enough, of course.

[private]

[silversnowfall]

I'd like to speak with you in person, Professor.

[private]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

I see no problem with that, provided I come to visit you, as opposed to the other way around.

[private]

[silversnowfall]

[if Gelda could see her, she'd be smirking]

Obviously.

[private]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Then, I will come visit you right now. I happen to have some time left over.

[private]

[silversnowfall]

Thank you.

[Action]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

[About ten minutes later, Gelda arrives at Nephry's room in the clinic. She closes the door behind her to give them some privacy, before turning to the girl with a gentle smile.]

Good afternoon, Nephry.

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

[Gelda will find her sitting up in bed, looking quite determined, if a little tired]

Good afternoon, Professor.

[Action]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

[She takes a seat in the chair next to the bed, watching Nephry intently.]

What's on your mind?

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

...I realize that I'm not well yet. I just think I'd recover better outside this hospital.

[she's not looking at you]

[Action]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

[That's okay. Gelda needs no eyecontact to stare into your soul.]

I believe it would be better if you had medical assistance nearby, just in case.

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

I'm not in pain anymore, Professor. [not really, anyway]

[Action]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Then, how about we come to some sort of compromise?

[She leans back in her chair.]

Personally, I'd like you to stay in the clinic for at least three more days.

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

[it's very hard, even decades later, to be dishonest in the face of her favorite teacher]

I'm not sleeping well.

[Action]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Oh? Any idea what's causing this insomnia?

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

I have no trouble falling asleep.

[Action]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Then, what is the problem?

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

Staying that way. ...It seems so childish to suffer from nightmares, of all things.

[Action]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Hardly. Nightmares aren't limited to age. A much more decisive factor is the experiences you have. One might say it's your subconsciousness' way of coping with stress.

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

Being unable to sleep doesn't exactly speed recovery.

[Action]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

And you believe the comfort of your own home will reduce the nightmares?

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

It's not my home.

...But I think distancing myself from the activity here would help.

[Action]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Then, I suppose there's nothing I can say to change your mind.