Viti and Aqua in the infirmary

[griot]

 Who: Viti and Aqua. I guess someone who happens to be in the infirmary could say something too.

What: Viti and Aqua talking the best they can, considering Aqua’s sick, and there are two walls of transparent, but hard plastic between them.

Where: The infirmary

When: Sometime during the same week as the District X new feed thread.

Rating: Don’t know. Above G.

Warnings: Image of a sick person.

 

Viti sat in a corner with one leg curled up the other was splayed out. He had a cell phone to his ear.

“Mom, I’m pretty sure I’m not sick.  The quarantine is just a precaution.”

There was silence as Viti listened to the response.

“I don’t know,” Viti replied with a rising tone. “I tried to tell them it was a misunderstanding, but they took me in anyways."  More silence.

“Well I guess, because, I was in the same room as someone who might have been sick.”

Viti had to pull the phone away from his ear, because, the voice coming out of it was so loud. His ear rung from being just a split second too late.

It took a few minutes before he could bring the cell phone close enough to speak. “Mom, he probably wasn’t sick. Besides I’m in the safest place in the world right now, even the CDC doesn’t have all the high tech gear and powers that the X-men have. You can’t take me out anyways…ok…ok…ok….I love you too, mom…and dad. I will talk to you later.”

Viti turned off his phone and sighed.  His head fell back in exhaustion. “Well, I hope Liir got my letter.” For minute he just sat in the corner of his room, letting the florescent light warm him. Eventually, he thought to stand up, and look through the clear plastic walls to see who might be quarantined with him. 

Comments

[aquawayfinder]

"Be at peace. think of this as a time to work on your Mastery. IT will be less terrifying that way. Focus on finding your calm. Center yourself. I can help, if you desire."

[griot]

Viti took in a deep breath, and closed his eyes to calm himself. He let his head fall, so he could take a moment to think. Despite his every attempt, his heart was still beating hard and fast. He still had that flood of questions and statements, but he took a moment to sift through them, to find the ones most important.

He lifted his head again. "A lot has happen these past two days. A lot, but forget that for now. What about you? You're able to stand, but you don't have to for me."

[aquawayfinder]

"I stand for you, and for myself. For my Mastery. I stand because I can, not because I am pressed to. I am ill, yes, but it is not all of what I am. I may get sicker yet, but I will always be the Master of myself."

[griot]

Viti crossed his arms. "If we are sick then we should lie down in bed and rest." Viti backed up to his bed. "I will lie down if you do."

[aquawayfinder]

"I shall return to the bed, but I prefer to meditate and take notes on my condition. I have slept recently, and do not want to sleep again just now."

[griot]

"Fair enough," Viti replied. There was a creaking sound when Viti plopped down on his bed, the soft pillow wrapping around his head he fell back into it. He stared at the ceiling, and sighed. He turned back to Aqua. "It's never a good idea to push these things, but I suppose it's a good sign that you were able to stand. Are you at least feeling better than when you first knew you had the disease?"

[aquawayfinder]

"I am feeling worse now. I experimented to see what triggered it and what made it worse. I am willing to be more ill if my notes could possibly help them find a cure."

[griot]

Viti sighed, and rubbed his eyes. "With respect professor Aqua, I'm afraid Dr. McCoy, will have plenty of 'more sick' people to study before this is over."

Viti suddenly took on a fact, and both of his brows rose. He lifted his head off the pillow to better rub the back of his head nervously.

"Oh I uhhhh...learned a little more about how my powers work...yeah. I think I should warn you."

[aquawayfinder]

"I'm certain he will as well. And If you are infected, do not use your powers. For me, at least, it seems to make the illness worse. If you are going to use them, have Master McCoy observing you."

[griot]

For a second Viti's shifty eyes became direct. "Actually, I'm pretty sure I'm not sick. I can explain that later, maybe." His eyes shifted again, looking up into his head to explain his situation.

"You see, I...uh...just recently found out that ummmm...my power spies on the people I interact with, whether I want it to or not."

Viti swallowed in anxiety as the awkwardness stiffened his spine.

[aquawayfinder]

"All the more reason," she said simply, "To study Mastery."

[griot]

Viti blinked bewildered. "Oh. That went better than I thought it would." He looked back to Aqua. He took a deep breath.

"Ok then. How do we go about this mastery. Do I mediate, do I concentrate? Do I just think?"

[aquawayfinder]

"All of those, and more, in the right times. For now, attempt meditation. Do you require instruction?"

[griot]

Viti gave a sharp nod, as he sat up in bed. "Yes please. A lot of people throw the word 'mediation' around all the time, but I don't know what it really means."

[aquawayfinder]

She nodded. "Sit on the bed, however is comfortable, and close your eyes.

[griot]

Viti curled his legs Indian style, placed his knuckles on his knees, and opened his hands. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. It was how he always saw mediation in the movies, but he still felt unsure.

[aquawayfinder]

"Listen to my voice, picture only what I tell you to picture, if you need to answer me, do so minimally. We shall begin. What is your favorite color?"

[griot]

"Purple." Viti bit his tongue so he wouldn't do anything else.

[aquawayfinder]

"How does purple make you feel?"

[griot]

Viti took another deep breath. He had to resist the urge to scratch his head. His eyelids pressed hard to stay closed, as he thought about what he specifically liked about purple.

"It makes me feel...satiated, and at home. I don't know why."

[aquawayfinder]

"Good. Focus on that then," she said softly. Picture the place you feel most comfortable, most at home, see that place, feel it around you."

[griot]

Viti imagined a wonderful place.

"It's almost night. It's a kind of a dark purple, before the stars come out. There's palm trees, tropical birds, little dragons, but it's cool out. There's no people here, but the animals talk to me. They tell me where the books are."

[aquawayfinder]

"Don't tell me... just picture it. Be there in your mind. Feel the breeze, scent the air, hear the sounds, and let it all just envelope you."

[griot]

Viti took a moment to saver his vision. He smiled in serenity, but his smile gradually faded. His breath started to deepen, he had to press his eye lids down harder. His open palms started to close into fist.

[aquawayfinder]

"Focus," she said. "Focus on the place, on the way it makes you feel. Keep that, hold that."