Home Again [Open to visitors but try not to all flood in]

[staturity]

It had been so long since Cassie had so much as seen an actual bed that it was hard not to close her eyes and fall asleep the moment she lay down in the Medbay. But there was still a lot to do first. For the long-term she was going to need several surgeries to fix the scars down her left side but for now the priority was to get her stabilized. So she was hooked up to an IV drip- oh, she remembered how those felt. And poked and prodded a little bit more before being left on her own.

She could rest now, but there was a lot to catch up on.

And probably a lot to explain.

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[chosenfamily]

Sam sighed, rubbing his nose. "Schmuz needed to see that you were okay."

Irony of ironies. Not only had he gotten the Yeerk his previous self wanted dead, it was still in his head.

[staturity]

...

"You mean he's in you? Now?"

[chosenfamily]

Sam nodded, once. "It's not a secret. The rest of the crew knows. Schmuz is just...usually pretty happy to leave me in control. It's safer for him." After all, he could remember a time when the crew wanted him dead. It was a lot safer to leave Sam in control.

[staturity]

"Oh. Well." She took a moment to consider this. "What I just told you? The same goes for Schmuz. You took a stand against him and that's what matters."

[chosenfamily]

Sam cracked a smile. "Thank you. Maybe he'll believe it from you."

< There were still two others who died and her injuries are great. >

And then he rolled his eyes. "Or maybe not."