Taking Care of Something. [closed]

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It wasn't something Hoshi could simply ignore, that being her arm. When Sasami threw her off during the darksoul, she felt a rather painful sensation in her right arm where she had the most damage done to it, but she simply shrugged it off in order to help Hit Girl out with her wounds.

So, here she was in the library to see if she could find Phillip. Another Tai Chi session seemed like exactly what she'd need to do in order to help ease the pain in her arm.

"Hey, Phillip, are you around?" she asked quietly, not wanting to disturb the silence that usually came in a library.

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Phillip was laying on a table with his book flipped open when he heard the call. He lazily raised a hand in greeting. "Hey," he called out.

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Once finding him, Hoshi smiled and went over to him. "What'cha reading?" she asked, her left hand gripping her hip and her right arm hung at her side.

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"1001 Ways to cook Fish," replied Phillip. "I've been interested in it lately."

"Your arm looks like its been in a fight recently. And the rest of you too. Need help?"

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"Sushi sounds wonderful right about now," commented Hoshi offhandedly.

"Yeah, it has. I was wondering if you could find what's wrong with it and give me another Tai Chi session, if you wouldn't mind."

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"Hold out your arm. I'll need to check it then," said Phillip as he sat up and held out his hand before putting the book down.

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Hoshi rolled her sleeve back and rested her gloved hand into his own so that he would be able to check her arm out. "I could also remove my vest and roll my sleeve up more, if that's better to you," she told Phillip with a soft smile.

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"This is fine," he replied as he moved his fingers up her arm. "You've gotten a minor sprain from overextension. It will heal, but you'll be stiff for a couple of weeks without proper stretches and rest."

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It was nice being taken care of once in a while and Hoshi couldn't help but smile softly. "Mm, all right. Resting may prove to be a problem to me, however. I really haven't honestly rested that much."

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"Lighter workouts and rehab will help with that," replied Phillip as he checked her wrists. "To regain the full spread of motion, you need to work on the body every day, but just enough."

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Oh, joy. More physical rehabilitation. Ah, well. Hoshi decided she'd simply grin and bare it for now. She had a feeling that doing it with a friend was better to relax her even more. She watched him check her wrists, nodding in response.

"Would push ups, sit ups, weight training and all that work or modify it?"

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"It would. I wouldn't recommend weight training just to make sure your arm was in top shape after the sprain. But you can do push ups. I suggest finding a bench and doing half-push ups with your body on the table."

And Phillip demonstrated by sliding his body half off, and doing a push up. "It'll lessen the strain on your arm but will provide the workout you need."

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Hoshi watched what he was doing, committing it to memory for later use when she worked out.

"As for sit ups, should I do crunches or do them the same way as I've always done them?" During this exchange, she oddly didn't mind her scars showing.

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"Crunches are fine," replied Phillip. "They don't put a strain on a sprained arm. But if you do feel pain, stop immediately."

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"I'll make sure to do that. Um, is there anything I can do to pay you back, Phillip?" asked Hoshi.

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"Just stay off the arm for a day, and get someone to massage it. I haven't really read into that yet," suggested Phillip.

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"Do we have any people who know good massage techniques on here, or not really?" Hoshi wondered aloud while she glanced a bit at her arm. She would make sure to use it as little as possible for the next day.

...whenever that was. Time worked so weirdly on this ship.

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"Give me a few hours and I'll learn as much as possible," replied Phillip as he picked up a data pad. "I should be all right to perform well when its needed."

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"Um, well... Okay. But, um, you don't have to do this for me, Phillip!" Hoshi said, waving both of her hands in the air out in front of her.

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"Not at all. I rarely get a chance to use the things I learn when it comes to medical. I suppose it comes from the moment when I tried using Acupuncture on Shotarou after a strenuous case..."

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And then it seemed like everything in her brain just stopped. Acupuncture?!

"Um... it didn't go just as planned...?"

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"I was off by two millimeters and poked the wrong pressure point. Shotarou thought he was a chicken for five hours." replied Phillip smoothly.

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Well, that was... Nice, she thought. Still, it made her just a bit uneasy. To relax her nerves, she started to laugh before sighing and shaking her head.

"You won't make me think I'm a chicken now, would ya?"

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"Acupuncture won't help in this situation," remarked Phillip as he leaned down and poked her nose. "But no, I won't make you think you're a chicken."

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All Hoshi could focus on was his finger touching her nose. She decided to have some fun with this, though! She moved her head a bit to the side while having her mouth open just a bit and her eyes widened just slightly.

"Beep."

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Phillip chuckled at that and he poked her nose again. "To turn off the chicken mode," he added with a little grin.

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Okay, silliness done. Hoshi shook her head and grinned just a bit more.

"Yay, I'm not a chicken anymore!"

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Phillip smiled a little at that as he raised an eyebrow. "You're a lot like Akiko in some ways, Hoshi. Except you don't hit people with slippers."

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Hoshi remembered that he explained what Shoutarou was like, but not Akiko. Although, the whole thing with hitting people with slippers garnered a chuckle from her.

"What's Akiko like, Phillip?"

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"Loud," stated Phillip. "But also kind. She worries a lot and tries to bring in a lot of income for everyone by accepting jobs such as lost pets and such. Although she really is a genius because without her, some of our cases wouldn't be solved."

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At the loud comment, Hoshi wondered briefly if she was too loud. Sure, she could be eager and energetic at times, but was she ever truly loud?

Then, when he finished, she kept on smiling just like she always did. "I'd love to get to meet her one of these days." Though, she was picking up on the parallels of how she was like Akiko.

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Phillip grinned and nodded at that. "Don't worry, you're different in many ways at any given moment in time."

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"Splendid!"

Hoshi then remembered on something and a small sheepish grin spread out on her face. "Weren't you going to look for a few books or something?"

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Phillip nodded. "I should get looking into that. Thanks. I'll let you know in an hour or so my results."

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"All right. I'm gonna go find something to do for the next hour in here," replied Hoshi as she went to do just that.