[IC post-trauma post]

[playingdoctor]

[....from Umeda's office, where the door is closed for once, comes the sound of Blade Runner.]


((OOC: Everyone and their mother, including Akiha and Io, have dropped in this last little while; Umeda's indulging in his comfort movie. *g* Anyone can feel free to jump this post to catch the movie with him or harass him after it to cheer him up; this post isn't for anyone specific -- I just didn't think I could manage a main-comm post that might hit a few thousand again, but anyone's still free to come and bug Umeda. Got an appointment? Meant to return something to him? Heard about the drops? Come by and say hi.))

Comments

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

[yaaayyy leg fixings that don't involve rape]

How the fuck do you cause an international incident with ballet? It's not like the teams can have a GIANT BALLET THROWDOWN or anything.

[playingdoctor]

Cold war, kiddo. The KGB even kidnapped his wife from what I've heard. I guess if you throw over ballet, you throw over mother Russia.

[These are innocent, non-rapey fingers POKING OUT ALL THE PAINFUL AND TENDER SPOTS IN YOUR LEGS]

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

[blinks] Cold war?

--Ow aghbn [shuts up once he is PREPARED]

[playingdoctor]

Either they didn't have that in your world or you slept through all your history classes, huh? The arms race? United States versus Soviet Union in "Don't blow me up, because if you blow me up I'll blow you up with bigger and worse weapons"?

[oho there's a knot, I can feel it. And you know what, I am getting that knot, I am like. Murdering that knot gently and slowly.]

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

Ohhh uh. I fffuck - I hate history, that's when I catch up on sleep. Maybe someone shoulda told me a ballet guy caused a crazy weapon battle with Russia.

[playingdoctor]

Yeah, see, that's why I always have fun substituting when other teachers can't make their classes. This tender?

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

That's pretty cool. Yeah it is, kinda.

[playingdoctor]

That and I'd get to beat up the kids who weren't payin' attention.

Huh, okay. How about this? Sharp or dull pain?

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

. . . . D-Dull.

[playingdoctor]

Okay. Your knees been aching at all recently? [touch touch touch]

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

[BLOCKS OUT BAD FLASHBACKY THOUGHTS]

A little, yeah. But it's sort of just that throb you get after a really hard practice, and I do all my stretches and warm up and down, so it hasn't been getting worse or anything.

[playingdoctor]

Has it only been after practice, or while doing other things, too?

[careful squeeze on either side of his kneecap]

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

I guess I wouldn't really know that since I practice every day.

[winces a little, but doesn't move his legs]

[playingdoctor]

Looks like you've got some fluid buildup there. Hang on, roll onto your back for a second.

Also, aren't you overheating in that hat indoors or something?

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

[rolls onto his back]

Not really?

[playingdoctor]

I can't imagine how.

[puts Kazu's legs together, looks like he's measuring their length compared to each other. Then tugs on one.]

[There is a popping noise]

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

I'm used to it.

[. . . m-makes a face at the noise] Was that supposed to do that?

[playingdoctor]

NO!! OH GOD, I'M SORRY, I --

...Yeah, it's fine, it's just the sound of the joint fluid, that's totally normal. I'mma gonna work on the front of your thighs while you're on your back, all right? I'll move the computer if you want.

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

DON'T DO THAT AUGH that's - YES fine I'll just. Lie here.

[playingdoctor]

Yeah, just lie there and think of Bruce. Relax, it'll be easier if you do.

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

Doesn't that apply for basically all situations in life?

[playingdoctor]

Thinking about Bruce?

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

No, I mean Bruce Willis makes everything better.

[playingdoctor]

It's true. He's not my type, but he's just awesome.

[massages your thighs.]

[thebackburner.livejournal.com]

Type. . . That's not something you usually bring up talking about action flicks.

[s-sigh ow tugs his hat down over his eyes a little ._. ]