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[IC post-trauma post]

[....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.))

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[gives a little whistle at Agito's legs]

It should, yeah. You won't see a huge change all at once, but steadily, over a matter of months? Seems reasonable from what I'm seeing and feeling here. But you can let me know afterwards.

You expect - [pause and a bit of a hiss while Umeda works] - me to stay off my feet that fucking long?

[Oho, Agito's the type who wants to know what's going on during it.]

No, I expect you to be getting back to your normal activities, and coming back for maintenance of what you've got. Like I said, your legs've recovered a lot -- I'd say they're out of code red "could break down" zone and back into the "recovering well, just perform regular systems check" type areas. Working on your muscles and bone alignment is like fine-tuning to avoid lingering problems, keeping the blood flowing right through the muscles, building elasticity, and otherwise keeping it working, not just fixing it up to functional and letting it run.

[Presses a finger carefully into the centre of his thigh, though lightly] This should hurt a little, not a lot. Two weeks ago, it'd have hurt a lot. If we just left it like this and you went back to your usual work, it'd be in the point where you'd have to get off it again, right? Even without extraordinary circumstances. But if every week or two you come back and get the muscles treated and joints aligned, it should stay about this level or improve overall. I'm gonna work on your muscles from your feet to your thighs to your sacroiliac, maybe up into the back a bit though from the muscle distribution that won't be necessary. Then when you're relaxed enough that your muscles won't tighten up around the joints, I'm gonna make sure you're properly aligned.

... The fuck do you mean 'could break down?' [Grit teeth... but listening to the rest. Damn logic.]

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Tuning huh? Heh. That's fine. We'll see how well this works then.

I mean that when I saw your legs last time they were in bad condition, and a lot of guys try to work through injuries like that 'cause they don't want to look weak and end up doing permanent damage. Working through injuries is never a good idea when looking towards the long run, even if it seems worth it in the short run. It's better to fix things up and work from that. You're too young to throw away the years you could have ahead of you, so not letting your legs hit the breaking point is a good thing.

Yeah, that's about it. After I'm done everything I'm gonna keep you here about ten to fifteen minutes more, 'cause if you stay relaxed a little while after it's less likely to shift right back to the accustomed tightness out of habit. Should give you time to catch the rest of the movie anyway.

It's no different from after any given fight, just a bastard gave me a bit more trouble than usual.

[Focusing out while Umeda works, there's the occasional sudden tension or Agito's jaw working a bit when Umeda's hands hit a particularly sore point or dig into old scar tissue, but for the most part, he seems completely engrossed in the movie.]

[Gestures at the screen, the stripper's choking Harrison Ford by his tie, and bolting from the room when interrupted.]

So I get their motives, but why the fuck's this guy chasing em?

You really go all-out when fighting, huh?

You mean Deckard?

If I have to hold back they're not worth my Road to begin with.

Yeah, that one.

I guess it's impressive just that there's enough opponents around to push you to that limit as the norm.

Mmm, well... replicants were declared illegal and not allowed on earth, and Deckard's job is as a cop who specializes in 'terminating' replicants. He'd tried to get out of the force, but forced back in to chase four of them who'd hijacked a ship and come back because they're trying to find a way to extend their lifespan -- they were made with a built-in time limit.

... You could say this place is interesting.

Time limit, huh. ... So why not extend it and send em back?

[It's a good action scene, just a little pathetic as to how she goes down, finally.] Seems a little uneven, fuck, what's the point of killing an opponent who's already shown their back? Besides saving them the disgrace.

Yeah, I've been here a while. October's always the most interesting month, too. I'm gonna be kept busy.

That's one of the things the movie wants you to ask, actually. 'Cause those replicants are human to us, but to the characters and the laws on earth? Fear of the other. Deckard's kind of running the line between the two as someone who's been interacting with them, but is also a weapon being wielded by the force of authority on the side that declares they're not human and can't feel.

A really brutal point, I guess -- just that he's supposed to.

Interesting?

[Goes quiet, this new info with the meeting between Pris and Sebastian. ... And frowning when he asks them to do a trick] Hnph.

There's usually a lot of people who come in near death in October. Throats torn out, limbs cut off, exposed organs -- yeaaaah, not the kind of stuff I look forward to. I haven't had a peaceful birthday in years.

[idly watches him watch it, still working on the legs] Can you still see the screen if I get you to roll over?

... You're right it does sound interesting. Just October... This place fucking works off of irony, doesn't it?

[Evaluates the screen for a second then shrugs, turns over] Doesn't matter.

Well, you get it now and then other months, but from the start to the end of October it's a rising battle of monster invasions and bloody murders.

Great. [feet and calves and thighs, oh my]

[Sneaking a glance back at the movie now and then...]

Taking out people like they have here? Fuck, must be something!

[And completely freezes when you hit a nastier knot by the twisted knee... Acupuncture never really prepares for getting this out the hard way]

FUCK! WATCH IT!

Sorry, sorry... [hand gentles considerably, going to break that one down a bit at a time] Whoa, this must have been hurting like a bitch for a while.

It's fine.

...

[snickers] Yeah, it sure looks just fine.

DO YOU WANT TO DIE?

U-toh, I wouldn't while I'm handling your sore personal bits.

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Hurry up and finish then.

Taking good care of someone's body takes time and attention, y'know.

[getting back to it, working slowly and carefully]

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