//c_B
000010:#RECEIVE;
000020:Are you busy? I wanted to ask you if you ate.
000030:#CALLBACK;
000040:Hello?
000050:Oh, sorry. I'm having some fried chicken.
000060:#START;
000070:He came back. You know, the young patient who's staying here with his parents.
000080:And you know what's funny?
000090:He actually visited me with something to eat. It was like a gift. Hehe.
000100:	001;So what did he bring?
000110:What is this? I think this is his favorite snack.
000120:It says... 'Never-Tasted-Before Flavor?'
000130:Ugh, what is this? I've... I've never tasted something like this before...
000140:	002;I think he considers you his friend.
000150:There have been a couple moments when my heart got so warm at a hospital. And this counts as one of them.
000160:But there's barely a thing I've done for him. I simply served as his playmate a few times. That's all.
000170:Actually, I had more fun as we played. But I didn't think he'd care for me so much...
000180:	003;Wow, he's so nice.
000190:I think his parents told him to do that.
000200:He keeps saying how it's not polite to visit someone else without a gift...
000210:A bright kid, isn't he?
000220:	000;
000230:Wow... It's a DelayStation! And this game is a limited edition! It's impossible to get a copy now!
000240:Aww, you didn't have to go this far... I'm so touched...
000250:What...? It's not for me...? But... How come...?
000260:	001;I think you've gone too far.
000270:Haha... You're right...
000280:It was a limited edition. It's impossible to get one, no matter how much you're willing to pay. So I got too excited.
000290:	002;Are you taking stuff from a child?+#002c_5
000300:I have a couple life rules, and one of them is to 'live fair and square.'
000310:I'm not taking things from others, no matter how much I want it.
000320:	003;I'll buy you one, so give it back to your friend!
000330:Uh, @@. I was... I was joking! Of course I was joking. I wasn't expecting anything.
000340:	000;
000350:He's still standing and waiting for me.
000360:I gotta go play with him! Bye!
//c_L+20
000370:#RECEIVE;
000380:Hey! You picked up! I wasn't expecting you to pick up.
000390:#CALLBACK;
000400:Now I know it's okay to call you whenever I feel like it.
000410:You call me back once you check that I called!
000420:#START;
000430:It's taking less for each rehab!
000440:Don't tell me... Did the doctor give up on me?
000450:	001;No way. What kind of medical staff would give up on his own patients?
000460:But I once told him that I'm sick, and he simply said it's a natural healing process and just walked away...
000470:I know it's no big deal, but back then I was a little scared.
000480:You know how in medical TV shows, doctors wouldn't give progress reports for patients that have no chance of surviving?
000490:	002;There's a chance it's because you don't listen to your doctors...
000500:That's not fair! They shouldn't let their personal feelings compromise their treatments on patients!
000510:The only thing that would count as disobedience would be... Hiding when it's time for rehab... Eating outside hospital, because menu at this hospital is so bad... And I'd say that's good enough for them to hate me...
000520:	003;Maybe it's because you're getting better.
000530:Oh... Maybe you're right.
000540:Because he told me I did such a stupid thing, but I am healing back really fast.
000550:	000;
000560:Oh, speaking of which, this time things were kind of rougher than usual.
000570:He made me stretch out my legs. And he made me sit and stand in a series, on the hardest level.
000580:But then my body started screaming in pain in the middle of the activity.
000590:I was this close to giving up, but something suddenly came up. So I managed to finish it.
000600:And guess what came up to me!
000610:	001;You won't be discharged unless you finish it?
000620:That's the second thing that came up to me.
000630:Once I was met with an idea, it came up in a series.
000640:	002;Were you scared of the doctor?+#002c_5
000650:I'm scared of the most of the doctors here. And I'm especially scared of the doctor in charge of the rehab.
000660:He won't let me get out of the room unless I make up for all the steps he planned for me...
000670:	003;You'd suffer the least if you don't think about anything.
000680:But I tend to get dozens of ideas even when I do nothing.
000690:I was even reminded of the time during my elementary school, when I fought with my friend and ended up being the bag carrier as a punishment.
000700:	000;
000710:So this is what I thought about...
000720:I thought of you. I thought to myself, 'I gotta tell @@ about this later on... But what am I supposed to tell her?'
000730:I was like, 'If we talk about the rehab, we'll talk about what I did for the day. And in order to tell her about this, I gotta finish this...'
000740:	001;But I didn't plan on talking about your rehab.+#002c_15
000750:Maybe, but here you are.
000760:Isn't that right? Right?
000770:	002;So you wanted nothing to be ashamed of while talking to me.+#002c_25
000780:Yeah! That's it! I wanted nothing to be ashamed of.
000790:Yes, I can lie, but then I'd be a liar. And I'd be lying to you.
000800:And that's so... I don't want to do that.
000810:	003;So you decided to hang in there because you didn't want to be embarrassed.
000820:Embarrassed...? Yeah, I guess you could say that.
000830:But that's not exactly the reason.
000840:	000;
000850:Rather than saying, 'I gave up in the middle,' it's much better to say, 'It was a nightmare, but I managed to beat it.' And it's much better to hear, too.
000860:So I did my best.
000870:	001;Great! Here is my applause!
000880:Well, I didn't really say that because I wanted you to tell me that...
000890:But it's good to hear you saying that...
000900:	002;I think it's cool to do what you have to.
000910:Well, of course! And there's a reason why I called my rehab a nightmare.
000920:	003;And you managed to take a step closer to your freedom. Props for your health!
000930:Wow... I feel good to hear that from you.
000940:If you happened to be my therapist...
000950:You'd get to see me running even with a steel bar pierced through my foot. Hehe.
000960:	000;
000970:And now it's time for me to go.
000980:I'm so glad I decided to call you... I'll get going. I'll see you in the chat room!
//c_D+5
000990:#RECEIVE;
001000:Ugh, I'm hungry....
001010:Oh, hey. You picked up.
001020:#CALLBACK;
001030:Let me take a guess.
001040:You wanted to talk to me, didn't you...? Didn't you? I know you did. Hehehe.
001050:#START;
001060:	001;Did the nurses ever mention that they cannot handle you anymore?
001070:What do you mean by that? Hehe.
001080:Luckily - is this supposed to be lucky? Anyways, they didn't say such a shocking thing.
001090:	002;How are you feeling?
001100:Couldn't be better!
001110:I could chow down two bowls of rice, a whole cake, and two cups of coffee!
001120:	003;Ugh, seriously! So are you planning to continue with that shooting thing?+#002c_35
001130:Oh, geez! No need to be so impatient...
001140:Take it easy. I'm not going anywhere.
001150:	000;
001160:But why are you suddenly worried about... Don't tell me.
001170:Is it because I told you about my crash?
001180:But it's really nothing. No need to treat it so seriously.
001190:	001;You fell from a motorcycle that was rolling. That's serious.
001200:Well, I can't deny that it was quite a deadly situation... But doctors told me I'm healing fast.
001210:So if you consider things in my shoes, you wouldn't define that crash as serious!
001220:	002;Do you tend to make everyone around you worry?+#002c_35
001230:Yeah. Wait, what? No? No!
001240:I'm saying I am fine because I am.
001250:If I were ill, I would've been rolling all over and throwing a tantrum. Hehe.
001260:	003;You'd better stay in the hospital for the upcoming year.
001270:Then I might create a legend for this hospital...
001280:A legend of a ghost stuck in the hospital ward for a year...
001290:	000;
001300:But I shouldn't be complaining.
001310:There's this guy I talked to a couple times in the lounge, and he got hospitalized for a heartache.
001320:He broke up with his girlfriend, but it was perfectly his fault. So he has no one to blame but himself.
001330:But he showed up at his girlfriend's door and claimed he's not getting back on his feet until she dates him again.
001340:	001;What an idiot......
001350:Yup. It's no different from calling your ex on a drunk night.
001360:I'd hate to even imagine it, but I would've never stepped out of my house if I were her.
001370:	002;Why are you changing the subject?
001380:I-I never changed the subject. I'm simply sharing something that happened in this hospital.
001390:Uh, anyways, you should listen to this.
001400:	003;What would you do if you were that patient?
001410:Hmm, this is a pickle...
001420:I think I'll simply wait, away from her. If it's my fault that we broke up, I can't dare ask her to stop blaming me. And it'd be really selfish of me to ask for her forgiveness.
001430:So I think all I can do is just to wait.
001440:	000;
001450:But you know how you don't get to be a patient just because you're suffering from a broken heart?
001460:So I asked him how he ended up in a wheelchair. And it was because he's been sitting out on the street. That stressed his joints.
001470:	001;%%, you keep changing the subject...+#002c_45
001480:Uh, okay. Okay. I admit it. I won't do it again.
001490:But I wanted to share with you the least boring stuff that happened here...
001500:	002;Serves him right.+#002c_55
001510:Amen to that.
001520:He'll soon get discharged, and I'm worried he might visit his ex-girlfriend again.
001530:I hope he realizes that she showed her last consideration by not reporting him to the police...
001540:	003;Oh, no... So did the lady forgive him?
001550:I don't know... He didn't tell me the ending to his story. Maybe it's because it concerns his ego.
001560:But he seemed gloomy, so I doubt she did...
001570:	000;
001580:And... Sorry for changing the subject.
001590:But I'd hate to keep you worried. It's really nothing.
001600:Huh? I'm getting a call from someone. Wait, let me go receive it. And I'm not avoiding this conversation!