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you're a shocker

you know, i'm starting to think that's a compliment

you would

( there's a moment, where she's gnawing at her lip instead of typing. )

hey, there's a lot of people who are heaps sick, here, and I don't know how infectious they are
you don't have to come in, I know you need to be on your best game all the time

i'm coming to see you

[She owes Ellie that, if nothing else, after everything Steph's been doing behind her back.]

and the hospital's gonna need extra hands soon anyway.

okay.

( she's-- glad, and that makes her feel a bit childish. )

it'll be okay, it's probably just one of those bugs that makes you feel like hell for a while and the, next day you're right as rain. everyone'll bounce back, soon.

( huh. getting back to being a little more optimistic is possibly getting just a bit easier. )

[Steph isn't feeling so optimistic; she's seen how some of the Exiles look, but Ellie doesn't need to hear that.]

just make sure that when you get better you tell dr mccoy that all you needed was some chicken soup and a nap

( being optimistic for other people is easier than being optimistic for herself. personally, she feels like death warmed up. )

not even, this is all because jim finished off all the tea