Everybody else does

Looking at Ryan for a moment, Eli's first reaction would be to pounce, but he refrains. Instead, he nods slowly. "Okay."

It might not be what he would do, and at this point, he wanted to keep Ryan from any more heartache... but if she wanted to sit with the man she'd come to love, Eli wouldn't stop her.

"If you want a ride or... if you want someone to sit with you, let me know."


In the hospital, the back room in the ICU remained guarded by two officers: one from the police and one from the Elite. And inside the room on the bed lay their prisoner - his body fighting for its life. Yet even now, hours after surgery, his sleep seemed peaceful. After being on so many machine to keep him alive, now he was breathing on his own again, lacking only the desire to live. His wrists were handcuffed to the side rails of his bed to keep him there, should he awake, and to keep anyone from taking him, should there be a rescue attempt from the enemy. But even after surviving the surgeries, flight and care, doctors would not promise Alec's survival.


Carson appreciates Misty's attention, and lets her hold his hand while he eats. He's quiet for a long while, just eating and trying to allow his mind time to process. Eventually though, he fills Misty in on some of the details he hadn't related over the phone, and admits some of what he's feeling.

"I just... thought I was right, you know? After hating the guy, then turning around and defending him, I feel stupid for having tried to get him out."

Carson leans back in his chair and sighs, his meal finished. "Thinking about it that way just makes me mad. And then when I see him again... just asking to get shot..." He shakes his head. Looking down, he turns his hands over on the table, revealing the scars still visible on his wrists. "Guilt was what almost got me killed when I tried to take my life. But what about Alec? Did he just want the easy way out? Or is he still human?" His thumb runs along one of his scars and he's taken back to what seems so long ago... back when the only one giving him hope was a spunky doctor who wouldn't give up on him.

He smiles a little and looks back at Misty. "We've had our share of troubles, ay?" Getting up from the table, he takes his dirty dishes to the sink before turning around and leaning back against the counter. "Shouldn't bother me... this whole thing. I've seen worse, and it's not like Alec and I were close." He shrugs. But it did bother him. Whether he got along with Alec or not, he was still his brother, and he was still on the brink of death without having turned to God - it wasn't a pleasant thought.

Mustering up another small smile, he pushes of the counter. "I better get some sleep before I fall over right here. I'll have to relieve the others at the restaurant tomorrow morning."


Rocky chuckles, finding Thundercat easy to chat with and seemingly nice - at least online she was and that's all he had to go on at this point.

rockin_gts: Thanks - you too.

rockin_gts: I do plan on coming back on Wednesday. I tend to lurk, so I'm sure you'll see me around.

He gets ready to exit the chat when he stops and gives a little grin. What the hey.

rockin_gts: And call me Rocky - everybody else does. ;)

rockin_gts: Been real. Goodnight.

Logging off before he had any more time to fiddle around and ignore his need for sleep, he gets up from his desk and stretches tall. "Alright, Puzzle... come keep me warm and I'll keep you warm. Just keep your claws to yourself."


"So... thought any more about getting off the antidote?" Jason runs his fingers up and down Katie's arm as they lie together on the couch - him half-sitting in the corner, allowing her to sit between his legs and use him as a backrest. The movie was one they'd seen, so they'd talked here and there between scenes and between eating their supper. Now though, Jason really wanted to know what Katie thought about them getting back to normal.

"I think it'll be fine. I mean, maybe Rick's wrong... maybe this was just one last hurrah and it's over now, ya know? Maybe as strangely as it appeared, it's disappeared and we don't have a thing to worry about."