{rp} Silence can be a plan rigorously executed...

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Suzie's... Not completely asleep, but where she'd like her glasses and a book, she's got nothing but a head full of painkillers, so she might as well doze for a little while.

So she's curled in on herself as much as the wound will allow. Her eyes are closed, her breathing even, and she's just barely aware of the room around her. To all appearances, she's sleeping soundly.

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"I remember." It's said very quietly, but, this being medication time, Suzie doesn't manage to stop. "Thane put a bullet in me, and I remembered Jack, and the pier, and the last words I ever said. And it's different than when you hear about it, remembering what you would've been like. And now I know why you won't look me in the eye, and why nothing I say or do will ever be enough."

She doesn't look up. She doesn't want to see Tosh refusing to meet her eyes. She doesn't want to see her go.

"This is the part where you leave, isn't it? Trust me, I understand." She tries for a sardonic smile, but it falters halfway through.

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Tosh doesn't look down, but she looks away, across the room. There's nothing particularly interesting there, but it's not at Suzie, and that's the important bit, isn't it? But it's just as well that she knows. That she understands why...

The larger shadow looks directly at Suzie, over Tosh's shoulder.

the cat shadow echoes, hunkering down and eying the larger shadow with mixed nervousness and resentment. It's sorry, even if the larger shadow isn't and Tosh tries not to think about it.

She bites her lip, and takes a step toward the door. "I'm glad you're alright," she says quickly, just before backing out of the room. The cat tumbles off the bed and races for the door with a soft , just making it out before the door swings shut.