love, alive | Glowfic Constellation

What a day it's been. That's to be expected, sometimes, when one's master is a Sith, but even then, watching her go from barely responsive to a clinging, sobbing breakdown, then speaking, when she hasn't spoken an unscripted word in the year she's known her and hasn't spoken at all in well over a month, and then going off to kill her master, possibly killing Lord Grauzatis as well, and adding most of his prisoners to the escape plan? Even for a Sith, that's not your average day, in any sense.

And now here they are, making their way out of the system on sublight drive. Daisy - she's Daisy, now, that was the promise, that when they escaped they would both get new names - hasn't been given any orders, has barely been spoken to, and might not be. It's up to her to figure out what to do next, despite the fact that she's just a servant droid, and anyone else on the ship would be more qualified. Deskyl - Lord Pradnakt, now - trusts her, would be upset if she surrendered the responsibility to anyone else.

They clearly need medical attention. All of them, really, even Pradnakt, at least enough to ensure that there's nothing medically wrong with her. That's the first thing Daisy takes care of, searching the ship's database for the best medical facility not run by the Empire that they can get to overnight and setting them on course for it. Then she checks on the passengers: the hooded woman is where Pradnakt left her, the man with the prosthetics has claimed one cabin, and the two remaining women are settling into another. She offers them food and painkillers from the ship's stores and leaves them to it, going back to check on the hooded woman. She's unresponsive, but the code to the hood's lock is in Daisy's databank without any warnings or special instructions, so she goes ahead and takes it off, dims the room and waits for a dose of painkiller to set in before removing the blindfold and earplugs underneath, and feeds her half a serving of mush made from the blandest of the emergency rations.

Then, with everything as well taken care of as it can be for now, she goes to check on her master.

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iamnotrighthanded

The hospital gift shop – they usually have those, don't they? – might have daisies. The big colorful kind.

It's just a thought, not an intention, but it comes through right away.

to better see the light

We can check in the morning.

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iamnotrighthanded

He still knows how to make flower crowns. This is not a skill anyone encouraged him to develop, and which he mostly learned to be contrary.

to better see the light

She already knew he was adorable, but that just takes it to an entirely new level. She kisses his cheek.

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iamnotrighthanded

it was subversive at the time, i swear!

to better see the light

That just makes it cuter.

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iamnotrighthanded

He bumps his forehead into her shoulder in an affectionate sort of way.

to better see the light

Adorable! Forehead-kiss!

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iamnotrighthanded

He loves her so much that he’s not even gonna protest being called adorable this many times. It’s definitely not because he enjoys it, or anything (when it’s from her).

to better see the light

Uh-huh. Right.

~cuddles~

And eventually they do start to get a little sleepy. "Head back, Loves?"

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iamnotrighthanded

He nods.

to better see the light

"Yes Ma'am."

And back they go. They only really get a nap in, though, before the nurse comes in with breakfast - cinnamon-orange pull-apart rolls, scrambled egg bites on toast with caviar, and slices of some unfamiliar green fruit with whipped cream and a flaky biscuit - and another scanner to wave at them.

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iamnotrighthanded

He will tolerate scanner-waving in exchange for breakfast foods.

to better see the light

Pradnakt makes a face when the scanner is turned on her, more out of reflex than anything, and the nurse backs off and leaves them to their meal. (It's quite tasty; the city's pastry reputation is well deserved.)

That done, they shower and change; when they get out of the bathroom Daisy reports that Dr. Deyne came by and is available to talk to them as soon as they're ready for him.

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iamnotrighthanded

He nods vigorously rather than speak through the entire orange roll he unwisely stuffed in his mouth.

She calls for him, and he arrives a few minutes later. "How are you feeling this morning?"

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iamnotrighthanded

"Better than yesterday."

He looks aside at Pradnakt.

to better see the light

She nods. "Fine."

"Very good. And everything looks good on the scans we got last night - you have three successful Kindrick joins and two regular ones, which is a very good outcome, you'll have extra control and sensation through most of the prosthetic."

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iamnotrighthanded

He resists the urge to pat the metal on his arm. He can look satisfied for a minute, though.

"It worked out. Even with the...complications, I guess."

"Yes, it went very well."

to better see the light

There's something he's not telling us. She points out the ripple of caution in the Force. I don't think it's important, though.

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iamnotrighthanded

"You haven't been hiding things from us before now."

He barely even decides to say it. It just...comes out.

"Ah, yes - there's nothing wrong with the prosthetic, that's fine. And we expect Dr. Mabbet to be fine, too; she's on recuperative leave for the time being."

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