From: Janna <llam@nortexinfo.net> Subject: [PW!] [CC] Chaoticllama after surgery. Date: Friday, June 25, 1999 8:08 AM The surgeons had taken 4 hours with chaoticllama. Claire knew, having seen the x-rays, knew that they would have to reconstruct the left shoulder almost completely. His right knee was completely shattered. The easiest job would have been setting the left shin. A nurse came up to claire in the waiting room. The nurses expression was grim. "He's probably lost some range of motion in the shoulder, and he may not be able to walk without a crutch ever again. He will likely never fully recover. He's still asleep, but you can wait to talk to him in room 316." With that, she turned briskly around and left. Claire walked down the hall until she reached the room. She took a deep breath, and opened the door. Chaoticllama looked a mess, a cast on both legs from foot to thigh. He arm left arm was entirely incased in a cast, from finger tips to neck. He was also still very pale. There was an iv in his right wrist, for the blood transfusion. Just as the door finished shutting, his eyelids began to twitch up. "What in the he..." he almost whispered, and then remembered about the fight in the alley. Then he noticed claire, stunning as ever. "Hello," he grunted out as a twinge of pain surged through his right leg. "You know, we can't stick around here long enough for the doctors to remove the casts. ATR will be back, and I'm not exactly ready for any kind of fight." He flexed his right hand. "Well, I could still do sniper duty, but that's about it." Claire walked over to his right side, and held his hand. "We'll make it through, no one can stop us," she said reassuringly. Chaoticllama smiled looking into her eyes, but he was a realist. Special forces days had taught him to keep your eyes in front of you. A doctor walked into the room. "In 3 days, we can switch those casts to a lighter, more mobile form. We've been working with new alloys and have made some great advances in the field." The doctor then left the room. TBC