Private Finished Accidents Happen

Sarah raised her arms in front of herself, closing and opening her hands. The arms themselves were a little misaligned in some places, but her fingers looked fine, but she shouldn't be handling anything delicate yet. "Look at it this way. At least it wasn't any worse." She lowered them to her side again, with her hands resting on her abdomen.

She turned her head towards the girl again when she mentioned that she thought she was going to die. Strangely, that was Sarah's thoughts too, that this young girl she just met a couple of days ago would die. That would have just been fate taking a worn out rag and beating it. To lose someone just as they became friendly.

But she sympathized with what Anna was feeling. That was what she felt when her own creations were used to take everything from her. The fear of losing one's life, no matter the situation, was a heavy subject for anyone who went through a near-lethal event. All Sarah could say was: "..."

Nothing.

She wanted to say that she shouldn't be thinking about it, but she knew how impossible that was. That event would stick with her for the rest of her life. Sarah knew that personally, having been subjected to a traumatic event that lead her to where she was now.

"Please calm down, Anna. If you cry, I will get up and awkwardly comfort you until you feel better." Sarah managed a little giggle, knowing that she was going to have to back up that threat. However it wouldn't last long as her chest still ached.

Sarah stared at the ceiling in thought. "Listen... I know it's hard to stop thinking about the accident, but try to distract your mind from it. You might be stuck here for a while, and you don't need the stress that gives you."

"I haven't watched TV in a long time," Sarah admitted. After the 'incident' she wasn't really in the mood for any of it. Sure while she was in the hospital, the TV was on and she clicked through different channels, but after that there wasn't a lot of time to waste on those things. She just worked and sometimes overworked just to keep her mind distracted.

"What shows do you like to watch? Maybe it's on." She found the 'Call Nurse' button by her side. Sarah didn't know where the control was, and guessed that it might be somewhere out of reach, or maybe it was with Anna. If neither of them could find it, Sarah would just summon one of the nurses to change the channel.

She couldn't deny that her eyelids felt heavy, but she knew it was just her body being exhausted, and maybe her blood levels aren't back on track yet. Whatever the case, she might be falling back asleep unless she found something to keep her awake. So far, this conversation was doing well enough.

Moana.

That title sounded familiar.

Yeah, she saw a couple of ads for that when she clicked through the channels. It was made by Pixar and Disney, weren't they? She loved the movies they made. "I need to watch that, and probably every movie I missed since Toy Story 2." Why hadn't she thought about doing that until now? Amazing what you can forget when you bury yourself with work.

Sarah looked at the calendar on the wall, and then to the clock just above it. With the former item unmarked, she didn't know. "If we're lucky, maybe just a couple of hours, but we might have been here for a day or two."

"I'd like that," she said in response to having a Disney movie day. That sounded fun. She guessed that just meant they were going to marathon all the movies, but having been so far behind all of them, Sarah would be lying if she said she wasn't looking forward to it. Although that did mean she would be holding off on watching them until that time, the wait would be worth it. Besides, its better than watching it by herself.

When a nurse came in, Anna asked how long they were going to stay there. Sarah was apparently good to go in the morning, which made sense since her implants would have mitigated much of the damage from the crash, although it didn't stop from hurting so much. Unfortunately, Anna didn't have the same luxury. With a broken leg and possibly a few more broken ribs, she was to stay there a bit longer, though the nurse didn't say for how long.

Anna turned to her and asked if she would visit, to which Sarah replied by saying, "Of course. I probably won't be allowed to work for a while so I'll keep you company." Speaking of bosses, she probably needs to let her boss know what happened too. Hopefully, someone had already done that, the company's emergency contact was on the back of her ID, but she needed to remember to call them herself in case no one looked through her belongings, which she sort of hoped no one did now that she thought about it. She better not find anything missing...

Sarah was inclined to agree. Being in a hospital was not the most jubilant of situations, and since her mind wasn't focusing on getting back at someone this time around, it was going to be a little dull to be sure. But at least there was someone pleasant she could talk to that wasn't a nurse or doctor. She had no problem with those people, but sometimes they could be a little bit overbearing. She could only imagine how they'll be if they found out about her sleep schedule.

"Work? I guess I haven't mentioned that to you yet. Well, right now I'm working as a scientist for NexGen's Intergalactic Wing. But before this, I was already developing technologies for other private organizations." There was some pride in her words. She was still proud of what she had accomplished even if those that benefited from it weren't the friendliest. Because in the end, she was in it for herself. The people she worked for just gave her the tools and funding to be better at what she wanted.

"How about you? Are you currently working part time?"