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[The hospital. Not Shirou's favorite place in the world. But when he got Rin back safely from that wrecked ship, it was the only place he could think of to take her. At least there, the nurses could get her out of her wet clothes and monitor her condition until she awoke.

Not that that did much for Shirou's mental well-being. After changing out of his own wet clothes, he returned to the hospital out of concern for his friend. At varying points, before Rin wakes up, Shirou can be found in the hallways or in the cafeteria.]

[Action; Locked to Rin]

[Shirou is sitting in a chair near the bed in which Rin lay. He's been here for a little while, as evidenced by his nodding off.]

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Well, you better start thinking about it now! Do you think I want you to die instead of me if that kind of stupid situation ever occurred? Leaving me by myself to wallow in guilt and pity.. That's not a kind act at all!

But then if you died, then I would have been the one feeling guilty. So what am I supposed to do?

Deal with it.

Now who's the one being selfish?

You are.

[ A beat. ]

For arguing with someone who's in a hospital bed.

[For that, Rin gets a look of stunned silence. What is this girl's logic.]

[ Speaking of her logic, she's going to take a hand to the tape holding the IV in place and tug at it. ]

I'm awake now, so let's get out of here. I can't stand hospitals. [ She's not sure why, but she's sure she dislikes them. ] Unless you want to stay here. Then you can have this bed all you want.

[Seeing Rin tug on the IV jars him back into reality.]

Whoa, wait! Let's get a nurse to do that. Where's the button?

I don't need a nurse to pull a needle out of my arm, Shirou.

[ This is the girl that does weird stuff with needles and gemstones. ]

I'm annoyed they put it in this arm. It hurts enough as is.

[Meanwhile, Shirou finds the button and presses it.]

They had to keep you hydrated somehow. Now stop it.

It wasn't as though I was out for a long time. Someone could have woken me up and given me a glass of water.

[ Stare. ]

Did you just call for the nurse? [ Twitch. ]

[Shirou didn't have time to answer, because a nurse had just walked into Rin's room. Upon seeing that she was awake, the nurse removed the IV and applied a bandage, then left to get the discharge papers.]

Uh.

[ Surprisingly enough, she behaves for the nurse, giving a smile and being all around pleasant with her. Once she's gone though, she'll shoot him a glare. ]

Well, what was I supposed to do? Besides, I thought you wanted to get out of here. This'll do it faster.

I could have just walked out if you let me.

Come on though, let's leave.

It doesn't work just like that. You need to sign out. That's where the nurse went -- to get the paperwork.

And what happens if we're gone when she returns? Nothing. Come now.

And what if they want payment? We don't know how insurance works here. If you walk out without paying, you could get arrested.

Only if they have my real name.

[ A pause. ]

You gave them my real name, didn't you?

Why wouldn't I have? I had no reason to give them a fake name.

What if they wondered what was up with me? It isn't as though I'm a normal human!

We're not at home. I don't think there's such a thing as a "normal" human in Sirocco.

There might be. Geez, you're really the type to not think things through, huh?

I am thinking about this. They just wouldn't bat an eye because there's so many unusual people here. Is that hard to believe?

Yes, but I don't want to be labeled as unusual. What if they decide to go on a witch hunt for all the strange folks?