Room 450: Melody, Brandy, Veronica and Svetlana

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:12 am

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Melody was laying on her bed looking from her crutches (all the way across the room), to her purse (on the other end of the room), and then to the door, over and over again. Her knee was killing her, and she was supposed to be at the Rec Center in less than a half hour. At this point she really had zero chance of getting there on time. Grimacing, she got up and hobbled to her purse to grab her phone. She looked through her numbers until she found Derek's and dialed, hoping he'd be able to pick up.

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:15 am

Derek answered on the third ring. "Hello?" he asked, a little breathlessly like he'd just been working out.

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:19 am

"Hi Derek... it's Melody," she said, plopping back down on her bed. "I...well... I don't know if I can make it all the way to the rec center for therapy today."

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:22 am

She wouldn't get a response for a second. "Hurts that bad, huh? Did they prescribe any pain pills for you for this?"

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:29 am

"I..." she sighed, "I'm a fucking klutz and I knocked the rest of them down the sink drain last night, and my leg is killing me, and I hate this, and I'm being a giant fucking baby," she said, tears starting to well up and run down her cheeks.

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:35 am

"All right," Derek said. "Give me about ten minutes. And if you feel a mental probe sometime before I get there, just go with it, okay?"

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:44 am

"Alright...a...what?" she asked unsteadily.

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:46 am

"Just relax," Derek said, chuckling. "And trust me. I'll be there in about ten, okay?" There was a hesitation. "Actually, make it about twenty. Just got done running, need to catch a quick shower. But I'll be right up."

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:50 am

"Okay...I'll leave the door unlocked, so just come in," she said.

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:53 am

"All right. Be there soon, just relax while you wait."

After Derek got off the phone, sure enough, Melody might feel a faint mental pressure after about ten minutes. Somehow, she was reminded of the fact that she'd spilled her pills down the drain.

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:06 am

Melody just remained on her bed and waited for Derek, a bit confused by the mental nudges.

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:08 am

Sure enough, after about twenty minutes, Derek showed up. He walked in, gym bag under his arm, bearing a bottle of pills. "Sorry about that. Had to get the pharmacist to do a mind-scan so she could make sure that yes, you really did lose the pills like that. They're kind of anal about it, I think you can see their point," he said as he headed to get her a glass of water to take the pills with.

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:06 am

Melody had actually kind of dozed off while laying on her bed, her pillow wet from tears, and Derek's arrival had just barely stirred her. "Thank you so much," she said weakly. "You have no idea how much this means to me," she explained with a sniffle while pulling herself upright in her bed.

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:19 pm

"Hey, no problem," Derek said, handing her a pill first, then the water. "So... how long has it been this bad?" he asked, looking a little concerned as he took a seat next to her bed.

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:51 pm

"Since walking around the other day, then missing two doses of pills after I spilled them like an idiot," she said after accepting the pills and swallowing them with water.

"You're such a sweetheart for doing this," she smiled. "What do you like to eat. I'll make it for you, to make up for this housecall you probably dont' usually do."

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:09 pm

Derek waved that off with a smile. "If you're going to cook, I'm not picky. I couldn't very well just let you lay here hurting, could I?"

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:36 pm

"Sure you could have," she said. "I would've eventually sucked it up and hobbled my ass over to the infirmary."

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:50 pm

"Yeah, and that would have just been mean. So no, no real option there," Derek said, smiling, as he leaned back in the chair. "So... I take it you don't want to do your stretches today," he added, teasing.

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:08 pm

"Not particularly. I probably should anyway..." she scrunched up her face.

"Unless you have a better idea."

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:16 pm

"Sure. We wait until later when the pain pills have kicked in to do it so you're not in agony the whole time," Derek said easily. "In the meantime, if your knee's hurting that badly, staying off it for a while would probably be a good idea.

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:22 pm

"I like the way you think," she smiled.

"I'd love having you stay, but you probably have a ton to do... I don't wanna keep ya, if you're busy."

I'd much rather that you stay here...having a hot guy take care of you is awfully nice...

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:33 pm

"Well, I did have a 2:30 appointment to get to. Oh wait, that'd be you. So sure, I can stay if you want me to," Derek said.

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:40 pm

"Only if you're bored enough to stay with an invalid like me," she smiled a bit nervously.

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:44 pm

Derek rolled his eyes. "I hardly need to be bored to come keep you company," he said. "Hungry? Want me to order a pizza?"

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:50 pm

"Fuck, are you a teep?" she grinned.

Though to be honest, she couldn't remember, and hoped he couldn't read the occasional thoughts that flitted through her mind.

"Yeah, let's ruin your workout for you. Call that place in Mutant Town, they've got good deals AND I have coupons."

by **Derek Scott** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:55 pm

"Of course I am. I also nudged your mind so you'd knock over those pills so you'd have to call me and ask me to spend the afternoon her," Derek teased, pulling out his phone. "All right... and what do you take on your pizza?"

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:56 pm

"Anything but anchovies and black olives. I'll blow up the god damned thing if I even find one," she laughed.

by **Derek Scott** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:04 am

Derek nodded, and talked to the pizza guy for a few minutes before hanging up. "All right. So one pizza that won't trigger mass destruction coming up," he said, appreciating (not for the first time) how cute Melody was when she laughed.

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:08 am

"Well now you've done it--you're stuck with me for at least until the pizza gets here."

by **Derek Scott** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:11 am

Derek just sighed dramatically and shook his head. "Walked right into that one, didn't I," he joked.

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:24 am

"I don't know if you'll ever learn at this rate," she sighed, feigning exasperation.

"Why don't you have a seat at least," she smiled, patting her bed. "We could pop on some tv, or....oooh...do you like video games?" she asked, catching site of her PS5.

by **Derek Scott** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:29 am

"Ooooh, you do know how to charm a guy, don't you?" he teased, walking over to the TV. "Haven't had a chance for any games in a while. What one are you feeling like?"

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:41 am

"Street Fighter 6, or MLB 2019. Your pick."

She grabbed the glass of water Derek had brought for her to take with the pills, "Whatever you pick, I just hope you don't mind getting your ass kicked by a girl," she grinned.

by **Derek Scott** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:44 am

Derek slid Street Fighter in, smirking back at her. "So cocky for a girl who can't get away if I decide to tickle her," he said, sliding onto the bed next to her.

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:51 am

"You only say that because you know you're about to lose," she said, giving him a look after selecting her fighter, Chun-Li.

by **Derek Scott** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:55 am

"That's okay, I'll just hide your crutches before I leave," Derek said easily as he picked Cammy.

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:02 am

"Typical guy. Picking the chick in a swimsuit," she teased.

Once the fight started, she was all business, her eyes focused intently on the screen, her fingers dancing around the control pad. She was very, very good, stringing together special moves and combos that even if blocked would take out a large chuck of life.

by **Derek Scott** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:05 am

"Well, it's not like I'm any good with any of the others, so why not?" Derek reasoned. He wasn't... horrible at the game. he just wasn't someone who owned it and knew how to play it besides what any casual arcade-passer might know.

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:12 am

Melody ended the fight with a spectacular combo that lit up the screen and sent his character flying through the air, on fire, while tumbled by a rising helicopter kick.

"BAM," she grinned, reaching for her water again.

by **Derek Scott** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:16 am

Derek just smirked and gave her a poke in the side. "Next time we play something I call X-Box so I can school you at Halo," he said, obviously amused.

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