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[protective_logic]

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So if you'd please leave your contact info and your message I'll get back to you at the first possible moment.
If there is a family related emergency, just keep trying until you get through.

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[soldierinblack]

How are you holding up?

[protective_logic]

Poorly. And yourself?

[soldierinblack]

About the same.

I didn't get a chance to tell you before, but... Sorry I couldn't keep him safe.

[protective_logic]

Are you joking? Beta, I spoke to his doctors. You saved his life.

[soldierinblack]

He shouldn't have gotten shot in the first place. That job we went out wasn't supposed to go to shit like that.

[protective_logic]

From what Maine says, that happens. I... I believe that you did your best. And you saved him. You saved our brother. So never apologize for that. If he did that without you he'd be gone now.

[soldierinblack]

He's not going on a job on his own for a long, long while. I'll be keeping an eye on him.

But that's talk for later, when he's better. How are things holding up at the house?

[protective_logic]

Well, I must thank you for sending Florida over. He's been managing dinners and helping take care of the littles. He's even got them eating their veggies. For a cookie bribe, of course. Maine makes time to be here. He helps with laundry. It's harder with Sigma caught up in York. I can't pull him away from York at a time like this, and it means he can check in on Omega for me.

Long story short: it's stressful, but our help is so amazing.

[soldierinblack]

Glad you have others pulling their weight. I'm trying to stay close to Omega since he wants me to, but I can pull away and come to the house to help. Just say the word.

[protective_logic]

Don't. Well, okay, the littles would love to see you and be reassured. And they want to see Omega too but the hospital apparently has a problem with us bringing in so many children at once to 'bother' him.

Anyway, I know that if I was hurt and sick I'd want my protective big sis with me. I'd want Omega too, but I would understand his need to be with the younger siblings. Please, make any time for him you can. He shouldn't be alone. He hasn't been this hurt in a very long time.

[soldierinblack]

We'll get the twins in. They aren't going to argue with me for long about that. Have they made him cards or anything?

And I'm making all the time for him I can. I'm not going to leave him alone in the hospital.

[protective_logic]

They're on their third draft of cards. Omega's bed is almost papered with them. Of course the twins are sharing a bed and Theta is in my room now for the sake of not being alone. They're shaken.

I want to set up a schedule. Rotate time between you, Sigma, myself, and Louisiana. Perhaps Florida and Maine as well. To make sure he's not alone but none of us are wasting away at his side. He would NOT approve.

[soldierinblack]

Sigma's busy with York, you need to continue with your work and keep the household afloat, and Florida and Maine are already doing plenty. They're better off doing what they're helping with now.

[protective_logic]

No. Tex, he's my brother too. You... I know he loves you most, but you don't just decide things are going to work a certain way. We all care about him, and we all want all of us to get through this until he's home. Which means being able to sleep and work and do our normal lives. Don't make me ask him to help me argue the point.

[soldierinblack]

Kid, he doesn't love me more. And the same goes for you, you don't get to decide people who aren't even related to us want in on a rotating schedule of hanging around him at the hospital. How about you find out if the even want to do that before you try suggesting it?

Besides, he keeps asking for me. What are you going to tell him if I'm not around?

[protective_logic]

Right. Sorry.

[Beta comes first. Omega hates him. Reminders delivered.]

I don't know what I'd do. I'm sorry.

[soldierinblack]

You don't need to apologize. You're doing everything you need to be.

Are you making sure you eat and get sleep and everything?

[protective_logic]

Of course. Are you?

[soldierinblack]

Yeah, I'm taking care of myself. You don't need to worry about me.

[protective_logic]

You sent us Florida, and you're focused on Omega. So who is going to worry about you?

[soldierinblack]

I can't worry about myself?

[protective_logic]

If you're allowed to worry about us, we're allowed to worry about you. Fair is fair.

[soldierinblack]

Appreciate it, D. But rest assured, I'm fed and haven't fallen over from exhaustion.

[protective_logic]

Makes one of us. Still, please, let me worry about you? Because I'm going to do it anyway.

[soldierinblack]

Yeah, just... Trying to get used to this whole having people worry about me thing, okay?