Retox: Met a Stranger 2.14
Posted by myg
I was laid up in that crusty stankhole of a hospital for a couple of days at least before I was able to even sit up in bed. I was so weak I could hardly scratch my neck.
I practiced lifting my eyelids for a few seconds, just to check if I could still do it. Every time I woke up he was there.
Nobody was allowed in to see me and Dr. Altamura made sure that nobody did. It was the first time in a long time I felt at all safe.
Of course, it was a drag that Alex and Sable couldn’t get in–I know Alex was pretty upset. So upset in fact he decided it was finally time to move in together. I didn’t know how to tell him I wasn’t sure I’d ever be moving out of the hospital.
I’d been corrupted, Altamura thought, in the attack by the digital ghosts. He just didn’t know if I could be repaired. And I felt so exhausted I almost didn’t have the energy to care.
“Dr. Altamura, what do you think happens when we die?” I asked him one night. I wondered if it hurt. I wondered if I’d miss myself after I was gone, or if there’d be any trace or imprint of me anywhere on the grid. He didn’t want to talk philosophyction though. Just facts.
“Can you tell me exactly what happened to you that night Miss March?” I hated when he called me that.
“Not exactly. I can’t remember too much of anything right now doc.”
“I know it’s hard – it’s part of the syndrome. But try. It’s important.”
I thought for a minute, then was flooded with pain. “I got off the subway and was being attacked, but I couldn’t see anything.” I winced with the memory of being blindsided. I could feel the assault all over again.
“Did you hear anything?”
“Wind,” I said. “But it didn’t sound much like normal wind. It sounded like funny words.”
“Words? What words?” he scribbled on his pad. I tried to remember. Then it began to come back to me. The book – the words – the attack.
“Um, something, sanatorium, daemonicious, something, vertegratis? I could see them when the nekos came.”
“Nekos?”
“Yeah, the nekos. They scared them off. Were those ghosts some kind of memory fragment?”
“The words – did they mean anything to you?” He seemed real interested now.
“Well sort of…” I thought of the book – the book I’d probably never find now. The title had been on that paper the nekos snagged from me. I’d been warned not to tell anyone about it, but he was my doctor. Surely he had to keep things in confidence? I hesitated.
“Do you want to live Mygdala?”
“Yeah, pretty much.”
“Then you’ve got to let me help you.”
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ooh so the doctor is in the whole affair to? but then again maybe its just some of that psycological stuff doctors always tell you, like when you are stabbed in the stomach and they tell you “everything is going to be ok.”
lol Tiana, yeah, maybe that’s it!
I know I don’t trust him.
You just have to look into his eyes on the last pic. Trustworthy? Not at all!
I told you to better stick with the nekos … and I really didn’t WANT to throw you into the river, it was more a lack of alternatives at that moment
I’m with Alex and Timothy….I don’t trust that doctor. Maybe we should all get together an bust Myg outta that place!
Yay, let’s get her out!
*starts singing “I predict a riot” by Arctic Monkeys*
Oh sure, now everyone jumps on the “I don’t trust the doctor” train, sheesh. I have been telling you since day one, you just can’t trust a guy with such perfectly coiffed hair and baby blue eyes and those chiseled cheekbones and well, you know, you just can’t trust him, that’s all. Oh, he’s probably smart, too. Damn that bastard to hell! I hate him and I probably don’t even need to because he’s probably playing for the other team and isn’t interested in Myg in that way, anyway.
Okay, wait, I am so totally getting sidetracked from the storyline here, aren’t I? Sorry about that, heh.
Here’s the deal – obviously he’s no doctor – what has he ever done to actually help poor Myg? All he ends up doing is drawing information from her. Does he work for Millenia’s boss? Pauly’s boss? I say no, my friend. There are more parties involved. Not sure what Altamura’s mission is just yet, but he obviously hasn’t failed so far. He was flying under the radar in Season 1, as I don’t recall Agent W. Paine even getting close to him.
Another reason to hate him.
Myg, thanks for your comments on my two recent posts on the Harvard Business Online site. (I’m glad your comments finally surfaced; we clearly have some bugs to work out!!!). These led me to your interesting site, which I’m going to keep an eye on. I’m also going to try to catch up with “Met a Stranger.”
Hey there Mr. Hempman, thanks for dropping by! I’m really glad my comments saw the light of day, and even gladder that you were so darned nice in your response to my pestering about them. Now that I’m assured I can get though, you’ll be hearing more from me on Second Life related posts over at Harvard Business Online. Hope you enjoy M is for Myg!