He had been offered lessons from the hospital to conceal the scars using makeup but declined them instead choosing to rely on Alice to be able to do that task for him as he didn’t feel comfortable touching his own now far thinner skin. His other wounds had completely healed those begin his stab wound in his stomach as well as the large amount of bruise he had sustained across his entire persons. Once more he was in the bathroom however this time now fully dressed and testing how well he could shave now with him only seeing using his right eye. The hot tap flowed freely into the sink where a face cloth lay dampening more and more with each passing moment, washcloth now wet enough he twisted it into itself removing the excess before passing it across his face for the shave. Onward he went completing his task the end result was similar to how he normally did it just with more cuts here and there on the more difficult parts.
Yet to eat anything for breakfast, he spoke to Alice after leaving the bathroom briefly before heading downstairs to order something to be brought up. “Alice would you like anything brought up to you?, scrambled eggs?, Bacon?, Toast?, Fresh fruit?” Upon hearing her response he would leave their room order her own meal while looking at the menu for his. Picking out his breakfast, he thanked Tim the innkeeper, who he had began to develop a good repor with though his new appearance did have a significant effect on him evident whenever he came close to him. Wanting the meals delivered up stairs, he spoke to him once more. “Deliver them up to my room and put them on our tab.”
Returning to their room, he spoke to Alice. “So Alice, what do you feel like doing today?, shopping perhaps? if we’re not distracted by something or someone….” The comment was in reference to the numerous distractions that they had dealt with recently including Alice’s sister, Lacie and the letter they received from Doctor Gerard. He had spoken to soon however as there was a loud pounding at their door before a letter was slipped underneath it. Picking it up it was made quickly apparent it was from Doctor Gerard clear from his terrible handwriting and the type of envelope matching the hospital’s one completely. “Well this changes things, here have a read.” Wanting to see what it was but still include Alice despite her worsening mobility he handed her the still unsealed letter.
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