And I can tell you I've been moving in so slow

[priordivergence]

Darrow's hospital fees are low to begin with and between Darrow supplying me with a budget and my paid leave, I'm not exactly hurting. Still, when my doctors had offered to waive the fees for my casts if I was willing to provide feedback on new technology that might also help me heal faster, I'd jumped at the opportunity. Anything had sounded better than being wrapped in a plaster dead weight.

I've been out of a cast for almost a three weeks now and I have an appointment at Panoptes Solutions to give my feedback. I'm not exactly sure what answers they'll want and I didn't do a very good job of taking notes, too busy trying to do pull ups and strain my body.

I probably owe flowers to everyone who had to put up with me while I was healing.

But first, Panoptes.

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[ahollowman]

Tony shook the hand with a strong grip and a self-assured pump. Her grip was strong in return, and that endeared her to him. Flimsy handshakes gave him the willies. They always seemed untrustworthy. Possibly he associated them with Justin Hammer.

"Usually, yes. But I'm wealthy and eccentric, so if I ask to do something way below my pay-grade, they tend to just not question it. Today my whim was to give exit interviews. Impressions? Of the product, not my person."

His eyes lingered on the scars for a moment longer, before he hefted the clipboard over his lap and picked up his pen.

[priordivergence]

He looks me over and I wonder what he sees. Or what he thinks he sees. He knows my scars for what they are but that doesn't tell him who I am. It's never stopped people from trying to read into me. So when we shake hands, I'm firm about it. I don't try to intimidate him with an overly aggressive grip but I make it clear that there's more to me than my size might otherwise suggest.

"I liked the cast," I say. "I didn't have to wrap up my leg in a plastic bag to get clean. I live by myself and I could still make it around my apartment."