Mia Dearden/Red Arrow (redarrowmia) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-03-25 17:13:00

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inactive - jane doe-smith, inactive - keith queen, inactive - lian harper, npc - mia dearden, npc - roy harper, npc - sin queen, npc - tim drake, zachary zatara

Medical miracles.
After much making out in the middle of the battlefield, followed by a night of intense passion back at their apartment (God, she'd missed being alive, not to mention Zach), Mia woke up early the following moment after her return from the grave and made her way to Star City General Hospital. Alive again or not, she was probably still HIV positive and would need to get back on her strict regimen of medication.

There was a lot of explaining to the doctors why someone who had been legally dead for the past few months was suddenly alive and kicking like nothing had happened. Mia filed out some forms for insurance, and then went through a series of various tests to see if everything was in order.

A couple of hours after her tests, the doctor came back into the room, a truly astounded look on his face as he stared at Mia's charts.

"Ms. Dearden, there were some...unusual results in your tests. We'd like to keep you under observation for a few days."

Mia nodded, wondering what could have possibly happened. Had something happened when she came back to trigger her HIV into full-blown AIDS? She didn't want to think about it.

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They were calling it a medical miracle. They had run test after test, Mia's arm was sore from having needles poked into it to draw her blood, and she was pretty sure that if they ran another test on her, she'd lose her mind.

The doctors couldn't come up with any other explanation, other than it was a miracle and that she should be very lucky, because "Someone out there was looking out for her".

Mia Dearden was one hundred percent HIV free. She was clean. After all those years, she was free of the virus that she had always known would one day claim her life.

She truly was getting a second chance at life. Not just another ten years, but as many as she could hope for.

Mia left Star City General, a smile on her face. She called Zach and left a message on his voicemail, saying that she was going to take them out for dinner at the best place in town.

She certainly had a lot of reasons to celebrate.

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	rightontarget 2011-03-27 03:29 am UTC (link)
	"I apologize for my dad, everyone," Lian said with a laugh. "He likes to have random conversations with my stomach." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-27 03:37 am UTC (link)
	Roy gestures at Lian's stomach. "But....but...there are /people/ in there. They talk to me." he grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jdoesmith 2011-03-27 02:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Uh-Huh," Jane says in her tone reserved for clients who are being weird. "Have you often experienced moments like this or is this a long-term side effect of being with the Arrow family? Inquiring minds wants to know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-03-27 03:06 pm UTC (link)
	“I just think it’s great that he’s handling being a grandfather at his age so well,” Connor says thinking about how well Ollie had handled it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

redarrowmia
2011-03-27 03:50 pm UTC (link)

"The insanity's an acquired taste," Mia said with a laugh.

She waited until everyone was settled in and started eating before making her first announcement.

"Like Zach and I said, we have a couple of things to tell you," she said.

"The first being, as you know, I was in the hospital for a few days so the doctors could run some tests on me," she said. Mia reached over, picking up the papers next to her chair.

"At first...I thought that my HIV might have been triggered into full-blown AIDS with my coming back from the dead...but..." Mia couldn't help it any more, she grinned holding out the papers with her test results on it.

"The doctors are calling it a medical miracle. I don't know what else to call it, but I agree with them.

I'm clean. I'm a hundred percent HIV free."

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bloodred_robin
2011-03-27 04:46 pm UTC (link)

It takes Tim a moment to process what Mia just said. Since he's known her, she's lived with illness. She never let it define her, but she also never let anyone, save those closest to her, see her suffer with it. Even then, that was still too many people for Mia.

And now she's free of that burden.

"I always knew that if anyone would beat this, Mia, it would be you." Tim says, getting up and hugging her.

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dc_parent
2011-03-27 04:49 pm UTC (link)

Roy is shocked speechless for the first time today. Still, there's a mile-wide grin on his face.

"Mia, that is amazing. Congratulations. Now, I don't suppose you're going to quit patrolling and open up a bar, are you?

Because that was my idea. I was thinking of opening up a bar, but I could always use a partner. Can't let Guy Gardner corner the market." Roy teases.

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	dc_adult 2011-03-27 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	“You’ve always had such great karma inspite of everything in your life Mia,” Connor says bouncing Alex on his knee giving Mia a big smile, “I knew it would someday pay off for you and this is better news than I could hope to hear for you and keep up the good work.” This type of thing couldn’t have happened to a better person in Connor opinion. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-03-27 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Wow." Was all that Lian could say after several moments of stunned silence. "That's awesome, Mia. Congratulations!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jdoesmith 2011-03-27 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	Jane leaned back in her seat and stared. It took her more than a few minutes to register that she was gaping. "Holy shit." She says nothing else for a few minutes. "Holy shit. No wonder you look so excited." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 01:20 am UTC (link)
	Dinah had been prepared to restrain Ollie, but this news caused her to stop mid restraint. "Oh my God." Ollie could overreact to this. Yes, absolutely. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notanarrow 2011-03-28 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"Are you serious? And they are certain? If they call tomorrow and change their mind I have ways of dealing with them..." Sin was very calm, but the intensity level of her voice had changed dramatically. This was her sister; the doctors had better be correct. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Ollie's jaw dropped for a second, and then he found himself wrapping his arms around Mia. "That's great news!" he exclaimed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-03-28 02:29 am UTC (link)
	Mia would also find her little brother hugging her. Mind you, Ollie had been forcibly removed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redarrowmia 2011-03-28 02:37 am UTC (link)
	Mia returned the hugs, smiling. When everyone had sat back down, and things calmed down, Mia got ready to make her second announcement. "I have something else to say," she said, taking Zach's hand. "In light of recent events...Zach and I are getting married." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2011-03-28 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"About time, you two." Tim smiles. "I was starting to think Mia would have to club you over the head and drag you to the altar, Zatara." he smirks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"Mia definitely knows how to club people in the head. She even got me once." Roy says. Granted, it was a joke about her height, but Roy's leaving that part out in order to continue playing the victim. He leans over and whispers to Lian's tummy. "Aunt Mia is a little sensitive about being short, but we love her anyway." Roy says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-03-28 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"Congratulations!" Lian said, grinning. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jdoesmith 2011-03-28 04:23 am UTC (link)
	"Ohmygod." Jane just blinks. Then laughs giving a small clap. She can be happy for her friend. She'll just go bury herself in her office after she gets back to Gotham. Right now all of her emotions are twisted up. "This is great. I'm happy for both of you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-03-28 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	"I wish you both the greatest of happiness and best of fortune," Connor says happily. This was just a day full of great new as far as he was concerned. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	"FINALLY WE GET A WEDDING!" Dinah paused. "Keith, restrain your father." She wasn't counting on happiness from the first announcement to keep Ollie calm for the second. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notanarrow 2011-03-28 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Sin considers the second announcement to be confirmation that the first is the genuine thing so she says nothing. Instead, the little ninja hugged her sister. Quietly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-29 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	"What?!" Ollie exclaimed in response. He glared at Zach. "And you didn't ask for my blessing, Zatara?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greatest_zatara 2011-03-29 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Putting aside whether or not Mia's some piece of property for you to haggle over..." Zach is too smug not to snark. He holds up his sleeves, diamond cufflinks glinting. "She asked me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)