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

Entry tags:

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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	greatest_zatara 2011-03-25 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	Zach had, for his part, been fussing over her to no end. It had taken her most insistent protests to keep him away from all the testings. They settled down to dinner and he looked at her expectantly. "Well? Is everything alright?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	redarrowmia 2011-03-26 12:20 am UTC (link)
	"Everything's fine," Mia said. She smiled widely. "You could actually say that everything's perfect." Mia reached into the small clutch that she had brought with her, pulling out the test results. "The doctor's don't know how it's possible," she said, handing them across the table to him. "But I'm clean. One hundred percent clean." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greatest_zatara 2011-03-26 12:33 am UTC (link)
	Zach blinks, then looks over the papers. "You... you're serious... this is... this is all real..." He just gapes. "I.." He just gives up on words and reaches for her hands, holding them tightly, nodding at her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redarrowmia 2011-03-26 12:39 am UTC (link)
	She squeezed his hands, giving him a small smile. "I know," she said. "I'm still wrapping my head around it myself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greatest_zatara 2011-03-26 12:46 am UTC (link)
	"And there's no freaky catch? You're not going to turn into a werecat every new moon or something, or have to drink the blood of the wicked?" When you grow up with magic, and something good happens unexpectedly, you learn to ask these things. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redarrowmia 2011-03-26 12:49 am UTC (link)
	She shook her head. "No. No freaky catch. I'm one hundred percent HIV and catch free." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The next day greatest_zatara 2011-03-26 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	"So, refresh my memory. Is it three or four fingers to signal Dinah to get ready to restrain him?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The next day redarrowmia 2011-03-26 04:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Pretty sure it's three fingers," she said. "Four is if Connor or Sin need to help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The next day jdoesmith 2011-03-26 05:05 pm UTC (link)
	Jane is going to show up early. The small blond was still recovering from that beer binge she had after she recovered and would likely just drink water or soda. No need to over do it. So she rings the door bell. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The next day redarrowmia 2011-03-26 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	Mia opened the door, smiling at Jane and wrapping her in a hug. "Hey," she said, ushering her in. "You doing okay?" She gotten her message, and yes, she was allowed to be a little worried about her friend. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The next day jdoesmith 2011-03-26 05:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey!" She hugs Mia back. Jane certainly isn't better but she'll get there. Mia being alive really helps. "I'm good. No booze for me tonight." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redarrowmia 2011-03-27 02:52 am UTC (link)
	Once Jane and Roy got back, Mia ushered for everyone to sit down. She got out the chili and served everyone, before sitting down next to Zach herself. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2011-03-27 03:12 am UTC (link)
	Tim sits down silently, letting the conversation build. He needs to talk to Ollie at some point, but it can wait, really. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-27 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Roy gets a couple of texts messages out to his people regarding Merlyn, then sits to enjoy dinner with his family and friends. They would get Merlyn into custody soon enough and the nightmare would be over. He sits next to Lian. "How are you doing, sweetie?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-03-27 03:17 am UTC (link)
	There might be a rather large eye roll there. "I'm fine, Dad." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-27 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Roy holds up his hands, palms out in a gesture of placation. "Just checking!" he says with a smile. "Hey kids, Mommy gets grumpy when people are taking care of her. It runs in the Harpers, so expect her to check on you both all the time." Roy says to her tummy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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)

	redarrowmia 2011-04-14 10:33 pm UTC (link)
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