Got you beat there! The nurses told me when I first woke up. And I have one of those...
[What he means by "one of those" turns out to be his own name tag of sorts, which he pulls out of the box by the chain. At the end of it is an odd-looking chain embossed with the image of a phoenix and symbols in one of Orience's languages. Jack hasn't realized he's the only one who can read them--to him, his name is as clear as the "stop" in a stop sign.
It dawns on him he's practically showing off he has a piece of personal information that someone else doesn't. It's scary enough to have next to nothing, let alone your name. Smiling apologetically, he drops the Knowing Tag back into the box.]
Sorry, I shouldn't be bragging about that. If I have one, maybe you do, too.
[Jack counts his blessings the nurse that bustles them out of the entryway and down a hall isn't one he's had before and that she doesn't know his name. She's plenty generous with her matronly disappointment without adding in I'm very disappointed in you, Jack.
A few apologies and proof no one is in danger of immediately dying later, she's finally gone and he can let out a breath.]
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[What he means by "one of those" turns out to be his own name tag of sorts, which he pulls out of the box by the chain. At the end of it is an odd-looking chain embossed with the image of a phoenix and symbols in one of Orience's languages. Jack hasn't realized he's the only one who can read them--to him, his name is as clear as the "stop" in a stop sign.
It dawns on him he's practically showing off he has a piece of personal information that someone else doesn't. It's scary enough to have next to nothing, let alone your name. Smiling apologetically, he drops the Knowing Tag back into the box.]
Sorry, I shouldn't be bragging about that. If I have one, maybe you do, too.
[Jack counts his blessings the nurse that bustles them out of the entryway and down a hall isn't one he's had before and that she doesn't know his name. She's plenty generous with her matronly disappointment without adding in I'm very disappointed in you, Jack.
A few apologies and proof no one is in danger of immediately dying later, she's finally gone and he can let out a breath.]
Phew, thought she'd never leave.