"Well, speaking of my fantasy realm, maybe you should stop acting like you belong in the Min..."
Before he could even finish, a voice broke in from atop the bus. "NOPE! Stop right there! BOTH of you, just shut up!"
Minoru hung his head over the edge. Minoru knew his coach very well, and had trained in Hunger City while not actually being a part of it. He knew Damien's methods. He also knew his triggers, and when the stress of keeping everyone alive was getting to him. They didn't talk about it often, but Minoru could read him pretty well.
"Dee, don't you dare even finish that thought! You have no idea how much it's about to hurt!" He shouted firmly. "So take a deep breath. And shut up."
The moment Dee even opened his mouth, Minoru snapped again, "No!"
He jumped off the top of the bus.
"Damien's got a job with really high stakes. Our lives are in his hands. Like it or not, he's got a point when he says learning to use a chair like that would keep you safe. Because it'd get you away from dangerous situations."
Then Minoru turned to his coach.
"Now, I'm only a physical therapist assistant student, not an occupational therapist or anything close. But we still learned about wheelchairs, mobility devices, all that stuff. For a chair like that, there's whole training programs. Recommended time of six months between evaluations."
Minoru already knew a new chair was on its way. He was going to meet with Gloria today, actually, to see what changes they'd need to make to their PT plan. He wasn't an occupational therapist, but he knew he'd have a hand in helping Dee practice in his new chair.
"You didn't expect me to finish the Manhattan Chase rope climb on my first day." He spoke of it like it was a sporting event, so as not to draw too much attention to the harsh reality that people in this world really didn't need to know. "and I already had a lot of training. You can't expect him to be comfortable in a power chair in an hour, especially when he's never been in one before. It's just not possible."
Kuro might sing about a world far too close to home to Damien and the other Pups, but they weren't actually from there. They couldn't be expected to have the same experience and skills.
"Take a break... Go back to bed." Minoru nudged his coach. "I can take the chair back to Choko."
He looked back down at Dee. "And you better rest right there while you can. Because I heard everything you said, and I'm calling you on your bluff. We've been working on stairs for a month and I know exactly how high you can lift your legs. So we're going to climb those. Step by step. I'm going to support you, but you're doing the work."
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Before he could even finish, a voice broke in from atop the bus. "NOPE! Stop right there! BOTH of you, just shut up!"
Minoru hung his head over the edge. Minoru knew his coach very well, and had trained in Hunger City while not actually being a part of it. He knew Damien's methods. He also knew his triggers, and when the stress of keeping everyone alive was getting to him. They didn't talk about it often, but Minoru could read him pretty well.
"Dee, don't you dare even finish that thought! You have no idea how much it's about to hurt!" He shouted firmly. "So take a deep breath. And shut up."
The moment Dee even opened his mouth, Minoru snapped again, "No!"
He jumped off the top of the bus.
"Damien's got a job with really high stakes. Our lives are in his hands. Like it or not, he's got a point when he says learning to use a chair like that would keep you safe. Because it'd get you away from dangerous situations."
Then Minoru turned to his coach.
"Now, I'm only a physical therapist assistant student, not an occupational therapist or anything close. But we still learned about wheelchairs, mobility devices, all that stuff. For a chair like that, there's whole training programs. Recommended time of six months between evaluations."
Minoru already knew a new chair was on its way. He was going to meet with Gloria today, actually, to see what changes they'd need to make to their PT plan. He wasn't an occupational therapist, but he knew he'd have a hand in helping Dee practice in his new chair.
"You didn't expect me to finish the Manhattan Chase rope climb on my first day." He spoke of it like it was a sporting event, so as not to draw too much attention to the harsh reality that people in this world really didn't need to know. "and I already had a lot of training. You can't expect him to be comfortable in a power chair in an hour, especially when he's never been in one before. It's just not possible."
Kuro might sing about a world far too close to home to Damien and the other Pups, but they weren't actually from there. They couldn't be expected to have the same experience and skills.
"Take a break... Go back to bed." Minoru nudged his coach. "I can take the chair back to Choko."
He looked back down at Dee. "And you better rest right there while you can. Because I heard everything you said, and I'm calling you on your bluff. We've been working on stairs for a month and I know exactly how high you can lift your legs. So we're going to climb those. Step by step. I'm going to support you, but you're doing the work."