Continued from Reverse World Series: Neal -- Nervous (http://elrhiarhodan.livejournal.com/218920.html?thread=6817064#t6817064)

I. He still hurt when he woke, but it was distant, as if it were held back by painkillers, but the problem was, he was certain he wasn't in a hospital, so that meant...he opened his eyes and stared up at an unfamiliar ceiling, realized he was in an unfamiliar bed, but there was unfortunately a very familiar face leaning over him, and Neal sighed at Peter, "So it wasn't a dream that my partner just tried to kill me?"