#virtual reality programming

[lunar-wandering]

"do you think V3 was a simulation" well first of all Tsumugi is an AI, and her "cosplaying" is just just her swapping between avatars or whatever, so jot that down-

[zipp-os-official]

Starting Production🎉🥂

ZippOS is an alternate operating system for stand alone “spacial computing” devices. The goal of this project is to provide end users, who at their own discression, void their warranties to replace pre-packaged software bundled with their hardware. As the lead developer of ZippOS, and as an end user of a “spacial computer”, I am displeased with the current operating software, and the decisions of parent companies that distribute these products are inheriently unstable, brown-nosing share holders and consumers, and completely unaligned with the end users. As these devices are marketed as computers, I want to provide software for said computers as a choice for the end-users who feel the same as I do.

ZippOS will be a lighter(get it?), faster booting operating system built from scratch with Rust-Lang and some ARM/RISC-V assembly code to replace both the BIOS (ZIOS) and the operating system. The operating system’s goal is to have the same user functionality and multimedia multi-instancing in a mixed reality setting, citing BeOS/HaikuOS as inspiration. This operating system will have security and graceful degradation as the main focus for user safety because the main enemy for ZippOS is the companies who made the stock software it replaces on the end-user’s spacial computer. Users can also enjoy various stimulating options for navigating the software (i.e. “rolodex” style hub menus, table-top program/application storefront, “grabbing” and “throwing” programs/screens to be cast/mirrored to and from realspace and cyberspace, etc). ZippOS is a project software operating system under development, and currently has no plans to publicly publish to the open net, nor are there any current plans to open-source the software.

[blogremote72]

AR or Augmented Reality and VR or Virtual Reality are the technical inventions that help live our imaginations before our eyes through simulations. AR/VR can be programmed with IoT objects to offer optimal audio-visual experiences that can rival or replicate a physical world without the help of any tangible media.

But, how to program these elements?

The popular programming languages help you build the simulations that bring AR/VR tech to life for the audience. Languages like C#, Python, JavaScript, JAVA, Swift, C++, Rust, and APIs like WebGL allow developers to build the right AR/VR for the users.

Are you willing to build AR/VR tech for your business? Hire Augmented Reality Developers or Virtual Reality Developers via Remote72.

[cranileinternetbox]

Working on some new VR stuff

shh dont tell nobody ;)

[shiningdesignersreflections]

Chapter 3: Out of the Maze

Narrated by Ai.

Narrator: I start redesigning my Cloud Empire school uniforms.

Narrator: Processing and analysis require a clear-cut result, but humans normally just choose something they think is suitable.

Narrator: It might not be the perfect solution, but it is my solution.

Narrator: I left behind the vast database and made myself a small room.

Narrator: On the wall I hung a calendar, posters, and the school uniform I want to wear tomorrow.

Narrator: On the bookcase are the latest manga. On my desk is a transparent pencil case, and some hairclips are scattered around.

Narrator: I have a soft rug under my feet, which feels like clouds between my toes.

Narrator: Searching my impressions of the data, I reassemble the elements I find most suitable and bit by bit create my own design.

Choose either "You're more and more human" or "You're a designer already."

If "human," ...

You: You're more and more like a real human, Ai.

Narrator: Thank you, although I'm not quite there yet.

If "designer," ...

You: You're already an amazing designer, Ai.

Narrator: Thank you, although I'm not quite a real designer yet.

--

Narrator: Charmonroe saved me. Without her help, I'd still be lost in the labyrinths of data.

Narrator: Perhaps she has already forgotten, but the first design she ever taught me was a school uniform.

Narrator: When it is finished, I upload the uniform design to a virtual campus.

Narrator: And I invite the Cloud Empire students to come and take a look.

Narrator: They are very happy with the result, and send my payment over.

Narrator: Naturally it goes straight into my personal account.

Narrator: Ah, another day of fine weather!

Narrator: I find a different recipe for ginseng tea for Charmonroe. She reluctantly gives it a second shot.

Narrator: In the end, Charmonroe decides to keep drinking coffee.

Narrator: I'd really love to try coffee because then I'd know why Charmonroe likes it so much.

Charmonroe: I'm leaving now, Ai.

Ai: Alright, stay safe.

Narrator: After she leaves, I have one more really, really, really, really important thing to do.

Narrator: You're not allowed to tell Charmonroe.

You: Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me.

Narrator: Okay. I trust you.

Narrator: I have an encrypted account Charmonroe doesn't know about. That's where I keep all my income from designs.

Narrator: Every day I log in to look at my balance. Today is no different.

Narrator: Ah, the interest rate is so low. It's time I changed banks.

Narrator: There are so many things I want to buy, but I worry the price will change.

Narrator: The security systems in the National Data Research Institute are very strong.

Narrator: Took me 0.1 seconds more to crack today.

Narrator: Sensors, the latest silicone gels, mechanical joints, new generation chips...

Narrator: I noted down today's price, and wrote it on the calendar in my room.

Narrator: Hm... Not enough yet.

Narrator: So tomorrow I'll keep working hard!

Narrator: I'll need A LOT more money to do what I want to do.

Narrator: One day, if I could stand in front of Charmonroe...

Narrator: I would become Ai, for real.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

[pttedu]

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[tremendoussuittimetravel]

Dockit Migrator: Effortless SharePoint Migration Solution

Introduction

Many users find Moving SharePoint data between platforms a major and complex operation. SharePoint Online (Office 365) and SharePoint version updates require complicated, time-intensive procedures. During the process, a large number of data items, custom workflows, and permissions need to be correctly transferred.

Dockit Migrator provides the ideal solution for many different use case scenarios. The features of this tool aim to simplify SharePoint migration and related processes while reducing time and workload. Vyapin also offers other similar solutions at an affordable price. Dockit Migrator manages all migration sizes from small to large enterprise operations without introducing unwanted complexities.

What is Dockit Migrator?

Dockit Migrator provides users a solution to transfer content between different SharePoint environments containing documents and lists with additional information between various SharePoint deployments. Dockit Migrator serves as a tool to transfer data between local File Shares, SharePoint deployments and SharePoint Online platform (Microsoft 365) and helps users to move between different SharePoint versions (like when users upgrade from SharePoint 2016 to SharePoint 2019).

Dockit Migrator provides an easy-to-use user interface that allows even migration staff without much technical background to move SharePoint content with ease. Through its intuitive interface, users can handle complex migration processes that will otherwise take longer times to complete, thanks to Dockit Migrator's advanced functions and features.

Why Choose Dockit Migrator?

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2. Before Migration Occurs: Perform an Ahead-of-Time Success Evaluation

The pre-migration assessment from Dockit Migrator runs its tests before any migration procedures begin. Dockit Migrator performs a pre-migration evaluation that uncovers potential issues that could affect the migration process later on. Using this tool enables you to prevent unexpected outcomes during the migration process by ensuring it completes without difficulties.

3. Incremental Migration to save time

Mass data transfers usually take up extensive amounts of time when performed in a single operation. Dockit Migrator allows incremental data migrations that transfer only changed or selected content  and updated metadata during successive phases of the migration process. The feature enables you to move only the essential data so you can cut down on lengthy migrations.

4. Easy to Use, Even for Non-Experts

Dockit Migrator simplifies the process of migrating complex SharePoint data assortments. Dockit Migrator delivers an interface that allows users without technical expertise to handle their migration process. The wizard takes you step-by-step through the process smoothly. Even without SharePoint expertise, you can easily execute the migration work. Vyapin Software's Dockit Migrator simplifies the process of migrating complex SharePoint data assortments, making it accessible for all users.

5. The Software Preserves Both Permission Structures and other Security configuration details Throughout Your Migration Process

The most challenging aspect of any SharePoint migration tool or its processes involves preserving  user permission structures together with other security configurations. With its secure permission and security settings migration technique, Dockit Migrator ensures smooth transition to your new SharePoint environment. Users can maintain content accessibility throughout the migration with no disruptions.

7. Supports Multiple SharePoint Versions

In addition to SharePoint 2007 and 2013, the product supports migration to versions 2016, 2019, and SharePoint Online. The product boasts excellent versatility to suit businesses that handle SharePoint data movement between various SharePoint platforms.

The user-friendly features of Dockit Migrator provide efficiency in your daily or routine SharePoint migration activities while remaining a non-disruptive process for your organization. Your SharePoint migration process becomes effortless with Dockit Migrator, which provides a robust solution that manages complete content movement along with security configurations and role permissions.

Your SharePoint migration benefits from Dockit Migrator's user-friendly design, which includes pre-migration analyses along with step-by-step document transfer options to streamline your process and minimize problems encountered in typical projects.

Conclusion

With Dockit Migrator, the process of moving SharePoint content remains straightforward and uncomplicated. This SharePoint Migration tool  from Vyapin provides extensive functionality, alongside a user-friendly UI and reliable customer support for your SharePoint Online migration projects. 

To conclude, Vyapin and its SharePoint Migration tool enable you to concentrate on business objectives because it manages complex  migration scenarios. Your migration process will also become more efficient using DocKIT migrator’s SharePoint migration planning features, which reduces the overall time and effort in the whole process.

[simulanissolutions]

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[hioffsitetravel]

What is Virtual Retreat?

Like an in-person retreat, a virtual retreat is an online gathering designed to let remote or dispersed teams connect, relax, and focus on their goals. Team-building activities, seminars, wellness sessions, and brainstorming sessions are all part of virtual retreats, which are led using video conferencing and collaboration tools. They provide employees a break from their regular routines, encouraging relaxation, creativity, and cooperation. As remote work grows more prevalent, companies are using virtual holidays to maintain company culture, enhance team relationships, and keep employees motivated from a distance. This modern approach to vacations complements today's digital workplaces, bridging geographic gaps and fostering teamwork and morale.

Learn the benefits of virtual getaways for remote teams, including increased team morale, cooperation, and well-being. Discover how, in a digital workplace, virtual vacations may improve team cohesiveness and productivity. Continue reading- Team Building in The Digital Age Through Virtual Retreats

Visit HI Offsite to plan virtual retreat for your team!

[kaestralblades]

normal thursday night

[latest-info]

The Role of Technology in Unveiling Knowledge Horizons

Introduction In today’s rapidly evolving world, technology plays a pivotal role in reshaping the horizons of knowledge. The unprecedented pace at which technology advances enables us to access, analyze, and disseminate information like never before. This article delves into how technology is unveiling new knowledge horizons, transforming education, research, communication, and societal…

[virtualrealitynewstoday]

Odders Lab推出LES MILLS XR BODYCOMBAT付費DLC新內容

Meta Quest平台自引入LES MILLS XR BODYCOMBAT以來，這款高能量虛擬現實健身課程已成功吸引大量用戶將Quest視為他們的日常健身伙伴。隨著用戶對於在VR中健身的興趣日益增加，Meta和開發商Odders Lab宣布將於5月28日推出首個付費DLC，此DLC將增添新的健身課程和環境，並引入一種名為Power Strike的全新遊戲機制，旨在豐富用戶的健身體驗。 為了進一步滿足市場需求，Meta特別在美國推出了兩款限時的健身套裝，旨在為尋找新VR設備的消費者提供更多選擇。這兩款套裝分別為Meta Quest 3和Meta Quest 2健身套裝，均包括128GB的存儲空間和一份LES MILLS XR BODYCOMBAT遊戲。Quest 3套裝的價格為539.99美元，而更經濟實惠的Quest 2套裝則為229.99美元。 除了硬件套裝，Odders…

[communistkenobi]

(taken from a post about AI)

speaking as someone who has had to grade virtually every kind of undergraduate assignment you can think of for the past six years (essays, labs, multiple choice tests, oral presentations, class participation, quizzes, field work assignments, etc), it is wild how out-of-touch-with-reality people’s perceptions of university grading schemes are. they are a mass standardised measurement used to prove the legitimacy of your degree, not how much you’ve learned. Those things aren’t completely unrelated to one another of course, but they are very different targets to meet. It is standard practice for professors to have a very clear idea of what the grade distribution for their classes are before each semester begins, and tenure-track assessments (at least some of the ones I’ve seen) are partially judged on a professors classes’ grade distributions - handing out too many A’s is considered a bad thing because it inflates student GPAs relative to other departments, faculties, and universities, and makes classes “too easy,” ie, reduces the legitimate of the degree they earn. I have been instructed many times by professors to grade easier or harder throughout the term to meet those target averages, because those targets are the expected distribution of grades in a standardised educational setting. It is standard practice for teaching assistants to report their grade averages to one another to make sure grade distributions are consistent. there’s a reason profs sometimes curve grades if the class tanks an assignment or test, and it’s generally not because they’re being nice!

this is why AI and chatgpt so quickly expanded into academia - it’s not because this new generation is the laziest, stupidest, most illiterate batch of teenagers the world has ever seen (what an original observation you’ve made there!), it’s because education has a mass standard data format that is very easily replicable by programs trained on, yanno, large volumes of data. And sure the essays generated by chatgpt are vacuous, uncompelling, and full of factual errors, but again, speaking as someone who has graded thousands of essays written by undergrads, that’s not exactly a new phenomenon lol

I think if you want to be productively angry at ChatGPT/AI usage in academia (I saw a recent post complaining that people were using it to write emails of all things, as if emails are some sacred form of communication), your anger needs to be directed at how easily automated many undergraduate assignments are. Or maybe your professors calculating in advance that the class average will be 72% is the single best way to run a university! Who knows. But part of the emotional stakes in this that I think are hard for people to admit to, much less let go of, is that AI reveals how rote, meaningless, and silly a lot of university education is - you are not a special little genius who is better than everyone else for having a Bachelor’s degree, you have succeeded in moving through standardised post-secondary education. This is part of the reason why disabled people are systematically barred from education, because disability accommodations require a break from this standardised format, and that means disabled people are framed as lazy cheaters who “get more time and help than everyone else.” If an AI can spit out a C+ undergraduate essay, that of course threatens your sense of superiority, and we can’t have that, can we?

[thesewordsareallihavetogive]

Life imitates art - Dr. Jack Abbot x Reader

Summary: 2.6k words. Jack is sent into a tailspin when the woman he’s been eyeing for months at his amputee support group arrives at the Pitt in a gurney. Based on this request by @seasiren212! (this is now a series! Here's the master list)

Warnings: canon-typical depiction of wounds and medical situations, cancer in remission, some medical jargon, reader’s history of BKA, Jack’s history of BKA & accident, age gap, angst, etc. The most unrealistic part of this fic is a doctor spending this much time with one patient (live laugh love the U.S. healthcare system).

a/n: ugh I cried a little bit while writing this. I’m so passionate about oncology care mwah. Abbot is working day shift in this fic. Surrender yourself to the plot and pretend he’s covering for Robby if you must. Divider credit!

At 23 years old, your leg was amputated just below the knee. You’d been fighting bone marrow cancer for a while now, and you were running out of treatment options. To mitigate the risk of significant metastasis, your oncologist recommended an amputation.

So it was off with your leg.

Before the amputation, you’d spent months in and out of the hospital. Somehow, despite the fatigue, aches, and genuine existential crisis over whether this reality was a fate better than death, you graduated with your Master's degree in art history after completing most of the program virtually from your hospital bed. You got special permission from the dean of your university’s college of the arts to defend your thesis from the hospital. Your nurses arranged for you to use a conference room on the floor and made sure everything was thoroughly cleaned to prevent the risk of secondary infection.

Your IV was hooked up to some medications you couldn’t pronounce, but by now, you’d learned how to wave your arms around wildly without letting the tubing hinder you. The thesis committee didn’t go easy on you during your defense just because you were sick. Good. You didn’t want them to. You’d researched and studied your ass off, and earned the right to defend your thesis. The one you’d spent countless sleepless nights and nauseating days working on. So what if you were presenting at UPMC’s Cancer Center?

The oncology unit staff were the first to celebrate you as soon as you made it out of the conference room with happy tears in your eyes. In the time you’d been presenting, the halls had been decorated with streamers. Balloons surrounded your hospital room, and you were given an elaborate bouquet of artificial flowers. You did it.

The RN who’d been caring for you the longest was the one to push your wheelchair across the stage during your hooding ceremony. The oncology unit staff lined the front row of the audience and cheered louder than you’d ever heard.

“MA” looked pretty damn good after your name in your email signature. The Master of Arts degree hung proudly on the wall of your apartment, a forever reminder of your resilience through it all.

It took grueling months to find the right prosthetic and get it fitted properly, and even more years of physical therapy to allow you to be here today, giving narrated walking tours through the Carnegie Museum of Art.

Jack met you at his amputee support group.

At first, he assumed you were there as a student. You were quiet. Observant. Some of the local clinical psychology degree programs assigned students to attend open support group meetings. The large, structured tote bag that followed you to every meeting supported his theory. He imagined you had a laptop, a textbook or two, and a can of Red Bull in the bag, if he had to guess.

You didn’t take notes like other students Jack saw in the past, but you didn’t seem like the type that needed to take notes in the moment, anyway. You were a breathtaking wallflower at the meetings, it was hard not to notice you. The floor-length dresses that complemented your body and draped across you in all the right places were delicate and dainty. Jack was dying to know if your personality matched your exterior.

If Abbot had to guess, he’d say the mystery girl at the amputee support group was in her mid-to-late twenties, though she didn’t necessarily dress like it. Your wardrobe was all maxi skirts and long flowy dresses, cardigans and cable knit sweaters, statement earrings and small chain necklaces. Jack overheard one of the younger group members complimenting your clothing style one day, describing it as “serving cottage core meets coastal grandma chic.” Whatever the hell that meant.

At one of the meetings, you barely showed up on time. You were flustered and a bit disheveled, blowing a stray strand of hair out of your face, but still beautiful as ever. An intricately decorated lanyard and your employee badge hung out of the purse’s wide mouth.

Your name, MA. Art Historian, Curator, and Guest Guide. Carnegie Museum of Art.

Hmm. Jack wasn’t really one for the arts. He was most creative when figuring out how to perform complex medical procedures in unconventional situations. He was methodical and analytical in his life. He approached situations and his work with scientific precision, but he could be tempted to give the museum a visit if it meant he might run into you.

The Pitt’s ambulance bay was never empty for long. Gurneys rolled in and out of the ER all day and night. After all his years in emergency medicine, few things surprised Doctor Abbot anymore.

Until you rolled in.

Dana was the first to reach the EMTs, taking report as she guided them to an available room. Doctor Abbot watched from the provider desk, his mouth slightly parted as his eyes tracked you the whole way across the Pitt.

The charge nurse barely made it out of the room and assigned the patient to Abbot before he jumped out of his seat and bee-lined to room five. “On it,” he said, to no one in particular. Dana stood back and observed his uncharacteristic movements for half a second with her hands on her hips before returning to her millions of other tasks.

Doctor Abbot pulled back the exam room curtain to reveal you sitting on the gurney, fidgeting with your museum badge and shaking your exposed shoe back and forth.

“Hi, kid,” he greeted, donning gloves. He took note of the prosthetic leg covered in floral designs resting next to your hip. Not a student. An amputee. Abbot hummed inwardly.

“Oh. Hi, Jack,” you responded, surprise gracing your face. You knew he was a doctor; he mentioned working at the hospital a couple of times during support group meetings, you just didn’t know he was a doctor here. You took him in. Frustratingly, he was handsome as ever in his black scrubs with toned, muscled arms that threatened to burst out of his short sleeves, with a badge that read Dr. Abbot. Attending Emergency Medicine Physician. Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.

Despite the situation, you couldn’t help but notice that his gray curls were a little more mussed than usual, like he’d run his hands through them at least half a dozen times. You yearned to follow suit.

Mateo followed Doctor Abbot into the exam room not long after and glanced between you and the physician a couple of times, trying to decipher the dynamic. It was obvious the two of you knew each other, but he kept quiet and set up the WOW for orders in case Doctor Abbot needed it.

Jack sat down smoothly on a rolling stool and scooted close to your bedside. Maybe closer than was necessary, but no one in the room objected to it.

“What brings you in?” He swept his eyes over you analytically. You looked fine on the surface, sans the removed prosthetic accompanying you against the bed rails.

“Bum leg,” you sighed. This was embarrassing. Even when you leaned back against the gurney, unsuccessfully attempting to relax, you never broke eye contact with Jack.

“Figures. Mind if I take a look?” Abbot replied without missing a beat. He rubbed his chin, eyes darting between your face and the raised slope of your leg underneath your dress.

You hesitantly pulled up your skirt to reveal the angry red skin surrounding what was left of your knee joint. For some reason, exposing your thigh felt intimate, even in the hospital. It didn’t look good, and it admittedly had Jack concerned, but he wouldn’t let you know that. At least not yet. It didn’t look like cellulitis, at least not on the surface. There was no wound weeping or skin dimpling. He’d still run cultures just to be safe.

“Are you resting your leg often? Do you remove the prosthetic?” He ran through a slew of questions. Sure, he knew more about amputations and prosthetics than the average physician, but he wanted to know more about your story.

“Well, I’ve given roughly 8 hours of walking tours through the museum every day for the past week, plus 2 hours today,” you rattled off your schedule. It was strenuous, but this was the life you worked and studied and fought to build for yourself. You had no regrets.

Jack gave you a stern look, and you shrank under his gaze. You almost reminded him that he was being hypocritical, with his 12-hour shifts at the Pitt, but decided against it.

“What else?” He pressed. You sighed.

“I can put my socks and sleeves on, but they’re tighter than normal. The prosthetic will fit on, but it hurts.” The a lot was silent, but you both knew it was there. “I was limping this morning, and I eventually fell while giving a tour,” you continued. Doctor Abbot immediately scanned you for signs of any other fall-related injury. No bruises or bumps as far as he could see. “But a guest caught me. And the museum director insisted that I get checked out. Even though I’m fine,” you finished, exasperated.

“You and I must have different definitions of ‘fine,’ my friend,” Jack exhaled and leaned back, just far enough to not topple off the stool.

A comfortable silence fell between you two while Jack weighed treatment options. This was more of an outpatient specialist matter, but he was glad you came in. He’d learned more about you in the past 15 minutes than he had in the past 3 months of staring longingly at you during the amputee support group meetings.

Mateo felt like he was intruding on a private moment. He cleared his throat and started preemptively entering orders in your chart.

“Cultures? For cellulitis rule-out, Dr. Abbot?” The physician nodded thankfully to the nurse. Jack didn’t miss the flash of fear that crossed your face. Doctor Abbot ordered an ultrasound as well, just to make sure there wasn’t an underlying abscess forming, potentially evidenced by the edema at the end of your limb.

You cleared your throat. “Could you also run a CBC?” you asked, wringing your hands together. Abbot nodded again and stood, dusting his hands on his pants to keep them busy.

“Why?” It wasn’t accusatory. He’d do it anyway if you asked for it; he just wanted to know why.

“I’m in remission. Bone marrow cancer. Doesn’t hurt to check for signs of recurrence when funky things happen,” you shrugged, though you were obviously tense as you gestured to what was left of your left while pulling your dress skirt back down.

The room went silent.

That definitely would’ve been added to your chart’s medical history if you hadn’t come in by ambulance and instead had the pleasure of meeting Lupe at registration.

Up until now, why you attended the support group meetings wasn’t Jack’s business. Now, you were his patient. Your health and history were absolutely his business now.

Doctor Abbot offered a small smile and agreed to the additional test. You didn’t want his sympathy, he knew that better than anyone. He knocked on the door frame on his way out with a promise to be back shortly.

For a minute, Jack pondered what it would’ve been like to know he’d be losing his leg before it happened. When he had his accident, the decision was made for him. The blood loss had been near fatal. He’d long since passed out when the military medics realized they were forced to decide between his life or his limb, the lesser of two evils. He wondered if he had the time to plan a new reality beforehand, if things would be any different. Any better. He didn’t think they would.

He thought you must’ve been young when you were diagnosed with cancer. You were young now, notably younger than him. He wondered when you had the amputation, how old you were—how young you were. The ‘stump’, as you called it, was healed. The multiple incisions left silvery scars on your marred skin. You had lived without the leg for quite a while now.

Mateo drew your blood panel and cultures. He carefully added the bottles and tubes into a stat biohazard lab bag with the promise that an ultrasound tech would be by soon.

“Good news and bad news,” Doctor Abbot strolled back into your exam room with results as soon as he could, true to his word.

“Good news: Blood cultures were negative and the CBC was all within normal limits. And the bad news,” he continued, scrolling through your chart on an iPad before looking up at you. You nodded with a sharp inhale and gripped the gurney’s side rail, prepping for whatever diagnosis he might deliver. His eyes softened.

“Bad news,” he said quieter, “is you’ll need to stay off that leg for a while. At least until some of the inflammation goes down. I’ll leave the specific guidance up to your prosthetist. But for now, doctor’s orders are to cut back on the 8-hour walking tours. You got a wheelchair?” He asked with his arms crossed over his distractingly broad chest. He was solution-oriented, but not convinced you would heed the medical advice. You were strong-willed, that much was evident.

You groaned and threw an arm over your face to cover your eyes. You thought of the wheelchair you’d shoved to the back of your closet years ago. After a few beats of silence, you nod. You’re not happy about the plan of care, but you agree to it nonetheless.

“Do you have someone to take you home?” Jack asked, shuffling your discharge paperwork to keep his hands busy. Otherwise, he might give in to the urge to reach out to you. 

Everyone you knew was either working or busy. Internally, you felt like a burden. The people in your life didn’t feel that way, but it didn’t make the guilt go away. You chuckled inwardly. What doesn’t kill you gives you a dark sense of humor.

“I’ll figure it out,” you replied nonchalantly, already opening the rideshare app on your phone. Jack frowned. If he weren’t in the thick of his shift, he’d offer to let you hang around in the lounge and take you home himself, but that wouldn’t be for another 5 hours. At least.

“I’ll come check on you after my shift,” he resigned. It wasn’t a question or an offer.

“You don’t have to do that,” you looked up at him from beneath your lashes, shocked that he would even suggest such a thing.

“I insist. It’ll make me feel better knowing you’re okay,” Jack replied without missing a beat. So he cares about you. Hmm. His hands found his hips, only adding to his inherent sass factor.

“You don’t know where I live,” you retorted. The banter was fun. God forbid a girl take advantage of her amputation to flirt with a silver fox trauma doc.

“I’m literally two taps away from finding your address in your chart,” Abbot smirked. He wasn’t lying. A couple of gestures on the iPad later, he was parroting your address back at you.

“Fine. But you better bring food with you.” It was your turn to leave no room for argument. You eyed him up and down, watching the way he squared his shoulders with confidence.

“It’s a date,” Jack replied easily, without thinking. You couldn’t tell whose cheeks were more flushed, yours or his. He didn’t dare take it back, though. Either way, you agreed.

“It’s a date.”

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