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Light flickers painfully through the gap in my lashes as I try to open my eyes. Completely disorientated and aware of noise and chaos around me, but it all seems so very far away. Strangely calm and floating inside a weird, weightless bubble of blurred reality, with sounds muted and distant. I reach out to touch my head, disembodied with a heavy limb, aching so badly all over. I feel like my skull has been split wide open and throbs gnawingly, but a warm hand stops me mid-air. Bringing me to a focus. 'Hush now there, darlin', just relax. Momma Jo got you. You take it easy young lady and let me check your stats like a good girl. Don't you move, ya' hear. I won't be just a tick.' The caring honey laden voice of a southern woman washes over me and stills my movements soothingly. I flinch wh