There. That was it, that was Blue bringing up Lex. She brought it up first, so Jenessa firing back wouldn't be petty, it would just be retaliatory. As long as she wasn't the first one to make the immature shot, she'd play. "So, you and my<span style="font-style: italic">husband</span>, huh?" she shot back with a smirk. It was almost too tempting to tell Blue about their kiss in front of the barracks, but before she could form a sentence, Dicen spoke up.<br/><br/>"Enough," he warned them firmly from where he furiously scrubbed at his trembling hands. He didn't know if it was from the nerves, or from muscle atrophy, but he really hoped it would go away before the surgery. And ideally, whatever animosity brewing between Jenessa and Blue would disappear, too.<br/><br/>And it did, much to his - and everyone else's - relief. Jenessa kept her snide comments to herself and made a fantastic second for him. And Blue kept<span style="font-style: italic">her</span>snide comments to herself and was a surprisingly apt help; she'd learned much quicker than Dicen expected she might. Both ladies were a tremendous help, and rarely talked to each other. Dicen had to wonder if they were so pleasant just because Lex was there and awake, guiding them through the process whenever Dicen needed clarification.<br/><br/>At the end of what should have been a short procedure, had they possessed better equipment and more help, Lex sat upright on the table with his head in his hands. Nothing about the procedure hurt, his head for the most part felt fine, but he felt so light. He knew he was looking down, but he couldn't see anything below him, just as he'd gotten used to. He smiled bitterly at the floor at the fact that he needed to come up with some sort of something he wanted out of his bet with Blue. It was almost funny, but he couldn't think of a single goddamn thing except for her to chastise him about getting his hopes up when he was the one who called it.<br/><br/>The hand on his shoulder came as a surprise, and he reflexively jumped in his seat. "It's me," Dicen told him, slowly pushing back on his shoulders to get him to sit up straight. "How are you feeling?"<br/><br/>Lex shrugged. "Well, I don't feel any worse, so that's a good sign."<br/><br/>"You doctors are the absolute worst patients," Jenessa chided, snapping her gloves off and throwing them into a waste bin. In spite of the bite to her voice, she couldn't help the excitement that came with it. "Well? Do you see anything, at all?"<br/><br/>"No."<br/><br/>The first response was from Dicen, quick to the punch as soon as Lex had finished his word. "You know as well as I do that these things aren't always immediate," he scolded as he searched for a pen light or something similar. He knew that they'd kept some in a drawer but he couldn't remember which, so he just kept pulling drawers out until he found them. They scattered across the wooden compartment, and Dicen fished one out and tested it to make sure it worked before crossing back to the table.<br/><br/>"Tell me if you see anything, alright?" Dicen instructed, putting a hand on top of Lex's head to hold him still as his other hand guided the pen across his eyes. He did it quite a few times, trying to trigger dilation, but it he couldn't visibly see any sort of pupil response. He sighed and clicked the light off before Lex grabbed his wrist suddenly.<br/><br/>"Do that again," he ordered.<br/><br/>Dicen blinked, pushing Lex's hand away and turning his light back on. "Do what again?" he asked slowly, the light darting across Lex's eyes again. He wanted to ask so badly, but he knew that he shouldn't put words in Lex's mouth.<br/><br/>Lex exhaled quietly as he watched the faintest ball of light dance across his otherwise dark vision. It moved quickly, too quickly for him to try and focus on it, but he could see it. He could<span style="font-style: italic">see</span>it. "Oh my god," he whispered in disbelief. He didn't know if he was glad that the operation worked, or if he was dreading this being what his vision was going to be like for the rest of his life. Either way, it looked like there was technically no more making fun of Blue for hating doctors. "I see it," he admitted at last. "I actually fucking see that. I can't see much else, but I see that light."