When Cosima woke up again it was considerably later. The nurse had already been and gone, leaving what she assumed was her dinner on the table at the foot of her bed. Grabbing her glasses she scrambled over her bed, grabbing the tray she took the plastic knife and fork and dug in. It was a baked potato, but it was bland and tasteless. She wolfed it down anyway, not really taking in much of her surroundings. When she had finished she drank the stale water. It tasted faintly of chlorine but again she drank it anyway. She was parched after all, and her lips were dry. "Thirsty ma chérie?" A smooth voice asked, making Cosima jump and almost drop her glass. Snapping her head to the left Cosima cocked her head. The bed beside her had been filled while she slept. Now instead of staring at an empty bed, she was staring at a woman around about her age and not a bad looking woman either. The stranger looked like she could be about a foot or half a foot taller than Cosima herself, and had a thick mass of blond curls for hair. "I'm sorry did I startle you?" The woman asked, and upon closer inspection Cosima could see she had light brown eyes, and could hear that she had a French accent.
"No...well...yeah...but only a little bit" Cosima smiled, tying up her hair with a hairband left on her table. "I'm Cosima. Cosima Niehaus" She said shrugging her shoulders and extending her hand for the woman to shake.
"Delphine Cormier." She replied smilling and grasping Cosima's hand. Shaking it gently, Cosima couldn't help but notice how soft her hands were. "Its my pleasure. What're you in here for? If you don't mind me asking?" Cosima quieried. Delphine smiled, shuffling in her bed she sat up properly.
"Uh, well I work here hence why I've come here and not a normal hospital.. I've got appendixitus, so I need an operation. What about you?" She asked in her silky voice. Cosima was startled. She worked here? Did she know about the clones? She bit her bottom lip. "I, uh. I have a fitting problem. I need an operation to...stop it. What do you specalise in?" She quieried, a small frown tucking the corners of her mouth. Delphine seemed to pick up on that.
"I'm a scientist. I specalised in host parasite relationships. At the moment though I'm working with some genetics." She replied, her head tilting slightly. "I see you're interested in science?" She signalled the the book next to Cosima. Cosima smiled and blushed slightly, nodding.
"So you know about the clones then...?" Cosima whispered hoping that she knew what the hell she was talking about. For a second Delphine seemed shellshocked, her eyes widened as she struggled for words. Cosima grimaced, hoping she didn't have to explain what she just said. Finally after what seemed like forever Delphine replied with an abrupt "Yes...I know about the clones. I never thought I'd see one though...until...well, now..." She whispered, eyes scanning over Cosima. Suddenly she felt very self concsious of her own skin. It was almost like she was just a piece of meat, being stared at by a predator. She managed a small smile though, taking off her glasses and placing them on the machine's next to her.
"I'm going to sleep now..." She mumbled, fumbling in her bed and laying down.
"Goodnight ma chérie." Delphine said.
Cosima just nodded, before turning away and closing her eyes tight.