"What a fine day - maybe I should get up and enjoy this!" Joe found himself thinking out loud, which was surprising at first. "As soft and warm as this bed is, maybe I should do something about this - something fun."
While the ideas were interesting, it wasn't what he was planning on earlier, which had simply been some quiet time to review everything.
"Well, maybe that rec room has something interesting going on. Let's see, how to get there?" Joe pulled out the briefing sheet and turned the colors and sound up. "Oh, this looks simple."
Humming a simple tune which came to mind, he programmed his ID card with the directions and clipped it to his hospital gown. Moving to the bedside, he looked down and found his slippers, scootching his feet into them. Then rose and took his robe from a nearby hook.
There was some juice left on the meal tray, so he opened the container and took a sip. "Mmmm, just as I like it!" he enthusiastically said to no one there.
Fastening his robe with the sash, he moved out into the hall, still humming that catchy tune, occasionally breaking out into mumbling some of the words he remembered, particularly when the chorus came around.
As he continued down the hallway, he found himself nodding and smiling to everyone he met. He waved to the nurses, who seemed puzzled, but waved back as he went by.
A few turns and doorways later found him in the rec room, which was deserted at this hour. "Great, means I'll have the big screen all to myself. Let's see what we have here..."
He dropped into an easy chair close enough to immerse himself in the screen, filling even his peripheral vision. Picking up the remote showed several dozen movies in every genre. "Let's do a 'feel-good' movie here. I don't have a date, but it will help me feel better." Still talking out loud to no one, he punched in a light comedy and sat back.
The movie started up with producers' credits, followed by the title and some fast action. Joe thumbed up the volume as he was the only one around and could better immerse himself in it.
Soon, Joe had lost all sense of where he was and had become part of the movie as it played.