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[tothelight]

Who: Relevant persons
Where: A second-floor apartment in Central Corehaven, Cepheus
When: King's Year 197, late spring
What: Spam Fushigi mysteries

* for what may be the first time in almost two years, the Core's Head Engineer hasn't reported in for duty in the last two days. *

* what do. *

Comments

[sillyrabitricks.insanejournal.com]

What do you want me to say?

[tothelight]

* still a useless pile of guy on the bed, though; turns his head to look at *

...Ceres.

[tothelight]

* shakes his head. *

Might've... spread it to you.

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

[don'tcrydon'tcrydon'tcry]

Ch-Chrys, how are you feeling? [. . . she's totally crying]

[tothelight]

...anything.

Stories.

[sillyrabitricks.insanejournal.com]

Remember the first time we climbed on the roof?

[tothelight]

* ....why is everybody crying ._. *

...better.

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

[at least I'm smiling too!!]

I brought you some water. You haven't had any in a while, so if you're feeling better . . .

[time_andagain.insanejournal.com]

It would have been worth the risk.

[tothelight]

* still 8( *

Water... sounds good.

[tothelight]

...yeah.

We were... seven?

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

[coming to kneel by the bed with the glass]

Do you think you can hold it yourself?

[tothelight]

...

Not to me.

[tothelight]

* ...tries to prop himself up a little more to a sitting position *

* this probably doesn't work so well 8|a *

[time_andagain.insanejournal.com]

...

[time_andagain.insanejournal.com]

Chrys! If no one had been here with you at all, you could have...!

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

. . . [sets the glass down and reaches back to adjust his pillows so he can sit up a little]

[tothelight]

* leans back on them, letting out a breath. *

* ...eyes the glass. *

[tothelight]

* w-winces. *

...

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

Just drink.

[holds it up for him to sip :<]

[time_andagain.insanejournal.com]

Your friends -- your brother -- no one wants to lose you. It's worth a little risk to keep that from happening.

[tothelight]

* sips... and takes bigger gulps, after a moment *

[sillyrabitricks.insanejournal.com]

You said we weren't allowed. And I did it anyway.

[tothelight]

...

I misjudged. ...and it was... too late, by the time I realized that.

I'm sorry.

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

[miiiiight be crying all over again while he drinks]