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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

[tothelight]

* ---handgrabbed?!!? *

...Red?

[sillyrabitricks.insanejournal.com]

You look terrible what happened to you brother I'm so sorry I wasn't...

[tothelight]

* what is he doing here why. m-making an effort to push himself up *

It's... it's alright. Don't worry.

[sillyrabitricks.insanejournal.com]

[p-pushes him back down gently]

Chrys, you're struggling. D-don't.

[tothelight]

* down :( *

...just tired... better in a few days, he said.

[sillyrabitricks.insanejournal.com]

I'm sorry.

[tothelight]

...

Didn't want you... to have to see this.

[sillyrabitricks.insanejournal.com]

I should have been here from the start.

[tothelight]

...might've caught it, too.

[sillyrabitricks.insanejournal.com]

Could have helped.

[tothelight]

...

Would've hurt you.

[sillyrabitricks.insanejournal.com]

Don't care about that.

[tothelight]

...

* ruffles your hair, lightly *

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

[comes in a little while after Red—and just. stops in the doorway.

ogod you're alive and there's no crazy look in your eyes and you aren't crying at handgrabs ;o;]

[tothelight]

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

...Ceres.

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

[don'tcrydon'tcrydon'tcry]

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

[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 . . .

[tothelight]

* still 8( *

Water... sounds good.

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

[coming to kneel by the bed with the glass]

Do you think you can hold it yourself?

[tothelight]

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

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

[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. *

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

Just drink.

[holds it up for him to sip :<]

[tothelight]

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