✿ Sixth Bud [accidental video]

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H-hey, don't go falling! [Hello, Luceti, it seems that one of the journals out there has decided to turn on the video feature to show you one lovely ceiling, with rather creepy shallow breathing heard in the background. Before long a frazzled Kaori pops into the picture from the edge of what must be a bed, clearly still half-asleep since her eyes are closed, but... There's a distinct redness to her normally pale complexion, if you catch sight of her reaching around for the fallen book while her cracked voice mutters the occasional word.

... Actually, she's reaching out a little too far from the bed...

Damn it, where did you – Agh?! [And down she goes toppling in a tangled mess of blankets to the floor, because depth perception sucks when you're feeling so damn sick, right? Someone save her from the blanket monster!] Ow!

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But the journal is being stupid and decided to run away! [Yes this is completely the journal's fault, but yay help has arrived! You're so awesome Spada, she wants to hug you in gratitude.

Incoming blanket tackle-hug in three, two, one~...]

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Last I checked — [ And he is about to form some quip about how journals can't run away on their own but surprise blanket tackle-hug is super effective! (Of course, it doesn't quite knock him backwards but it's close!)

Still chuckling. This is not normally how ill people work, Kaori. ]

Hey, aren't you s'pposed to be sick?

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[What's wrong with a little fun, she's been stuck in bed since the night before and having company is always amazing~. Until her body reminds her that she is indeed ill and should not be jumping people in this condition.]

Good point~... [And here she goes slumping against you, Spada, feel free to notice that her fever has gone up a bit since you last checked.]

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[ Slumping into him is not a good sign, and he wraps his arms around her in an attempt to give her some manner of support, pointless as it may be once she's already lost the majority of it. Suddenly, seriously and with some softness — ]

Hey, you're not feelin' too good. You think you're gonna be alright?

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After a few days, maybe... [That's usually how it went, anyway, there wasn't much she could do but endure through it as she snuggles closer. You have feel rather cold in comparison to her her own body.]

I'll get through it like I have all the other times this has happened.

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[ That is very not okay. ]

You get sick this bad often?

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Every few months, usually, it's unpredictable. [You have noticed she's not exactly Human, right? She's pretty sure she's mentioned this at least once somewhere if it hadn't slipped through.]

Maybe it was the stress of the draft or something that finally triggered it...

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[ Just because she's not exactly human doesn't mean she should get deathly ill every few months! That last comment is just the cherry on top. ]

Who's the bastard who announced it? Made sure everyone knew it wasn't optional or anything — I'm gonna tear him a new one if I ever meet 'im. [ Yeah, he mad. He's also extremely concerned, lifting a hand to feel her forehead properly even if he can tell her fever's pretty awful as it is. ]

There anything I can do, at least?

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Spada... [Not like she can tell him, Frey was the one who told her that she was on the list because she didn't even notice it. And she doesn't want you meeting him any time soon, but she knows better than to express that out loud.]

... You can tear him one for me, too? And just help me through this until it goes away, I guess...

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[ Whatever awkward fills that pause there is completely disregarded in favor of a reassuring smile and a wink. (He is so clueless.) ]

You got it!

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[ Which is then followed by an expression that looks a little more unsure than anything. Hey, Kaori ... ]

How am I s'pposed to do that, exactly?

[ Hartman looked after him when he got sick, but — you know, being looked after isn't exactly the same as looking after. ... And Kaori isn't exactly properly human, so — ]

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Um... [It takes her a moment to try to remember how her family usually dealt with it when she was sick. It hadn't been happening as often in her current home, and she's missing a lot of years of memories from when she lived in the world of her birth, where they happened frequently.]

... Water helps a lot, rest and fresh air... Physical contact can sometimes do wonders, to deal with the pain. [In case he hasn't noticed from living with her all these months. :|b]