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telepathy | action | message
Yes. Humans...got really ingenuous about it, though. I mean, look at this tablet. It's thinner than a book, but you can do so much with it...access more than a book's worth--whoa!
[he fumbles and nearly drops it to the floor, illness-clumsy]
[he fumbles and nearly drops it to the floor, illness-clumsy]
[now they are holding hands around the tablet. good job. he settles, though, pulling it in closer to his chest and taking Sorey's hands along]
...I got overexcited. Why is human sickness so bad?
...I got overexcited. Why is human sickness so bad?
They get better after a while...it's just that all of the energy you normally have is being spent fighting off a sickness.
[slumping back a little, drained from all of the excitement and still put out over being sick. why didn't it get better in the span of a movie???]
[slumping back a little, drained from all of the excitement and still put out over being sick. why didn't it get better in the span of a movie???]
[grumbles wordlessly under his breath, and frees ones hand to put the tablet away in a safer place]
I believe it. I'm exhausted, and we literally just lay here and talked at a screen.
I believe it. I'm exhausted, and we literally just lay here and talked at a screen.
[turns over to face him and check his temperature again]
...yeah. Take a rest, Sorey.
...yeah. Take a rest, Sorey.
[Mikleo is still a bit of a cold water bottle, fortunately]
I'm not going anywhere. Might as well sleep more.
I'm not going anywhere. Might as well sleep more.
I hope so.
[sticks his arm out from under his blanket heap, to flop it over him]
G'night, Sorey.
[sticks his arm out from under his blanket heap, to flop it over him]
G'night, Sorey.
[ In a bag outside Sorey's room will be a handful of cloth bookmarks with nowhere as neat stitching and small simple suns instead of hearts. Attached is a tag that says:
To: Sorey
I want to thank you. I know you (and your friends) are warm enough to inspire every life you touch.
Hotaru doesn't sign it because she lost the courage to sign her message to Mikleo and since they are roomed together, it'd be weird to sign one and not the other.... ]
I want to thank you. I know you (and your friends) are warm enough to inspire every life you touch.
Hotaru doesn't sign it because she lost the courage to sign her message to Mikleo and since they are roomed together, it'd be weird to sign one and not the other.... ]
[oh no
oh no this is too precious for words!!!
It takes Sorey a little bit to figure out who it could have been; he mentally sorts through who would want to thank him enough to send something like this before reasonably narrowing it down to her (Dirk probably doesn't make cute handmade bookmarks, after all). She didn't sign her name, but he still wants to say thank you, so he tucks the bag into his hands and goes in search of her.]
oh no this is too precious for words!!!
It takes Sorey a little bit to figure out who it could have been; he mentally sorts through who would want to thank him enough to send something like this before reasonably narrowing it down to her (Dirk probably doesn't make cute handmade bookmarks, after all). She didn't sign her name, but he still wants to say thank you, so he tucks the bag into his hands and goes in search of her.]
[ Dirk could 3D print some bookmarks? It could be him. You never know.
Hotaru isn't that hard to find, however, if he goes to the library. She's reading one of the horror books that got added to the library in September. ]
Hotaru isn't that hard to find, however, if he goes to the library. She's reading one of the horror books that got added to the library in September. ]
[Oh no....he can't distract her while she's reading. But he really wants to thank her. But what if he's interrupting!!
He spends several agonizing minutes debating whether or not to speak to her before deciding to; he's already there, so he's got to just go for it!!]
Hotaru! Do you have a second?
He spends several agonizing minutes debating whether or not to speak to her before deciding to; he's already there, so he's got to just go for it!!]
Hotaru! Do you have a second?
[ Hotaru looks up and smiles. She slides a bookmark that doesn't look terribly different from what she gave him (doing a remarkable job of hiding her secret gift-giving ways) to mark her place and closes the book. ]
Hi, Sorey. I have as many seconds as you need. What is it?
Hi, Sorey. I have as many seconds as you need. What is it?
[ Hotaru looks at the giftbag and then down at the book she's holding. There's n use hiding it, not that she truly wanted to hide it.
She looks down, a little nervous. ]
Yes... it was. I wanted to thank you for all your help, but I got... shy. I'm sorry for not signing it.
She looks down, a little nervous. ]
Yes... it was. I wanted to thank you for all your help, but I got... shy. I'm sorry for not signing it.
I-it's okay! I wasn't sure if it was okay to find you when you hadn't signed it. But I thought it was really sweet of you, so I wanted to properly say thank you. I've never had someone make me a present before just for helping out, so it--meant a lot.
What? Oh. Um. I'm... You should've... [ She's getting really flustered, but she thinks he deserves so many presents. ]
I mean, my problem is kind of... [ She makes a vague hand gesture to mean big and complicated and terrible and weird. She's repeating herself and repeating him, but she's trying to thread her words into something at least kind of linear. ] But you're such a good person, and you did it without asking too many questions, and... it meant a lot to me, too. I can't do a lot, but I wanted to show you that I'm grateful. And we're... we're friends, right?
[ Her last question is very soft, very tentative, like she's scared to even ask it. ]
I mean, my problem is kind of... [ She makes a vague hand gesture to mean big and complicated and terrible and weird. She's repeating herself and repeating him, but she's trying to thread her words into something at least kind of linear. ] But you're such a good person, and you did it without asking too many questions, and... it meant a lot to me, too. I can't do a lot, but I wanted to show you that I'm grateful. And we're... we're friends, right?
[ Her last question is very soft, very tentative, like she's scared to even ask it. ]
[Nodding in affirmation, completely confident in his response.]
We're definitely friends. And friends help each other out, no questions needed. I guess...if we're both grateful, then it's fine to leave it at that, right? Because that's what friends do.
We're definitely friends. And friends help each other out, no questions needed. I guess...if we're both grateful, then it's fine to leave it at that, right? Because that's what friends do.
Right!
[ Hotaru beams. His confidence flips a switch, and she's now more sure of herself, too. Well, kind of, since she isn't completely going to leave it at that. ]
But, um, I do want to show I appreciate my friends... and I see you reading a lot, so I was hoping it'd suit you.
[ Hotaru beams. His confidence flips a switch, and she's now more sure of herself, too. Well, kind of, since she isn't completely going to leave it at that. ]
But, um, I do want to show I appreciate my friends... and I see you reading a lot, so I was hoping it'd suit you.
Oh, I'm so glad.
[ She's relieved and happy, and how happy he looks makes her exponentially happier. ]
Can I ask... when is your birthday?
[ She's relieved and happy, and how happy he looks makes her exponentially happier. ]
Can I ask... when is your birthday?
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