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[oneandmikleonly]

Fiiiine...

[grumbles at having to move more, but pulls the blankets over them and shifts until they're spooned underneath, then hands Sorey the digital pad he borrowed from the library. his head's under Sorey's chin; if they hold it at the right angle they can both see the screen perfectly well.]

[imsorey]

They're supposed to be good! If it's not interesting we'll stop.

[Settling and poking through the digital pad to bring up The Little Mermaid]

[oneandmikleonly]

[he knows better than to debate if anything on the title cards is a hellion by now, at least. thanks, weird alien fiction]

I hope one of the actors is named Todd.

[imsorey]

[Starts to nod and then stops because Mikleo's head is right there]

If it's a common name I bet there's at least one.

[oneandmikleonly]

[feels the movement and pokes him in the chin anyway]

Good. I'm sure if there is one, he's ready for an adventure. Play it already!

[imsorey]

[Shushes him]

You can't talk while it's playing!

[And pressing the play button before he can retort]

[oneandmikleonly]

[puffs briefly, ready to retort, but subsides as the intro comes up on the screen, absolutely fascinated.]

[imsorey]

[Sorey is EXTREMELY fascinated by the animation, the music, the story--Mikleo can't exactly see his face with how they're positioned, but the restlessness has been replaced with an intense focus.]

[oneandmikleonly]

[yeah they're gonna lie quiet like this for a while, too absorbed to start even debating it yet

Mikleo does draw his breath in audibly when 'Part of Your World' comes on, though.]

[imsorey]

[Sorey's eyes are sparkling by the time Ariel reaches the chorus; he uses his free hand to pluck at Mikleo's sleeve in a "look, look!!" gesture]

[oneandmikleonly]

[grips Sorey's wrist, giving it a squeeze; he's looking!

...he catches Sorey's expression on a brief glance up and can't help but smile, though.]

[imsorey]

[In the pause between the song finishing and Sebastian making a loud mess, Sorey whispers]

That was a really good song.

[It doesn't count as talking because he was whispering, though because his throat is still sore it comes out more cracked than intended.]

[oneandmikleonly]

[...hits pause on the screen so they can talk normally, maybe passing a sleeve over his eyes unobtrusively on the way]

It was, but you're drinking something before we go on.

[his voice is a little rough too but SHUT UP!]

[imsorey]

[making a small grumble noise at having to pause, but handing off the pad to Mikleo and squirming away to reach the water. he makes sure to tuck mikleo in so he doesn't get cold, and if he saw mikleo wiping at his eyes he doesn't comment.]

Fine, but you too. Your voice sounds as bad as mine.

[oneandmikleonly]

I'm not trying to whisper and croaking like a frog.

[...he starts inching towards the edge of the mattress under the blankets to reach the water, without emerging from under them...what is dignity? we just don't know]

[imsorey]

[there is no dignity with sickness. but Sorey saves him the trip and offers him a cup of water, scooting back over and bringing the water with so they won't have to make any additional trips.]

A frog? I don't sound that bad.

[oneandmikleonly]

Your throat's sore, though. I can tell. Thanks...

[gathers the cup in under the blanket. he is totally using water powers to cheat and drink without getting up or spilling anything.]

[imsorey]

It's not as sore as yesterday. I think it's starting to heal up. It still hurts to talk sometimes though.

[Finishing his cup of water before nudging Mikleo and moving back to his spot so they can continue the movie.]

[oneandmikleonly]

So don't talk too much.

[he's still a good cooling pad, at least...also a little hypocritical, since he starts muttering half under his breath]

She's lucky he's a prince, I guess. An ordinary sailor would be awfully hard to track down on land ifs he does find a way to get there.

[imsorey]

[poking him in the side when he hears the muttering, but because he can't pass up having a conversation about what they're watching he mumbles back]

It wouldn't have been that hard. She could just find the name of the ship and see if there was a list of the sailors who were on board.

[oneandmikleonly]

[bops his hand halfheartedly; they're too woozy for a proper ticklefight]

That depends on how good the recordkeeping is, though, doesn't it? What if there isn't a registry? What if he has a common name? That's a problem.

[he's so serious]

[imsorey]

Those might be obstacles, but it's nothing she can't overcome. If he was a sailor on a ship who needed to be paid for the work he did, then there would be some record of him whether it was physical or mental. Just asking around might be enough to get her the information she needs too.

Besides, it's a love story, she'd find him no matter what.

[Sorey is just as serious. LOVE ALWAYS FINDS A WAY!!]

[oneandmikleonly]

You're so optimistic.

[...cue Triton showing up in Ariel's underwater hoard and wrecking it...Mikleo shifts back from the screen a little]

I'm...glad Gramps never got that mad.

[imsorey]

[Tensing up when Triton starts blowing things up, all the way through him leaving Ariel alone to cry. Ouch.]

Yeah. Jeez...that's overkill no matter how you look at it.

[oneandmikleonly]

[clutches at Sorey's arm tightly as that scene ends, wordless.]