DR Side Thread: BRACING FOR INCOMING BITCHSMACKING

[paradetherain]

[So after that whole deal, Isamu needs... a very long nap. Which is why he's shut himself in his room, attempting to sleep.]

[And he does. For a little while. Except now he's staring up at the ceiling in the middle of the afternoon, still exhausted. Yue had told him that Hypnos had been trying to start something called 'the Fall' in his world, and that the Universe arcana could seal Nyx... is that why he felt so terrible?]

[... Probably. He felt like he had the flu or something. And if Yue or any of his friends got wind of what he had gotten his dumb ass himself into...]

[Yeah, he was gonna be in trouble.]

[[ooc; Bother?]]

Comments

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

I'm trying.

[This is like getting the flu without the fever or runny nose. ;; ]

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

Right. [Reaching out a hand, he presses the back of it against Isamu's forehead to check his temperat-- you're burning up, what is this.]

.. You need more blankets?

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

[Shakes his head and winces at the movement.]

I'm warm enough already. [Even though he's shaking slightly.] Don't... worry about it...

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

[Pulling back at the wince, he lets out an apology for it before nodding.] ... I'll be here if you need me.

[Just.. feeling so useless, so fucking scared.]

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

It's okay. It'll be okay.

[Strange, being the one to comfort from this position, but still.]

Thank you...

[Tries to get comfortable, but... ngh. Not working.]

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

[For your sake it better be okay or this one is going to be a rather big ball of rage and who knows what'll happen if it gets to that point. I mean. You've seen his mom.]

Ah.. what's up? [Don't think we don't see that squirming.]

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

... Can't get comfortable.

[Resorts to hugging one of the pillows, but it's still not really working.]

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

[... So awkward.]

Anything I can do to help? [That's not sleeping beside you because bullshit we do not make an awesome pillow, gtfa Cu Sith.]

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

[So very awkward.]

I don't think s - [Breaks off into coughing. Stares at what he's coughing up. That shit is not supposed to be dark is it aaaa-]

... Dammit.

[Mentally runs through the people who he can think of that know a lot about this stuff. Orpheus is... he doesn't know where. Igor is hard to get a hold of. Yue will probably be along to kick his ass later.]

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

[Wow guess whose anxiety jumped up by ten fold. Please don't tell us it's because of pneumonia or tuberculosis he really can't take that kind of news right now but ahh. Getting up, he walks out for a moment only to come back with a towel, some napkins, and a glass of water.

.. However that may help.] ... We should get you to the clinic.

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

[Shakes his head.]

I don't think they can help. Just... as long as I stay away from those... I should recover.

[Aaahh that thing doesn't even exist in their world. Does it?]

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

Why did you go in the first place? [Not that we enjoy heckling about this but ladasd you knew what would happen and still you went WHY DO WE ALL HAVE A SAVE PEOPLE COMPLEX.

sob.] ... Y-You don't have to answer that.

[Now would be a bad time to tell you we found pictures of our mom, huh.]

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

Ah... no... that's...

[Just kind of stares blankly at the ceiling again.]

S-someone was caught by one of them. She looked like she needed help...

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

.. Is she okay? [Feeling worse by the minute, hell yeah. Definitely getting a nightmare about this.]

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

I think so. ... She called us idiots for trying to save her, so I don't think she was hurt that badly.

[Grins, and then settles back against his pillows again.]

Sorry for worrying you, though...

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

[He shakes his head.] Worse you can do is die on me.

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

[Isamu just... sighs at that, and looks away.]

You... do know, don't you? You were there...

[He runs his fingers through his hair and still doesn't look at Colme.]

You remember I'm a Universe arcana, right? I... might live a long time. But it's also very likely that I won't.

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

[There's the nodding that shows he gets it but the moment the second part comes in, it reluctantly morphs into a shake of the head, denial spreading through his expression.]

... Can you promise me one thing at least?

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

[Bites his lip.]

What is it?

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

You can't die before me. [Dead serious, Colme looks down to his hands instead of Isamu.]

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

I... Colme...

[Winces.] You know I can't promise that...

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

[He nods.] I know... but-

Trying's nice, isn't it..? [He really, really, /really/ doesn't want to think the what ifs anymore.]

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

So... I'll... try.

[Just... fisting his hands in the pillowcase right now.]

But you're not allowed to die either. Got it?

[donotneedpatra.livejournal.com]

... [He looks back up.]

Promised someone I wouldn't- way ahead of you.

[arisato-isamu.livejournal.com]

Good.

[Just kinda... puts his hand on the other's arm.]

I'm glad.