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[rippled]

[ hiii. they are laying down on the ground of the gazebo, just staring up at the ceiling of it. ]

[faithkept]

[This is such a mood. He'll walk up to where they're lying and crouch down next to them...]

...Are you alright down here, my dear? Shouldn't you be in a bed?

[rippled]

I'm fine here. It's comfortable.

[ well. it's not it's the fucking ground. but still. ]

[faithkept]

[Just gazing at them like IS IT.]

You wouldn't even like for me to bring you a pillow?

[rippled]

You don't have to go out of your way for me.

[ they do sit up though. ]

[faithkept]

[NOT LIKE THIS. He'll move like he's poised to support them but also doesn't want to touch them without warning when anywhere could be an injury.]

Do you need any support...?

[rippled]

No, I'm fine.

[ they look like they're going to stand up after saying that, but they immediately just. settle back down. ]

Are the others okay?

[faithkept]

[DON'T JUST STAND he'd have had to fight them.]

They are physically alright, yes, even though it seems only Basilio is in the hospital... [WHY ARE THE REST OF YOU LIKE THIS.]

[rippled]

[ because basilio has an overprotective older brother who'd send him to the hospital... ]

Oh. Good for him.

[faithkept]

[HE DOES...]

...Would you like to go to the hospital?

[rippled]

... no...

[faithkept]

...Are you certain? I can carry you there so you won't have to walk, and you'll be able to rest in a soft bed.

[rippled]

... definitely not.

[ it's mumbled. ]

[faithkept]

[SABER..... wait no sorry SORROWGLARE????

He just gazes at them for a second and then SIGHS.]

I really must insist! I'm no doctor, but I've spent enough time in hospitals that I recognize a patient in need of bed-rest when I see one. Surely a person as kind as yourself wouldn't make a friend watch you lie on the cold floor of a gazebo, unable to do even a single thing to care for you...

[rippled]

[ ... ]

Are you guilt tripping me...?

[faithkept]

What a silly question.

[Who would do that...]

Shall we go, then?

[rippled]

[ they still don't seem too convinced, but they will eventually sigh and just

try to slowly get up ]

[faithkept]

Please excuse my rudeness.

[He'll just rise to his feet as they're trying to get up and gently scoop them into a princess carry.]

Do let me know if you feel any pain so that I can readjust my hold.

[rippled]

This is mortifying...

[faithkept]

[STARTS WALKING TOWARD THE HOSPITAL!!!!]

You've been injured and I haven't. Is it really so mortifying to allow me to do this much for you?

[rippled]

... I shouldn't be this weak in the first place.

[ to the hospital... ]

[faithkept]

[That just gets him to quiet for a second or two because it is a relatable sentiment.]

...May I ask what happened to you out there? Wherever it is that you ended up going...?

[rippled]

It's confusing. I do not remember all of it. Just... we were all together for some parts, and I was alone in others. And we were looking for something, but I did not know what it was or why it was important to get it. We had to go through different tasks.

[ it seems like, for a moment, they are going to stop talking there. ]

I don't like how it made me feel.

[faithkept]

...I'm sorry that you've been made to endure a trial like this.

[He didn't really get a straight answer from many of the people last week either, partially from reluctance to speak and partially from an inability to, so an answer like this isn't surprising. It's still a sad thing to hear, though.]

If talking about any of it would help, I'll listen. And if you can think of anything else that I could do for you, please don't hesitate to let me know. Rest and time will help, but it does little good to say so when everything is still fresh and difficult, I feel...

[rippled]

... I know we talk about kindness a lot, but I really don't think I deserve it at the moment.

[ they mumble it, and then sigh. ]

Sorry.