distressedude | Appointments Post

[Ion had just been sitting on a chair beside the bed, quietly trying to read while Kohan slept. There were some first aid things laid on his desk, but he figured it would have only been counterproductive to wake Kohan up sooner than his body let him.]

[When he stirs, Ion looks up and sets the book aside.] Kohan? How are you feeling?

... Better, I think. Than before. Awake.

[ He still doesn't really want to move, but he sits up slowly. Which was probably a bit of a mistake, given the way that the room spins around him, and he presses a hand to his head as if to steady himself. ]

What... day is it?

[Yeah, he really shouldn't be trying to sit up just yet. And just the attempt startles Ion out of his seat, shifting closer in case Kohan needs extra support. Though for Kohan's sake, he's trying not to look as worried as he feels.]

It's September 20th. You were gone for a while... you shouldn't try moving around too much yet.

It doesn't really hurt.

[ He's just exhausted and probably not the best nourished right now, but his body is at least feeling better than before. ]

I should tell Ven--

[ But that's as far as he gets before the room spins again and he puts a hand down to steady himself, misses, and falls back to the bed. ]

... Oops.

[ Said mostly to keep Ion from worrying that he just passed out. ]

[kjsdk Kohan stahp.]

[Ion is going to just pull the blanket up and tuck him in a little bit. That wasn't just a suggestion anymore, okay. He'll just prop up some pillows for him if he wants to sit up.]

I'll send word to Ven that you've returned. I'm sure he'll be glad to hear you're all right. [~~Except he won't get that message because he's been missing in the village since that last shift stranded him at the beach but shhh details.~~]

Are you hungry at all? I don't know how much of an appetite you might have, but you should try to eat something light at least.

No, I'm--

[ but Kohan is abruptly interrupted by his stomach going FOOD? EATING MEANS FOOD. WILL THERE BE FOOD SOON? more that loudly enough for Ion to hear. ]

... Er, guess I am kind of hungry, actually.

[D'aww, Kohan. Ion nods and stands, going over to his desk to fetch a wrapped up sandwich (likely Kohan's favorite since Ion would know that) with some veggies on the side.]

I wasn't sure what you would be in the mood for, but there's some soup as well. Ah, and don't worry, I didn't make any of it myself. [He's not about to poison his boyfriendo okay.]

Do you want to try sitting up again? I can get some extra pillows for you to lean against... and perhaps a shirt, if you're cold.

[ ... right. he's still naked, isn't he. ]

Soup sounds... like a good idea right now. I should probably sit up for that...

[ He tries propping himself up even slower this time, and at least the room doesn't start spinning right away. ]

[Ion will help him this time, grabbing a few extra pillows from the other side of the bed to help prop him up. Once he seems comfortable, he goes to grab a tall thermos sitting on the desk, screwing off the cap and pouring some into the lid as a cup.]

Here. I kept it in here to keep it warm, but I think it might be easier to drink it this way. It might be a little hot, so be careful.

[...unless Kohan's so weak that he needs Ion to feed him too. Which he'd do of course, but if it's that bad, he's calling a doctor in here.]

[ No, he can do that. He's trembling a little so there might be some drops of soup spilled, but it's hardly more than a couple.

Kohan takes a tentative sip, and finding it not too hot for his liking, follows it with a larger one. He takes another sip, then finally pauses just long enough to say, ]

It's good.

[ before taking another sip and finishing what was in the cap.

Food is really nice right now okay. ]

That's... much better than what they'd been feeding me.

[ Which, coming from mister tastebuds-are-still-a-little-wonky, is saying something. ]

[Yeah, it really is. And it prompts Ion to take the cup and refill it with some more soup before handing it back to him.]

Well, there's plenty more where that came from if you're still hungry after this. And if there's anything else you need, just let me know.

[He's missed Kohan a lot these past few weeks, so he hardly minds waiting on him while he's still feeling lousy.]

Maybe in a bit.

[ In the meantime he is going to have more soup. Sorry Ion, he will be affectionate boyfriend when he is done taking care of basic needs.

He finishes another cap full, and hands it back, just barely holding down a burp as he does so. ]

... 'scuse me.

[And for Ion's part, he's just going to try and stifle a laugh -- probably the closest thing to a real smile since Kohan got back. Really, he's just happy to see that Kohan has an appetite at all right now.]

It's all right. [And he's just gonna pour him another cupful, yep.] You haven't missed too much around the village, at least. Aside from another memory shift, it's been rather uneventful here.

[And considering it's Kohan, it might bring some relief to know at last he missed out on that. Because memory shifts when you had memory problems were no fun.]

[ Siiip. ]

... What sort of memory shift?

[ He's hesitantly curious, but quite relieved to have missed it. ]

It was very similar to the one during the invasion, but it was just one of the usual shifts by the Malnosso. I was actually one of few lucky enough to be unaffected... though it was a rather strange being on the outside looking in. At the time, we were afraid it actually was another invasion, and spent the week looking for clues.

[It was such a relief as well, knowing that it was only the Malnosso and not another threat from the cultists.]

... You'd think they'd want to scare us like that as little as possible.

[ He finishes off the cup and hands it back to Ion for another refill. ]

But it's not like the Malnosso make much sense, anyway.

[Have all the soup forever bro.]

No, they really don't. A part of me wants to believe they know what they're doing, but at the same time, it's hard to find any rhyme or reason behind some of the shifts they inflict on us.

[But this isn't a very pleasant topic for someone who just got back from spending entirely too much time with the rogue malnosso, so he'll just focus on something else.]

But thankfully I wasn't the only one unaffected during the last shift. It would have been a bit lonely otherwise, seeing as no one who was affected even knew who we were.

That does sound lonely... Who else was there?

[ If Ion says Riku this might be a bit sad. ]

[Well, he's not going to lie. But it's not like he spent the whole time just paling around with Riku or anything.]

There were a few others scattered around the village, but for the most part it was just Tear, Riku, and I. [Which he doesn't register as being a bad thing to say right now, and is just gonna chuckle a bit, thinking back on it.] Even the animals in the village were affected, so it was a little strange seeing Sonar without his usual rainbow coloring.

... Was he still big?

[ Yes let's focus on Sonar here. ]

Oh no, he was smaller as well. He might as well have been one of the normal bats you see around here sometimes at night.

... Did he still live in Riku's place?

[ because ngl he's a little amused by the idea of Riku being harassed by this bat who has no idea who he is. ]

I imagine so, seeing as Riku spent most of the time with him perched on his shoulder. He stood out quite a bit compared to the other villagers because of it.

[The fact that he sounded like a crazy person whenever he spoke about the Malnosso or experiments probably didn't help.]

Sounds like it would get him in trouble.

Oh, I think Sonar was the least of his problems. I'm sure we must have sounded as though we'd lost our minds whenever we tried to figure out who was affected and who wasn't. As I said before, it was very strange experiencing such an involved experiment as a spectator.

[Not that being a participant sounded any more fun, of course.]

But perhaps because that happened, hopefully there won't be another experiment like that any time soon.

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