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[scrapperzen]

Who: Kat, Ahime, Partners?
What: Checking up on a hero.
Where: Ahime's apartment, Axoryi
When: Early evening, May 12th

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[warriortigra]

"Ahime, there's some one at the door!" called the voice of Ahime's partner. After a few minutes of silence, the door opened, but it wasn't the blonde Warrior at the door, it was Arianna.

"Ah... hello, Kat. Uhm... I take it you're here to see Ahime?"

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"That's correct," Kat said, looking down at Arianna. "I do hope everything's all right?"

Leormon raised his forepaw in a wave and finished gulping down his fish cake. "Forgive my rudeness," he mumbled.

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"That's... debatable..." Ari admitted quietly, glancing over her shoulder. She hesitated, then stepped away from the door.

"Come in."

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"Thanks," Kat said gently, stepping into the apartment. "I hate when the voices are right."

She smiled warmly down at Arianna. "It means the meds are wearing off," she added playfully.

"Not the best joke ma'am," Leormon added.

"I'm trying to lighten the mood!" Kat protested right back, pouting at Leormon before looking back at Arianna. "Where is she?"

[warriortigra]

Ari did manage a little smile up at Kat, though, but her worry for her tamer was showing through more than anything.

She pointed to the bedroom where a TV could be heard playing on low. Whether the person in the room was actually paying attention to it was debatable.

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"Thank you. Again," Kat said, her voice gentle and concerned once more. She tooked the bag off of her wrist and held it out to Arianna. "Here, I've done some baking. Feel free to dig in."

She plucked a couple of cookies out of the bag and she smiled a little wider, glancing to Leormon. "Keep her company? I suspect I'm gonna need to be big sister again," she said.

"Of course, ma'am," Leormon said, nodding.

With that, Kat turned and walked to the bedroom that Ari indicated, and she stuck her head in curiously. "Hello?" she asked.

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The room was dark save for the flickering television, which just barely illuminated the covered lump on the bed. At Kat's voice, Ahime lifted her head, revealing a mess of blonde that obviously hadn't been brushed in days. It took her a second to recognize who was there.

"Kat..." she mumbled, voice scratchy sounding, "Hey..."

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Kat's eyes took a moment to adjust to the room's lighting, and once they did, Kat made a face. "Ahime," she said. "Did something happen?"

She walked over to the bed and sat down on it, looking at Ahime. She was already suspecting that a soft touch just wouldn't do the trick here, but she had to give it a try...

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Ahime's small smile flickered away quickly, tired eyes glancing at partially open door.

"Did Ari call you? I told her... I probably just have a cold. It's nothing,"

But of course that was a lie. Sure she'd felt achy and queasy the past couple of days, and was plagued by a sore throat as well, but even before then she hadn't been out of her apartment in almost two weeks.

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"That would have made sense," Kat said gently, reaching out to pat Ahime's shoulder. "So of course, no. I came on a hunch... I can see I was right."

She made a disapproving face, and she squeezed Ahime's shoulder. "You're not a very good liar, you know," she said gently.

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Ahime let out a sigh, coughing in to her hand quietly.

"Yeah... well... I don't really make a habit of it..."

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"Good habit," Kat replied, giving Ahime's shoulder a gentle rub. "When's the last time you hit the showers, kiddo?"

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"Mm... yesterday, actually. I just look like hell..." she admitted, attempting to detangle a few strands of hair and failing miserably.

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"That's a relief, sit up for me," she said, sighing. "So, I suppose you're gonna make me work to figure out why?"

Her tone was both gentle and concerned, but she wasn't angry in the slightest.

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Coughing again, Ahime nodded and sat up, tugging a fleece blanket over her shoulders.

"That stupid virus... I hate this place sometimes..."

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"Yes, this world has that effect on people," Kat replied sympathetically. She tapped at her D-Reader, manifesting a canteen of water which she immediately held out to Ahime. "Drink. And when you're done... I don't suppose you want to talk about what you saw?"