twenty-seventh breath ✧ action

[ingrate]

[Dreams? What dreams. Isamu hasn't been having any dreams. Certainly not the nightmarish kind taking place in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic world that seem real enough to keep him from wanting to sleep ever again. And he certainly hasn't been avoiding doing just that for the past couple of days, trying to go about his daily routine as if

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[winged_moon]

[Yukito's working in the kitchen today, and as such it's been pretty hard to miss the fact that his fellow employee isn't in the best of shape. So, the next time Isamu stops in the back to pick up an order Yukito puts down what he's working on to look over with an expression of friendly concern.]

I can carry those out for you, if you need to take a break or something.

[ingrate]

Carry...? Oh.

[Isamu looks hesitant, hands the tray over with a sigh.]

Thanks, man. Maybe I'll just grab a cup of coffee or something.

[winged_moon]

It's no trouble at all. I can deal with things while you sit down for a minute... it's not that busy right now.

[ingrate]

Okay.

...This isn't slacking off, all right? I'll get right back on it in a few minutes.

[winged_moon]

I wasn't thinking anything of the sort, promise. And I won't say a word to Sanji-san, either.

[ingrate]

Okay cool. As long as we've got that settled.

[Coffee. He had a box around here somewhere...]

[winged_moon]

If you're looking for the coffee, it's to your right and up.

[And with a brief grin, Yukito shoulders the tray and heads out to deliver the food to the customers. It won't take long, and then he can get back to what he was working on before anyone else comes in with a new order.]

[ingrate]

Right. Thanks.

[Coffee get!

He'll just go about making that now, all quick like.]

[winged_moon]

[Yukito returns shortly, glad that the mealtime rush is over- both so he can cover for Isamu like he is, and so Isamu actually gets a moment to rest. He really doesn't look too good, which... well, with everything else going on in the village lately, Yukito can guess.]

Everyone should be set for at least a few minutes, now. No new customers.

[ingrate]

Thanks.

[He sips his coffee slowly, aware of the time and how long he should let himself break for.]

But don't let me sit here too long if more people start coming in.

[winged_moon]

Of course.

[Yukito grins and turns back to his own work, busily tidying up and moving dirtied pans over to the sink.]

Forgive me for saying so, but... you look like you could use a nap, not just a cup of coffee.

[ingrate]

I'll be fine.

[Sleep wasn't a necessary thing until he passed out somewhere. Maybe his brain would have emptied itself of those dreams by then.]

[winged_moon]

Hm.

[He turns on the water to fill the sink as he wipes down the counter where he'd been working.]

For a while, maybe. But everyone has to sleep some time.

[ingrate]

I'll sleep later.

[However far into the future that ends up being.]

[winged_moon]

Before or after you drop a loaded tray?

[He's being nice about it, yes, but he really is concerned.]

[ingrate]

I'm not gonna drop anything.

[Huff. He managed not to before, after all.]