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[luke_triton]

[The video feed turns on, and the screen is shaking so hard it's hard to make out Luke's face. When the screen is still enough to focus, it's clear Luke's not doing very well: his hat is crooked, his face flushed with a fever, and his eyes watering slightly against how much everything hurt. He eventually gives up and drops the communicator onto the

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[ Voice ]

[verdantventure]

L-Luke! Are you...will you be alright?

[ Oh gosh what do what do what doooo. ]

[ Voice ] And it is voice because Luke can't be bothered to press any buttons -_-

[luke_triton]

F...Flora?!

W-when did you g-get h-here?

[What do is right, seeing as he's in no shape to help her in any way, regardless of whether or not she needed help.]

[ Voice ] Poor Luke ;;

[verdantventure]

A few days ago, but...[ lskdjfl Oh gosh she has. No idea how to react in this situation.

She wants to help him, but just doesn't know how. ]

Is...is someone coming to get you? Maybe Clive--

[ Voice ] bad day can has ;-;

[luke_triton]

[Ready for him to microfocus on one thing you said, Flora?]

C-Clive is h-here?! S-since...w-when?

[Excitement is not good for lungs filled with mucous, and he coughs.]

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure]

Yes, he's been here longer than I have--[ Great, she's just making this worse...w;A;w ]

But y-you need to calm down, Luke. You're making your condition worse...

[ Voice ]

[luke_triton]

N-no!

[Don't bother trying to stop now, Flora. The damage has already been done now that he knows Clive is here. It takes him maybe a half a minute--cut him some slack, he's sick and miserable--before he starts to catch on.]

W-where are y-you st-staying, F-Flora? D-do y-you l-live a-alone? It...it's n-not s-safe h-here. N-not a-alone..

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure]

U-Um...

It's...alright, Luke. I'm not alone. I'm staying with Clive, Takato, and Guilmon.

[ She does her best to sound soothing--Like how she remembers mothers to sound, silently hoping it'll do some good. ]

[ Voice ]

[luke_triton]

Y-you're st-staying w-with C-Clive?! F-Flora, h-he's d-dang--

[Maybe it's better that he started coughing instead of expressing his fear about Flora staying with Clive. When he stops, he's wincing, and shakes his head.]

W-where a-are y-you?

[He pauses. Despite Flora's best attempts at seeming calm and motherly, he does not feel any better, and shudders.] Wh-what c-city? W-we had t-to evacuate a f-few m-months b-back...a-and I-I'm n-not s-sure if it's s-safe again in D-Discedo..

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure]

[ Flora's too worried to really realize that Luke was trying to warn her. PLAN FAIL, though, because trying to be soothing didn't seem to be doing much good.

She's running out of ideas. ]

I'm...in Discedo. I've heard about the evacuation, but...it's where I appeared.

I'm...I'm sure it will be alright, Luke.

[ Voice ] Soo evidently Luke is at the hospital in Discedo -_-

[luke_triton]

N-No it w-won't!

D-Discedo is...t-there's...

D-drat I c-can't r-remember wh-what they were c-calling it..

[He grumbles audibly on the other side of the communicator.]

Y-you sh-shouldn't...it...it's n-not s-safe, Flora.

[Yes that sounds a little too much like whining but he can't come up with a convincing argument at the moment.]

[ Voice ] Luuuuuukkkee. /kidnap--I MEAN /visits

[verdantventure]

Luke, please calm down. P-Please, you're just making it worse.

[ ... ]

But...I don't really think it matters if I'm in Discedo or one of the other cities. From what I've gathered, they're all dangerous and...and it's all just a big mess. So, please settle down. I'm as safe as I can be right now.

[ Voice ] Unfortunately, showing her the room won't help her find where he is ;-;

[luke_triton]

[He stays unconvinced, but can't be bothered to argue the point anymore. Too much effort, too tired, feeling too sick. So, if she says she's safe, he's going to believe her. Only because it will take way too much effort to disagree.]

O-okay...

If you s-say so.

[He hesitates, sensing that he upset her and wishes he could do just as he was told if only it would make her not sound upset.]

S-sorry, Flora...I'm glad you're s-safe...

[ Voice ] /visits in spirit? ;^;

[verdantventure]

Don't...apologize, Luke. I'm just worried and...I don't want anything else to happen.

[ Voice ] Yaaay (also ALL THE LATE sorry)

[luke_triton]

[Luke shivers.]

B-be careful, okay? That's h-how nothing else will h-happen.

[ Voice ] (It's okay! )

[verdantventure]

Mm. I won't do anything brash or...or dangerous, I promise.

[ Voice ] (<3)

[luke_triton]

Okay...g-good..

[Luke's quiet for a minute, lonely and a teensy bit jittery all alone in the hospital room.]

Um...s-so...what are you d-doing now?

[Translation: please do not stop talking to me.]