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[Enjoying your hot day, Luceti?
Nephry isn't. Nephry isn't enjoying much of anything really. They've left her just a few feet away from the fountain this afternoon. She's barely even conscious, let alone coherent enough to try alerting someone that she's back. And really, she's not doing well in the heat.
At least, in such a well-traveled place, it ( Read more... )
Nephry isn't. Nephry isn't enjoying much of anything really. They've left her just a few feet away from the fountain this afternoon. She's barely even conscious, let alone coherent enough to try alerting someone that she's back. And really, she's not doing well in the heat.
At least, in such a well-traveled place, it ( Read more... )
But any lingering thoughts containing ridiculous notions of anger or retaliation could be put aside until a time when her health was no longer an immediate concern. Jade slipped a hand beneath her neck to support her head, the other beneath her shoulders to gently lift her into a sitting position.]
I assume you have no objections if I offer my assistance.
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Objections? Hardly. She takes an almost-long-enough breath in an attempt to talk to him...and nothing happens.]
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I think we've spent enough time chatting, don't you? [Being the only eligible candidate around, Jade lifts her, fully intending to carry her off and straight into a clinic. However, he hesitates at the sight of the fountain. It wasn't exactly the cleanest of sources, but water was water, and there was certainly nothing in the water that could cause her any more harm.]
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Because it is indeed serious. In a few minutes she's going to lose consciousness altogether. He's carrying her - he can probably feel her heart racing]
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Still, it was quite a way to travel. It was irritating that they'd dropped her so far from it, considering her condition was the result of their meddling.]
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When they arrive at the battledome's hospital, Nephry is well and truly unconscious and even Jade won't be allowed in the room once they start treating her. ...Of course, they'll ask him to describe what happened. If he identifies himself as her brother, he may be let in sooner than others would have, by virtue of being related.]
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That said, Jade waits outside her room rather obediently, leaving her treatment to those with more expertise. But the longer he waited, the more agitated he became, although visibly his demeanor didn't change by much. To entertain himself, he familiarized himself with the clinic and it's equipment, or at least the parts he was allowed access to. While he was sitting around, he might as well file away any useful information for later, just in case this little incident chose to repeat itself.]
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She's asleep when they do let him in, hooked up to monitors and fluids but looking better, anyway. If he asks, they'll tell him that she has been awake, briefly, but couldn't tell them anything useful about the kidnapping. ...So he may still be bored. But at least he has confirmation that they don't think anything else will happen to her.]
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He positions himself in a chair set aside in the corner, where he crosses his legs and waits for a time. He wasn't going to wake her, rest was a necessity for a proper recovery, but sitting staring at a blank wall had him ill at ease.]
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...Which is about now. It isn't a slow transition in the least; her eyes open all at once and she doesn't appear to know where she is, or what might be going on.]
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Did you enjoy your nap? [As if anyone could truly enjoy it after what she'd been put through today...]
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[that was the most cracked and quiet version of his name she has ever said. Even though the dehydration issue has been solved, she hadn't been able to drink any water. There's a desert living in her throat.
She was building up to just such a panic, though, and that voice stopped it cold. There's no being disoriented or worked up around her brother. It takes her some time to find him in the room, given he's not really near the bed and she's still trying to place herself.]
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[Luckily enough, a nurse or some equivalent had been thoughtful enough to leave them a pitcher and glass of water on a tray nearby, which Jade rolled towards her. She should drink it in small sips. Large gulps would probably be painful.]
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It's a very weak left hand reaching for that glass. Does he really want to trust her with it? She's not at the point of being able to sit up and drink it yet, but that's what they discovered straws for.]
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[Yes, straws. That would be a bit more convenient, wouldn't it? Jade picks one up from the tray and removes the paper wrapping, then pointedly pushes it into her glass, positioning it towards her. It's even a bendy straw! How fancy. Still, he's somewhat doubtful that Nephry would be strong enough to lift the glass on her own, so Jade positions himself on the very edge of her bed and holds it within her head's reach. She could easily take it from him, if she felt up to it, but again, he's doubtful.]
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When the glass is about half empty she leans back again, carefully clearing her throat] Thank you.
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