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Characters: threeofthree & swordsofchange
Location: Coral Corral House 3
Time: Late morning.
Style: Aibou picks. ♥
Status: Closed!

[ As usual, Setsuna visited Ran's house. He still feels awkward to come over to someone else's home, especially when the actual person that he's here for is knocked out. However, he sincerely wanted to return the favor as Ran took such good care of

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[threeofthree]

Setsuna...?

The Haro's voice actually filters through to Ran's subconscious, though he does not stir. He has slipped into a true sleep now instead of the lifeless coma Vatheon had left him in.

Still, he sleeps hard, and it is not until cool water touches his bare chest that he awakes, eyes flying open as he gasps in shock.

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... That was completely unexpected. Setsuna shifts back in reflexive haste as Ran suddenly awakens like this.

While Setsuna reacted in complete surprise wordlessly, his light blue Haro acts in an entirely different way.

"Ran! Ran! Ran!"

It floats lower to the bed's level, hovering over Ran as it observes down to him.

"Awake! Awake!"

[threeofthree]

It takes Ran a moment to realize where he is, and in that period of time he is very close to panicking. He moves back, nearly transporting himself away --

Then he recognizes Setsuna's face, and Haro, and manages some level of calm.

Though why is he half dressed...?

"I am awake," he notes with a small frown. "What happened?"

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Ran seems to be all right now. Relief washes over Setsuna as he also calms down.

Finally... He's so glad that Ran have his eyes open again.

He wordlessly drops the towel at the edge of the water basin, then stands up. He faces the side as he gently offers Ran's top back at him.

"... You have fallen into a sleep coma. For two weeks."

"Sleep coma! Sleep coma!"

Shortly after handing the top over, he picks up the water basin and heads to the door. He'll just temporarily leave the room for now to allow Ran to settle down as well as change properly.

[threeofthree]

"Two weeks?" At first Ran cannot believe it. But he looks to the electronics that litter the room and all of them register that much time having passed.

He is grateful that Setsuna steps out, so that he has a minute to get himself back together again (not to mention his shirt on). He brushes his hands through his hair and straightens himself out as well as he can.

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Meanwhile, Setsuna just waits at the living room.

Upon seeing this sight however, Haro floats over to pick up Ran's hair brush at the side. It floats right back next to him.

"Ran! Ran!"

[threeofthree]

Ran has relaxed enough to smile. He reaches up and takes the hairbrush.

"Thank you, Haro." With it, he attempts to tame his hair, though it never quite works.

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Haro flaps its ears a few times happily, indicating that Ran is quite welcome.

"Setsuna was worried! Setsuna was worried!"

It seems to be aware that Ran must be confused after sleeping for so long. Haro is here to inform him of things!

[threeofthree]

"Was he?" Ran looks from the machine to the washbin, bending down to pick it and the towel up carefully. "Is that why he was in here?"

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Haro decides to answer by showing Ran a video footage that it has taken a couple of days ago. The holographic screen appears as the video plays, displaying the date and time at one corner, the camera view focused on Setsuna's profile.

The Meister was silently tending to Ran's needs, cooling his body with a towel just like earlier and changing his clothes afterwards. He also tucks the blanket properly back. He leaves the room when all was done. Of course, Haro follows him out. The footage ends and Haro removes the screen, flapping its ears again.

[threeofthree]

Ran feels his face heat up, ducking his head.

"Your friend is very kind," he managed. He had to take a moment to regain his composure, before setting the washbasin aside.

"You can come back in," he called in a louder voice, so Setsuna could hear him this time.

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After hearing that, Setsuna gently opens the door to head back into the room. He realized that he accidentally left Haro here, too.

But right after Setsuna stands by, Haro comments about Ran's flushing, "Temperature rising! Temperature rising!"

And that easily makes Setsuna blink, growing worried again, "... What? Are you sick?"

As he didn't get to finish cleaning Ran, he didn't get to observe the boy's condition properly today.

[threeofthree]

That makes Ran's face go straight back to red.

"What? No! I'm just fine!" Oh Haro. It is amusing when you do it to Setsuna, not to him!

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Despite that answer, Setsuna observes Ran for a while longer just to ensure it. But thankfully, Setsuna did see nothing wrong with Ran. It must be something else.

"You must be hungry," he says as his eyes calmly narrow, "I can handle it. Do you want to shower for the meantime?"

He meant that he would just go out for a while and buy food for them. He hasn't eaten yet, too.

"Food! Food! Shower! Shower!"

[threeofthree]

"That sounds like a good idea." He trusts Setsuna can dig out leftovers, if nothing else.

...though oops. That means he has not cooked in two weeks.

The refrigerator is going to be a terrifying thing, when he gets to it.

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"In that case, take your time."

He calmly opens his hands to catch Haro within them, then opens the door afterwards to turn slightly.

"I shall see you in a while."

"Bye bye! Ran! Bye bye!"