[since 'waking up' again, the situation had been a bit... strange, for Minato, all things considered. dying again wasn't... something he had really wanted to experience, ut it had happened, so he would get over it. and there were more important matters to deal with right now.
Ken was very sick, after all.
Minato didn't think it would be the best thing ever if he tried talking to Ken at that moment, so he just sat off to the side in a corner that he hoped Ken wouldn't bother looking at and watched over the eleven-year-old in silence. he didn't say anything as Ken talked to whoever else was in the room, but thought it was good that he seemed to be having less difficulty. maybe he'd make it through this alright. maybe...
and then Minato watched his "little brother" close his eyes, and though he waited, they didn't open again. he shifted his gaze, watched his chest, and finally noticed that it wasn't rising anymore.]
[it took him a minute longer than it should have to pull himself up out of that corner, but when he finally did Minato immediately walked over to Ken's bedside. he reached a hand out and placed it against the boys chest for a moment before moving to where his pulse should've been beating against the skin of his neck.
but nothing happened.
he looked away, then, almost as though he didn't believe what was happening. it just seemed too cruel. all of it did. ...Ken was so young.
he slumped forward slightly then, sank down to the floor and rested his forehead against the mattress of Ken's bed. no, no, no, this wasn't right, this wasn't right at all, it wasn't--
Minato's shoulders shook slightly. he wouldn't be moving for awhile yet.]
Have a robot?vitativeSeptember 27 2009, 00:58:42 UTC
[Aigis is returning--probably just getting off the phone with Robo? She happens to jack this thread because Minato was the only person to respond to the obligatory "I'm dead" comment. She looks around. Ken's still sleeping. But something's... wrong. Something she wonders if she wants to know. She hasn't noticed he's not breathing anymore. Just that something is very, vey wrong in this room.]
[it takes a little while for Aigis' voice to register properly, and when it finally does, Minato doesn't look up at Aigis, just lifts a hand tocover his eyes-- even though Aigis can't see them anyway.]
...Ken, he... he's--...
[he cuts off then and just shakes his head. you'll have to pardon his lack of proper speech, Aigis, but dying again and then watching one of his teammates die the next day and being unable to stop it is some pretty damn powerful brainbreak for this kid.]
Ken was very sick, after all.
Minato didn't think it would be the best thing ever if he tried talking to Ken at that moment, so he just sat off to the side in a corner that he hoped Ken wouldn't bother looking at and watched over the eleven-year-old in silence. he didn't say anything as Ken talked to whoever else was in the room, but thought it was good that he seemed to be having less difficulty. maybe he'd make it through this alright. maybe...
and then Minato watched his "little brother" close his eyes, and though he waited, they didn't open again. he shifted his gaze, watched his chest, and finally noticed that it wasn't rising anymore.]
...Ken?
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but nothing happened.
he looked away, then, almost as though he didn't believe what was happening. it just seemed too cruel. all of it did. ...Ken was so young.
he slumped forward slightly then, sank down to the floor and rested his forehead against the mattress of Ken's bed. no, no, no, this wasn't right, this wasn't right at all, it wasn't--
Minato's shoulders shook slightly. he wouldn't be moving for awhile yet.]
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... What... happened?
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...Ken, he... he's--...
[he cuts off then and just shakes his head. you'll have to pardon his lack of proper speech, Aigis, but dying again and then watching one of his teammates die the next day and being unable to stop it is some pretty damn powerful brainbreak for this kid.]
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Oh.]
[... Numbness setting in in 3... 2...]
[Silence. Perhaps... audible processor noises? She can't respond.]
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