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[offallingsnow]

[she was supposed to meet Minato for tea today. It would be a chance to get out of the house and just enjoy some time with a friend. This morning everything seemed pretty much the same.

But by the time early afternoon rolls around, she's regretting her plans as well as her light lunch. She doesn't even bother with a filter.]

I won't be able to have

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[seleniahymn]

[She'd been suspecting that Ion's cold would infect one of them eventually, she just hoped it wouldn't, and while the Fon Master himself was still ill.

With a quiet sigh she closes the journal, standing up to walk to Nephry's room and check on her condition rather then ask over the network. Knocking quietly on the door now, her voice soft as she called out her name.] Nephry...?

[offallingsnow]

[Nephry's probably spent the most time exposed to him.

She's also not in her room. Tear can find her in the kitchen, making some tea for herself before she resigns her next few days to being spent in bed]

[seleniahymn]

[That's the next place Tear checks after confirming that Nephry is not in her room. If she was this ill what was she doing out of bed?]

Do you need some help?

[offallingsnow]

[just preparing to get in it, of course. ...But all she really wants to do right now is sit down.]

Yes, actually. Thank you, Tear.

[seleniahymn]

It's no trouble. [As she says this she reaches for the tea, giving her a small smile that implied her suggestion of taking over this process.]

Go lie down, I'll take care of this.

[offallingsnow]

[that would be wonderful. She's not even going to argue or try to be stubborn about it. It's not worth it. She just hands over the job with a tired smile and heads to her room.]

[seleniahymn]

[It's not long after when Tear appears at her door, a nice steaming mug of tea in her hands as she walks over to deliver it to the ill woman. ] Will you be sleeping now, or is there something else you need?

[offallingsnow]

Thank you, Tear. [oh yes please drinking that tea. By now she looks like she's beyond the help of that remedy, though.] I should be fine now.

[sets the mug down beside her as she starts to cough. ...It won't be as bad as Ion's illness, at least?]

[seleniahymn]

... Would you like a compress, at the very least? [She knows Nephry can only ride it out, but Tear would rather she at least be as comfortable as possible.]

[offallingsnow]

[As odd as it is for someone to be nearby while she's sick, she can't complain. She drinks more of the tea when the coughing subsides.]

That might help. I'm sorry to impose.

[seleniahymn]

It's no trouble at all, Nephry. Don't apologize. You didn't ask to fall ill, right?

[offallingsnow]

Of course not. ...I still feel badly about taking up your time.

[seleniahymn]

Don't worry about it, there would be no point in allowing for you to fall further ill for the sake of time. [Her tone is stern, telling her that there was no point in apologizing further. Nephry was her friend, and honestly she didn't mind doing this for her.]

[offallingsnow]

[Well then. There will be no more apologizing. ...Tear's take-no-nonsense attitude is so refreshing sometimes.]

I suppose you do have a point.