[Gilbert is having a bad day. The video feed turns on to him fiddling with the buttons on the side of the communicator. The picture winks in and out off an don for a few minutes. His face reappears, looking hopeful. And then, then the video lurches, showing a spinning view of the ceiling. In the background, a loud THUD can be heard, followed by a
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Love? [Spotting those bandaids.] Ah-- Are you okay? [He lays the books to the side, striding toward him.]
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[He moves to step towards Naoki, but his heel catches the edges of the cabinet and he goes sprawling once more instead. ...he's just going to stay down here now, ok? Face to the floor he adds, muffled.] It's been a rough day.
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[Ah-- He watches with surprise as Gilbert goes sprawling. He's not usually that uncoordinated, now is he? The thought is only a brief one before he kneels down in front of Gilbert, tone bemused,] H-has this been happening a while?
[...here, just going to be reaching forward to get you up there, Gilbert.]
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But Gilbert is a little too busy being a pile of failure on the floor to worry about feeling bad about secrets. He peeks up as Naoki helps him up, clearing his throat.] All day. Since this morning. I cut myself 4 times making a sandwich for lunch.
[With a butter knife. Sob.]
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Ah... Me, sir? I'm very flattered, and of course pleased to say I'll attend. Is there any way I can help? I owe Naoki an awful lot.
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Mm. You're 202, right? I'm sorry for addressing you out of the blue. [He offers a faint smile.] But good. I'm glad you'll come. I'm sure Naoki will appreciate it too.
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What is wrong with you?
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That's embarrassing. [and not just for you, Gilbert.] Why don't you just go sit down for a while, or something?
[He says this like it's the obvious thing to do at a time like this.]
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[He tried sitting. The chair tipped back. He doesn't want to talk about it.]
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[[Are you well, Gilbert?
-a party for Naoki sounds like a fine idea though! I would be happy to attend.]]
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You've lost your voice? Figures it's you that goes silent while Break actually gets louder. [Life just isn't fair. At all.]
But good. I'm glad. [A nod. Hooray party.]
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[[Funny, the things you take for granted. It isn't so terrible though. Although making use of this thing is a little tricky!
Is there anything I can do to help with the party?]]
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Ah... well actually. Maybe you could help me get Naoki out of the house that day, so there's time to set up.
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