[OPEN + CLOSED] Just stay awake, stay alive

[sicarius]

Who: An unconscious/half-conscious Ezio (sicarius) and you!
What: WELP. Looks like someone's bleeding all over from suddenly disappearing and then reappearing back in the city.
When: Now, day 95
Where: ...lmao I have no clue THE HORSE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN??? They'll head towards Sigyn in the open section though so idek
Rating: PG-13 at most, he's kinda bleeding because he was shot whoops
Note: Ezio will be found by the AC crew first and so that part will be closed. Then he'll be taken by horse to the hospital, which will be open.

[This is all wrong.

He hadn't expected it- to sleep in Asgard for just a second, only to be back home and not remember anything of the city run by the gods. Not remember the faces, the names, the adventures...

Not even the promises made.

Right now, Ezio can barely register anything around him. His right shoulder feels cold and he can't seem to move it, let alone move the rest of his body. It's like a dead weight, the trodding of the horse the only thing that is constant and very real at this moment. He's been traveling, traveling, making his way to Roma to warn Machiavelli and everyone else of the ambush of the villa. The sabotage of Monteriggioni. The death of his uncle by Borgia hands.

How many people would he keep losing to them?

His semi-conscious train of thought vaguely registers the sound of a thud, and a slight pain that comes from his side, though he's too weak to even realize he's fallen off his horse. The maestro only hears it, thinks of it as something he might have hit or bumped into, doesn't register that he's on the road of Asgard by now and bleeding out against the ground. All that comes to his ears is the sweet sound of silence, that guarantees rest. And for once, he does not argue, letting unconsciousness take over and slip him into an endless and empty void.]

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FOR THE AC CREW

[sicarius]

[You'll find him along the main street, unconscious and bleeding beside a worried horse and a terrified crowd. Better get a move on it.]

[auditor]

Ezio!

[ claudia is on her knees, leaned over her brother, and pressing trembling hands to his shoulders. she does not cry. word travels fast, especially in a city this small, and some accident of a broadcast only makes claudia faster; she had dropped everything, leaving a confused crew of workers at the bathhouse-brothel, and taken to the roofs. — can't run in these ridiculous modern shoes, though, and claudia's feet are dirty, now. she had thrown them off without a second thought. speaking in italian and voice, even: ]

Ezio, wake up. Wake up!

[sicarius]

[It's the muted sounds of a voice that stir him, the Italian fading in and out, eyes slightly opening with difficulty, but there. He knows who it belongs to, knows he just saw her back home.]

...Claudia...?

[His voice is weak, tired. He doesn't understand- didn't he leave her and mother to go to Florence? Why...

It's apparent he's conflicted and while he struggles to make sense of it, at least he's being kept awake in doing so.]

[auditor]

[ a brief smile. ]

Good. [ she doesn't sigh in relief, though. ] Tell me, is it only your shoulder —?

[ god, there is so much blood. so, so much. and the fact people return to life in asgard is, suddenly, of no comfort. claudia has spent the majority of her life waiting for moments like this, and the longer she waited, the more controlled she thought she would feel. instead, it feels like the fear is clawing her heart and ribcaging her brain, and her stomach exists somewhere beneath her feet. it's easier to be told of the dead than to watch them. ]

FOR ERRYONE ELSE - IN THE HOSPITAL

[sicarius]

[Propped in a bed and still semi-conscious, but doing better. Come see him? >:]

;A;

[burntviolet]

[ Hanako had seen the video on the network, but before her heart leapt in happiness for finally seeing Ezio back, she... saw all that blood spilling from his body. Horror replaces relief, and she darted off her room to find Hisao, Hibiki, anyone with Healing who could be of help. Eventually, panic caught up with her, and she passed out in the middle of searching. Apparently for a few hours.

And now here she is, in the hospital, having been notified that Ezio was eventually found and carried here. She never liked hospitals, remembering vividly these months she spent being hooked on a machine with her whole body wrapped in bandages and a drop of life left in her.

Then again, who ever likes hospitals?

Her desire to see her friend again trumps all of her discomfort. Soon, she will be indicated to his room, and she quietly steps in. Hanako was warned that he's still semi-conscious, but she couldn't wait. She needed to confirm that he's out of danger now, or else she won't be able to give herself peace for days to come. The urge to know the reasons why he got injuried so badly can wait. ]

SHAKING AND CRYING EMOTE

[sicarius]

[And there he lays, in a bed, half awake but definitely better than he was on the network. Ezio is aware of what's going on around him, of the voices that pass by, but he's also tired and currently cuddling with a sister who's majorly concerned about him.

He hears the click of the door open and shut, and while normally his head would snap to with agility, he sluggishly brings it along. However, upon seeing Hanako, his eyes light up, a smile coming to his face.]

...ciao, Hanako.

[burntviolet]

... Ezio-san?

[ She notices Claudia by his side, but her main focus is on him. Thinking that he was sleeping, Hanako freezes briefly on the spot when he calls to her- but seeing his smile sort of relieves her. ]

[auditor]

[ ha, like she is leaving this room. currently, laying by his side and in his bed. otherwise known as cuddling. they remain fifteen and seventeen at heart. ]

[sicarius]

[This is much like home. Either it was something he was comforting her over, or they just needed time together- but it reminds him of the life they never really had. So much has been lost, so much will still be lost, from what he remembers of her reactions.

Gently, he lays his cheek on her head, tired and wishing he somehow could have remembered, made this better, easier to understand and accept. But he can't. It's another gaping hole in his heart, one that is just as quickly filled with grief as it is with vengeance.

He hates this.]

[auditor]

[ it's later that claudia says anything. if she had not been deathly quiet through visitors, then she feigned sleep — once or twice, came close to it in actuality. but her brain has been working too much. he should have remained home. she should have joined him. they should be stopping the borgia for good. instead, they are here, and she wants "here" to be forever. with their family, too. mother and father, brothers, and uncle... ]

It's not your fault.

[ is it too late for him to believe she thinks that? she does, though. she really, truly does. ]

Re: FOR ERRYONE ELSE - IN THE HOSPITAL

[digophelia]

[She has practically mowed people down to find him in Sigyn and then to the hospital. Alice takes bold leaps to finally catch up to the hospital. She doesn't care who she knocks over. The plus side about being abnormally thin she's able to weave through people, through the hospital and frantically slide on her boots to get to him.

It was such a long run here as it is, it's amazing Alice doesn't keel over on her feet. She hates hospitals, too. She cringes as she approaches his bed, trying her best to hide her feelings.]

Ezio...?

[She's shaking, and swearing there's no tears welling up in her eyes.]

[sicarius]

[The voice that comes to him catches him by surprise- for one, he had not expected Alice to come here, especially since she was so fragile. But it isn't turned away nor shunned, because Ezio is glad to see her. Seeing her shake and worry however makes him concerned over how she's doing rather than him.]

Alice.

1/4

[digophelia]

[Kadar and Malik disappearing out of the blue have made it worse for Alice. It's taken a long time for her to label the people she knows as "friends". Between this, old wounds from childhood, and seeing him wounded, there's something brimming at the corner of her eyes.]

[digophelia]

[Of course the first thing that comes to her head-]

You left your sister alone! Do you know how painful that is? What would she do if she never saw you again.?

[canmakemore]

[As soon as she's off work she beelines toward the hospital. She is now standing in the room, her arms crossed, her eyebrow raised.]

You're looking very pretty.

[sicarius]

[fsaghjfaskjhgfaskghj hello Caterina. That gets a smirk from him.]

I would have chosen something far more suitable, had I been given a choice.

[holyfight]

[Orihime had seen the video, too. She didn't know Ezio too well, but she knew his friends had been worried about him and of course Kurosaki-kun would be, too. When he'd shown up, she'd been happy for them, but worried about his wound. She'd heard he'd been put in the hospital, and so, here she is now, knocking on the door to his room with a big bouquet and a basket full of different flavors of bread]

Are you having visitors right now, Ezio-san?

[sicarius]

[So many visitors! He wasn't expecting much else than Caterina and Claudia, but to see other faces definitely makes his stay better, so he won't complain.]

Of course, Orihime. Come in, per favore.

[debunk]

[ when Kanaya had heard that Ezio Auditore had returned (but only just alive), she felt like a visit was necessary - if only just to see how the human was doing. it was strange, but it seems like her motherly attitude even stretched to those much older than her. needless to say, she was fussing again.

she might not know him well, but it definitely didn't stop her from stopping by and bringing a small bouquet of morning glories. knock knock, bro. ]

[sicarius]

[Ezio is touched that people want to come and check up on him- living his life in solitude and the comfort of very few people means that anyone who shows concern is very different.

So when he hears a knock, he tilts his head, curious.]

Entrare. The door is unlocked.

Here have a strawberry

[suppressthedark]

[There was a good reason why Ichigo didn't run down as soon as he saw the network feed-that reason being that he'd slept in until nearly 5 o clock in the afternoon. Having died so suddenly the day before because he pushed himself too far had unnerved him more than he thought it would have-death, while it was something he was so very intimately familiar with, was not something he enjoyed experiencing for himself. And, after talking with Orihime, he'd pretty much just went to bed-and stayed asleep for quite a while. He didn't know he was trying to recover whatever energy he'd lost, but he hadn't particularly minded.

So when he finally woke up and checked the network, it only took a moment-after having his blood run cold and fighting the urge to dash out the door-to notice the time stamp on the recording. By now, Ezio would have been taken to the hospital, wouldn't he? He'd be better off heading there than running off and trying to find him.

By the time he got there (relying on normal running speed instead of his powers; he didn't want to risk a repeat of what had happened to him); the nurses told him that visiting hours were over, and that only family could see the older man now.

There was only a second of hesitation on Ichigo's part before he told the nurses he was family, so could they please get the hell out of his way. And, with so many new travelers and the strange ties they bore, the nurses couldn't be sure he wasn't. Sure, he didn't look anything like Ezio, but...

And as they hesitated, he merely pushed right past them and up to Ezio's room. He was about to knock-then stopped, not sure if Ezio was asleep or not. If he was, Ichigo didn't want to wake him. So, slipping in the room with more restraint than he was feeling, he took a look over at the bed-Thank god, he's back-and sat down in a chair close to the bed.]

...You look like hell.

[Said softly, quietly, with a hint of a teasing smile. But mostly, there's relief under it all.]

[sicarius]

[He's spent most of the day recovering, once he arrived. Visitors have come and gone, and now he's left with family for the evening.

So when the door opens unexpectedly, Ezio turns his head, thinking it's a nurse- to find a certain orange-haired bimbo taking a seat nearby.]

And you look like you've seen far too many ghosts today, amico.

[Teasing him in return, but thankful at least that he's doing fine.]

[lethechained]

[Needless to say, Naminé had been distressed to discover all of this going on. She's not sure of the details, but-- well, what does it matter? She intends to check on him, anyway. She works at the hospital, so it's quite easy for her to pop over to the room she's been told he's in and peek in the doorway, quiet in case he's still resting.]

[sicarius]

[Another? fasghjfsagjhfas He's not used to this, haha. Still, he notices her peeking her head in, and tilts his own as a response.]

Ciao, piccina. Have you come to visit?