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[lethechained]

Who: Naminé (lethechained) and OPEN.
What: Naminé has a very long day. Shenanigans ensue. [Multiple prompts.]
When: Early morning on the day the event starts -> later in the day.
Where: Sigyn House -> District, any district, the hospital.
Rating: PG-13 for possible violence.




[Sigyn District -> Other Districts - Early Morning]

[This morning, Naminé decided to make an early start. Maybe it was the chill that had her awake and energetic first thing in the morning, or maybe it was the sense that something was amiss. She bundled up (she's been well-retrained) before leaving the house, breath visible in the morning air. Her intention was to travel to the library, which she's come to frequent recently. Whether it's fortunate or unfortunate, she made it a sizable portion of the distance to the library before spotting her first fairy.]

[It's not at all a pleasant experience, and soon enough Naminé is running as fast as she can possibly manage in the opposite direction, at least until she trips and takes a nasty spill right onto the street.]


[Sigyn House - Early/Midmorning]

[Upon returning to the house, Naminé lingers in the entryway, searching the network for any information available on the situation. She looks a little worse for wear, but she'll be attending to anyone who takes shelter in the house or is injured nearby and attempting to warn any housemates who intend to go outside.]


[Sigyn District, Heading toward the Hospital - Midmorning/Late Morning]

[Naminé's decided to make her way to the hospital in the interest of offering her assistance. She'll likely at least attempt to search for an escort for this, but, regardless, she'll be making the trip armed with a mop she borrowed from the house and not much else, moving as quickly as possible (without tripping again).]

 

Comments

[lethechained]

Mm. You're right.

[She starts to take a glance to see if that's the case and jumps a little when he starts moving again. Immediately upon noticing that, she hurries after him.]

[pyritic]

[ Don't worry nammers, he won't leave you behind. He is quick, but he frequently stops to make sure she's keeping a fair pace. And catch his breath; he's sure to be slowing down as they go. ]

[lethechained]

[The girl's trying her hardest to keep up and not make him wait for her, but she begins to notice him slowing down - or is she just being too much of a burden and that's why he's not moving as fast? She'll just be eyeing him carefully. At least they seem to be making progress.]

[pyritic]

[ The burden in Cloud's case isn't Naminé but the huge sword on his back and the frostbite itching across his chest, and the sensation of hot air against the severe cold and the slight pain he feels every time he draws in breath is certainly starting to take its toll. ]

We're... getting close, right?

[ He's been to the house once before, but she'd know the neighborhood better. ...And he just realized he sounds like Barret on the stairs now. Oh, man. ]

[lethechained]

--....

[That definitely does not go unnoticed, and she looks over at him with worried eyes.]

-- Right. It's not too far. [Pause.] We can take a break. [The 'if you need to' goes unsaid.]

[pyritic]

[ NO

NO HE HEARD THAT UNSAID THING

ugh... ]

I just wanna get this over with.

[ ...Except if they come across a faerie like this he's getting his butt kicked and then Naminé might be in trouble. ]

A couple minutes. Frostbite never gets here normally.

[lethechained]

[They'd BETTER not run into any fairies because she can't do anything, especially not without a weapon, and she'd probably barely even be able to lift his sword, if at all, let alone use it.]

Alright. [Truthfully, she'd like to just take a crack at healing him right away, but if he'd rather wait until they get to the House....]

not as bad as the icon makes it look, I just wanted to use it |D

[pyritic]

[ Naminé don't talk about using his sword, he can't afford to laugh right now. :(

Well, he's waiting because she was concerned about the cold--although at this point, he honestly doesn't think he'd feel any more cold on top of what's already so close to his lungs, and when another minute passes without him feeling better (he wonders, actually, if it's getting worse--there's a faint tinge of nausea coming on to the tight breath), he shakes his head and lowers his sword harness from his back without preamble. ]

Here. [ It doesn't count as caving for healing. Nope. ]

XD !

[lethechained]

[-- Whoops, sorry. Laughter probably isn't the best medicine when you're having trouble breathing in the first place.]

[It's always been his decision; her considerations were made in the hopes of making him more comfortable, but she prefers to offer people a choice. He doesn't need to say anything, because she's watching closely enough, worried by his noticable difficulties. She stops immediately when he does, hovering by his side. What? Does he want her to heal him now?]

[No, certainly not. She won't judge him.]

[pyritic]

[ No need to Naminé some part of him is already judging for you ]

...Don't think it should be put off longer. [ Since his hands are hovering by the bottom of his shirt yes it's probably obvious he wants her to heal him now. ]

[lethechained]

[Oh. Cloud, why you do dis to yourself. :C]

[-- Yep, it's healing time. She's got this! ... She's both concerned and relieved at the same time, but she manages to put together a smile.] Alright. I'll do my best. [She gives him a nod. Shirt-lifting has been approved--]

[pyritic]

[ He's Cloud...

Commence shirtlifting. It's almost like a magic trick if you note how Cloud's face goes from pale white boy to bomb-red in the seconds to take it off. Not looking at you, Naminé.

The good thing is, the frostbite really is more troublesome due to where it is than its severity.

The bad news is... it's still a fairly broad swipe of frostbite across his chest. ]

[lethechained]

[Yeah, sounds like Cloud.

He needn't worry about the blush because she's not even looking at his face. She leans forward a little to get a better look at the wound and makes a quiet, sympathetic noise. That... definitely does not look comfortable. Frowning, she reaches out a hand - don't worry, no actual touching - and sets too work with her powers. She does look back up at his face to make sure he's not in too much pain or going to pass out our something. -- Hey, Cloud, why are you all red? She stops after seeing that color, concerned.]

-- Cloud?

[pyritic]

[ Cloud really likes magical healing. Why can't he have his restore materia here? Stupid incompatible energy.

Except

they're stopping already, nooooo. ]

Is that it?

[ ........... not to sound like an ingrate (but he totally does). He just has the tact of a porcupine, and wouldn't be surprised if the gods' powers were kind of weak. Since she said his name, he does glance down at her. ]

[lethechained]

[Magical healing is the best, yes, no doubt about it. She pauses, then shakes her head.]

No, I think I can still help more, but-- are you okay?

[Because the color his cheeks were a minute ago was... kind of concerning.]

You were all red. It doesn't hurt too much, does it? [... Not that she really expects him to want to admit that, if it does, but.]

[pyritic]

Huh--

[ Naminé might be able to figure something out from the fact that the color is flaring back in his cheeks...though at least it's not as strong this time. Still, he jerks his head away with a small tch that doesn't sound convincing. ]

It's nothing. Don't worry about it.

[lethechained]

[Not convincing at all, Cloud. She watches him with a belated head tilt, curious and slightly concerned but not inclined to press. He's doing it again, so... maybe it's not actually the healing that's causing it? Unless she's really messed up. It doesn't occur to her at first to assume that he's blushing. What is there to blush about--


-- Oh. Maybe he's embarrassed. She'd assure him there's nothing to be embarrassed about, but maybe it's best to just leave him be about it.]

[Well, anyway,] ... If you say so. I'll try not to worry.

[WELP, then, she's just gonna... start working on healing him again, then.]

[pyritic]

[ Oh, now he's making her worry.

If this were Barret it'd be a little funny. But Naminé is about as far as you can get from Barret Wallace without tossing in "thinks Shinra is cool", so he just feels low about it instead as he watches her efforts. ]

...It's really all right. Your magic's helped. [ He pauses, awkward, but deciding to prove it, he takes a chance and takes a nice, deep breath, steadily filling his lungs with air until his cpr gauge overloads the remnants of frost prick there again. At which time he lets it out, but the point is that he can breathe easier now.

But yes, he is embarrassed, on the brink of turning around and yanking his shirt back on. And Naminé isn't even the type to tease, gosh, Cloud. ]

[lethechained]

[He's been making her worry.]

[Her concentration is on healing him, but the comment breaks that concentration and her eyes go back to his face again, curious and watchful as her hands retract slightly. She's quite glad to see that he's breathing better, and that does show on her face, although,]

I think there's still a little more that I can do.

[Gosh, Cloud, indeed, she is probably one of the least intimidating healers in the city dfjgbdkgjdf so weak--]

/because I had yet to use a shirtless icon

[pyritic]

[ well he didn't realize before LOOK HE ALREADY FEELS BAD ISN'T THAT ENOUGH ]

All right. [ He'll stay put then. And her matter-of-fact attitude is starting to break it to his thick head that there is nothing to freak out about here, so there probably won't be anymore flaring of nerves.

You know, until the next time he gets in an embarrassing situation.

This would probably be easier on him if she WAS intimidating. Then he could tsun at her! Cloud is not one for sense-making. ]

FOR SHAME how could you hold out so long /what

[lethechained]

[YES IT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH don't feel bad Cloud :c :c :c]

[Here, have a nod and a smile. Good Cloud, best patient. She continues on with that matter-of-fact attitude as she gets back to work, making progress. Not much longer now!]

[Well, excuse her for having a good bedside manner, then?! She didn't mean to take him out of his natural tsun element.]

IT WAS A TRIAL. or maybe I just didn't think of it

[pyritic]

[ Hopefully not much longer... it's all good that the frostbite is gone but he's still raising his shirt in freezing weather. The exercises has helped keep him warm but shivers are a-starting, even if he's grinding his teeth to keep from shivering outright. Best patients don't complain.

The Cloud creature thrives only in a delicately balanced environment. ]

:OOOOOOOO WHAT KIND OF CLOUD PLAYER ARE YOU for shaaaaaaaame--

[lethechained]

Almost finished.

[Just a little more, and--] Okay. [She straightens up, taking one last look over the newly healed skin as she does.] I think that's the best I can do. You'll... probably be okay now. [Unless there are some hidden injuries she didn't see.] But you might want to check with the hospital, just in case. [Best patient. c:]

[Well, hopefully she hasn't caused any lasting damage to his ecosystem. Nobody needs an unhealthy Cloud on their hands.]

THE WOOORST

[pyritic]

[ ooc: and...actually I completely neglected to detail this whole time that Cloud has a scar on his chest. WTG ME. But since he's a fighter, Nakama probably wouldn't be too surprised at an old sword stab... I hope? >_>; ]

"Probably"? I'll be fine. [ It's easy for Cloud to be cocky now that he's chucked his shirt back on. That should not make such a difference... ] Let's get to the house.

DX

[lethechained]

[ooc: L-lawl, no, she wouldn't, no big. :|b She can just quietly frownyface to herself about it and file it away for later in case she suddenly decides to interrogate him about his life. /what]

[Clooooud. She tilts her head at him juuuuust a bit, regarding him calmly. She doesn't look judgemental, but there's a tiny hint of amusement. Don't come crying to her if you die of internal bleeding or something.] If you say so. [Silly Cloud. She's got no objections about continuing on to the house, so she nods and begins to walk again.]