Video-backdated a few hours to early afternoon

[inthejunk]

[The kid on the video doesn't look so hot. Not in an ate too much candy sort of way, either. He's pale and clammy and his lips aren't a healthy color. His eyes are dilated. He should probably be in bed. In fact, he probably is. But he's got something important to say first, judging by the serious expression on his face.]

Ah. I hope it doesn't ruin the holiday atmosphere, but I guess I should warn everyone. If someone gives you chocolates and you don't know them very well-

[He stops, curls up a bit. Ow, his freakin' insides...but before he can properly complain about those, he bumps something behind him. It turns out to be a plastic IV line, and when the cart falls over it tugs him hard enough to make him knock his head against a vacuum chamber, hanging around conveniently in case any patients in the area need their stomach pumped. Yosuke makes a frustrated, whiny sound.]

Ow! Ugh...anyway, please don't take candy from strangers. It might make you sick.

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[summing_it_up]

[With the tone he uses, it can easily be one. He's a bit relieved to see a little change during that, though.]

I don't think I'd be convinced. Especially in that setting.

[inthejunk]

Maybe not. It's definitely a lie. It feels like swallowing live electric eels.

[He's still able to complain. It's probably a good sign, technically. At first it was too much to speak at all, so he has some whining to catch up on.]

[summing_it_up]

Ow. That sounds fun.

[Except not.]

How long are they keeping you in?

[inthejunk]

Probably until they're sure it won't kill me I guess. That should only take a few days, right?

[summing_it_up]

That sounds about right to me.

[inthejunk]

In that case, I guess it'll be a few days.

[He winks, trying to make light of it at least. It doesn't last long before he's holding his middle again and groaning.]

I always knew girls would be the end of me.

[summing_it_up]

[He chuckles.]

They tend to be pretty deadly. I should know.

[It is Astrid he's dating, after all, personal experience, etc. And he winces when Yosuke does.]

[inthejunk]

Ah, it's true. Why do we always fall for it anyway?

[Though that brings back a memory. Something he'd forgotten until just now.]

Maybe I should be glad none of them have ever tried to literally bleed me dry.

[summing_it_up]

[He shrugs.]

I dunno, I thought that would've been less painful.

[inthejunk]

Ugh...maybe it's true. It's obvious we're both making bad decisions.

[summing_it_up]

Yeah. I sort of got use to it, though.

[inthejunk]

Yeah? So that's working out?

[summing_it_up]

It is. It even has its own patter. We talk, I do something stupid, Astrid gets mad, I deal. But...she has her moments, y'know?

[inthejunk]

Yeah, that sounds familiar. Hmm, never tell her I said so, but she is pretty cute when she's not pointing her sword at things.

[summing_it_up]

Eh, she tends to leave that kind of first impression on people. But you got nothing to worry about – your secret's safe with me.

[inthejunk]

Great. Because I don't like being stabbed.

[summing_it_up]

I figured as much.

[inthejunk]

You're a good man.

[With a stupid name he's not going to say.]

[summing_it_up]

[That's so not his fault, man.]

[inthejunk]

[Fair enough.]