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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[inthejunk]

Don't be mad.

[He's not exactly known for being great at empathy, but when it comes to Nill he usually pays a bit more attention than with most people. He'd already been dancing gleefully around the edges of her boundaries before the nurse came in and made that vague but obvious remark.

And going from a first confession to playing husband and wife in just a few minutes might not sit well with her either. Maybe it was a bad idea. He just really hasn't wanted her to leave him yet, and not only because of the relief she was giving him.

Still, she was tense now. She'd been starting to relax a bit before, maybe even enjoying herself with that bit of non-threatening kissing and cuddling. To let it all dissipate like so much smoke into the surrounding air would be a genuine shame.

And this was the best day of his life. Chocolate coated misery and all, it was still perfect thanks to this moment. No way was he going to let a nosy nurse ruin that for them. He had one more idea...]

You want her to leave?

[reassures]

I'm not mad.

[Mad isn't exactly the right word. Uncomfortable, maybe. It doesn't sit well with her at all. While Nill doesn't entirely understand the idea of marriage, it doesn't sound bad. It's just all the other implications that go with it. The most she knows about marriage is 'til death do us part, and that's... should Yosuke really put that much on her? They didn't really live in the type of world where that was practical, and they certainly didn't live in the sort of world where having kids was even... but what if he wanted them?

Nill had never really thought about things like that before, and suddenly she can't stop thinking about them. She should have thought about them an hour ago, maybe, but it just hadn't crossed her mind.

Nill glances at Yosuke, and then at the nurse, before nodding her head just the slightest bit. She really didn't want this nurse just hovering around and watching them as if they were going to do something obscene.]

[inthejunk]

Okay.

[What that was in response to isn't clear. Maybe to both things. But Yosuke makes good on his promise to get the nurse to leave. He grabs his stomach and doubles over.]

Nurse? I need the bed pan. Uuugh. Hurry please.

[It's definitely not what the nurse was hoping to hear, but it'll keep the kids from doing anything too energetic at least. She fetches the bed pan and moves to help the patient, though he's not having any of that. He snatches it away and shoos her.]

No, no! I've got it. I don't want you to see. It's going to take a while. I'll ring when I'm ready, alright?

[Great. There's something to look forward to later. But from a medical standpoint, the less time any of that had to absorb into the kid's intestines, the better. The nurse sighed a bit in her head, but outwardly she forced a smile. "Try not to spill it." She suggested, and left.

Yosuke wrinkled his nose after her a bit and set the bedpan aside with general disinterest, and gives Nill a slightly sheepish look.]

Sorry. It's the easiest way to make them leave a room.

[reassures]

[Even able to hear Yosuke's thoughts, Nill wasn't expecting that. Her cheeks go red for what feels like the dozenth time that day, and she shifts every so slightly so as not to get in the way of the now very unhappy looking nurse. She hovers over Yosuke worriedly though, thinking that maybe tat would be the most convincing course of action at the moment.]

It's okay. I don't mind.

[What a way to do things, though... Nill is pretty sure he's been here enough times that he's turned that into an art.]

[inthejunk]

[With the nurse gone, Yosuke starts the process of carefully leaning back. Laying down again is going to take a few tries, since he's not willing to be sick in front of Nill. That's about the one thing he hasn't done to embarrass himself in front of her yet, and he's not going to break that streak today.

So he lays down very slowly, and curls up. He's pretty sure Nill isn't going to climb back into his arms again anytime soon after that, but somehow just having her in the room fills his bones with warmth and puts his mind at ease.

Yosuke does a bit of curling and uncurling again, though this time it's not as frantic. The cramps are milder, way more tolerable. Somehow during that scene Nill must have held her concentration anyway. He smiles at her gratefully.]

Don't be mad if I fall asleep, okay? My body feels a little beat up right now.

[He reaches up, though -can't resist- and gently kneads a few feathers in his hand. There's something about those wings that's like a security blanket to him. Touching feathers is less intrusive than a tight, clinging hug, but it feels the same. Soothing, reassuring. The essence of Nill. His eyes start to droop at the familiar, safe feeling.]

Thanks for being here.

[reassures]

[Once the nurse is gone, Nill bumps up the comfort level a notch or two. She's good at multitasking, but the level to which she was managing Yosuke's pain was a little much to manage while also being incredibly flustered. It probably slipped a little bit, admittedly, but it's back up properly now.]

I don't mind. You should get some rest.

[Her wings flex a little under his fingers, and after a brief pause Nill lifts a hand and lightly touches Yosuke's arm.]

I'll come whenever you want me to be here. You know that.

Now, get some rest. I'll make sure you stay comfortable.

[And get some restful sleep, mostly free of dreams. Free of the bad ones, anyway.]

[inthejunk]

[He groans quietly when the painkilling effect kicks in. Quiet and relieved, followed by a soft sigh. That's better.

He doesn't open his eyes when Nill touches his arm, but they shift under their lids. The gesture is unexpected. If he weren't so relaxed, and alone in a room with Nill, he would have jumped. As it is, he offers her a bit of a smile instead. It's nice. The touch, and the words that go with it. They're both nice.

He wants to stay awake and talk to her, but it's difficult. His body feels so heavy...]

[reassures]

[Nill doesn't tell him anything else after that, fairly certain that it would be better to just let him drift off. She gets comfortable on her spot on the edge of the bed, and stays where she is, adding a few extra pieces of sleepiness to try to help lull him to sleep.]

[inthejunk]

[He fights it for a bit longer, but inevitably he can't help drifting off.

When the nurse decides to look in on them, she rolls her eyes. But secretly, she's a little relieved she doesn't have to deal with what she expected to find there.]

[reassures]

[The nurse is left ignored when she visits, for the most part. Nill doesn't really want to talk with her, so she just pretends to be dozing off when she shows up.

Nill will stay there the whole night, though. At some point she'll sneak up to the roof to meet Dave for some coffee, because holy shit round the clock pain management is tiring, but she'll be careful to either stop time when that happens, or to keep it up from a distance. Yosuke won't be in any pain or have any bad dreams the whole night through.]