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]

"Okay."

It's probably a bad idea, but even so Yosuke's heartbeat starts to calm down after the possibility of fire is averted. He grabs Gilbert at the elbow again, nervous and clingy.

"Okay, let's go. I'm ready."

[retraced]

Staying close is probably a good idea anyway. The ground is probably slippery, and they've both spent enough time in the soapy snow. Gilbert walks slowly towards the street, but it feels like he's walking much faster. The world blinks out and then a second later he's ten steps further than where he thought he'd be.

"Stop walking so fast," he mumbles eventually, once they've made it to the street.