[AUDIO] - The Clinic

[seacub]

[Emporio holds his pearl with care, making sure not to project much of a video image. The mental audio is best here he thinks, if at least because of what he's 'talking' about.

...

With difficulty, but he's trying to keep those feelings out of the transmission as well.]

Everyone- Uh. I need you to know that Guildmaster Ribombee brought Firepaw in today. ...He found him outside his office door, with a report in his jaws.

...Firepaw was. ...Was working really hard the last little while. He was down here so many times that Anasui and I had to pull him out more than once to try and get him to sleep, but.

[Distantly, one might actually make out the sounds of the Espartha cursing. Anyone who actually knows the bird can tell that he's upset.

But not in an 'angry' way.

Emporio presses on.]

...I'd say I'd hope he can get some rest for a bit now, but after what happened to A.B.A...

...Well. We'll all be taking turns looking after him with the others. But please. Just... ...Look after yourselves too. Don't push it.

[The connection ends.]

Comments

[Audio]

[bladeofnymeia]

[...Yeah.

Yeah, Firoza had probably heard of this by now. But Emporio's message is welcome.]

I'm going to bring his blanket to him. [The one she'd gotten together and embroidered for his nameday gift.] Should we...take shifts, now and again? To keep him company?

[seacub]

That sounds like a good idea. The blanket, I mean. I...

...I don't know if I can really answer that. You'd probably have to ask Dr. Denne, but at the very least he's allowed visitors, so...

[bladeofnymeia]

I know I may not be in the Bay often this month. [Expedition stuff is happening!] But I will make the effort to visit when I can.

...I wish I knew where our minds went, when we are asleep in such a way. Are we simply unaware?

[seacub]

Haha, I mean, I'm kind of the same to be fair, so...

...Mmm. It's a good question. I'd ask A.B.A for more details but...

[SEE ABOVE CONVERSATION?? She has not appreciated being the poster child for long-term coma recovery.]

[bladeofnymeia]

[To be fair, who would, really...]

It might be difficult to speak on, for those who've gone through it. As much as we'd like to know, I don't think prying when others might not be ready to share will be where we find answers.

[It's not chiding, just an observation.]

[seacub]

Y-Yeah, that's what I thought too...I think a lot of the clinic staff are deliberately avoiding the topic as well...

[bladeofnymeia]

They might be just as stumped as we are. We are still new to them - it might be such afflictions are new as well. Or...they aren't, and I haven't been paying as close attention as I should.

[seacub]

I guess all we can do is take notes and keep comparing, huh...

[bladeofnymeia]

It's much better than not doing anything at all. Or not talking to each other and sharing information.

[seacub]

Yeah.

...Thanks, Firoza.

[Talking to her always ends with feeling better, somehow!]

[bladeofnymeia]

No need to thank me, but you are welcome all the same.

[She tries! She tries so hard!]