It's okay.... it's okay, Toi... [She's as gentle as she can be while trying not to make her actions linger too much. But there's a lot of wound to cover, and this is the only real chance she'll have to disinfect it.]
If... if you need to make some noise, that's okay.
I'm sorry, I wish I had something to give you to help...
he lets out a startled cry, and his hand immediately flies to his mouth to cover it, like that will take back the momentary show of weakness. it's fine. he's fine, even though he's wincing. ]
[Ah. She withdraws her hand for a moment, mostly because she's going to need to grab another cloth to work with... but she'll put her hand against his arm, a feather-light touch, her smile soft but sad.]
Please, don't worry. I... I would rather have you scream than have you break a tooth or bite through part of your mouth.
You are not inconveniencing me by being in pain. That's perfectly human.
So... save your energy for more important things, okay?
[ what's more important than that? it's just showing that he's weak again.
logically, he knows that she's right, and that he's probably just making this even more difficult for luna by being a stubborn brat, but it's something he wants to remain stubborn about. ]
... no. No, it's--
[ but he can't really help it when he lets out another cry, this one a little closer to a sob. toi doesn't muffle it this time, at least. ]
Focus on breathing. In through your nose, out through your mouth. I'll try to warn you.
[why won't the furries give her gauze and painkillers THIS WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER
anyway
She won't push him any farther than that. To be in a medically delicate situation required the loss of personal pride, an opening of a door to show a raw, horrible part of one's humanity in the act of suffering. The least she could do was treat it as she treated everything else - with as much care as possible. She'll also work on cleaning off the blood that wasn't entirely his, the leftover smearing of blood from the body that had perished on top of him.
...
It's in one of the moments that she's given him a rest from the pain of disinfecting that she speaks up again, her voice quiet.]
Would you tell me where you're from, Toi? I'd like to hear more about it.
... it's a city, I guess. But there's a lot of older, traditional buildings mixed with the modern than it is with other areas. And there's the Sumida river, and...
I think that would be pretty, in its own way. Especially at night, when the stars are out, and all the windows and streetlights carve out the streets... There's a unique energy, being surrounded by people.
[She'll rummage for the stack of makeshift bandages she's been slowly chipping away at since they arrived. Sorry, Toi, you get to be purple for a little bit.]
Someone I know is from Japan. I think she said she grew up there through most of her childhood. She just doesn't talk about it very much. So... I've always been curious about what it looks like.
Well... I'm originally from America, from a place called Hephaestus. I haven't been there since I was very, very young, though, so I don't remember much.
[ he has never heard of that city, but also like. when you are outside of the us, do cities other than nyc and los angeles and shit exist? probably not. ]
Where I live now... well, it's a little complicated. I guess you could say the location itself has ownership in both American and Japanese hands, but that's getting a little, um, pedantic...
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[ for a lot of different reasons. ]
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You looked confused about the whole matter. Was... was something forcing you out there?
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I had no idea they were going to tell me to do it. And then I just... started walking, like I was being forced to.
[ like how they're all forced to go to trial. ]
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[She's keeping pressure on one of the larger wounds for now, but as for one of the shallower cuts, she starts prepping some peroxide.]
I'm... I'm sorry, but... this is going to hurt. Bear with me, okay?
[have... fun... kiddo....]
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It'll be fine.
[ author's note: it's not fine
because it hurts, and even when you try very hard to be tough and closed off, one thing that's difficult to hide is when you're in pain. ]
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the fucking doctor, that's who]
It's okay.... it's okay, Toi... [She's as gentle as she can be while trying not to make her actions linger too much. But there's a lot of wound to cover, and this is the only real chance she'll have to disinfect it.]
If... if you need to make some noise, that's okay.
I'm sorry, I wish I had something to give you to help...
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he lets out a startled cry, and his hand immediately flies to his mouth to cover it, like that will take back the momentary show of weakness. it's fine. he's fine, even though he's wincing. ]
Just keep going.
[ it's a little muffled from under his hand. ]
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[Ah. She withdraws her hand for a moment, mostly because she's going to need to grab another cloth to work with... but she'll put her hand against his arm, a feather-light touch, her smile soft but sad.]
Please, don't worry. I... I would rather have you scream than have you break a tooth or bite through part of your mouth.
You are not inconveniencing me by being in pain. That's perfectly human.
So... save your energy for more important things, okay?
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logically, he knows that she's right, and that he's probably just making this even more difficult for luna by being a stubborn brat, but it's something he wants to remain stubborn about. ]
... no. No, it's--
[ but he can't really help it when he lets out another cry, this one a little closer to a sob. toi doesn't muffle it this time, at least. ]
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Focus on breathing. In through your nose, out through your mouth. I'll try to warn you.
[why won't the furries give her gauze and painkillers THIS WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER
anyway
She won't push him any farther than that. To be in a medically delicate situation required the loss of personal pride, an opening of a door to show a raw, horrible part of one's humanity in the act of suffering. The least she could do was treat it as she treated everything else - with as much care as possible. She'll also work on cleaning off the blood that wasn't entirely his, the leftover smearing of blood from the body that had perished on top of him.
...
It's in one of the moments that she's given him a rest from the pain of disinfecting that she speaks up again, her voice quiet.]
Would you tell me where you're from, Toi? I'd like to hear more about it.
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... Asakusa. It's in Tokyo.
[ nowhere too fantastical. in general, it's a pretty normal distract in a large city... usually. ]
I just moved back there after being away a while.
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[Congrats, she knows what Japan is!]
Is it a pretty place?
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[ he is definitely glad he doesn't have to explain a country, that makes things easier. ]
It's... alright. You'd probably think it's pretty.
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Would you describe it to me?
[Consider it a distraction, kiddo.]
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... it's a city, I guess. But there's a lot of older, traditional buildings mixed with the modern than it is with other areas. And there's the Sumida river, and...
[ he trails off, frowning. ]
I guess it's pretty.
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I think that would be pretty, in its own way. Especially at night, when the stars are out, and all the windows and streetlights carve out the streets... There's a unique energy, being surrounded by people.
[She'll rummage for the stack of makeshift bandages she's been slowly chipping away at since they arrived. Sorry, Toi, you get to be purple for a little bit.]
Someone I know is from Japan. I think she said she grew up there through most of her childhood. She just doesn't talk about it very much. So... I've always been curious about what it looks like.
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[ it's fine, he'll be purple. he has definitely worn more embarrassing things. ]
Depending on where she's from, it could have been totally different though. There are a lot more rural areas than where I lived.
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I'd like that. She mentioned it once or twice, but I never really hear about a city. I... think that talking about it made her a little sad.
I don't think I could blame her, really.
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Where are you from?
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Well... I'm originally from America, from a place called Hephaestus. I haven't been there since I was very, very young, though, so I don't remember much.
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[ he has never heard of that city, but also like. when you are outside of the us, do cities other than nyc and los angeles and shit exist? probably not. ]
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Where I live now... well, it's a little complicated. I guess you could say the location itself has ownership in both American and Japanese hands, but that's getting a little, um, pedantic...
Anyway. I live in a lunar base.
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On the moon?
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[ DON'T TEASE HIM ]
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