Omega19x: *Ryou comes upstairs to see how Malik is doing*
ph33r my rod: *has his legs over the side of the bed, looking like he's about to stand up... without the crutch*
Omega19x: "Hi, Malik... are you... what are you doing?"
ph33r my rod: *looks up at him* "...I'm tired of just sitting around and doing nothing. I was just doing to see if I could walk on my leg any yet..."
Omega19x: "... do you need any help?"
ph33r my rod: *sighs* "Probably. I haven't used the leg in... what, two weeks? I'll probably be falling a bit."
Omega19x: *remembers exactly how that was*
Omega19x: "... here, let me give you some support at least..."
Omega19x: *goes over to Malik, and drapes an arm around him*
ph33r my rod: *slowly stands up, putting all of his weight on his good leg*
Omega19x: *helps him*
Omega19x: "... careful with that first step... I... I know it's often a doozy..."
ph33r my rod: *nods and carefully shifts to his other leg, hissing a bit as more weight is put on it*
Omega19x: "... careful..." *still holding Malik*
ph33r my rod: *actually steps forward this time and stumbles*
Omega19x: *steadies him*
Omega19x: *successfully*
Omega19x: "... you all right?"
ph33r my rod: "Uh huh..." *tries it again; his leg buckles, causing him to fall to his knees* "...damnit. I can't do it yet."
Omega19x: *falls with him that time*
Omega19x: *at least Malik lands on top*
Omega19x: "... g..give it... a little time... Keep doing the exercises the nurses showed you..."
ph33r my rod: *sighs* "I've been doing them. I guess it... just hasn't healed enough yet."
Omega19x: "... here... let me help you up..." *which he somehow manages to do*
ph33r my rod: *sits back down on the bed, looking at the floor*
Omega19x: "... I'll... help you if... you... you want to try again..."
ph33r my rod: "...I don't think I'll be able to. Not today, at least." *can feel his leg throbbing from the strain*
Omega19x: "... here... let... let me get another pillow for you to prop it up on..."
Omega19x: *which he does, and puts it on the bed*
ph33r my rod: *sets his leg up on it* "I wish it'd heal faster. I hate not being able to do anything."
Omega19x: "... I... I know how you feel there..."
Omega19x: "... I... I usually always feel that way..."
ph33r my rod: "At least you can move around, though."
Omega19x: "... I can think of plenty of times where... well... that wasn't the case."
Omega19x: "Back when I was sick... r..really sick... god... I couldn't get out of bed, much less move around."
ph33r my rod: *leans against Ryou a bit* "Well... hopefully you won't have to deal with that anymore. And I'd rather it be me than you in this position, anyway.
Omega19x: "... at least... for you, it's just a few injuries... Those heal faster than... than anything I ever have in me..."
ph33r my rod: *nods* "I wish you would heal faster, too."
Omega19x: "... every time I turn around... there's some complication from the shadow disease... somewhere..."
Omega19x: "... I'm just so glad you will never be hurt by any of it."
Omega19x: *weak smile*
ph33r my rod: *small smile* "Yeah, we took care of that one... so nobody will ever be hurt by it.
ph33r my rod: "
Omega19x: "... just... wondering... did you see the strange bottles at our front door the other day?"
Omega19x: "Happiness potions from Mana, I think they were."
ph33r my rod: *blinks* "...huh. No, I didn't see them, but I knew she posted about them..."
Omega19x: "I brought them in. They've been sitting on the counter... I... guess you haven't been downstairs much..."
Omega19x: "... I am starting to wonder if... you know... they work."
ph33r my rod: "...do you think we should try it? I mean... we know what happens when we mess around with magic."
Omega19x: "... yeah... I wonder if anyone else has tried it..."
Omega19x: "... Mahaado makes potions at... at an herbal remedies shop... And... and those actually help people."
Omega19x: "Maybe he's been teaching her."
ph33r my rod: *nods* "Maybe. I wonder how it'd work. Like... it just makes you feel happy or something, is what I guessed from it."
Omega19x: "I don't know..."
Omega19x: *he goes downstairs and gets the bottles*
Omega19x: *passing one to Malik*
ph33r my rod: *eyes it warily*
Omega19x: *he uncapped his, and sniffed it* "... it... doesn't... smell that bad... "
ph33r my rod: *sniffs* "No, it doesn't..."\
Omega19x: "... should we try it?"
ph33r my rod: "I guess so. It couldn't be that bad..."
Omega19x: "... you... you first..."
Omega19x: *still eyeing his nervously*
ph33r my rod: "..." *nods and hesitantly takes a sip*
Omega19x: "... what does it taste like?"
ph33r my rod: "It doesn't really have much of a taste. It's a little bit sweet, but that's it..." *takes another sip*
Omega19x: "... do you... feel any different?"
ph33r my rod: "It might take a second to kick in..." *sips again, then sets the bottle down*
Omega19x: *looks at the one in his hands*
Omega19x: "... does it... relax you? Or... or make you feel happy?"
ph33r my rod: *sits and waits for it* "I do feel a bit relaxed, yeah..."
Omega19x: "... okay..." *takes a sip*
Omega19x: "... it... it really doesn't have much of a taste..."
ph33r my rod: "No, not really..." *suddenly seems a bit happier than he did a few minutes ago*
Omega19x: "... you feel different?"
ph33r my rod: "Yeah. I think it's working... It feels kinda... I dunno. It feels like I have more energy, almost."
Omega19x: "... I... I don't really feel any different..."
ph33r my rod: "Maybe you need to drink more. I had a few sips and it took a few moments for it to kick in."
Omega19x: "... okay."
Omega19x: *takes a few more sips of the potion*
Omega19x: *a pause, trying to figure out if it's working*
ph33r my rod: *is actually smiling a little bit now* "You feeling anything yet?"
Omega19x: "... no... well... maybe a little..."
ph33r my rod: "...huh. I wonder why it's not working for you... I'm feeling a bit better than I did."
Omega19x: "... do you feel... tingly inside?"
ph33r my rod: *nods* "Kind of, yeah."
Omega19x: "... a... good tingling?"
ph33r my rod: "Uh huh... kinda warm."
Omega19x: "... I... I don't feel warm... I... I feel cold..."
ph33r my rod: *blinks*
Omega19x: "..."
ph33r my rod: "...you okay?"
Omega19x: "... I... t..think I'm going to be sick..."
Omega19x: *and Ryou dashes to a trashcan, since it's the closest thing*
ph33r my rod: *eep*
Omega19x: *insert puking noises here*
ph33r my rod: *winces*
Omega19x: *shivers*
ph33r my rod: *feels the few sips he had start to wear off* "...Ryou?"
Omega19x: *a few more puking sounds*
ph33r my rod: *watches him, concerned* "..."
Omega19x: *groan*
ph33r my rod: *moves toward him, as close as he can without getting off of the bed*
Omega19x: *weakly stands back up, bent over a little. His stomach was still reeling from the potion he had sipped.*
ph33r my rod: "Ryou..." *holds his hand out for him* "Come over here and lay down for a bit so your stomach can settle..."
Omega19x: "... maybe i'm... just allergic to magic..."
Omega19x: *weak groan*
Omega19x: "... but... it worked right on you..."
Omega19x: "I.. I thought it... it would be all right for me..."
ph33r my rod: "I thought so, too..." *sighs and looks over at the potions, deciding not to mess with them anymore*
Omega19x: "... so... so much for... for happiness in a bottle..."
Omega19x: "... I just feel sick...
ph33r my rod: "...come on, just... lay down here for a while. You'll feel better soon..."
Omega19x: *weak nod, and crawls next to Malik, laying down*
Omega19x: "... sorry..."
ph33r my rod: *curls up behind Ryou, draping his good arm over him* "Just rest for a while... give it some time to settle down."
Omega19x: *nod*
Omega19x: *after a good ten minutes or so, he's starting to feel a little less sick*
ph33r my rod: "You feeling any better yet...?"
Omega19x: "a little..."
Omega19x: "... I guess I shouldn't have even tasted it..."
ph33r my rod: *reaches up to pet his hair* "Need some water or anything...?"
Omega19x: "... here... y..you stay resting... I'll... I'll get some."
ph33r my rod: "..." *nods*
Omega19x: *Ryou goes downstairs*
Omega19x: *la la la... he's taking his sweet time, apparently*
Omega19x: *aka, an unusually long stretch of time happens*
ph33r my rod: "..." *waits, waits, waits, finally grabs his crutch and gets up, walking out of the room*
Omega19x: *there's no sound coming from downstairs*
ph33r my rod: "... Ryou?" *begins making his way downstairs*
Omega19x: *there are two things white and fluffy that are close to the floor. One is Zahra, who runs past your crutch. The other is Ryou, on the floor. The spilt glass of water next to him.*
ph33r my rod: "...Ryou!" *tries to hurry down the rest of the stairs, almost crash-lands on the floor, and kneels down next to him*
Omega19x: *he's not moving*
ph33r my rod: *gently shakes his shoulder* "Ryou? Ryou, wake up..."
Omega19x: *no motion*
ph33r my rod: *checks for a pulse*
Omega19x: *don't worry. There is one*
ph33r my rod: (( >> I have to actually make sure nowadays... ))
Omega19x: *though his skin is quite pale, and looks a bit on the greenish side*
Omega19x: (yeah, well, that one time I fainted in choir, they said I looked green.)
ph33r my rod: "..." *can't move Ryou anywhere due to his injuries*