AKIRA

[voidbreaker]

awww shit here they go again

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[survivaltricks]

[HE DOES NOT SLEEP IN THE NUDE PLEASE]

Yyyyyyep.

Everywhere and all over everything.

[he is sprawled out on the top bunk fwiw]

[voidbreaker]

[ here comes ash with presents. he just throws

haemostatic dressing packs up at akira. no, he can't see where he's aiming. ]

Absorbs more blood. It won't be a permanent fix, but it should be better than blankets and bedsheets.

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[they land on his stomach, at least!! because them landing anywhere else would be mean]

Oof-- [blinks a little at the packets, before he sits up to pick them up]

. . . oh. Where'd you get these?

[voidbreaker]

Nurse's office. Where the fuck d'ya think?

[ he's climbing up, hang on ]

[survivaltricks]

[shifts a bit to make room for Ash. WELCOME TO THE TOP BUNK]









Oh.

Uh. . . thanks.

[sheepish, but genuinely appreciative]

[voidbreaker]

[ the world looks different from up here ]

Need a hand applying some of them?

[survivaltricks]

If I say no you're going to insist on helping me anyway, aren't you?

[a pause]

But yeah, I could-- use the help.

[if he doesn't mind dealing with BLEEDING LEG STUMP]

[voidbreaker]

Yeah? You are kinda bleeding here, all sad and mopey.

[ he's got short sleeves on anyway, so without much more fanfare, he just starts unwrapping the bleed bandages and working to ease the layers of bedsheet fabric off akira's stump. ]

I've got something else for you as well, but that's for after the whole bandage deal.

[survivaltricks]

I'm not sad and mopey.

[he's a little sad and mopey, it's fine]

[Akira flinches a bit as the old blood-soaked sheets come off, and he is very purposefully nnnnot looking at the injury]

. . . what is it?

[voidbreaker]

You kinda are.

[ he's focused on trying to get the bandages onto the leg stump with as little jostling and discomfort as he can, so he doesn't talk for a bit while that's happening. it's only when he's taping down the edges of the bandage and genuinely considering a double wrap to hold off the blood soaking through even longer that he talks again-- ]

The sky dancer. And yeah, this is another one of those "no isn't an answer" situations, before you even start.

[survivaltricks]

[Akira doesn't ask questions while Ash works, respecting his concentration because it also. . . benefits him. . . in that the wound isn't jostled too much. when it's done, he lets out a small sigh and flops backwards onto the bed, one arm resting against his forehead]

Why are you. . . ? Don't you need that??

[voidbreaker]

I can think of people here who can’t move around as much as I can who might benefit from a free hit absorber and a heat seeking projectile.

[ he sits back and waves his right wrist in akira’s eye-line. the cat watch is still on it. ]

I can literally freeze time. I’ll be fine.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . . . . . FROWNS GENTLY]

Since when could you do that?

[he is still apprehensive, but he also knows that arguing with Ash is a fruitless endeavor]

[voidbreaker]

Since when I broke into the entertainment room with Blondy, her plus one and Chatterbox. It was one of the items we got in there.

It only lasts fifteen minutes, but-- [ he shrugs. ] That's enough time to hide somewhere.

[survivaltricks]

[hm. . . well]

. . . okay.

[it's a little hesitant, but. that 15 minute time stop plus Ash's title power gets Akira to concede. he squints at Ash a bit afterwards, though]

But if you're dead on Friday, I'm kicking your ass later.

[voidbreaker]

If I'm dead on Friday then how're you gonna catch me to kick my ass?

[ he just grins ]

Worry about yourself more, you're down one leg and dripping blood around the place.

[survivaltricks]

You won't be dead forever. I'll take a rain check on the ass kicking if I have to.

[:T]

[NO COMMENT ON THE BLOOD DRIPPING]

[voidbreaker]

Worry about yourself more. I don't plan on dying.

[survivaltricks]

["worry about yourself more" says Ash to the guy who is always more worried about other people]

[. . .]

Good.

[he breathes out the word a bit too forcefully, for what it's worth. he isn't completely appeased, but. . . he knows Ash is capable. so. . . it should be okay, right?]

[voidbreaker]

[ yeah he's got that idea, that's why he's treating him with the rean-lite kid gloves. ]

Good.

Also, no dying.

[survivaltricks]

. . . [a tiny huff]

[and instead of responding verbally, he reaches a hand out to Ash. take it!!]

[voidbreaker]

[ ??

he will take the hand? ]

[survivaltricks]

[takes it!! and squeezes it tightly]

. . . I'd never leave you behind. No matter what.

[voidbreaker]

[ oh emotions he has to leave now bye and enjoy your sky dancer, akira.

-- no.

ash does look surprised, but after a moment he squeezes akira's hand right back. ]

I know. Same to you -- I've dragged your ass out of a mess more than once and I'll do it again.

Just, y'know. Take care of yourself so you're not in those messes in the first place.

[survivaltricks]

[THESE SURE ARE EMOTIONS!!!! surprise surprise, Akira has them!]

Okay.

[no arguments. none at all]

I'll take it easy this week. . . and I'll let the rest of you take charge while I rest.