daybreakacademy

Who: Hieke & You
What: Infirmary catch-all & a call for help
Where: The infirmary & elsewhere on campus
When: February
Warnings: Potential discussions of injury, probably.

a; the necessities

[The infirmary has seen a lot in the first month of the quarter alone - friends were born here and eventually taken away, people have been sick and injured and that's not even including the injuries people didn't go to the infirmary for. But come February, Hieke is a little bit more prepared for things. The infirmary is kept as tidy as ever, and he's even decorated for the holiday!

There are vases filled with flowers on his desk, and he's awkwardly taped some heart shaped decor to the wall. There was an attempt and that accounts for everything, even if he doesn't know anything about Valentine's Day.

However, the infirmary isn't only for the sick or injured. Students taking Hieke's class are more than welcome to stop by to ask for help or ask general questions - there's an office set aside for him, but he spends all of his hours in the infirmary anyways. It's the best place to catch him.]

b; the network (un: hieke)

Good afternoon.

I'm sorry to bother everyone, but I'm looking for something. A mushroom - native to the Outlands - that's not dangerous or anything, just a little mischievous. It managed to find out how to open the windows in my room, and now it's loose and locate and summoning magic were something I never spent much time studying.

It's about a foot tall, with a pale orange cap, so it should be pretty distinct. If you see it, please let me know! And mind the spores.

c; the wildcard

[If you want anything else or need Hieke for anything, let me know!]

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[ Was she going to hug him just now? Did she not want to? Because he kind of wants to hug her in turn.

If she doesn't want this he'll apologize, but - for now, he'll gently pull her into an embrace. ]

[What she wanted was to squeeze his hand with both of hers and apologize, maybe even try again to explain why she's so adamant about asking for him to stay behind. She thought he was angry, thought it was a mistake after all to be more open about things that just make him worry to the point where he'd stake his life trying to keep her safe.]

[She should just withdraw, at least until it's over, because the last thing she wants is to lose one of the best friends she has at this school.]

[But then he's there, and her breath catches in her throat as she feels his warmth surround her. And she just can't do it anymore.]

...uweh...!

[Her brows knit and her vision blurs as she tips her head into his shoulder and sobs. She can't even speak for a while, unable to do much more than hook her fingers into his coat and cling.]

Huhhh I'm so...so sorry! I'm so mad...!

[ Oh. Oh, Orihime ... he gently tightens his grip a bit, just holding her close. He can't see what's going through her head, but he can sort of guess the shape of it.

He leans his head down against her shoulder, just. Gentle. And fond. ]

It's okay. I know how that feels. Ben ... Ben was the same way.

Geh-heh...!

[It's a short, unhappy gasp that sputters out as she tips her head to rest against his. Really, it's probably because of his experience with Ben that she's able to let her feelings finally spill over.]

It's so h-horrible...and I don't think it's bad luck at all, I think it's...it's probably him, and he'd never do that, he must have been so scared and I didn't even know...!

[She's gibbering. There's so much she's kept pent up these past few days that it seems like it's coming out in an unintelligible rush.]

I-I have no right to ask the living to risk their lives for the dead...b-but...I want you there. I just don't want it to get you. I couldn't...!

[ It's okay. He doesn't mind; he does know these feelings, so he's completely sympathetic. No judgement or impatience here. All he wants to do is hold her, gently, and give her any support he can.

The thought that her brother is trying to kill her doesn't get any easier though. He winces a little, just clinging a bit more. ]

I'm going to do everything I can, Orihime. Including keeping myself safe. I - I don't want you to have to cry over me.

[ Like she's doing now for her brother. ]

[She smiles through her tears. She's relieved that he understands, and so grateful. Because she absolutely would cry if she lost him, especially to something so horrible.]

Thank you.

[And she does feel better, at least a little. Maybe she's a bit headachey and tired from sobbing her guts out, but it seems like she needed this more than she realized.]

C...compromise...? I'll text if there's an emergency, but you rest while we patrol?

[ That seems reasonable enough. He does still need to rest and research, but as long as Orihime promises... ]

Yeah. I can do that. But you have to text me, okay? No deciding it's too dangerous.

I will. I promise. I trust you to decide that for yourself.

[She relaxes a little, feeling much better about this. No unnecessary risks, no guilt at leaving him behind or needing him to fight with her to save her only family.]

Ah ha ha...I'm a little worn out. Maybe I'll stay with you a while at the infirmary.

[ He'll fight, of course. That's not in question. But at least this way it's truly his choice to fight. ]

Looks like there's plenty of beds. I could probably pull one over.

[...Oh. While she meant she'd just sit with him until he went back to sleep, that's...okay, she's tempted. She's fallen asleep around him two or three times now, and she has to admit, his presence and the sound of his breathing is really soothing to her.]

[Why not. She should be rested before she goes on patrol anyway, and she doesn't think a freak accident would happen there. So she nods a little, and eases her grip to draw back.]

Okay. Let's do that, then. Thank you.

[She grins and wipes at her eyes with her sleeve.]

I guess I kind of needed this. You're awesome.

[ If anywhere is safe, surely the infirmary is. Plus he's pulling a bed over, so it's not like he's asking her to lie down in bed with him, right? That would be weird. Anyway. ]

Hey, I really don't mind. Probably safer for both of us not to be alone right now anyway, right?

[ He's just gonna get up to go drag a bed over. Was it bolted to the floor? Not any more. ]

Yes, that's true!

[So it's totally justified and normal! Absolutely. She gets a cup of water from the cooler, drinking it while her eyebrows rise at just how easily Peter moves a bed. He might be tired, but he's still impossibly strong. She keeps forgetting he's got super strength since he doesn't exactly flaunt it.]

[When he's finished, she smiles, tossing the cup before cheerfully applauding him.]

That looks great! Thank you!

[She pulls down a thin blanket from the closet, then sits on the edge of the newly moved bed to slip off her shoes and unzip her coat to hang it up on one of the posts.]

[ He's pretty casual about it yep. But it comes in handy sometimes. There, now they have two beds pretty close to each other. ]

You're welcome. I figure that's way easier than sleeping in a chair.

Ha ha, yeah, it is!

[And she doesn't even mind the closeness. They already fell asleep propped up on each other's shoulders, so really, it's not a big deal. She tugs the blanket up over her legs before settling down on her side so she can face him.]

[In spite of everything, this brings her peace. It might not last long, but after so much stress and pain in the past few days? It means the world to her.]

[Holding his hand might seem too intimate, but...the wrist is okay, right? Because that's where she's resting her fingers, right on his forearm.]

Thank you. I'm really happy we got to meet.

[ Wrist is totally fine, right? Nothing weird about it. But somehow that doesn't stop him from burying his face in the pillow for a moment, trying not to show the pink creeping into his face. Muffled: ]

Me too, Orihime. For sure.

[She smiles, squeezing his arm gently before letting her fingers slide off just to hold a pinch of his sleeve cuff. Connected, but...comfortably so. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, letting the rest of her tension leave as she tries to fall asleep. It probably won't take too long.]

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