#syvenn

Mih > ....... //just. sits on the bed next to him for now;;//

Syv > //decides to give them some alonetime and finishes tidying up his room;;/

  Knetic > //it's a bit before he opens his eyes, the other throbbing but he was used to daily pains//

 Mih > .......... //watches him for a little, then shifts to get the bottles of meds out of his pockets. he opens up the pain one, then takes out a pill and offers it to knetic// .....for the pain.

  Knetic > .....//nods and takes it, downing the convenient glass of water by his bed//

 Mih > //watches him closely// .........does it feel okay

  Knetic > .....can't really see yet

 Mih > figures. //opts to lay down next to him, on his side, so he can see him still// ......said you have to take all of the antibiotics. //holds up the other medicine jar// ...they're once nightly.

  Knetic > //looks over him and tries to focus// ...........You're a blob.

 Mih > //snorts// ......give it time. m'sure it'll focus.

  Knetic > .....I know it's just......strange.

 Mih > //shrugs a bit and hums a sort of noncommittal sound.// could try closing the other eye for now to see if that kickstarts it..

  Knetic > //nods and closes his eyes slowly, waiting a bit//

 Mih > //snorts, that wasn't what he meant but he's not going to correct him. he does sort of wonder when they'd know if memories were going to come back or not... how long would it take? weeks? months? sweeps?//

Knetic > ......mmm....I...feel light headed

 Mih > ........how so

  Knetic > .......the fuck do you mean how so? .... I don't know I just feel dizzy and light

 Mih > //rolls his eyes// sick? like you need help? or is it bearable.

  Knetic > ...it's bearable

 Mih > alright. wait it out.could just be side effects.

  Knetic > .....Did you check on syvenn?

 Mih > ....no. i can if you want.

  Knetic > ....Please do.

 Mih > .....alright. //rolls off the side of the bed, then goes to check syvenn across the hall// ........kid. you fine.

Syv > //looks back over at him// "yes i'm okay! is knetic okay?"

  Knetic > //Waits in the bed, just ailing away at this dizziness//

 Mih > .....he's fine. dizzy. //turns to go back to knetic;;; he sits on the edge of the bed// ......kid's fine.

Syv > //blinks and watches him go;;//

  Knetic > ....Good........

 Mih > .........are you feeling any better

  Knetic > no.....still dizzy and I haven't even moved really

 Mih > ........might be nausea.

  Knetic > hn...probably

 Mih  > .......fucker didn't give us anything for that. //sighs//

  Knetic > Shitty orange bastard...

 Mih > ........i'll get something.  don't move. //gently gets off of the bed again and heads out//

  Knetic > //nods and waits//

 Mih > //gone for maybe half an hour;;;; comes back with some nausea pills for him// here...

  Knetic > ....Thanks. //Slowly sits up and takes the pill//

 Mih > //watches him silently;;//

  Knetic > ........How are you?

 Mih > .........fine. //shrugs, until he knows the situation on memories he figures he'll just keep the other sentiments to himself;;//

  Knetic > hm....

 Mih > .............you want company over the day period

  Knetic > .....if you want?

 Mih > ..............i wouldn't offer

  Knetic > ....okay.

 Mih > ........ //silent for a little while;;... // ....i can use one of the other rooms. //shrugs//

  Knetic > no. ....I mean.....we fit here....right? //smooth//

 Mih > // l o o k s aw ay to hide the indigo flush on his face. lame. he nods, though// ......yeah, we fit. ........i can stay here.

  Knetic > //nods, a bit violet//

 Mih > ;;;; ............. //just. lays down on the bed next to him again;;;//

  Knetic > //blinks and kinds stares at him//

 Mih > ............what

  Knetic > .........Nothing.

 Mih > ..............//nods and just. rolls onto his side to watch him easier again;;// ......is it focusing any better now

  Knetic > ....slowly

 Mih > ......good. //just kinda... glances down at one of his hands, feeling a sudden urge to hold it again, but he reigns it in and turns his gaze back up to his face;;//

  Knetic > ......what are you thinking of?

 Mih > ....... //briefly considers lying, but.... he opts not to;;// ........the last time we were like this.

  Knetic > ...had to have been 9 sweeps since. ....

 Mih > .....basically. //finally does reach for his hand;;;// .........

  Knetic > //looks down, attempting to focus on what was happening//

 Mih > ......... //threads their fingers together and squeezes his hand gently// ..........it was a sleepover like this, too..

  Knetic > .....//squeezes his hands// ....tell me more.

 Mih > ...................//suddenly gets very, very indigo// it....... ........it was... interrupted.

  Knetic > .....Was it the night I was abducted?

 Mih > //nods// .........yeah. i left... for a little while....... to tell my lusus i was going to spend the day........... but when i came back you weren't here.

  Knetic > ...............That...sounds familiar

 Mih > //nods a little// ............but it was good... before that..... //rubs at his head with his free hand;;// .................it was a really.... good night.

  Knetic > ..........You stutter sometimes.

 Mih > ..............i don't normally... talk. .....to anyone.... ....but i've always....... kind of stuttered.... //shrugs, finding himself scooting forward a little to be closer to him;;//

  Knetic > ........I like it.

 Mih > .........//just a touch of an upturn reaches the corners of his mouth... not quite a smile, but... almost there// .......you said that before....... we were both....... a lot smaller...

  Knetic > ..........i think I'm passing out again..

 Mih > //nods// alright......... ..........i'll be here.... when you wake up.

  Knetic > //nods and passes out then and there, overheated from emotions he's not felt in sweeps//

Mih >............//leans over to kiss his forehead in a brief moment of zero self control;;; he then shifts to pull the blankets over them and curls up a little closer to fall asleep as well;;//

Syv > .....//eventually checks in on them;; though once he spots them sleeping he smiles a bit to himself and turns to go feed the gators dinner before turning in himself//

  Knetic > //so gone he doesn't notice anyone next to him, just sleeping and occasionally rubbing his forehead against Mihail's in his sleep//

 Mih > //has like, the best sleep he's had in sweeps;;; he wakes up late the next night, blinking slowly as he adjusts to consciousness, but doesn't move just yet...//

  Knetic > //keeps sleeping a bit, only waking when he gets too warm// mm....

 Mih > //still there. just. watching.... forehead pressed to his;; he speaks quietly once knetic wakes up, not really wanting to disturb the mood// ...........morning.

  Knetic > //doesn't move despite the need cause its so hot// .........Morning.

 Mih > ....... //shifts the blanket a little, freeing up some more vent space;;// .........how's the eye

  Knetic > ....It's getting better

 Mih > ........good... //gives his hand a little squeeze since he's still holding it;;// .....need pain meds..?

  Knetic > ........yes. //squeezes back a little//

 Mih > //disguises one last forehead nuzzle as a nod;; then rolls over a bit to reach for the pain meds... he grabs the bottle, then releases his hand to open it up// .......you need water.... //hands him a pill, then reluctantly gets out of the bed;;;;// .......i'll be back. //grabs the empty glass from the night before, and heads on back to the kitchen//

  Knetic > //waits till he's out to sit up and think about what just happened//

 Mih > //eventually wanders on back with the water.... he comes to sit on the bed again and holds it out for him// ........antibiotic, too.

  Knetic > .........thanks. //Takes it and quickly downs his medicine just to get it over with//

 Mih > ..........do you want breakfast

  Knetic > ....//nods//

Mih >  //just. gets up and heads back out to the kitchen;;; he returns a bit later with some food, then offers the plate to him as he sits down// ......here

  Knetic > ....//Takes it and sniffs// ......thanks. ....are you going to eat?

 Mih > //shakes his head// ......not yet.

  Knetic > ........Okay. //shrugs and starts eating//

 Mih > //just kinda..... sits 'n watches him......... that's not creepy at all, mih..//

Syv > //finally up;;; he wanders on out to get himself some breakfast and explore the hive some more//

  Knetic > ..........//is a little annerved but doesn't say anything//

 Mih > //eventually gets distracted by the sound of syvenn accidentally knocking something over;;// ...........

Syv > //whoops.... he cleans that up again and then resumes his exploring//

  Knetic > ........need to keep an eye on him

 Mih > ...........you asking me to

  Knetic > .....no, he'll be fine. just don't want him wrecking more shit.

 Mih > //nods// .........i'll tell him to knock it off then. //stands and starts to head out to find syvenn;;//

  Knetic > //food in his mouth means he can't stop him,  grunting in annoyance//

 Mih > //eventually tracks syvenn down 'n tells him not to wreck anything;;; then comes back to knetic and sits// .........

Syv > //whoops;;;//

  Knetic > ......Thanks

 Mih > //grunts in reply, then lays back down again//

  Knetic > //sets the plate aside and lays back down//

 Mih > ...........how are you feeling

  Knetic > .......better than before.

 Mih > .....good. ......you're retaining memories...?

  Knetic > ....Not yet. I'll let you know when I get something

 Mih > ....... //nods, thinking he really should've asked lucian how soon that would happen..... if it happened at all;;/

  Knetic > //sighs a bit and just, presses his forehead to him once more//

 Mih > //blinks, but gently presses back...... there's something terribly comfortable about this...//

  Knetic > ...........If my horns bother you, you can let me know

 Mih > //snorts//...they're nothing.......

  Knetic > .....okay //What the fuck are you doing knetic//

 Mih > //watches him quietly for a little while, at least until the memories start popping up again;;; he averts his gaze, though he doesn't move his head;;//

  Knetic > ..........What else did we do as kids?

 Mih > //blinks, and clears his throat a little;;;// ..........lots of shit. .....got into a lot of mischief....... pissed off both our lusii on almost a nightly basis....

  Knetic > .........do I have a lusus still?

 Mih > ...........no. ........they killed him.

  Knetic > .........//looks away, that kinda hurt//

 Mih > //reaches over to place a hand on his shoulder;;;;// ...............mine is still around..... he'd like to see you......... i'm sure.

  Knetic > .........what is yours like

 Mih > .........stupid dinosaur. //snorts// ........he's aquatic. can't get in to see him too long........... nosy though.......

  Knetic > ........A dinosaur

 Mih > ............yes. a dinosaur.

  Knetic > .........cool.

 Mih > .........yours was basically one too.. //shrugs// ...........//risks another nuzzle;;//

  Knetic > .........Was he?

 Mih > //nods// ...........different from the gators you have now. ...........lot older.

  Knetic > .........Always felt they were too small to match...

 Mih > //snorts// ....miniscule by comparison.....

  Knetic > ....wish he lived

 Mih > ............//not really sure what to do, so he just.... gives his shoulder a little squeeze and nuzzles his forehead again;;//

  Knetic > ......//nuzzles back//

 Mih > //....so close.... .......too close;;;...... awfuckit.  he leans in and gently places a kiss on his lips;;;//

  Knetic >//blinks, unsure how to respond before he just, presses back//

 Mih > // ohshitohshitohshit oh.... he presses into it a little more;;//

  Knetic > //closes his eyes and squeezes his hands as he kisses back//

 Mih > //squeezes back gently, a low purr starting up in his throat as he presses in a little more....//

  Knetic > //starts to purr in response, his free had climbing to cup his cheek//

 Mih > //purring grows louder;; as he takes that as a sign that knetic likes this... he moves his hand from his shoulder to cup his cheek in return, and hopes maybe knetic can't feel the heat rising in his face;;;//

  Knetic > //Does indeed like it, enjoying that this was slow and not rushed so he can take his time figuring this out//

 Mih > //brushes some of his hair aside, just gently touching him for now... it'd been such a long time- he'd rather this go slowly and correctly.... just in case.//

  Knetic > //appreciates this more than he can say, hand still gently in his. funny how gentle this all is when neither of them are anymore//

 Mih > //is about to make a slow move to progress further when.....//

Syv > //just. comes in.// kne--tiic--- .......o-oh. //turns vERY VERY BROWN and sloooowly starts backing out of the room;;//

  Knetic > //whips his head to the door and blinks// ..............

 Mih > // could kill that kid........ but he remains silent, just staring blankly at syvenn//

Syv > ;;; sssssorry;; i w--as... just go--ing to... t---ell you i'm... go--ing out--sssside...

  Knetic > ......it's okay. Be safe.

 Syv > //nods and scurries on out;;;//

Mih > //sighs and lays down again.............//

  Knetic > .........Sorry about that.

 Mih > ............it's fine. //noitsnot// ..........was... ....that okay

  Knetic > ........yes. it was.

 Mih > ...........good. //just. nods a little..// ...........we used to do that...

  Knetic > .......we were more than friends, then?

 Mih > ............//nods// ....much more.

  Knetic > ................//hides his face//

 Mih > ;;;;//just....gently pats him// ........it's okay... ........if you don't remember..... .....i won't.... push.

  Knetic > ...........I want to remember

 Mih > ..........maybe you will. ....//ends up pressing a kiss to his forehead;;//

  Knetic > ...........//kinda...nuzzles into him//

 Mih > //nuzzles him back, and shifts to wrap an arm around him;;; .... honestly it wouldn't be okay, but he's not about to say that...//

  Knetic > ..........//tucks his head against him, careful if his horns// ...............

 Mih > //gently pets his head, and closes his eyes with a little sigh.... eventually the purr starts up again, low and quiet rumbling in his chest//

  Knetic > .....Are you disappointed

 Mih > .........no. // such a lie. // .......you're back. ....that's what matters. // not a lie/

  Knetic > .......................I suppose

 Mih > .............are you

  Knetic > .....Yes. I want to remember

 Mih > ...........i don't know.... ....how to help. //squeezes him a little//

  Knetic > ..........I don't expect you to know......I just want it.

 Mih > ..........i know. //kisses his head again;;; god he really needs to stop that. bad mihail.// ........

  Knetic > ......//doesn't mind it honestly//

 Mih > //getting too wrapped up in it 'n that's why he's gotta stop;;// ............even if... you don't remember..... ....we agreed to start over....

  Knetic > ....we did.

 Mih > .......that's better.... than nothing.

  Knetic > .........you won't be satisfied with that.

 Mih > ........i'll fucking have to be. ......i can't make you remember.........

  Knetic > //hums// ..........

 Mih > ..........//sighs 'n just. relaxes;;;//

  Knetic > //nuzzles gently//

Syv > //just outside watching the gators;;//

  Knetic > //pops in// ....syvenn?

 Syv > //blinks and looks over, then waves. he pushes himself up and then comes on over, taking out his paper pad and pen// "i didn't know we were moving"

  Knetic > ..it was a sudden decision

 Syv > "okay. c: where are we going?"

  Knetic > ....My old hive

 Syv > //perks up// "really???"

  Knetic > //nods//

 Syv > "are we going there now?"

  Knetic > //nods again//

 Syv > .... //glances back at the gators// "are they coming?"

  Knetic > //nods// I'm going to bring them over in groups

 Syv > "okay." //smiles// "is mihail still there?"

  Knetic > ...yes.

 Syv > "will he stay there while you get the gators?"

  Knetic > yes.

 Syv > //smiles a bit// "okay. when are we going?"

  Knetic > .......Now. Just grab your things.

 Syv > //blinks// "okay!" //runs on inside to grab his one box of things;;; then comes on back to knetic// "i'm ready!"

  Knetic > ....I'll grab the other boxes.

 Syv >  //blinks, then sets his box down to write// "this is the only box, knetic!"

  Knetic > What.

 Syv > "this is the only box? all of my toys fit in here!"

  Knetic > ......That must be fixed.

 Syv > "why?"

  Knetic > Your life shouldn't fit in one box.

 Syv > //blinks// "i'm only 6. i mean my old hive would have fit in a lot of boxes but the stuff that really mattered to me probably would have just fit into one."

  Knetic > .............We'll fix that

 Syv > "okay, if you say so. lets go!"

  Knetic > //nods and grabs like, five steaks for the gators//

 Syv > //waits for knetic to tell him where to go//

  Knetic > //just. picks up two gators and leads syvenn to the hive//

 Syv > //follows along, just watchin' the gators//

  Knetic > //walks onto the transportilizer and waits for syvenn to get on before he zaps them there//

 Syv > //gest on;; once there he looks around a little before stepping off of the platform// b--ig...

Mih > //outside;; eating a "snack"//

  Knetic > //nods// Yeah... //puts the gators down// ...Wait here, I'll be back with the other three.

 Syv > ok---ay. //nods and looks around, then sets his box on a table before carefully walking around the place//

  Knetic >  //off he goes//

 Syv > //wandering around the house... so dusty.... so messy..... is that blood?? ...... yeah that's. that's blood. and that's an arm........ he turns right back around and heads back to the main room;;;//

Mih > //did, in fact, actually find some squatters........//

  Knetic > //returns with three gators, the biggest on on his back as he let's them down gently//

 Syv > //watches him;;// th--eressss... an arm.... down there. //points down the hall;;//

Mih > //finally comes in through the front door. what a nice splatter of color you've got on you, mih;;// .......you're back.

  Knetic > ....That's probably why.

 Syv > ;;; o-oh...

Mih > ....found some trespassers. got hungry. //shrugs, then walks on by them to get the arm//

  Knetic > Makes sense. //Picks up syvenn's box;;// Let me show you your room.

 Syv > ok--ay. //nods and follows him;;//

Mih > //disposes of the arm for now//

  Knetic > //moves to the room in front of the one that's his and opens it up.// We'll go buy a bed and everything tomorrow

 Syv > //steps on in and looks around, smiling// i li--ke it.... a l--ot...! itsssss... hhhhhuge!

  Knetic > Stop straining your voice....//but he does manage a small upturn in the corner of his lips//

 Syv > //gets out the paper pad;;// "okay okay. but really!! i like it a whole lot. thank you!!"

Mih > //pokes his head in// ........is there anything else that needs moving

  Knetic > ....The stuff in my room needs help. Syvenn can do his own room.

 Mih > .........alright. //heads off down there//

Syv > //gets to unpacking... but also cleaning;;//

  Knetic > //heads out to his room and into his own//

 Mih > //starts. unpacking boxes..// ........where do you want this shit

  Knetic > //just tells him where he wants all the things as they go//

 Mih > //yeee buddy. puts things away, occasionally stopping to dust off spots before setting stuff down....//

  Knetic > ......Now I just need furniture

 Mih > //nods// ......won't be hard to get. ......i'd offer to hook you up with jobs but you don't want to get involved with my shit. //shakes his head//

  Knetic > Can't anyway. I'm not exactly free.

 Mih > .........s'at mean

  Knetic > ....I'm not a free troll.

 Mih > ............aren't we just peas in a pod. //snorts in discontent//

  Knetic > //snorts as well// ........Seems we're just fated to have the same shit.

 Mih > ..........i guess we are. //sighs// ........when do you want that eye out

Knetic > ......//sighs// As soon as possible. I'm tired of this shit

 Mih > //just. moves on over and puts his hand on his forehead, staring intently as he estimates his temperature;;// .........fever is gone. are you feeling sick at all.

  Knetic > //Almost leans into his touch, honestly// ......No.

 Mih > .........//just. keeps his hand there. wow awkward, mihail.// .........then we go whenever you want to go.

  Knetic > ......Contact them.

 Mih > ........//takes out his phone, then the card, and dials the number..... then sets the phone down  between them on speaker;;//

Matt > //picks up the phone a few seconds later// hivemind prozzztheticzzz, thizzz izzz matteo zzzpeaking.

Mih > //squints. what an annoying buzz... he looks to knetic//

  Knetic > //squints at the phone,  was he supposed to respond?//

 Mih > ....//just. pats knetic// ....i need to get my... friend's... eye replaced.

Matt > i need to zzzee the patient in perzzzon for a proper azzzzzzezzzzzzment of damage, and ezzztimate of cozzzt. izzz your friend in immediate need of medical care?

Mih > no. //looks to knetic// when do you want to go.

  Knetic > ......I'm free the rest of the day.

 Matt > //glances at the time// .....i'm free if you zzzhow up within the next 20 minutezzz.

Mih > we're coming. //hangs up, then pockets the phone// let's go.

  Knetic > //nods and goes to syvenn's room// ...We're going to a doctor. Are you coming?

 Syv > //perks// !! "yes i want to come!" //comes on over to join him//

Mih > //already heading for the transportalizer//

  Knetic > .......Let's go.

 Mih > //waits for them to get on, then hits the button to send them off.... they reappear inside a fairly small shop, the walls are lined with display models, information, and pricing information.... on the other end of the shop, matteo is behind the counter.// .......

Syv > //immediately intrigued. but manages not to touch anything;;//

Matt > .......//takes one look at the three people that just appeared and sends a text to gallet & tarpid, just. warning them.// you were the onezzz that juzzzt called, yeah?

  Knetic > ......//dead stares at matteo//

Tarpid > .....Yo, Gallet we should probably go to where Matt is.....

 Mih >  .....//pulls knetic over// yes. we called. need to replace his eye. //nods at knetic//

Matt > //hoooooolyshit they are giants. he cranes his neck to look up at them, trying not to look too intimidated...// firzzzt thingzzz firzzzt, i need to zzzee the damage.

Syv > //just. staring at all the cool parts;;//

  Knetic > //Pulls his hair back and leans down, still dead staring//

 Matt > //feels a shiver run down his spine;;; he squints, looking the eye over, then looks away to grab a scanner... he holds it up, scanning the eye for a second// .........that'zzz zzzome nazzzty zzzhit. i can get rid of it, though. might cozzzt extra, zzzome of them need to be dizzzabled firzzzt. //shrugs// what kind of replacement do you want //nods at the eye display to the left//

Mih > //watching. very. closely.//

  Knetic > ......a regular replacement.

Gallet > //Just. bursts in and stands beside Matt in these trying times;;//

 Mih > //growls lowly at the intrusion, singling in on gallet//

Matt > //just. shOVES GALLET BACK// DON'T MIND HIM, he'zzz juzzzt a zzztupid apprentice he won't be around for the procedure -- normal eye it izzz, i can make it match your blood color if you want, or zzzome other color, doezzzn't matter...! //turns to gallet, and whispers in a hushed but slightly panicked and pissed tone//  what the fuck are you doing are you trying to get me killed

Syv > //has, by this time, noticed there are a ton of bees outside and is very curious about that//

  Gallet > I came to support you and honestly I'm feeling SO ATTACKED right now!!

Knetic > .....can you do two colors?

 Mih > //just. very on edge.//

Matt > thank you but juzzzt look at them gallet holy fuck. //sighs and turns back to them// yezzz, i can do two colorzzz. did you want mixed irizzz or like, zzzolid irizzz and colored pupil...? zzzclera colored? //pulls a white eye from under his counter and points at the different parts as he talks//

Syv > //aaaaand he's outside. flowers!!//

  Knetic > ......Mixed iris. Brown and indigo.

 Matt > that'zzz doable. are we matching zzzpecific colorzzz...?

Mih > //finally stops staring at gallet and turns his gaze to knetic curiously//

  Knetic > //Nods and points to mihail and syvenn but.....where the fuck is syvenn???// .....Syvenn?

Gallet > //Sweatin bullets;;//

 Mih > //sighs// ........outside probably. //starts going for the door//

Matt > wait...! you zzzhould let me do that there'zzz zzzeveral bee hivezzz out there and they're very territorial.... //just. scoots around the counter, giving a wide berth around the two of them on the way to the door;;//

Syv > //has somehow managed to befriend the bees. strange nature child.......//

  Knetic > .....okay.

Gallet > //worse sweating as he stays with the two giants;;;;;// .....So...nice weather, ay?;;

 Mih > //just. turns back to stare blankly at gallet. unfortunately "blank" is "pissed" for mih.//

Matt > //once outside -with the door closed- he shoots tarpid a text: why the fuck did you send gallet alone he almost got me killed i cannot even believe. 2 fucking highblood giants and you send the nerd. ......... he then spots syvenn;;// hey kid! you need to get inzzzide!

Syv > //blinks, then looks over to matteo and starts coming on in;;//

  Knetic > .......//Glares at gallet fully cause he's a very obvious seadweller//

Gallet > //actually squeaks actually and hides;;//

Tarpid > Man gallet Said not to come!

 Mih > ........ //looks back as matteo comes in with syvenn//

Syv > //trots on over to them, signing to mihail so he can translate// "there are a lot of flowers outside!! and so many bees! i've never seen so many bees."

Matt > //texts back quickly;;; "and you listened to him?? god he's hiding now. i don't even know what they did, i had to step out."// okay. to match colorzzz exactly i need a blood zzzample from the two of you. //finally comes around the corner again;;//

  Knetic > //looks over to mihail first//

Tarpid > He's very persuasive! O:

 Matt > //"you're a fucking idiot." .... he holds out the eye to mihail// juzzzt a dab of blood, and touch the outer rim of the irizzz.

Mih > ....//presses a finger to one of his canines hard enough to draw blood, then touches the eye as instructed... the outer part of the iris immediately fills with indigo, leaving some white at the center//

Syv > ;;;;"do i do that too?"

Mih > yes.

  Knetic > ....It won't hurt, Syvenn.

 Syv > "okay..." //attempts to do the thing mihail did, but can't....;;//

Matt > ...//just. pulls out a safety pin// here. touch the white part in the middle.

Syv > //bites his lip and pokes himself, then touches the white part of the iris//

Matt > //waits for it to take, then fiddles with the eye until the white pupil and sclera turn black and yellow// alright, we're good to go. you can take one perzzzon into the operating room if you feel like you need zzzomeone there. you'll be under anezzzthezzzia, but you'll be able to go hive azzz zzzoon azzz i'm done. thizzz comezzz with a replacement warranty. within reazzzon. //shrugs and starts gathering up his things to go into the back//

  Knetic > ......I'll go alone.

 Mih > ........are you sure.

Matt > //just waits for them to decide;;; he does spare a quick look around for gallet//

  Knetic > ......Do you want to come in?

 Mih > ............yes.

  Knetic > .....okay. He comes.

Gallet > //Is still cowering under the desk;;//

 Matt > okay, thizzz way. //motions for them to follow him into the back... he sends a text to gallet "keep an eye on the kid"//

Syv > g--ood luck... kne---tic...! //paps him before he leaves//

 Gallet > //just thumbs up weakly as he stands;;//

Knetic > //nods and follows, stiff as an arrow;;//

 Mih > ........//takes his hand and follows after matteo//

Matt > //leads them on down to the operating room// go ahead and get comfortable on the chair. //looks to mihail// you need to put on zzzcrubzzz and a mazzzk for zzzafety. //goes about getting his anesthesia and tools//

Mih > ....//takes a seat, then puts on the scrubs as instructed//

Syv > //finally notices gallet and signs a hello//

  Knetic > //Settles on the chair, still super stiff as he sits//

Gallet > //blinks before he signs hello back, happy there's a low blood and not a high blood//

 Matt > //once everything is secured he rolls on over on a stool// i'm gonna lower the chair now. //reaches over and adjusts it, placing knetic at a better angle// the IV'zzz going to pinch, and the anezzzthetic will burn a bit, but that'zzz it. //starts getting that prepared//

Mih > //just holding his other hand, watching//

Syv > //grins when he signs back// "i'm syvenn. what's your name??"

  Knetic > ..........//struggling to not growl//

Gallet > //signs back his name and grins//

 Matt > //starts up the anesthesia// alright, count to ten, not keen on zzztarting 'til you're out.

Mih > //squeezes his hand gently//

Syv > "that's a nice name. do you live here???"

  Knetic > //Growls slowly as he counts//

Gallet > Eh technically yeah I do

 Matt > //just watches, waiting for him to pass out...... once he does, he carefully shifts his hair aside and gets to disabling that eye....//

Mih > //just watching him like a hawk//

Syv > //grins// "how come there are so many bees here?"

  Knetic > //out like a light//

Gallet > Well....the boyfriend like bees, his lusus is a bee!

 Matt > //aaaand he gets to work... eventually working that eye out of his socket... he sets it aside... then pulls the base out, replacing it with a brand new one.... then inserts the new eye... occasionally he checks the dosage of anesthetic to make sure he's still down;;;//

Mih > ........//kind of entranced by the process;;;//

Syv > "oooh, that's cool! does that mean that guy was your boyfriend?"

  Gallet> Yup!

 Matt > //aaaand finally finishes up, then sits back with a sigh... he removes the IV and patches up his hand, then scoots away to get some pain medication for him// here. he'll need thizzz. //and some antibiotics;;/ and thizzz. itzzz very important he finizzzhezzz the antibioticzzz. if it zzztopzzz working, come zzzee me.

Mih > ....//takes both bottles and pockets them, then just. picks knetic up bridal style and starts heading back out;;//

Syv > "did he make all of this stuff??

  Knetic > //Still out;;//

Gallet > //nods//

 Mih > //aaand carries him on out to the lobby again, going straight for the transportalizer// ........come, syvenn.

Syv > //blinks, watching mih// "bye!" //trots after mihail and leaves with him and knetic;;//

Matt > //lets out a sigh of relief// oh my god that wazzz the mozzzt zzztrezzzzzzful operation i have ever done........... alzzzo zzzorry 'bout calling you zzztupid.

Mih > //once at the hive, he heads on back to knetic's room and gently lays him on the bed// ......

  Gallet > Man that hurt;;;;

Knetic > //laying there all peaceful like in bed//

Mih > //currently in the middle of ripping a few trolls apart, but he stops when his phone goes off.... knetic. didn't he say he was busy? he rolls his eyes, and uses one of the troll's shirts to clean his hands off before he answers// what.

  Knetic > //Literally cannot talk//

 Syv > //wow what an unfriendly sounding person;; he swallows and gathers himself to speak// nnneed hhhhelp. kneeetic is... sssssiiick... caaaan't fiiiix it...

Mih > //strains to understand the small voice on the other line, brows knitting in frustration. he stomps on a troll as she attempts to escape, earing a pained scream// knetic? who the fuck is this?

Syv > //was that a scream?? he pales, fretting even more;;// ssssyvenn.... pleaassssse.... hhhhelp? he'sss... buuuurning...

Mih > .......send coordinates. //hangs up and finishes off the rest of the group;;//

  Knetic > //has pretty much fainted//

 Syv > ;;;; //sends the coordinates, then just.... works on changing the cooling rags on knetic until whoever that was arrives...//

Mih > //treks his way through the area, one part worried, most parts pissed off at the location. he finally finds the tanker and just. invites himself inside... though he stops when he spots the toys. the fuck?//

Syv > //pokes his head out of the bedroom, worried at first that mihail was some invader...// .......aaare.... yyyyou hhhhere to help...?

  Knetic > //groans from the room;;//

 Mih > //squints at syvenn. a kid? his eyes narrow but nods// you called. where is he.

Syv > //nods// hhhhhere... //motions for him to come into the room, then returns to knetic's side;;//

Mih > //stomps on in, wary of stepping on anything... he stops at the foot of the bed, staring down at knetic for a good few moments// ......how long has he been like that.

  Knetic > //just goes limp//

 Syv > n-ooot long... triiiied to... hhhheelp but it... didn't wwwwork...

Mih > //god this kid sounds weird. he comes over to place a hand on his forehead, then sighs.// need a doctor. sit here. //steps outside to make a few calls... lucian is annoying but he knows what he's doing... he returns a few moments later// doctor is coming. just sit.

Syv > //nods, still a little too worried about knetic to be frightened of mihail just yet;;//

Luc > //arrives soon enough... he comes on in much the same way mihail had and makes his way to the back// what do we have here...?

Mih > violet. fever. out for an hour or so now. fix him.

Luc > its nice to talk to you too, mihail. //just smiles in a sort of creepy pleasant way as he sets up an IV for hydration, then proceeds to check out knetic's vitals//

  Knetic > //sinking;;//

 Luc > mmmm he's quite sick. alright, you two out of the room. //makes a dismissive wave towards the door as he continues to set up more supplies//

Syv > //gives knetic's hand a little squeeze before doing as he's told... he shuffles on out and just sits on the couch, worriedly wringing his fingers//

Mih > he dies, you die. //growls lowly, then leaves the room, but stands just outside the door and leans against the wall//

Luc > the usual, then~ //finishes getting knetic all set up, IVs for hydration and medication in place. he then fishes out a proper ice patch for his forehead//

  Knetic > //could moan for the cold if he was better//

 Luc > //just focuses on lowering his temperature, making quick work of it//

Syv > //eventually turns to look back at mihail, then through the door to the doctor....// he.... sssssaid he.... doesssn't... like doctorssss....

Mih > //grunts and shrugs;;;// not my problem.

  Knetic > //Slowly goes down in temperature//

 Luc > //keeps on it;;//

Syv > //frowns a little, watching him more carefully.....// aaare.... you mmmih---ail??

Mih > ......//stares at syvenn for a long while before grunting again and looks away//

Syv > ;;....//welp. he slides off of the couch and moves to the entrance of the room to watch lucian;;//

  Knetic > //soon groans awake//

 Luc > ah~ welcome back. don't move just yet, you're still hooked up to the fluids.

Syv > //without waiting for permission, he just comes on in and moves into knetic's line of sight// kneeee----tic...?

Mih > //eveeeentually comes around the corner of the door to stare at the three of them blankly//

  Knetic > //spots the doctor and snarls weakly in anger, who the fuck is this!?//

 Syv > ;;; //worriedly comes over to hold his hand// kneeetic... kneeetic no....

Luc > //used to such reactions// my name is lucian. its a good thing i came, that was quite the fever~

Mih > //finally moves to the end of the bed// knetic. shut up.

  Knetic > //tosses his head around to eye mihail and then to syvenn to make sure he's okay//

 Syv > ;;;;//pappappaps at him// i di---dn't know... whaaaat to.... do.... c---called for.... hhhelp.

Luc > //writing down some instructions on a pad of paper... then a couple perscriptions... then hands them to mihail// here you go. instructions for care. make sure he takes these.

Mih > //takes the papers, then just. unceremoniously stuffs them into a pocket//

  Knetic > //focuses his attention to Mihail and syvenn, the doctor making him increasingly nervous//

 Luc > i'll leave the bags here. //casually just. pins them to the wall;;;// wait a few hours, then he can remove the IVs. call me if he relapses. //packs his things up, then heads on out;;// you know where to send payment~

Syv > //starts to talk again, but just coughs;;; so he signs a little thank you after lucian, who just signs back before disappearing//

Mih > //just stares at knetic and syvenn for now;;//

  Knetic > .....Stop...straining..your voice.

 Syv > ;;;//nods and reaches for the waterbottle;;; he sips at the remaining water, then sighs a little before signing an apology out of habit//

Mih > //takes the papers out of his poket, then separates the instructions from the perscriptions// kid. go get these. //holds the papers out for him to take//

Syv > ;; //glances to knetic first before reaching out to take them from mihail//

  Knetic > //nods to him as an okay//

 Syv > //paps his cheek, then heads on out to go get the meds//

Mih > //watches him leave for a bit,then looks to knetic// ....who's the kid.

  Knetic > .......Took him in a few months ago.

 Mih > ....what's with the voice

  Knetic > ....Old master asshole ruined his pipes.

 Mih > ex-slave. //looks around for a spot to sit down..... he grabs the free chair from the corner, then pulls it over to the bed to sit down// ........

  Knetic > ..........//nods//

 Mih > ......the fuck are you living in this shithole for?

  Knetic > ........All I can afford

 Mih > .....you had a better hive than this. //looks around again// the fuck are you even doing?

  Knetic > ........Mercenary work.

 Mih > .....you're not charging enough.

  Knetic > //shrugs// It feeds us both.

 Mih > ........so you like this hive.

  Knetic > //shakes his head// ....I don't remember where the old one is.

 Mih > .......near the one i had you come to.

  Knetic > ................you'll have to show me.

 Mih > ......your memory problem needs fixing.

  Knetic > No shit.

 Mih > //sighs// the kid said you hate doctors

  Knetic > .......I do.

 Mih > you need one for that, dumbass. ........lucian's a creep but he gets the job done. //nods at him as an example;;//

  Knetic > ......I can deal with it.

 Mih > the memory loss or the doctor

  Knetic > Memory loss.

Syv > //is playin' around outside again;; a little close to the lake//

  Knetic > //returns hives, heart heavy and feeling very unaccomplised. He looks around for syvenn before he puts the books and tapes aside and decides to take a quick nap on syvenn's bed;;/\

 Syv > //notices knetic coming back;;; he finishes up what he was doing, then comes on into the hive after him... though he notices he's taking a nap for now and just decides to play quietly in another room//

  Knetic > //ends up sleeping the night away;;//

 Syv > //welp. feeds himself, keeps himself entertained.... and then eventually comes on in to try squeezing onto the bed with him for sleep because tbh sleeping out in the living room is a little scary...........//

  Knetic > //feels the little one get on and moves to give him room//

 Syv > // yeeeee. cuddles up all comfy-like and falls asleep;;//

  Knetic > //turns a bit in his sleep and just...curls around him//

 Syv > //just ends up burying himself against him in his sleep... somehow this is the most comfortable he's been since coming to live with knetic;;//

  Knetic > //goes to sleep quite well despite the occurrence,  comfortable//

 Syv > //next mornin is still just dead to the world;;///

  Knetic > ......//just kinda sits in bed and wonders about things//

 Syv > //eventually shifts a bit as he starts to wake up, and blinks sleepily up at knetic//

  Knetic > //just looking up at the ceiling//

 Syv > //yawns a little and rubs at his eyes, then wiggles out of his spot to sit up//

  Knetic > //doesn't even side eye him, he just feels....heavy//

 Syv > ....... //tilts his head, sensing something off... he paps him gently, looking a little concerned//

  Knetic > .....I'm fine

 Syv > ;; //nods a little, but shifts himself anyway to give him a little hug. seems like knetic could use a hug...//

  Knetic > //blinks, the hug coming unexpectedly,  so much so that he flinches//

 Syv > ;;;; //pappappaps him a little more but doesn't move//

  Knetic > .....//relaxes and paps him back//

 Syv > ....//well, he knows he doesn't have to talk but he doesn't really want to move;;// ....you ssssseem.... sssa--ad...

  Knetic > ....And you're talking.

 Syv > dont--- want to...... move. //shrugs//

  Knetic > ....I'm not sad

 Syv > //pappaps// oka--aay...

  Knetic > .....How are you

 Syv > i'm--- okaaay. hhhhow... ...are y--ou?

  Knetic > ....Tired.

 Syv > aaaare.... ....you going to...... sssssleep all... n-niight again?

  Knetic > ...No. Things need to be done.

Syv > o--kaaay... what-- thiiingssss?

  Knetic > ...Cleaning. Hunting.

 Syv > i can--- hhhhhelp

  Knetic > ...Just clean your room. I'll do the rest.

 Syv > ok--aaay... //finally sits up again and.... paps his cheek, then slides off of the bed to go tidy up the toys;;//

  Knetic > //forces himself up and goes to clean the rest of the house//

 Syv > //eventually finishes and then comes on out to make himself some breakfast;;//

  Knetic > // blinks and watches him as he cleans//

 Syv > //sits down to eat, though occasionally he looks over to knetic//

  Knetic > //comes over to sniff the food and hums before he goes back to his work//

 Syv > //giggles, in his wheezy sort of way;;; then finishes off his food//

  Knetic > //just kinda, works his way through things, his face feels hot however//

 Syv > //watches him, occasionally moving to help even though knetic said he'd take care of the rest of the hive;;;//

  Knetic > //wobbles a bit as he goes;;//

 Syv > //frowns and shuffles over, then grabs his hand and attempts to tug him back to the bed;;//

  Knetic > ....What?

 Syv > yyyyou... look ssssick. //frowns and tugs a little more//

  Knetic > I'm not sick.....//wobbles a little more tho, feeling some vertigo;;//

 Syv > pleassse.... lay down...?? y--ou're.... wwwwobbli--ng... //just gonna keep trying to get him to the bed;;;//

  Knetic > .....Fine...fine.

 Syv > thaaaank.....you. //just. tucks him in, then comes around to place a hand on his forehead thoughtfully;;//

  Knetic > //lays back and just, watches him//

 Syv > y--ou feel.... hhhot. mmmight.... be ffffeeever.

  Knetic > ........I'll be fine

 Syv > mmm... d---on't moooove... //paps him again, then trots on out of the room;; he then exits the hive, heading on down to the forest to look for some plants he'd used before to help himself with this sort of thing//

  Knetic > //sighs and lays back, just listening to the tiny deer//

 Syv > //eventually comes back with a couple handfuls of different plants;; he then gets to making some tea for knetic to drink.... once that's done, he comes back into the room// ok--aaay.... dri--iiink thisssss.... hhhhelpssss... //holds the cup out for him to take//

  Knetic > ......//Takes it and throws it down his pipes without making a face//

 Syv > ;;;ssssssipping..... issss better.. //paps him gently, but takes the cup and heads back out to get more tea ready... a moment later he returns with a bowl and a couple rags. he sets the bowl down next to the bed, then pulls out one of rags and wrings it out a bit, then moves to place it over his forehead// to hhhhelp... with temp---ture... //nods//

  Knetic > ....//lays back and waits// ....Why are you helping me?

 Syv > //blinks and tilts his head// ......y--ou're... my... lusssussss now..... riiiight?

  Knetic > ....Lusus?

 Syv > y....ou.... take caaaare.... of me. //nods//

  Knetic > ....//you guess you're a lusus now// ....I see.

 Syv > isssssss.... that.. okaaay?

  Knetic > Yes.

 Syv > //b e a ms, then goes back to fixin' up some more herbal tea//

  Knetic > //shit I'm a lusus.//

Syv > //just gonna play nurse 'til knetic feels better. so many herbs. so many plants.//

  Knetic > ........I need food, syvenn

 Syv > //blinks and nods// whaaaaat..... do you... waaaant...?

  Knetic > .....whatever we have in the fridge

 Syv > //nods, then  heads on out to get knetic some food.... he returns a few minutes later with a heaping plate of it;;// hhhhhere....

  Knetic > //Sits up and takes the plate to eat//

 Syv > aaaare....... y..ou feeeeling.... be---er?

  Knetic > Yes.

 Syv > g---ood. //crawls up onto the bed to reach his forehead easier and places the back of his hand against it, staring intently//

  Knetic > .......//still hot to the touch//

 Syv > sssstill..... sssssick. //nods// nnnnneed... more hhhhhheat...

  Knetic > ....heat?

 Syv >  //nods// sssssweat.... the ffffever out.

  Knetic > //heat is uncomfortable. ....// ......how?

 Syv > you can... mmmmmake it.... break. //nods// but i guessssss.... we could just... l---eave it alone.

  Knetic > ....I see. what are you going to do to get more heat

 Syv > more.... blanketsss.... the t---ea will... hhhhelp...  //coughs suddenly, taking a few seconds to breathe deeply before he can talk again;;//

  Knetic > go get your pen and paper.

 Syv > //nods and grabs that;;; then comes back and writes down the thing;;// the fever is trying to burn something so you gotta get real hot so it can finish off what its doing and go away. so we gotta get you really warm. but not too warm.

Knetic > ...and how are you planning on do that

 Syv > "the tea helps make you hot. and i can get peppers! and there blankets, too."

Knetic > ....Peppers.

 Syv > //nods// cayenne is the best.

  Knetic > //gringes a bit//

 Syv > "it'll be okay. the fever will be over soon enough!"

  Knetic > ....okay.

 Syv > "i'm going to go to the market. i'll be back soon. don't move around okay?"

  Knetic > ....take a gator.

 Syv > //nods// "i will." //aaaand off he goes, coaxing one of the gators to come along with him while he shops for the peppers and some more traditional medicine;;//

  Knetic > //sighs and lays down to nap for a bit//

 Syv > //comes on back several hours later;;; he comes in and fixues up the next batch of medicine, then comes on into the room//

  Knetic > //dead asleep//

 Syv > ;; //welp.... he sets it aside for now and looks around..... ....then spots one of the photo albums... that's new.... he walks on over 'n sits down to look into one of them, and gasps quietly when he recognizes a baby knetic//

  Knetic > //wakes up an hour later and just sits all groggy/\

 Syv > //just. lost in these photos;;;//

  Knetic > .....Syvenn?

 Syv > //looks back over his shoulder, then pushes himself up and comes on over;;// "i didn't know you had pictures of when you were little like me!"

  Knetic > ....oh. you found those.

 Syv > //nods// "you're very cute. who is the other boy?"

  Knetic > ....Apparently. ....an old friend.

 Syv > //grins// "so you have had friends before!! i bet you could still be friends."

  Knetic > ....it's not that simple

 Syv > "why not?"

  Knetic > //distracts him by looking at the medicine// .....what's this?

 Syv > "oh! that'll help with the fever too. you take a couple pills with the tea."

Knetic > //Grunts//

 Syv > //leans over to hold up the next dosage of meds// "here you go."

  Knetic > ....//Takes it and downs it, coughing a bit at the spice//

 Syv > //pappaps// "i'm sorry its so spicy... but it'll help make you really hot."

  Knetic > //indeed it does, huffing as he starts to sweat//

 Syv > "lay down" //slides off of the bed to grab one of the rags again, then gently places it over his forehead once he's settled//

  Knetic > //nods and lays back, whining a bit from the heat;;//

 Syv > "i'll get you some water to drink." //aaaand scurries out, returning a bit later with a waterbottle for him to drink from//

  Knetic > //Takes it and downs it so fast, so dehydrated; ;//

 Syv > ;;;; //just takes it and then goes to refill it, then comes back and hands it to him again//

  Knetic > ....can't I sit in a bathtub...

 Syv > //blinks, then tilts his head// "yes? you have to be in lukewarm water or it will shock your body."

  Knetic > hff.....nevermind.....

 Syv > //pappaps// "i'm sorry. this should work fine for you it worked okay for me"

  Knetic >  .....okay

 Syv > //smiles a little;;;// "why don't you think you can be friends with that boy in the pictures anymore?"

  Knetic > ....I didn't say I couldnt...I just said it was complicated

 Syv > "in my experience grown-ups say that its complicated when they really mean its not possible because they think its nicer or something"

  Knetic > ....It's just hard.....when did you get so smart?

 Syv > //shrugs a little// " i started to remember things yesterday! i think the scary man gave me something while i was there. but i talked to a lot of adults before i met him because they'd come through my forest. "

  Knetic > ....hm. It's good that you're remembering.

 Syv >  //nods// "yeah. what's that boy's name?"

  Knetic > .........Mihail.

 Syv > //grins// "that's a nice name. he looks nice."

  Knetic > //nods a bit//

 Syv > //grins a little more, expression getting a bit of amusement as he writes out the next question// "was he your booooooyfriend??"

  Knetic > .......I don't know

 Syv > "aww." //pouts// "you look like you really liked him and he looks like it too."

  Knetic > .....I don't remember

 Syv > //tilts his head// "did you lose memories too?"

  Knetic > ...not lost. they were taken from me

 Syv > //frowns// "that's not nice."

  Knetic > ......Yeah. it's not.

 Syv > //paps// "maybe you can take them back someday?"

  Knetic > ...I don't think I can.

 Syv > "well even if you can't there's still new memories to make!"

Knetic > ...what do you mean

 Syv > //blinks// " you can make new memories. like in the picture book! new friends and do new things and stuff like that."

  Knetic > .....oh. true.

 Syv > //checks his temperature again//

  Knetic > .......I feel faint...

 Syv > .... "i'm going to get dinner. if that doesn't help then maybe we should find a doctor?"

  Knetic > .....okay.

 Syv > //pappaps;;;// "i don't really know a lot about making people better if they get really sick"

  Knetic > .....I don't like doctors.

 Syv > ;;; "i know they can be scary but i don't want anything to happen to you!"

  Knetic > .....I don't like them.

 Syv > "it will be okay." //nods, then heads on into the kitchen to make a big dinner for him.... he returns a short while later, then places the plate on his lap//

Knetic > .......did you make this?

 Syv > //nods// "yes i did"

  Knetic > .....//paps him// ......Thanks

 Syv > "you're welcome!" //beams, then slides off of the bed to go eat his dinner in the other room;;//

  Knetic > //the words feel strange on his tongue but he doesn't retract it. just eating slowly//

 Syv > //eventually finishes his dinner and returns to his side// "how are you feeling?"

  Knetic > //swaying dangerously on the edge of the bed, plate falls off his lap//

 Syv > !!!! //pushes him back down so he's laying on his back, and tries not to panic too much;;; phone... phone... surely knetic knew someone that could help...?//

  Knetic > //delirious from the heat;;//

Syv > //is, once again, playing outside but this time he's within sight of the hive, setting up a new fairy house//

  Knetic > //spots him// ......//goes around so syvenn doesn't see the dead animal over his shoulder//

 Syv > // ~oblivious~ ... eventually he finishes up what he was doing and heads inside to find something else to do;; //

  Knetic > //is just storing the meat his harvests for now;;//

 Syv > //eventually just decides to lay on the floor in the living room and color in a coloring book;;;//

  Knetic > //throws the carcass at the gators and walks back over once he's clean...mind full of thoughts when he spots syvenn//

 Syv > //looks up from his coloring and spots knetic. he grins and waves a little//

  Knetic > ...//waves a little// ...What are you doing?

 Syv > //starts to sign-- then stops and writes on the page before holding up the book;;// "i'm coloring!"

  Knetic > ...coloring?

 Syv > //nods and holds up the colored pencils//

  Knetic > .....//picks one up and quirks a brow, very confused//

 Syv > //lays the book down again, then changes to a new page before he picks up a pencil to start coloring a little.... he pauses to write "like this!" on the page before continuing/

  Knetic > ....//lays down on the floor beside him and looks over before he grabs a pencil and tries to color;;//

 Syv > //grins wide 'n keeps coloring the one on his page. he scoots the box of pencils closer to knetic with his other hand//

  Knetic > //has troubles with the lines and his coordination is sloppy; ;//

 Syv > //says absolutely nothing;;; he just keeps colorin'//

  Knetic > //is slowly relaxing cause of this//

 Syv > //casually leans on him a little while he keeps coloring, and stifles a small yawn//

  Knetic > //blinks// ......You like this?

 Syv > //nods, then writes on the page// yes! coloring is very relaxing. do you like it?

  Knetic > mm...it's okay

 Syv > "did you have work before?"

  Knetic > No. Hunting. Work later.

 Syv > //nods// "did you catch anything?"

  Knetic > //nods// ...Beef.

 Syv > //nods again// "have you given me that before?"

  Knetic > ...yes. it's cow

 Syv > //makes a little ohhhh face as he nods again// "i think that is okay. i'm not used to eating so much meat"

  Knetic > ...Would you prefer not to?

 Syv > //shrugs// "i don't really mind. i wasn't ever good at hunting so i mostly ate plants and stuff when i lived by myself."

  Knetic > ....hm

 Syv > //pats at him gently// "but like i said the meat isn't bad, i'm just not used to it'

  Knetic > ...okay. //kinda...goes back to coloring//

 Syv > //does the same;;;//

  Knetic > //Eyes the time// .....Job. I'll be back. foods in the fridge.

 Syv > //blinks, then nods// "okay. be safe! C:"

  Knetic > //nods and heads out//

 Syv > //colors for a bit longer, then makes himself some food..... and eventually goes to sleep//

  Knetic > //returns eventually,  heading straight for the shower then to sleep//

Syv > //dead to the world;;;//

Mih > //has, by this time, sent the coordinates to his hive to knetic//

  Knetic > //reads his messages in the morning and then leaves a note for syvenn before he heads off to Mihail's//

Knetic > //is gone again//

 Syv > //looks around the hive, frowning. no knetic... he sighs a bit and settles his gaze on the skull collection... ...something's moving... oh boy.//

  Knetic > //returns a few hours later with a bag of food and need for a shower//

 Syv > //just sitting and staring at the skulls, trying to make sense of all the voices he can hear now..... so many dead trolls;; so many angry voices....//

  Knetic > //blinks when he walks in, finding syvenn around the skulls// .....?

 Syv > //rubbing at his ears a little, rocking back and forth... when knetic comes in they suddenly get louder, which makes him look up, eyes focusing on knetic. he doesn't move, though, a little too disoriented from the sound to quite grasp that knetic is even really there just yet//

  Knetic > //kneels down in front of him and tilts his head//

 Syv > //blinks, then rubs his eyes as he comes back to reality;; he rubs his ears, then glances back at the skulls... no, just above them at one of the many ghosts up there, then back to knetic.... how to relay this...//

  Knetic > ......What's wrong?

 Syv > //sits, thinking for a bit, the phone isn't around so he can't just type it out immediately;;; he paps one of the skulls, then paps his ears, and points up to the "empty" space overhead//

  Knetic > ....You hear things

 Syv > //nods, and paps the skulls again//

  Knetic > .....I see. //picks up syvenn and takes him to the room//

Syv > //holds onto him again, getting a little nervous once more. all those ghosts kept talking about the ways they'd been killed;;//

  Knetic > //sets him down then goes to move the skulls//

 Syv >  ? //watches him, confused//

  Knetic > //Pulls them all into a far off room off the tanker walls//

 Syv > ;;;;; //frets a bit, hoping that wasn't because he didn't want him hearing the ghost's warnings about him or something......//

  Knetic > //comes back later and gives him the bag of food. it's a kids meal//

 Syv > //blinks, then takes it from him and looks inside// ...! //he looks back up, shifting the meal to under one arm before signing "thank you" and then goes back to the table to eat;;//

  Knetic > //nods and paps his head again//

 Syv > //noms that kid's meal down, then goes to get rid of the trash... he then goes to check on his clothes again...//

  Knetic > ......//follows him curiously//

 Syv > //paps at them to make sure they're dry........ ah well, dry enough to put on. he pulls on the shorts, then takes of knetic's shirt before pulling his own back on. he then turns to spot knetic and blinks..... well, this silence thing isn't working out and the cellphone is more of a bother..... he swallows, then braces himself for speaking....// ...thank you..... ...fffff....letting me..... borrow y.... shirt. //well that was pretty terrible. he wheezes a little as he holds out knetic's shirt for him to take//

  Knetic > //looks a bit impressed, taking the shirt he nods and walks away with it//

 Syv > //follows after him, curious to see where he's going//

  Knetic > //folds the shirt up before he heads back to the bathroom to strip down//

 Syv > //immediately freezes up, remembering the wors from several of the ghosts;;; he backs away, scooting towards his room again//

  Knetic > //Literally just going to take a shower//

 Syv > //doesn't know that, man. he ducks away and closes the door, then goes to sit on the bed with the plush toys to feel a little better;;;//

  Knetic > //finishes up and changes and then pokes his head into syvenn's room// ....Showers free.

 Syv > //blinks// itsssss... okay......... i rinsssssed.... earli--....er.

  Knetic > Don't talk. it's okay.

 Syv > ....but..... you don't--- ...underssssstand... the sssssigns..

  Knetic > ....Phone?

 Syv > ch..arging...

  Knetic > ......//goes to rummage around his hive for paper and a pen/

 Syv > //follows him, rubbing some sleepiness out of his eyes//

  Knetic > //Finds some and hands it to him//

 Syv > thhhhh....ankyou... //takes it, coughing a bit;;; he rubs his throat with free hand and then sighs//

  Knetic > .....//gets him some water//

 Syv > //takes it and drinks it, then scribbles down a "thank you" on the paper and shows it to him while he thinks about asking a paricular question he's not entirely sure he wants to know the answer to.......//

  Knetic > //nods//

 Syv > .... //turns the pad around and... very carefully writes out the question;;// "are you going to do to me what you did to the other kids?"

  Knetic > .........//tilts his head//

 Syv > ;;;; //aaaand writes some more// "the ghosts... they told me what happened. the scary man taught me how so......" //trails off, not really sure what else to add onto that so he just turns the pad around again for him to read//

  Knetic > .....No. I'm not doing that to you.

 Syv > //sighs, relieved, then writes some more// "okay. thank you. i didn't want to do that. and i don't want to die."

  Knetic > ...You won't

 Syv > //scribblescribble;;// "you don't have to give me your bed... i can sleep on the couch. i'm a lot smaller."

  Knetic > //shrugs// I don't care.

 Syv > "okay." //blink, thinking for a moment before he writes again...// "why did you take me?"

  Knetic > ..........I don't know.

 Syv > //blinks, seemingly not satisfied with the answer, but he'll just accept it for now...// "do you have friends?"

  Knetic > ...no.

 Syv > //blinks, then smiles a little// "i can be your friend."

  Knetic > .......How?

 Syv > "we can play games?" //tilts his head//

  Knetic > ......???

 Syv > "like hide-and-seek. or pretend. or board games. you bought me board games."

  Knetic > ........Explain

Syv > "well in hide-and-seek one of us is It and the other person has to hide. you count to 10 or something when you're It and the other person has to find a hiding place. then you try to to find them!"

  Knetic > ......//nods//

 Syv > "and pretend is whatever you want it to be...... all the board games have instructions." //nods a bit//

  Knetic > ....What do you want?

 Syv > ;;; "hide-and-seek is easiest."

  Knetic > ......You count.

 Syv > //nods and closes his eyes, then holds up both hands, fingers spread out, to start a countdown....//

  Knetic > ....//waits a bit before he goes and....squeezes behind the fridge despite being taller than it//

 Syv > //finally reaches zero, then opens his eyes and looks around, blinking... well, a big troll like knetic won't have many places to hide........ he checks the bathroom first//

  Knetic > //watches him pass by//

 Syv > //eventually comes back on out.. hm.... checks the bedroom... nope.... wanders into the kitchen and notices the fridge is out of place//

  Knetic > ..........

 Syv > //looks up and then around.... then grins and points at him//

Knetic > .....//gets out from behind the fridge// ....now what?

 Syv > //scribbles// now you count and i hide

  Knetic > ....//nods//

 Syv > //waits for him to start counting;;;//

  Knetic > ......//turns to face a wall and covers his eyes// ....1.....2.....3

 Syv > !! //aaand off he goes, to cram himself into some tiny space in a closet somewhere;;//

  Knetic > //finishes and starts to look around//

 Syv > //quiet as can be;;//

  Knetic > //picks up furniture and looks into doors//

 Syv > ;;;;//hears him getting close//

  Knetic > .......//peeks into the closet//

 Syv > //smiles up at him, then crawls on out and then pushes himself up... he then digs out the pad of paper and pencil to write:// "you found me! see, this is a pretty easy game to play. it's a little harder outside in the woods."

  Knetic > //nods and paps him again/

 Syv > "what do you normally do?"

  Knetic > .........Hunt. Drink. Sleep....//omits the random acts of rape to death.....//

 Syv > //blinks, then nods a little;;// "do you like to do anything else?"

  Knetic > ......I don't know anything else.

 Syv > //frowns a bit, but nods;;;// "that's okay. we can play the games i know."

  Knetic > //nods//

 Syv > //yaaaawns again;;// ...."i'm getting sleepy though..."

  Knetic > ........Nap?

 Syv > //nods// "yes. i think i'm going to nap."

  Knetic > //nods// ......I have a job. Won't be hive. Stay here while I'm out.

 Syv > //tilts his head// "what kind of job do you have?"

  Knetic > .....Mercenary

 Syv > //blinks again, then nods// "okay. good luck." //gives him a little thumbs up, then wanders off to the bedroom//

  Knetic > //paps him again and goes to get ready//

 Syv > //yeeeeeeeeee naptime//

  Knetic > //returns home, bloodied as all hell as per the norm but with food in tow//

 Syv > //sitting in the living room carefully constructing a little hive made out of sticks and long blades of grass;;; he looks up as knetic comes in and frowns... he's become a little desensitized to the sight of dead trolls by now, but knetic looking that beat up is new....///

  Knetic > //is a bit mad he hasn't run into Mihail in a while but....he's okay for now.// .....Dinner, syvenn.

 Syv >//nods and carefully moves his little house project aside, then pushes himself up before taking out his paper pad// "are you okay? you look hurt :C"

  Knetic > //nods// Fine....just a rougher customer.

 Syv > //frowns a little more but nods// "okay. you should clean that out. it'll get infected."

  Knetic > ....hm...yeah. I'm going. Eat.

Syv > //nods a little and moves on over to the table to sit and eat//

  Knetic > //heads off to shower and fix himself up/\

 Syv > //yeeee food nommin'. he glances over at the little hive he was working on, thinking about what to do next.....//

  Knetic > //all fixed and showered, he's sitting at th couch applying bandages//

 Syv > //finishes his dinner, then comes on over to sit in front of the couch to finish his house, occasionally looking up to knetic/

  Knetic > ....What?

 Syv > "nothing. do you like your job?"

  Knetic > //shrugs//

 Syv > "why do it if you don't like it?" //tilts his head//

  Knetic > ...keeps me fed

 Syv > "oh..." //goes back to his house thing;;;//

  Knetic > ...........What is that?

 Syv > "it's a fairy house!" //g r i n s wide// "fairies will come live in it when i'm done."

Knetic > ....What's a fayrie?

 Syv > "um. they're little magical people. there's lots of different kinds. some of them are nice and some of them are mean." //does a crude little drawing of his interpretation of what a fairy looks like;;//

  Knetic > ......Small?

 Syv > //nods and holds up his hands in an approximation of their size//

  Knetic > .......Hm....are they dangerous

 Syv > //shrugs// "they can be! if you make them mad. mostly they like to play jokes but sometimes the jokes are fatal..."

  Knetic > ......Tell me about these jokes

 Syv > //blinks, then scribbles down a few different stories for him to read while he works on a roof;;;//

  Knetic > //gets to finishing the bandages//

 Syv > //yeeeee finishes up that roof, then sits back with a little satisfied sigh//

  Knetic > ......//reads the little tales//

 Syv > //watches him, mostly his expression to see if anything changes//

  Knetic > //nothing changes as he reads, just blank//

 Syv > ;;; //wonders how he does that;;.... he moves to sit next to him on the couch for now//

  Knetic > ....This is funny.

 Syv > //blinks, then grins, pleased by that. he paps knetic's shoulder//

  Knetic > ......//paps him back//

 Syv > //takes the paper back to write again// "they have a lot of story books with more of these in them."

  Knetic > .....I see.

 Syv > "i used to have a lot in my hive. C:" //smiles for a moment before his expression falls a little//

  Knetic > ......You have a hive?

 Syv > ......... "not anymore."

  Knetic > .....This is your hive.

 Syv > //nods a little// "it's nice here."

  Knetic > //paps him//

 Syv > //paps back// ... "what kind of lusus did you have?"

  Knetic > ....crocodile.

 Syv > "that's really cool. c: like the ones outside?"

  Knetic > ....Bigger.

 Syv > //gasps, well, opens his mouth like he would gasp;;;// "but they're so big!"

  Knetic > Even bigger than this hive

 Syv > //blinks, eyes going wide// "that's really big!!!"

  Knetic > //nods//

 Syv > "my lusus was only as big as you."

  Knetic > //hums// ....What was it

 Syv > "fallow deer." //draws a little picture;;;/

  Knetic > ......I won't kill those then.

 Syv > "thank you. the other kinds don't bother me as much but i couldn't ever eat one like my lusus... :c"

  Knetic > ......Understandable

 Syv > "thank you for understanding."

  Knetic > //Grunts non-committal-like//

 Syv > //patpat;;// "do the cuts hurt?"

  Knetic > //shakes his head//

 Syv > "that's good... it would hurt me a lot;;"

  Knetic > ..No one is going to hurt you.

 Syv > ...... //looks down, thinking...// "why are you so nice to me?"

  Knetic > .......I don't know.

 Syv > ...... "that's okay. i don't think i really thought you would know."

  Knetic > Hm.....

 Syv > ........ " you really don't have any friends at all?"

  Knetic > .....No. I don't.

 Syv > "do you work with anyone?"

  Knetic > ......No.

 Syv > "maybe if you worked with someone you could be friends! C:"

  Knetic > ....I kill people for a living.

 Syv > ........... //stays quiet for a bit as he thinks;;;// "do you kill bad guys? like a super hero?"

  Knetic > .....I kill who the people who pay me want me to kill.

 Syv > ;;;; //nods a little;;// "okay. i was going to say you could be like a superhero with a sidekick and save the night and everything. like you did with me. c: "

  Knetic > ....I'm not a superhero

 Syv > ... "you're a superhero to me."

  Knetic > ...//grunts//

 Syv > //smiles and paps him, then yawns a little...// "i'm getting sleepy."

  Knetic > ...Get to bed. Tomorrow we go out.

 Syv > "where are we going?"

  Knetic > ...market.

 Syv > //nods// "okay. sleep well knetic." //paps him again then slides off of the couch to go to bed//

  Knetic > //Grunts in reply and gets comfy//

 Syv > //aaaaaand he's asleep//

  Knetic > //wakes up early to shower and feed the crocodiles//

 Syv > //just. sprawled out on the bed, plush toys everywhere//

  Knetic > //finishes and heads into the room, eyeing the plush toys//

 Syv > //still very much asleep;;//

  Knetic > .....//picks up the plushes and then picks syvenn up//

 Syv > //stirs a bit and blinks, finally waking up// ???

  Knetic > //goes into the bathroom and gently sets him down// .....Shower.

 Syv > //nods sleepily and then undresses 'n starts up a shower;;//

  Knetic > //goes to wait//

 Syv > //yeee buddy. eventually comes back out 'n gets dressed again, still yawning//

  Knetic > .....Ready?

 Syv > //grabs his paper pad and pencil, then nods//

  Knetic > //kneels down to let him get on his shoulders and then heads off//

 Syv > //climbs aboard 'n holds on;;//

  Knetic > ....Do you have the list of things we need?

 Syv > //nods and passes it to him//

  Knetic > ......//Takes it and grunts, heading onward through the forest//

 Syv > //bobs his head a little as if he were humming, and looks around while knetic walks//

  Knetic > //Growls away any animals and such// .....We're here.

 Syv > //grins and nods, all excited to see what's on sale;;//

Mih > //TOTALLY IN THE BACKGROUND, MAKIN' HIS WAY OUTTA THERE.................//

  Knetic > //catches sight of Mihail but doesn't chase after him. not while syvenn is around// .....Help pick the good ones. //ignores all the stares and looks of terror//

 Syv > //nods and paps at his shoulder to get his attention, then points to a stall a bit ahead. the first thing on the list.//

Mih > //aaaaaaaaaand he's gone//

  Knetic > //puts him down as they get to it// .....

 Syv > //yeeee tracks down everything on the list, letting him do the bargaining;;; he checks off the last item, then shows the list to knetic to signal they're done//

  Knetic > ...Good. //kneels down again and then heads off back to the hive once he's on his shoulders//

 Syv > //aw yisssss~ holds on//

  Knetic > //shuffles into the hive and into the kitchen//

 Syv > //waits to be set down, then goes about putting everything away;;//

  Knetic > //helps when he feels//

 Syv > //sighs once its all put away, then stretches a little and looks to knetic...... he then pulls out his pad of paper to write something down// "can i go play in the forest?"

  Knetic > //blinks but then nods// .......Don't stay out to late.

 Syv > //grins, then nods and runs on out into the woods;;;//

  Knetic > //gets to....watching tv;;//

 Syv > //is literally out there until just about moonset;;; when he finally comes back he's dirty as all hell;;; twigs, moss, leafs in his hair, dirt smeared over his face and hands.... those clothes are just atrocious............... but he appears happy as a lark;;//

  Knetic > //smells a smell and blinks, looking almost offended by it. almost.// .......Syvenn.

 Syv > //tilts his head, then waves a little hello as he takes his shoes off//

  Knetic > Shower.

 Syv > //laughs silently and nods before he pushes himself up to his feet again. he then immediately goes to the bathroom to clean up//

  Knetic > //looks at the twigs and leaves that fall off syvenn as he goes// .....//sighs and goes to clean it up//

 Syv > //in there for like, ever, then eventually comes on out all nice and clean, clothes hanging up to dry for now;;//

  Knetic > .....You need more clothes.

 Syv > ;;; //nods, then finds his paper again// "that would be nice. those ones have holes in them now..."

  Knetic > //nods// ......Let's go.

 Syv > //blinks;;// "now?"

  Knetic > ....morning. nevermind.

 Syv > //smiles a bit and paps him// "its okay. we can go tomorrow?"

  Knetic > //nods// .....Go to bed.

 Syv > //pappap// "goodnight knetic."

  Knetic > //nods// .....Night.

 Syv > //aaaaand off to bed he goes, falling asleep almost immediately//

 Syv > //actually has some "free time," now that he's completed his training.... he shuffles around the town, occasionally tugging at the collar around his neck... aphroa had made it so tight it was hard to breathe every so often. the tugging distracted him enough to keep him from paying complete attention to where he was going...//

  Knetic > //chugging a bottle of rum as he goes, meaning he's not looking at where he was going//

 Syv > //tugs a little more at his collar, then sighs slightly.... he turns and then collides headfirst into knetic. he stumbles back, toppling to the ground without a sound;; it takes him a second to realize what happened, and when he does, he just.... stares up at knetic with wide, terrified eyes//

  Knetic > .....//feels a bump and looks down. the hell.// ...........

 Syv > //literally too scared to move;;; just staaaaaaring up at him//

  Knetic > .....What?

 Syv > // f r o z e n in place;;; though he manages to sign an apology, quickly//

  Knetic > ......the fuck was that?

 Syv > ;;;; //frets, and pats at his throat, opening his mouth a little as no sound comes out;;; then does the sign again with a little bow of his head//

  Knetic > ....oh

 Syv > ;;; //slooooowly inches back away from him, still on the ground, and averts his gaze so he's not staring anymore... maybe if he's lucky this highblood won't hurt him...... a couple feet away he pauses to tug at the collar again and breathe in deeply, then keeps scooting back//

  Knetic > //kid must be broken....shrugs a bit before he just. kneels down// That collar is ugly.

 Syv > //blinks, still panicked so his eyes are just. wide as saucers;;; he fingers the collar a bit nervously, then eventually nods..... better to agree, yeah?//

  Knetic > //Doesn't even ask, just reaches over and cuts it off with his nails//

 Syv > //just . FREEZES UP, staring at him in absolute terror as he starts shakin' like a leaf in the wind;;; how on alternia would he ever go back to aphroa now? he'd get punished for sure.... oh no oh no oh no....//

  Knetic > ......What.

 Syv > //just. holds up the collar and points to aphroa's symbol on it;;;//

  Knetic > ........??

 Syv > ....... //chews at his lip... then points at his own symbol, clearly a brown one, then points at the clearly tyrian one on the collar...... oh if only he had something to write with.....//

  Knetic > .....//nods once before he just. picks him up. and starts walking home.//

 Syv > //wheezes a little squeak of alarm, but just.... goes limp. he knows better than to try to escape;;; he  just hopes this highblood won't be worse than aphroa...//

  Knetic > //Takes him to the huge oil tanker, alligators and crocodiles sun bathing out by the waters edge greet knetic with low rumbles as he passes//

 Syv > //just watches the surrounding area as they move, worried now that he'd end up as reptile food at this rate... still, he just holds onto knetic silently and tries not to think too much about it... oh he missed his lusus..../

  Knetic > //brings him in and locks the door then sets him down// ....Hive.

 Syv > //blinks, looking around nervously, but doesn't move at all from the spot he's been put down on.... he nods a little, making the sign for hive before he remembers this guy doesn't know sign language;;;//

  Knetic > //rolls his eyes before he kneels down// You live here now.

 Syv > //blinks again, visibly surprised..... he then holds out his hand flat, then with his other hand, he mimics holding a pencil and mimes writing something while staring at knetic;;/

  Knetic > ......//gets up and looks around// .........shit....//Pulls out his phone and hands it to him on the memo screen// Type.

 Syv > //nods a little and carefully taps out a little message// "did you buy me?" //then turns the phone around for him to read;;//

  Knetic > ....no.

 Syv > .......... //pales a little, then turns the phone around to tap at it again, still very carefully// "the scary man will be really mad... is it really okay?" //aaand shows it to knetic, looking a bit more nervous if it were even possible//

  Knetic > //frowns// ......He comes and I'll kill him.

 Syv > .........;;; //he nods a little, then taps at the phone again// "my name is syvenn. what is your name?"

  Knetic > ....Knetic.

 Syv > //nods a little....// "thank you. i can't talk. but i can sign and i can write and type. i will try not to be a bother..." //he suddenly hopes this man didn't pick him up for the reason aphroa had.....//

  Knetic > ....You won't be. just. be a kid.

 Syv > ... //tilts his head// "you didn't take me to belong to you?"

  Knetic > Fuck no. be a kid.

 Syv > ........;;;; "oh... is there anything else i should do?" //pauses to look around a bit;;// "...clean things?"

  Knetic > //did I have to fucking explain how to be a child!?// .....I'm going to buy you some toys.

 Syv > //perks up a little, actually gaining some semblance of genuine childishness in his face for a few seconds before he immediately shuts it down out of habit;;;// "o-oh, you don't have to-- i can play with other things. i don't want to bother you... it was very nice of you to take me away from there...."

  Knetic > //just walks out the door expecting him to follow//

 Syv > ;;;; //trots after him, still holding the phone// "where are we going?"

  Knetic > store.

 Syv > ;;;;; "okay. thank you." //nods a little and just follows along after him//

  Knetic > //silent as he walks//

 Syv > //looks around as they walk, sticking very close to knetic's side just in case anyone aphora had contacts with happened to be around//

  Knetic > ...Why can't you talk?

 Syv > //blinks, then taps at the phone// "i dunno. i haven't ever been able to. sometimes i can make it happen but it hurts." //paps at his throat a little and frowns//

  Knetic > hm.

 Syv > ..... "is it bad?" //worried now;;;//

  Knetic > .... //Grunts in dismissal// We're here.

 Syv > //blinks, then stares at the store, mouth hanging open for a few seconds before he remembers his manners and closes it. so many toys...... he's never seen so many toys in one place;;//

  Knetic > //watches him before he grunts again like Go. pick something.//

 Syv > //jumps a bit, then starts on into the store, nervously at first... does he belong here?? he looks around at the other kids... most higher blooded... well. the scary guy-- knetic. is here so maybe he won't get in trouble if he touches a couple things....... he ends up finding a little set of figurines and a ball, then returns to knetic;;//

  Knetic > //watches. allowing himself time to think. He notices his return and quirks a brow// ..s' at it?

 Syv > .... //blinks up at him and tilts his head// "should i get more? i don't know what to get. i've never been to a toy store before."

  Knetic > .....//walks around and picks up a few more things. some stuffed animals, several pillows, board games, video games, a few consoles and a tea set//

 Syv > ;;; //follows after him, watching as he picks things up....// "should i carry some?"

  Knetic > //shakes his head and heads to pay for everything//  ...Hive.

 Syv > //nods a bit// "okay. thank you. you're really nice. c: "

  Knetic > //Grunts and heads off with the bags, expecting him to follow//

 Syv > //aaaaand trots after him, looking over the things he'd been holding as they walk... or rather, for him it's more like a jog. this guy is so huge;;;//

  Knetic > //doesn't pay much attention to the kid as he walks, just thinking on things mostly//

 Syv > //ducks behind him a bit as they pass someone who looks vaguely familiar, thankfully he isn't spotted;;; he sighs a bit and goes back to watching their surroundings//

  Knetic > ......//stops and looks around//

 Syv > //bumps right into him;;; he blinks, then gets out the phone// "what's wrong?"

  Knetic > ....We're being followed. //kneels down and picks him up//

 Syv > !!! //holds on tight, nervously looking around//

  Knetic > //just. runs//

 Syv > //hOLDS ON FOR DEAR LIFE//

  Knetic > //ducks behind some rocks and waits//

 Syv > //still clinging, though the speed of that run scared him so much he's shaking now;;;//

  Knetic > Sh.

 Syv > //nods a little;;; and tries to calm down//

  Knetic > //waits, peeking over slowly and squinting//

 Syv > //dares a little peek as well....... well, he can't see anything...//

Knetic >  .....//puts him down// Wait here.

 Syv > //nods again and crouches down behind the rocks//

  Knetic > //circles around and squints, carefully creeping slowly//

 Syv > //shifts a little bit to watch him, and misses the other troll circling around the other side of the rock.......//

  Knetic > //Sits and waits for the right moment before he lunges and grabs the trolls head in his huge palm and drives his face into the floor//

 Syv > !!!!!! //immediately balls himself up, face buried in his knees, hands clamped over his ears;;//

Troll > //u know he dead//

  Knetic > //crushes his skull for safe measures then drags him by an arm over to where syvenn is//

 Syv > //still just balled up, too terrified to move//

  Knetic > .....Kid.

 Syv > //s l o oooow ly moves his head a little to peer up at him.... though as soon as he spots the body his eyes go wide as can be;;//

  Knetic > ....Let's go.

 Syv > //every part of his head is screaming not to move, but the training translates that as an order. mechanically he pushes himself up and stiffly shuffles towards knetic, eyes never leaving the dead troll//

  Knetic > //Doesn't understand his hesitancy and just shuffles on, dragging the body behind him//

 Syv > //follows after him, trying to keep away from the body. will he end up like that eventually?? when he gets bigger??//

  Knetic > //drags it in and drops off the toys in the room he meant for syvenn to take and then drags the body somewhere secret, away from syvenn//

 Syv > //watches him for a moment, then just.... retreats to the room. he closes the door, then looks around..... sparsely decorated, but that's fine. he could find some moss to make the bed a little more comfortable... he pushes on it a bit to test the firmness.... yep. definitely need moss. for the time being, he picks up one of the plush toys and crawls up onto the bed to sit, just hugging it for now;;/

  Knetic > //eats his fill and throws the rest away, lobbing pieces at the reptiles outside his hive before he heads off to shower and then find syvenn//

 Syv > //yep... just on the bed...... though by then he's at least arranged the other plush toys in a little circle around him;;//

  Knetic > //blinks// .....//comes over to sit by him and just, offers him a plate of leftover troll meat;;//

 Syv > //s t a r e s at it. so gross but... he remembers the look of the smashed skull and takes the plate;;; then sets the one plush toy aside to free up his hand for eating.... the taste was gross. he'd never really been a big fan of meat, but it was food and he was pretty hungry......//

  Knetic > ......//paps his head awkwardly in acknowledgement//

 Syv > ;;;// barely manages to control the flinch and just... finishes eating the rest of the troll meat;;;//

  Knetic > ....//wonders if he has a drink for a kid...// ...Water?

 Syv > //nods;; then finds the phone again// "yes please"

  Knetic > //nods and goes to get him some//

 Syv > //once he's gone, he rubs at his eyes and sniffs a bit. god that was scary;;;//

  Knetic > //brings him back a glass of water//

 Syv > //sits up a bit more to take it, then quickly sips it away;;;// .... "thank you"

  Knetic > //nods and looks at the bed// ...Comfy?

 Syv > //blinks, considering just saying yes and leaving it at that.... but he'd notice the moss padding eventually;;// "mostly comfy."

  Knetic > .....//nods and goes to his husktop//

 Syv > ....? //tilts his head in confusion... thinking he's meant to follow again, he slides off of the bed and moves on out after him//

  Knetic > //Sits in front of it and starts to look for new mattresses//

 Syv > ;;;; // gently pats his shoulder to get his attention;;// "it's okay. i can use moss padding."

  Knetic > //shakes his head and pulls him up into his lap// ..Pick one.

 Syv > //aaaand he's in his lap. oh boy. he stares at the screen, blinking, then points to one that seems comfy enough;;//

  Knetic > //nods and orders it with a grunt, soon sliding him off and heading outside without another word//

 Syv > ?? //tilts his head, blinking.... he then follows him outside, thinking that's what he wanted;;//

  Knetic > //is just....picking up moss bits;;//

 Syv > ;;;; //shuffles on over and pats at him again// "that's not the right kind. i can show you?"

  Knetic > ....//nods and drops the ones he's found//

 Syv > //nods a bit and then heads off towards the forest... after a bit of searching he finds a good bunch of the moss, then points it out before he starts carefully gathering it//

  Knetic > //blinks and then joins him in gathering//

 Syv > //after a little bit more he gives a thumbs up to signal he's good, then starts heading back to the hive//

  Knetic > //nods and follows him//

 Syv > //heads on back to the room... he then clears off the bed, and then starts laying out the moss in little strips, then weaves other strips through them to form a sort of makeshift net//

  Knetic > //just....holding the moss for him to grab from and watches//

 Syv > //eventually finishes it and sighs, then looks back to knetic// "thank you. this will make it more comfortable."

  Knetic > //nods and awkwardly paps his head again before he heads out of the room//

 Syv > ?? //trots on out after him;;//

  Knetic > .....//blinks back at him// ....Sleep time.

 Syv > //blinks, then nods and heads back into his room;; he then of course arranges all the stuffed animals to be around him and curls up to wait for sleep;;//

  Knetic > //just lays on the couch with a  drink and fiddles with an old picture he had in his pockets...the only solid proof he had of any past//

 Syv > .... //eventually manages to fall asleep... lightly, though. he's never been a deep sleeper;;//

  Knetic > //snores quietly from the couch;;/\

 Syv > //ends up wakin' up havin' to use the bathroom;;;; he quiiiiiietly as possible sneaks on out of his room to find it.....//

  Knetic > //cracks an eye open and watches//

 Syv > //oblivious to being watched for now;;; he finally finds it and goes on in....... then comes back out a little bit later. rather than immediately go back to sleep, he decides since knetic is asleep - to his knowledge - he'll use the opportunity to look around a little more....... to start he just kinda.. tiptoes around, memorizing the layout of the hive//

  Knetic > //watches him carefully with one hooded eye but doesn't give off the impression that he's awake//

 Syv > //eventually relaxes enough to just walk quietly rather than tiptoe... he makes his way over to the kitchen to look around there. two plates. two cups. a single fork? he glances back over at knetic... he must be lonely;;//

  Knetic > //evens his breathing to simulate sleep//

 Syv > //wonders for a bit why he's on the couch..... then decides he should see if he has a bed too;;;; just quiiiiietly walks off to see if there's a second bedroom somewhere around here..../

  Knetic > //nope, you have his bedroom, syvenn//

 Syv > ................... //eventually comes to that conclusion and frowns a bit.... he then returns to "his" bedroom and pulls the blanket off of his bed... theeeen just comes back on out with it. he then very carefully puts it on knetic before returning to the bedroom to go back to sleep;;//

  Knetic > //doesn't move, just let's it like he's asleep and waits//

 Syv > //yeeep. he's alseep again, out for the rest of the day//

  Knetic > //early riser, already our and about to gather food//

 Syv > //stretches a little when he wakes up, then slides off of the bed to head out and look for knetic..... not seeing him, he looks around the rest of the hive, quietly, then decides to go outside to see if he's around...//

  Knetic > //out Killing a deer;;//

 Syv > //well. no knetic in sight. he goes back in and finds the little figurines, then decides to wander off to the forest to play for now;;;//

  Knetic > //comes back with a huge stag and looks around for the kid// .......hm. //goes about skinning//

 Syv > //eventually wanders back, much later, covered in dirt and mud but quite pleased;;//

  Knetic > //deer head on the floor, all bloody from the hunt, cooking deer//

 Syv > //just. freezes in the doorway. he stares at the deer head, then looks over to knetic, feeling sick suddenly... he then backs right back out of the hive;;//

  Knetic > ........Syvenn?

 Syv > //s l owl y edges back into the house and waves a little;;//

  Knetic > //blinks// ...//imitates the action//

 Syv > ;;;;;//sloooowly backs out of the hive again, not wanting to see the deer. it wasn't the same species as his late lusus, but it still brought back terrible memories...//

  Knetic > //shrugs a bit and goes back to his cooking//

 Syv > //just. stays out in the forest for a long while;;;.... eventually he returns, this time slowly peeking into the house to see if the deer head is still there....

  Knetic > //It's now being stripped by worms and maggots// .....

 Syv > ....... //stares at it for a bit, somehow that doesn't freak him out as much as the sight of knetic cooking.... he sighs quietly and heads on inside to put his toys back in the room. though he pauses to take his shoes off at the door so he doesn't track mud everywhere;;//

  Knetic > //puts out a plate on the table for himself and syvenn, portions far too big for a child but what does he know;;/:

 Syv > //comes back out and spots the plate... he blinks, then comes over to sit at the table. before eating he pokes a bit at the deer... well, he'd already engaged in some cannibalism can't really complain about eating something similar to his lusus. he carefully tears off a small bit to eat, then chews on that while lookin' over at knetic//

  Knetic > //just eating quitely. he even put out a little juice box for syvenn//

 Syv > //glances over at it, then smiles a small bit. he takes it and puts the straw in, then sips at it. mmn grape. aw yis.//

  Knetic > //drinking water with his, not used to cooked flesh but it's good nonetheless//

 Syv > //manages to eat a little more deer before he starts feeling entirely too full;;; but he's only managed to eat about a third of what's on the plate........//

  Knetic > ....Too much?

 Syv > //nods, sippin at the juice... he finds the phone, then taps out a little message// "i can't fit a lot. thank you though."

  Knetic > //nods and pulls the plate over to eat the rest//

 Syv > //finishes off his juice box, then yawns a little.... well, he should probably clean up... he slides off of the chair, then disposes of the empty juicebox before wandering over to the bathroom//

  Knetic > //watches him carefully before he checks the skull for progress//

 Syv > //starts up a bath, then strips down..... and realizes this is his only outfit. he sighs, then opts to rinse out his clothes first before getting in to wash himself off;;; rather than put the clothes back on again, he leaves them to dry on a hook in the bathroom and just. leaves. naked. back to "his" room for a while. the lightning scars still hurt after baths and he'd rather not move around until he's totally dry...//

  Knetic > //quirks a brow as he sees he's naked// .............//goes to his dresser and fishes out a shirt for syvenn to wear and extends it to him//

 Syv > //pauses and stares at it, then takes it slowly and pulls it on. he signs a little "thank you" before remembering knetic can't understand him;;; but... just ends up going to crawl onto his bed anyway for now//

  Knetic > //just grunts and goes back to his watching//