Hi! I'm Zac!

It appears you already know.

You just said it.

Um. I'm gonna go. *he runs off*

I'm gon- I'm gonna go. *he runs off to his dorm*

It appears you already know.

You just said it.

Um. I'm gonna go. *he runs off*

It appears you already know.

You just said it.

It appears you already know.

Put a new coat of paint on, get some fuel into my back and get on with life. Still, I barely ever get injured so it's fine.

*he sees the knife* No- no. You know how I said I may need help refuelling, well I'm as good as out of fuel. Sorry for panicking you.

(Blue fills into his left eye once again and he laughs delightedly, sheathing his knife and throwing Zac's robotic arm over his shoulder.) (A high flush of blood still tints his cheeks and he looks, for once, like a normal healthy boy.) "C'mon then, let's get you sat down." (He helps Zac take his school blazer off, and absentmindedly admires his construction.) "How do you do this again?" (Lucy is now chewing on the drained, crumpled mouse.)

Take off the back panel and just chuck coal in. *his voice is cutting in and out*

(He presses his hands to Zac's back, removing the panel with care and then shovelling coal into the small fire he sees inside like both their lives depend on it.) (His eyes fill with blue and he watches Zac consume the coal with interest.) "You know, Zac, have you ever tried fuelling yourself with Nurse Lenny's coal?"

*his eyes stop flashing* No. Thought about stealing some and trying it once. There is probably a better fuel source to be honest, just haven't discovered it.

(Seki hums.) "I might ask him one day, I'm interested too." (He thinks for a second.) "Do you wanna test out gasoline?" (There is a calculated kind of air about him, a colder and more innately emotionless one, but it disappears quickly.) (He lays Zac's back plate back on, rubbing circles on his metal back.) "Only if you want to, of course."

Yeah, sure. I mean I've only ever used coal. Isn't gasoline worse for the environment though? I mean I know coal is bad for the environment, don't get me wrong, but I sorta have to use that. *he puts his blazer back on* Thank you, by the way, you didn't have to help me.

(Seki grins.) "No problem." (He casts an absentminded glance at Zac's back once again, getting up to pick up Lucy, who curls around his arm.) "What happens if you don't refuel?"

Well, I haven't tried not refuelling and I don't particularly want to. I have a low power mode which is a coma like state, but I've never had no fuel.

"That's good." (Seki looks distracted and disassociative once more.) "You know, Zac, as long as you have fuel you'll probably outlive me. Or even all of us at the school, really." (He chuckles a bit.) "I wonder what that feels like."

(Seki seems to have snapped out of it a little and looks at Zac with grief written on his face.) "Life is a terrible thing, Zac, but you have a second curse, you know. The curse of being able to choose when to die instead of being told by time." (He sits down next to Zac on Zac's bed.) "Don't let other people tell you either." (He lets Lucy nose her way into Zac's hands.) "Non solum memento mori sed etiam memento vivre." "Remember to die but remember also to live." (He lays a cold, pale hand on Zac's equally cold steel.) (It is shaking.) "Gifts may be curses, but curses can be gifts. Live like your strength will let you protect what you love, and love like there will always be someone there to refuel you, because you believe that they would." (He sighs just a little.) "Memento vivre..." (Seki's pulse skips and his eyes roll shut, passing out on Zac's bed from blood loss.)

I can't choose really-*he notices Seki pass out* Oh no! What do I do? Um. I could take him to the Nurse? Um. What else can I do? Ok. I've got to take him. *he gets up and puts Lucy in her enclosure then turns around and effortlessly picks up Seki* Come on buddy, lets get you to the Nurse.*he starts on his way to the Nurse, carrying Seki*

(Seki's eyes kinda half open.) "Zac?" "I... I'm sorry."

Don't apologise for what you can't control, Seki. I'm taking you to Nurse Lenny, you clearly need to go.

(Seki gives a sad little laugh.) "Usually doesn't get this... bad." (He closes his eyes.) "Must've... let my guard down." (Almost unconsciously, he mumbles another apology)

You'll be fine buddy, I sometimes do the same. *they almost get to the Nurses office*

(Lenny greets the two with concern when he gets there, instructing Zac to lay Seki down on a bed.) "Hello Nurse... Lenny" (Unfortunately, Lenny's magic healing doesn't do much for Seki, being more of a curse-related issue, but he is stable again, and Lenny leaves to go organise his coal, after telling Seki he has to go find some source of blood, because the mouse and his frenzy shocked his system.) (He lifts his head weakly.) "You don't come here much, do you, Zac?"

What, to the nurses office? No, not really. Most remedies a nurse can give are for human ailments.

(The bathroom door emerges and Samuel looks like a skeleton walking, skin so pale he looked like a marble-carved statue. There's blood literally all up in his hair, making it somewhat pink from his efforts to wash it out.) (Despite this, he beams at Zac.) "Open it."

(Twin daggers are inside with metal grips designed exactly like Zac's sword grip, and lined with rubber. They are about medium size, and gleam in the dorm's lights. Nestled underneath them are a small knife sharpener and oilcloth) "Do they fit your hands?" (Seki is towelling his hair and isn't looking at Zac, but he sounds hopeful regardless.)

Woah! These are so cool! Thank you! *he holds them and does a stabbing motion*

(Seki regards him with interest and glee.) "No problem! Besides, we're gonna need all the help we can get during Playtime tomorrow." (He rubs the back of his neck.) "I wonder if I could bring Lucy with me?" (He coughs, reminding Zac of his fragile, bloodless state.)

(Seki seems to get even paler, if that's possible) "Oh! No, it's my- uh, my curse. It's the end of my..." (He gestures vaguely.) "Cycle? I don't know. This is when I vomit... all the blood. I have to go apologise to Nurse Lenny, there's going to be a bunch of people coming to him for blood loss." (He thinks for a second.) "You know, Professor Hinks said the Plagueround apparently developed a river of blood yesterday. He's offered to take me there. Do you wanna come too?"

(Seki lets out a little chuckle but notes Zac's repressed discomfort with respect.) "You don't have to. Besides, you could rust." (He offers Zac a reassuring smile.) "I'm not mad and I don't expect you to do it, I promise." "Test out your new daggers for me?"

Nah, my paint's fine, I'll come with. *having not put down the daggers yet he does another stabbing motion* They are really cool! Thank you!

(Seki assesses the daggers, making sure that they fit Zac's hands.) "My pleasure." (He notices the time and turns a little sad.) "I've got to go to bed now. Sure you'll be okay all night?"

Yeah, go sleep.

*he sees the knife* No- no. You know how I said I may need help refuelling, well I'm as good as out of fuel. Sorry for panicking you.

(Blue fills into his left eye once again and he laughs delightedly, sheathing his knife and throwing Zac's robotic arm over his shoulder.) (A high flush of blood still tints his cheeks and he looks, for once, like a normal healthy boy.) "C'mon then, let's get you sat down." (He helps Zac take his school blazer off, and absentmindedly admires his construction.) "How do you do this again?" (Lucy is now chewing on the drained, crumpled mouse.)

Take off the back panel and just chuck coal in. *his voice is cutting in and out*

(He presses his hands to Zac's back, removing the panel with care and then shovelling coal into the small fire he sees inside like both their lives depend on it.) (His eyes fill with blue and he watches Zac consume the coal with interest.) "You know, Zac, have you ever tried fuelling yourself with Nurse Lenny's coal?"

*his eyes stop flashing* No. Thought about stealing some and trying it once. There is probably a better fuel source to be honest, just haven't discovered it.

(Seki hums.) "I might ask him one day, I'm interested too." (He thinks for a second.) "Do you wanna test out gasoline?" (There is a calculated kind of air about him, a colder and more innately emotionless one, but it disappears quickly.) (He lays Zac's back plate back on, rubbing circles on his metal back.) "Only if you want to, of course."

Yeah, sure. I mean I've only ever used coal. Isn't gasoline worse for the environment though? I mean I know coal is bad for the environment, don't get me wrong, but I sorta have to use that. *he puts his blazer back on* Thank you, by the way, you didn't have to help me.

(Seki grins.) "No problem." (He casts an absentminded glance at Zac's back once again, getting up to pick up Lucy, who curls around his arm.) "What happens if you don't refuel?"

Well, I haven't tried not refuelling and I don't particularly want to. I have a low power mode which is a coma like state, but I've never had no fuel.

"That's good." (Seki looks distracted and disassociative once more.) "You know, Zac, as long as you have fuel you'll probably outlive me. Or even all of us at the school, really." (He chuckles a bit.) "I wonder what that feels like."

(Seki seems to have snapped out of it a little and looks at Zac with grief written on his face.) "Life is a terrible thing, Zac, but you have a second curse, you know. The curse of being able to choose when to die instead of being told by time." (He sits down next to Zac on Zac's bed.) "Don't let other people tell you either." (He lets Lucy nose her way into Zac's hands.) "Non solum memento mori sed etiam memento vivre." "Remember to die but remember also to live." (He lays a cold, pale hand on Zac's equally cold steel.) (It is shaking.) "Gifts may be curses, but curses can be gifts. Live like your strength will let you protect what you love, and love like there will always be someone there to refuel you, because you believe that they would." (He sighs just a little.) "Memento vivre..." (Seki's pulse skips and his eyes roll shut, passing out on Zac's bed from blood loss.)

I can't choose really-*he notices Seki pass out* Oh no! What do I do? Um. I could take him to the Nurse? Um. What else can I do? Ok. I've got to take him. *he gets up and puts Lucy in her enclosure then turns around and effortlessly picks up Seki* Come on buddy, lets get you to the Nurse.*he starts on his way to the Nurse, carrying Seki*

(Seki's eyes kinda half open.) "Zac?" "I... I'm sorry."

Don't apologise for what you can't control, Seki. I'm taking you to Nurse Lenny, you clearly need to go.

(Seki gives a sad little laugh.) "Usually doesn't get this... bad." (He closes his eyes.) "Must've... let my guard down." (Almost unconsciously, he mumbles another apology)

You'll be fine buddy, I sometimes do the same. *they almost get to the Nurses office*

(The bathroom door emerges and Samuel looks like a skeleton walking, skin so pale he looked like a marble-carved statue. There's blood literally all up in his hair, making it somewhat pink from his efforts to wash it out.) (Despite this, he beams at Zac.) "Open it."

(Twin daggers are inside with metal grips designed exactly like Zac's sword grip, and lined with rubber. They are about medium size, and gleam in the dorm's lights. Nestled underneath them are a small knife sharpener and oilcloth) "Do they fit your hands?" (Seki is towelling his hair and isn't looking at Zac, but he sounds hopeful regardless.)

Woah! These are so cool! Thank you! *he holds them and does a stabbing motion*

(Seki regards him with interest and glee.) "No problem! Besides, we're gonna need all the help we can get during Playtime tomorrow." (He rubs the back of his neck.) "I wonder if I could bring Lucy with me?" (He coughs, reminding Zac of his fragile, bloodless state.)

(Seki seems to get even paler, if that's possible) "Oh! No, it's my- uh, my curse. It's the end of my..." (He gestures vaguely.) "Cycle? I don't know. This is when I vomit... all the blood. I have to go apologise to Nurse Lenny, there's going to be a bunch of people coming to him for blood loss." (He thinks for a second.) "You know, Professor Hinks said the Plagueround apparently developed a river of blood yesterday. He's offered to take me there. Do you wanna come too?"

(Seki lets out a little chuckle but notes Zac's repressed discomfort with respect.) "You don't have to. Besides, you could rust." (He offers Zac a reassuring smile.) "I'm not mad and I don't expect you to do it, I promise." "Test out your new daggers for me?"

Nah, my paint's fine, I'll come with. *having not put down the daggers yet he does another stabbing motion* They are really cool! Thank you!

*he sees the knife* No- no. You know how I said I may need help refuelling, well I'm as good as out of fuel. Sorry for panicking you.

(Blue fills into his left eye once again and he laughs delightedly, sheathing his knife and throwing Zac's robotic arm over his shoulder.) (A high flush of blood still tints his cheeks and he looks, for once, like a normal healthy boy.) "C'mon then, let's get you sat down." (He helps Zac take his school blazer off, and absentmindedly admires his construction.) "How do you do this again?" (Lucy is now chewing on the drained, crumpled mouse.)

Take off the back panel and just chuck coal in. *his voice is cutting in and out*

(He presses his hands to Zac's back, removing the panel with care and then shovelling coal into the small fire he sees inside like both their lives depend on it.) (His eyes fill with blue and he watches Zac consume the coal with interest.) "You know, Zac, have you ever tried fuelling yourself with Nurse Lenny's coal?"

*his eyes stop flashing* No. Thought about stealing some and trying it once. There is probably a better fuel source to be honest, just haven't discovered it.

(Seki hums.) "I might ask him one day, I'm interested too." (He thinks for a second.) "Do you wanna test out gasoline?" (There is a calculated kind of air about him, a colder and more innately emotionless one, but it disappears quickly.) (He lays Zac's back plate back on, rubbing circles on his metal back.) "Only if you want to, of course."

Yeah, sure. I mean I've only ever used coal. Isn't gasoline worse for the environment though? I mean I know coal is bad for the environment, don't get me wrong, but I sorta have to use that. *he puts his blazer back on* Thank you, by the way, you didn't have to help me.

(Seki grins.) "No problem." (He casts an absentminded glance at Zac's back once again, getting up to pick up Lucy, who curls around his arm.) "What happens if you don't refuel?"

Well, I haven't tried not refuelling and I don't particularly want to. I have a low power mode which is a coma like state, but I've never had no fuel.

"That's good." (Seki looks distracted and disassociative once more.) "You know, Zac, as long as you have fuel you'll probably outlive me. Or even all of us at the school, really." (He chuckles a bit.) "I wonder what that feels like."

(Seki seems to have snapped out of it a little and looks at Zac with grief written on his face.) "Life is a terrible thing, Zac, but you have a second curse, you know. The curse of being able to choose when to die instead of being told by time." (He sits down next to Zac on Zac's bed.) "Don't let other people tell you either." (He lets Lucy nose her way into Zac's hands.) "Non solum memento mori sed etiam memento vivre." "Remember to die but remember also to live." (He lays a cold, pale hand on Zac's equally cold steel.) (It is shaking.) "Gifts may be curses, but curses can be gifts. Live like your strength will let you protect what you love, and love like there will always be someone there to refuel you, because you believe that they would." (He sighs just a little.) "Memento vivre..." (Seki's pulse skips and his eyes roll shut, passing out on Zac's bed from blood loss.)

I can't choose really-*he notices Seki pass out* Oh no! What do I do? Um. I could take him to the Nurse? Um. What else can I do? Ok. I've got to take him. *he gets up and puts Lucy in her enclosure then turns around and effortlessly picks up Seki* Come on buddy, lets get you to the Nurse.*he starts on his way to the Nurse, carrying Seki*

(Seki's eyes kinda half open.) "Zac?" "I... I'm sorry."

Don't apologise for what you can't control, Seki. I'm taking you to Nurse Lenny, you clearly need to go.

*he sees the knife* No- no. You know how I said I may need help refuelling, well I'm as good as out of fuel. Sorry for panicking you.

(Blue fills into his left eye once again and he laughs delightedly, sheathing his knife and throwing Zac's robotic arm over his shoulder.) (A high flush of blood still tints his cheeks and he looks, for once, like a normal healthy boy.) "C'mon then, let's get you sat down." (He helps Zac take his school blazer off, and absentmindedly admires his construction.) "How do you do this again?" (Lucy is now chewing on the drained, crumpled mouse.)

Take off the back panel and just chuck coal in. *his voice is cutting in and out*

(He presses his hands to Zac's back, removing the panel with care and then shovelling coal into the small fire he sees inside like both their lives depend on it.) (His eyes fill with blue and he watches Zac consume the coal with interest.) "You know, Zac, have you ever tried fuelling yourself with Nurse Lenny's coal?"

*his eyes stop flashing* No. Thought about stealing some and trying it once. There is probably a better fuel source to be honest, just haven't discovered it.

(Seki hums.) "I might ask him one day, I'm interested too." (He thinks for a second.) "Do you wanna test out gasoline?" (There is a calculated kind of air about him, a colder and more innately emotionless one, but it disappears quickly.) (He lays Zac's back plate back on, rubbing circles on his metal back.) "Only if you want to, of course."

Yeah, sure. I mean I've only ever used coal. Isn't gasoline worse for the environment though? I mean I know coal is bad for the environment, don't get me wrong, but I sorta have to use that. *he puts his blazer back on* Thank you, by the way, you didn't have to help me.

(Seki grins.) "No problem." (He casts an absentminded glance at Zac's back once again, getting up to pick up Lucy, who curls around his arm.) "What happens if you don't refuel?"

Well, I haven't tried not refuelling and I don't particularly want to. I have a low power mode which is a coma like state, but I've never had no fuel.

"That's good." (Seki looks distracted and disassociative once more.) "You know, Zac, as long as you have fuel you'll probably outlive me. Or even all of us at the school, really." (He chuckles a bit.) "I wonder what that feels like."

(Seki seems to have snapped out of it a little and looks at Zac with grief written on his face.) "Life is a terrible thing, Zac, but you have a second curse, you know. The curse of being able to choose when to die instead of being told by time." (He sits down next to Zac on Zac's bed.) "Don't let other people tell you either." (He lets Lucy nose her way into Zac's hands.) "Non solum memento mori sed etiam memento vivre." "Remember to die but remember also to live." (He lays a cold, pale hand on Zac's equally cold steel.) (It is shaking.) "Gifts may be curses, but curses can be gifts. Live like your strength will let you protect what you love, and love like there will always be someone there to refuel you, because you believe that they would." (He sighs just a little.) "Memento vivre..." (Seki's pulse skips and his eyes roll shut, passing out on Zac's bed from blood loss.)

I can't choose really-*he notices Seki pass out* Oh no! What do I do? Um. I could take him to the Nurse? Um. What else can I do? Ok. I've got to take him. *he gets up and puts Lucy in her enclosure then turns around and effortlessly picks up Seki* Come on buddy, lets get you to the Nurse.*he starts on his way to the Nurse, carrying Seki*

(The bathroom door emerges and Samuel looks like a skeleton walking, skin so pale he looked like a marble-carved statue. There's blood literally all up in his hair, making it somewhat pink from his efforts to wash it out.) (Despite this, he beams at Zac.) "Open it."

(Twin daggers are inside with metal grips designed exactly like Zac's sword grip, and lined with rubber. They are about medium size, and gleam in the dorm's lights. Nestled underneath them are a small knife sharpener and oilcloth) "Do they fit your hands?" (Seki is towelling his hair and isn't looking at Zac, but he sounds hopeful regardless.)

Woah! These are so cool! Thank you! *he holds them and does a stabbing motion*

(Seki regards him with interest and glee.) "No problem! Besides, we're gonna need all the help we can get during Playtime tomorrow." (He rubs the back of his neck.) "I wonder if I could bring Lucy with me?" (He coughs, reminding Zac of his fragile, bloodless state.)

(Seki seems to get even paler, if that's possible) "Oh! No, it's my- uh, my curse. It's the end of my..." (He gestures vaguely.) "Cycle? I don't know. This is when I vomit... all the blood. I have to go apologise to Nurse Lenny, there's going to be a bunch of people coming to him for blood loss." (He thinks for a second.) "You know, Professor Hinks said the Plagueround apparently developed a river of blood yesterday. He's offered to take me there. Do you wanna come too?"

*he sees the knife* No- no. You know how I said I may need help refuelling, well I'm as good as out of fuel. Sorry for panicking you.

(Blue fills into his left eye once again and he laughs delightedly, sheathing his knife and throwing Zac's robotic arm over his shoulder.) (A high flush of blood still tints his cheeks and he looks, for once, like a normal healthy boy.) "C'mon then, let's get you sat down." (He helps Zac take his school blazer off, and absentmindedly admires his construction.) "How do you do this again?" (Lucy is now chewing on the drained, crumpled mouse.)

Take off the back panel and just chuck coal in. *his voice is cutting in and out*

(He presses his hands to Zac's back, removing the panel with care and then shovelling coal into the small fire he sees inside like both their lives depend on it.) (His eyes fill with blue and he watches Zac consume the coal with interest.) "You know, Zac, have you ever tried fuelling yourself with Nurse Lenny's coal?"

*his eyes stop flashing* No. Thought about stealing some and trying it once. There is probably a better fuel source to be honest, just haven't discovered it.

(Seki hums.) "I might ask him one day, I'm interested too." (He thinks for a second.) "Do you wanna test out gasoline?" (There is a calculated kind of air about him, a colder and more innately emotionless one, but it disappears quickly.) (He lays Zac's back plate back on, rubbing circles on his metal back.) "Only if you want to, of course."

Yeah, sure. I mean I've only ever used coal. Isn't gasoline worse for the environment though? I mean I know coal is bad for the environment, don't get me wrong, but I sorta have to use that. *he puts his blazer back on* Thank you, by the way, you didn't have to help me.

(Seki grins.) "No problem." (He casts an absentminded glance at Zac's back once again, getting up to pick up Lucy, who curls around his arm.) "What happens if you don't refuel?"

Well, I haven't tried not refuelling and I don't particularly want to. I have a low power mode which is a coma like state, but I've never had no fuel.

"That's good." (Seki looks distracted and disassociative once more.) "You know, Zac, as long as you have fuel you'll probably outlive me. Or even all of us at the school, really." (He chuckles a bit.) "I wonder what that feels like."

(The bathroom door emerges and Samuel looks like a skeleton walking, skin so pale he looked like a marble-carved statue. There's blood literally all up in his hair, making it somewhat pink from his efforts to wash it out.) (Despite this, he beams at Zac.) "Open it."

(Twin daggers are inside with metal grips designed exactly like Zac's sword grip, and lined with rubber. They are about medium size, and gleam in the dorm's lights. Nestled underneath them are a small knife sharpener and oilcloth) "Do they fit your hands?" (Seki is towelling his hair and isn't looking at Zac, but he sounds hopeful regardless.)

Woah! These are so cool! Thank you! *he holds them and does a stabbing motion*

(Seki regards him with interest and glee.) "No problem! Besides, we're gonna need all the help we can get during Playtime tomorrow." (He rubs the back of his neck.) "I wonder if I could bring Lucy with me?" (He coughs, reminding Zac of his fragile, bloodless state.)