have i mentioned lately that i'm shameless

[connike]

 THE SICK DAY MEME

RULES
► Post with your character, name and fandom in the header.
► They are now, for some odd reason, sick (headache, fever, runny nose, cough, whatever you want).
► Another character replies and is struck with the sudden urge to take care of them (bringing them soup, extra blankets, Sudafed, sexual healing, what have you).
► Go from there!

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pfft it's no bother :D

[cetra]

[And Aerith huddles under the blankets, shivering. Fevers are no fun, and it's been a long time since she's been sick like this.

Being a healer apparently can't get rid of the World's Worst Cold.]

I hope you don't catch this, it's awful.

[She puts her hands to her cheeks, feeling the warmth in them and sighing.]

yay!

[playfulreplica]

Is it?

[He doesn't much about getting sick, but he certainly could see it wasn't pleasant, seeing how it made her feel.]

I won't. Stand under these, okay? Do you want me to bring you some more? Do you want to put your feet up?

[He might bury her in blankets if she didn't stop him first.]

[cetra]

[She gives him a tiny smile before being hit with a coughing fit. After a few minutes, she's able to stop and takes a deep, wheezy breath.]

No, I'm okay, thank you. I think just sitting here is enough for now. I'd try to sleep, but it's hard to breathe.

[She points to a chair near her, indicating she wants him to sit down.]

You can just keep me company. It's so miserable to be stuck like this by myself.

[playfulreplica]

Okay! [He is more than happy to sit, but before he does, Florian is compelled to be more helpful by helping himself to sliding the chair closer to the sick girl.]

[cetra]

[She snuggles down deeper into her covers, coughing a bit before leaning back and looking at him.]

You know what would always make me feel better when I got sick like this? My mom would tell me a story. Do you have any good ones?

[playfulreplica]

[He blinks.] Stories? I've never read any. I'm sorry.

[Pause, then a thought comes to him]

I could tell you about a play that I did for children. Do you want to hear that?

[cetra]

That would be nice, I think I'd enjoy that.

[She sneezes loudly, shaking her head.]

Anything to take my mind off feeling like this.

[playfulreplica]

[He puts up an index finger and smiles.]

We were doing a play about a mischievous bandit who was bad and took candy from everyone. We became friends and I helped the bandit see the consequences of such actions and turned her into a good person. Everyone was happy in the end, and all the children really liked it!

[He wasn't the best at telling stories, but he tried to make it sound as good as possible.]

[cetra]

[Aerith still likes it. A story is a story in her mind, and it makes her smile.]

Sounds like it was fun. I never went to see plays when I was little, I wish I could have! Did the children get candy after that?

[Because that's what she would have been most worried about at a young age - getting that candy!]

[playfulreplica]

Oh! Plays are fun, you would have really liked it! Yes, they all got the delicious candy!

[He stands and looks around, as if searching for something.]

I'll get you something for your nose so you don't sneeze all over your nice clothes, okay?

[And since he's not sure where to look first, he gets down on his knees and crawls around. Now where would you put paper towels and tissues?]