skillspanner | 009 ☀ Action for Ecruteak

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009 ☀ Action for Ecruteak | Video (Backdated to 6/20)

[There was no peaceful waking up. It wasn't the slow process of getting to enjoy a good slumber, groggily waking up, rolling over, stretching. No, it was just the opposite.]

[It was completely abrupt, the way his eyelids fluttered open, followed by immediately sitting upright.]

Wh--what the--- arrrgh!

[Despite days of sleep, Yosuke felt weak. He felt tired, as if he could collapse, and he didn't recognize his current surrounding. His eyes were bloodshot and his head was throbbing, so much so that he could only lean forward to grab his head. All of this was enough for him to even ignore the fact that his shirt still managed to be soaked with Jiraiya's saliva. Never a break from that, ever.]

[It hurt to think, memories of all those dreams still so fresh in his mind. Not cool. Definitely not cool.]

[A while after waking up - and being filled in on everything that happened, Yosuke turns on the video. He looks weak - pale, tired - his eyes are bloodshot and there are dark circles under them. He's lacking his usual energy, only offering a weak smile, but still sounding surprisingly sullen, given his normal demeanor.]

I - well, hey, I guess. I just kinda got filled in on everything that's been going on. So I guess I wanted to know... uh, how many people are still like this? You know, totally not conscious? There was a lot to start - that I know, but ugh...

Dammit, just when you think this place is kind of okay...

Me and Rise -- we're both okay now. The centre's still gonna be closed a bit longer too. Not that it's really important with all this other stuff going on. But we'll all be back in Goldenrod soon too, I guess.

[He falls quiet, hesitating for a second - almost as if he's got something else to say, but instead, he just cuts communication.]

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You starve? Yeah.

... Gee, now I'm glad we were only out for four days.

Seriously. I can't imagine how much worse it would have been if it was any longer...

Let's not think about it, okay? I'm just glad we're back.

Right, yeah... [He trails off, looking a bit deflated. This is having a heavier affect on him than he realized.] Me too, Rise. Me too.

... C'mon, Senpai. [ encouragingly, reaching for his hand. ] Change your shirt, you'll feel better once you're up.

[He reaches for it, nodding. Despite the tiredness, his mood is noticeably better. Aside from being a bit weirded out by all the dreams/nightmares.]

Yeah, you're right. Maybe a shower, too... hehe. Gross.

It did loads for me, so it can't hurt.

[Risette in the shower-- I MEAN. Cough.]

I bet. I'd rather not stink, you know? [Classy.]

[ ... some things never change. ]

Yeah, and the drool probably seeped in...

[Makes a face.]

I'm gonna have to wash these things a million times to get the Slowbro slobber out of them.

You could always borrow a shirt from... [ Teddie wears a bear suit, Souji's got nothing. Errr-- ] Merlin...?

[Laughs a little.] Maybe I just won't wear a shirt at all. It's been hot enough out for that anyways.

Well, you can get away with that.

[Gonna push his luck right now...]

I don't think anyone would complain if you did it, either. [And then... realizing that was definitely pushing his luck too far.]

I-I mean... c-crap... [cupping his hands over his nads right now.]

[ ... give her a minute. ]

[ and by a minute, I really mean give her three seconds for her eyes to narrow. ]

Yosuke-senpai...

[ no, his nads are safe.

His jaw, however, is not. You remember Rise's uppercut, right, Yosuke?

It got stronger. ]

I'm not that kind of idol!!

[His head jerks to the side, and within seconds he's clutching it.]

F-FUCK!

Ge... dammit--!

[He can't say anything else. He was wrong, but that's also... not really something he meant to say out loud either. He knows he needs to apologize, but FUCK. That seriously hurt, and being the wreck he is right now, that didn't help at all.]

[ she'll feel slightly bad about this later. But right now, even Rise isn't her usual cheery self, and that's a sore spot. So she's just glaring at him. No, really, if she was a cat, she'd be fluffed up and hissing. ]

[He's clutching his jaw, not looking up at her. Wincing in pain? Check. Feeling immediate guilt? Check. Kind of pissed off? Check.]

Sorry. [He manages to mumble it out; though there may be a hint of hostility in his voice. After a minute, he pulls his hand away, revealing a nice red spot that will start bruising pretty quick.] I... wasn't thinking.

[ it's not hard to catch that hostility, and for an instant, there's a flash of guilt flickering across her expression. If only just because Yosuke's not in the best shape right now, and that most likely didn't help.

But that's not the kind of comment Rise tolerates ever. Especially from someone who's seen her Shadow firsthand. ]

... You need to think a little more, Senpai.

I... I know.

[The hostility fades, replaced with a bit of frustration. He rubs the spot on his face again; that really did hurt.] Things still... they just feel fuzzy. I...

I dunno. [He can't explain it. He can't really explain the way the last three weeks have been a blur, that all the dreams and nightmares he saw are blending together, and that he's having a hard time differentiating what's real and what's not. It's a mess in his head right now, but he's still her senpai and he's still trying to hold on to some semblance of composure.]

[ ... he hasn't been sleeping well, if at all. She'd caught that on her birthday, kept a discreet eye on him all the way to Olivine and beyond, and he's only grown increasingly worse. A shorter temper, a shabbier appearance, not quite in the moment... and she's worried, which is enough to temper her anger into something a little more contrite. There's at least an apologetic look in her eyes when she reaches out to touch the hand covering his future bruise. ]

Senpai's back with us... you should be able to rest now, right? You've been a little...

I know.

[He repeats it, eyes closing. There's a wince at the contact - that punch had really served its purpose. Just a reminder of what an asshole he'd been, not only in the moments before, but over the course of the last three weeks. Things were still blurry, fuzzy, but Rise's tone was enough to express just how concerned she was -- and how much of that was his fault.]

When we get back... I'll take some time off.

Promise?

[ it's childish, maybe, but Rise doesn't make promises lightly, and she doesn't expect them to be made lightly, either. It's both him and Souji, it's feeling awful for running to save her senpai, but him having to come to them instead, it's wanting to do something for her teammates but ultimately falling short. ]

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