tornheart Recursion Inbox

[kokuyoyo]

"Hello.... This is Ciro. I can't answer the phone right now, so leave a message if it's important. Thank you."

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[transient_specter]

Ciro, are you still awake?

[kokuyoyo]

[!]

I'm up. Is something wrong?

[He's- having a moment here. The hallucination, painful in the worst choking kind of way, worse than anything he's felt before, is still far too fresh in his mind. (That's what it had to be, right? A hallucination?) He can't help but think that there's a family emergency of some sort.]

[transient_specter]

I don't know. ... I feel

I feel like I had a dream, but it hurt. And now I have a headache.

[He's never complained much about physical pain, and he doesn't put much stock in dreams. But the amount of pain... dreams aren't really painful, right?]

[kokuyoyo]

[That's worrying on both fronts- that his big brother is actually talking about his pain at all and that a dream did something like this.]

I can come down with the painkillers I use if you want. Maybe make something? Caffeine helps with headaches.

[Jokes on you, he's already getting his shoes.]

[transient_specter]

That might work. I don't know. My chest hurts too and isn't caffeine bad for that?

Water might help, I'll try that.

Sorry, I don't mean to bug you. I know you need sleep.

[Even if there's no school in the morning, there's still plenty to do. He's got lessons to teach, too.]

[kokuyoyo]

It's fine. I was up anyway. I already have my shoes on, and it's just an elevator ride down a few floors.

I'll see you soon.

[And now he knows what it's like.]