;video | close to midnight

[fortheempire]

[The SFC comes on with a very noisy clatter. When the video evens out, Ioder can be seen looking down at it, huddled up with his knees to his chest. He looks pained, and there's a good reason for that - all the blood that's splattered the right side of his face, his shoulder and staining a good portion of his once-white shirt is to be blamed for that. The wound that's caused it currently has his hand clasped so tightly over it his knuckles are turning white, and he's clearly shaking.]

I... I need... some assistance... please... i-if anyone is awake... I'm at the coral...

[He pauses, breath hitching. He's trying to keep tears back, but he's not sure how much longer he can go without utterly breaking down. He doesn't bother turning the SFC off, instead just burying his face in his curled up arms as his shoulders tremble.]

Comments

[fortheempire]

[Asakura would probably disagree.]

I... trust you. I'm just so tired...

[Considering how hard he fell when trying to flee, it wouldn't be a far stretch to assume he hit his head, too.]

[ofthefullmoon]

Try to stay awake for a little longer? Please?

[ Because she will worry forever if he falls asleep and doesn't wake up for a while. ]

[fortheempire]

[Ioder squeezes his eyes shut tighter, groaning again as he tries to will the pain away with her healing.]

I'll try...

[ofthefullmoon]

Thank you, Ioder ... I'll do my best to fix you right up, okay? Just hang on ...

[ Oh, who are we kidding, she'll worry forever regardless. ]

[fortheempire]

[He goes quiet again, in too much pain to really keep up conversation even though she wants him to.]