accidental video; open

[flared]

[The sound of clattering begins at the start of the feed and after a bit of static and frantic chirping in the background there's a grunt and a thump when Axel suddenly hits the ground.

He's gotten a bit dizzy and disoriented thanks to how cold his body has gotten, so it's so surprise he's found himself more or less sitting and slumped up against a tree somewhere in the dome. Having dropped his SFC somewhere on the pavement, he can't get up and reach it right away, so it's up to three frantic chocobo chicks to alert anyone nearby.

All together now they flock to the communicator and peck and bat their little wings.

Halp.]

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video > action;

[dontsaymyname]

[ Barry hadn't really been paying attention when he'd been scrolling through the SFC. It was a complete accident that he caught this feed at all. Lucky day, it seemed Axel was alone and in need of help as it would seem. Barry turned off the SFC and didn't bother responding, but he did head out the window as a flurry of bats to land not too far away from where Axel was, but not in a position where the red-head would be able to see him.

[ He'd spotted Roxas with Axel not long after Roxas's talk with Barry at Golden Victory so he had no doubt of who Axel was. It didn't take much to switch into Roxas's own appearance and he ran up to the red-head to drop down on his knees before him. ]

Axel! Axel!

[ He reached out to shake the Nobody the touch instantly starting to warm them both. ]

[flared]

[The chocobos continue to peep and cheep into the SFC before they hear Roxas' voice and turn in time to see that he's making an effort to save Axel from getting too cold.

At the touch he at least warms up a little and can manage to look up.]

Huh? ... Oh.

[Sheepishly gonna rub his neck right now]

Hey, Roxas.

[dontsaymyname]

[ Barry moved to help Axel sit up. He wasted no time getting as close to Axel as he could, wrapping his arms around the other's chest and pressing his face into him. ]

Don't scare me like that.

[flared]

[Oh. Well, hugging isn't anything odd between them, so he just wraps an arm around Roxas as well and pats him on the back. There there.]

Hey, it's not like I was gonna die or anything.

[dontsaymyname]

[ Barry said nothing as he didn't know how true that was. ]

Still...

[ He pulled away and went to stand up taking Axel's hands in his. ]

Let's get you home, okay?

[flared]

[With a little help he pushes himself up from the ground then dusts himself off. Well, this could have been worse. But at least Roxas was here at the right time, right?]

Sounds like a plan to me. At least there I'll have a better place to pass out if necessary.

[dontsaymyname]

[ Barry looked up at Axel. This was a new view. He wasn't exactly tall himself, but in this body Axel seemed gigantic. Wasn't that exciting. ]

I'm not going to let you pass out.

[ He took Axel's hands and twined their fingers together waiting for Axel to lead the way. ]

[flared]

[... Uh. Axel looks down at their hands when Roxas intertwines their fingers and after a bit of shifting he tries to tug his hand away. That's a bit much, isn't it? He thought they went over this. Besides, they can just... bump shoulders or something and that'll work.]

I'll be fine, thanks.

[said as he walks on toward the apartment, chocobos following behind them.]

action;

[croceamors]

[An unexpected rescue appears!]

[By which I mean a Portal opens, and someone kicks Axel right in the ribs. That counts as physical contact, right?]

You're more suicidal than I gave you credit for previously.

[flared]

[At that the chocobos cheep in alarm and Isa even flies up to beat his wings in Saix's face. YOU. WATER U DOIN.

It... sort of counts as physical contact, sure, but he's kind of in pain now, thanks. Doubling over, Axel looks up with a scowl.]

What was that for?

[croceamors]

[Good. You deserve every bit of it.]

[Saix scowls a little, pushing the chocochick away from his face.]

For being so blatantly an affront to common sense. You could at least die in some place less public, and not on the network.

[flared]

[Isa will still persist. PEEP PEEP CHEEP WARK. Even gonna nom nom on your hair.]

It's not like I did it on purpose.

[With that he struggles to stand up, using the tree for balance.]

[croceamors]

[Ugh, fine, have some of it you dumb bird. Saix will just kick at Axel's knees next to try and get him to the ground again.]

It's been three days. You need to be willingly obtuse to not notice what is going on and what is required by now.

[Saix, on the other hand, is just being stubborn, idly rubbing at one of his arms without thinking about it.]

[flared]

[Get away from mommyyyyyyy.

Axel sees that leg coming straight for him again and this time holds his arm up to block. Fortunately it's his good arm, so it doesn't hurt so much.]

I'm not about to hole myself up in my apartment and ignore doing important things for a week just because of this dumb curse, all right?

[croceamors]

[Mommy and Daddy are arguing again, Isa, just shoosh.]

[Also, nudge nudge nudge with that boot.]

I wasn't implying that. [Although it's what Saix has been doing.] Afraid of touching others, Axel?

[action]

[fundemetal]

[Leo sees the feed on the network and goes looking for Axel. It takes him awhile, but he eventually finds his fire bro when he hears the chocobos chirping.

He walks up to Axel and bends down next to him, placing a hand on his arm.]

You okay, Axel?

[action]

[flared]

[As son as they see Leo, the chocobos frantically cheep and flutter over to him, two going to tug at his shoes and the other landing on top of his head. MOMMY NEEDS HELP, HURRY.

Thankfully, even as light a touch as it is, it helps, and Axel feels the warmth hit him right away.

With a small groan he rubs at his head.]

Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.

[action]

[fundemetal]

[Leo can't help but chuckle at the chocobos flocking to him. It was like they were urging him on.]

You sure? You don't look too good, bro.

[He grips Axel's arm and tries to help him sit up, his other hand on his back to keep him from falling over. He's seen hypothermia before and even with the way the curse works, there was no way Axel would be up and on his feet immediately.]

[action]

[flared]

[Axel tries his best to appear all rough and tough about this, but in reality his body is still struggling. It takes a moment, but eventually those touches seem to work and he feels heat very steadily rushing through him.]

I'm just not a fan of a cold. That's all.

[action]

[fundemetal]

[When Axel's body starts to feel warm again, Leo lets go of him.]

Yeah, me neither. Don't think anyone really is.

[action]

[flared]

[Once he feels a little better he leans up against the trunk again with a sigh, just... staring up at the leaves for a bit.]

Yeah, well, I bet nobody hates it as much as me.

[action]

[fundemetal]

Nah, I'm sure there's others that hate it as much as you.

[He reaches into his tool belt and pulls out the stuff to make some hot chocolate - milk, Mexican chocolate, cinnamon and cayenne pepper. Just the way his mom used to make it. Even though he knows Axel isn't cold any more, it's still a comfort thing.]

Hope you like hot chocolate.

[He gets everything set up and starts a small fire under the pot of milk to simmer as he shaves chocolate off the block into it.]

video;

[seablaze]

[What's wrong baby chicks? Did Axel fall down a well?

Rewinding the footage and watching it over again to get any clues as to the location.

...seriously Axel, why couldn't you just fall by the coral? Or maybe leave a better visual clue?]

Where are ya? And if you just say by a tree then I might have to smack you.

video;

[flared]

[He can't exactly speak at the moment. More like mutter and grumble...

So allow the chocobos to peep and peck at the screen in response for you, Faris. Then all three of them together try to pick up the SFC so they can show where they are. Looks to be a park of some sort. WARK.]

video ----> eventual action or something man

[seablaze]

[Too bad he wasn't well versed in mutter and grumble speak.

Wow. Axel has been feeding them their Wheaties. A low whisle.]

Smart chicks. Alright, I'll head over. Just be sure to start making a lot of noise in about five minutes.

[Because baby chicks are louder than quaking, right?

Faris will leave the video on to hear if anything else happens. Liiiiiike if someone decides to nab the birds or eat them.

Not like anything bad would happen to old Red, right?

He might have lied about the five minutes thing, and got there in two instead. He changed to a time mage to use haste to cheat a bit, but details. Pulling out his sfc again to see if the birds were still around.]

Start singing, chicks.