Week 5, Wednesday; Hiro

[sylfied]

[ She honestly isn't sure what Serph's letter means-- and she knows it's from him, she'd know that symbol anywhere.

She's also not exactly sure she wants to enlist help figuring out what he's trying to tell her, but Serph is just like her: he wouldn't go through the trouble of doing something if it wasn't important.

So Fie squares her shoulders, wraps her scarf around her neck because that is currently the warmest thing she owns in her short shorts, and goes to possibly regret some things. Besides the weather. ]

... Hiro. I need your help.

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[sylfied]

[ Salty keeps trying to lick Hiro's hand, so may be making this difficult. Fie snorts softly, though. ]

I hope the others are able to keep you alive, then. I might not be able to do that for much longer.

[zerotohiro]

[Why are dogs this way???]

Nuh-uh. We're stopping all of the depressing "not around much longer" talk for now. Our hut is definitely a death-free zone for the night. [If only to take her mind off of it.]

[sylfied]

... Okay, got it. I'll shut up.

[ but she's pretty certain she's gonna die ]

[zerotohiro]

[He is too, but that doesn't mean they have to think about the death aspect.]

You don't have to shut up entirely? I just don't think it's really helpful for right now. It's been a really...really long week and it's only Wednesday.

[sylfied]

I know... a lot's happened.

[ A LOT... poor Mera. ]

[zerotohiro]

We can start worrying about everything tomorrow morning. At least we know what's coming on Thursdays, but...[He's going to turn Salty's face to Fie, grinning at her.] How can anyone be sad looking at this face?

[...easily, but y'know.]

[sylfied]

... I'm not really sad.

[ ... she's a little sad. ]

[zerotohiro]

Then whatever you call it. Exhaustion? Exasperation? One of those e-words?

[sylfied]

Mm... I guess both of those would work.

... Can I have the sheets back?

[ she dried off as much as she could!! ]

[zerotohiro]

[He looks confused for a brief moment.]

What? Oh! Yeah, whatever. [He's moving to grab them and sort of shove them toward her.] They're probably still a little warm anyway from your body heat.

[sylfied]

[ She's immediately latching on to them and snuggling down until she looks more like a sheet burrito than a Fie. ]

Thanks. I needed that.

[zerotohiro]

[That's. Really cute, Fie.]

Sure. I still have my hoodie so it's not that bad. And when the towel dries there's that, too. [...is he just going to let her stay bundled in his sheets? Yes, probably.]

[sylfied]

[ Fie's not cute how dare you even think of such a thing. She glances at him thoughtfully, though. ]

I can let you have one of them.

[ Fie, they're not even your sheets. ]

[zerotohiro]

Don't worry about it. Maybe later? [He's taking the towel to dry Salty, too.] There's still some time to warm up. Salty and I will be fine.

[sylfied]

Salty's always fine. [ but she'll drop the matter and snuggle back down properly, droopy-eyed.

... Okay, so it's been a long day. ]

[zerotohiro]

[A slight hum.]

Go to sleep, Fie. It's okay.

[sylfied]

[ There's a lot that isn't okay right now, and she doesn't think it's going to be okay anytime soon, but right now, she's wrapped in bedsheets, the dog is happy, and Hiro's here.

... Fie has also not actually moved back to the bed, so even though she hums in soft agreement, she's also just kind of listing to the side where she was sitting. On the floor. ]

[zerotohiro]

[He nudges her with his foot.]

I meant the bed, dude. C'mon. Up.

[sylfied]

I'm not a dude.

[ And she mumbles this and refuses to budge. C'mon, Hiro, did you think that would work? ]

[zerotohiro]

It's just an expression. [:| He'll get a little closer?] Seriously, do I have to pick you up...?

[sylfied]

[ Another mumble that sounds a lot like "good luck". You can't make her move-- well no, she's hella light, but Hiro is also hella noodle. ]

[zerotohiro]

[A huff. What if he just gets up and tries to drag her up by the armpits? Look he's noodle-esque but he hauls robot parts a lot.]

[sylfied]

[ she won't fight him if this is the path he chooses?? Girl's tired, protesting takes too much energy. ]

[zerotohiro]

[Why are girls so difficult????? But he'll sort of figure this out and drag her up from the floor and kind of drop her on the bed.]

Seriously. [And yet he sounds kind of fond. Weird. He won't linger long before he's going to take his pillow and let Fie lay on the mattress before he crashes to the floor again.] See you when you wake up.

[sylfied]

Night, Hiro.

[ she's awake enough for that??

But probably within twenty seconds or so, her breathing deepens and she's completely out. ]