action/text | a few days before the party

[imsorey]

i. action (locked to alisha/rose)

[Sorey and Mikleo have pretty much been sleeping like the dead for the past couple of weeks, following their accidental fight with the Dragon; their breathing is steadily, and they don't seem too debilitated by the long nap, but they also, worryingly, won't stir out of it.

until now -- both of them start to come awake at the same time, turning onto their sides, one of them letting out a queasy sort of groan. this is not an entirely pleasant revival.]

ii. text (open)

hey sorey and mikleo here

sorry if we worried anyone we accidentally got in an argument with the dragon again

we don't recommend doing that by the way. it looks like we were out of it for a couple of weeks. did we miss anything important?

iii. action (open)

[...or if you'd rather talk to them in person a little later in the day, they'll emerge from their room eventually, though probably nowhere too far -- kitchens, library, that sort of thing. they're kind of wobbly and look unwell, though not too terribly so.]

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iii. action;

[bolin_rocks]

[Someone else ALSO had the brilliant idea to raid the kitchen when hunger hit them. Seeing the stranger walked in made them look a little sheepish as they were busy stuffing their face. Hesitantly, Bolin offered a friendly smile with a mouthful of food.]

Hello!

[imsorey]

[Sorey waves back in greeting; this is someone he hasn't seen yet, but that doesn't mean much when he's been out for a few weeks. Better late than never to say hello.]

Hi! You're a new face. Or, new for me at least.

[bolin_rocks]

[Bolin swallows his food and takes a breath before responding.]

Yeah, I just got here the other day. My name is Bolin!

[He offers his hand across the table between them.]

[oneandmikleonly]

[Mikleo's greeting is a little more subdued, nodding back to Bolin from where he's very carefully stirring a pot of what looks like broth on the stove; part of it may be that part of his attention is on not messing up his cooking.]

Hello to you too. Guess we must have missed you coming in.

[bolin_rocks]

I was trying to be quiet. Didn't want to disturb you or anyone else with my afternoon snacking.

[He eats a bit more of his food for emphasis.]

What are you cooking?

[aspearing]

[ Alisha's looking through some documents in their room when they start to awaken. When she hears the sounds of them stirring, she turns towards them. ]

Mikleo, Sorey! [ What a relief.. They're alright. ]

[oneandmikleonly]

[everything aches and he feels ill, scratchy and disoriented, not quite sure which way is up. it's a shock to suddenly be in the clean dry confines of their room again; to hear Alisha's voice.]

What...happened?

[aspearing]

[ She observes him for a moment, looking him over to see if anything seems off. ]

You and Sorey both have been sleeping for weeks now. I'm relieve that you both are alright.

[imsorey]

[at first he tries to sit up, and then he flops back down onto the mattress, trying to stave off nausea and vertigo. but he opens his eyes at Alisha's voice, trying to figure out if he's actually awake or not.]

Alisha? What...?

[aspearing]

--Please, try to take it easy. [ She shifts to help ease him back down if needed, but stops herself. ]

You and Mikleo both have been sleeping for some time now.

text.

[guidance]

Please elaborate on the nature of your argument.

[oneandmikleonly]

hi fi

we pretty much ran into it by mistake and asked it to stop. it kept using the void song and talking about the planet's will? we said we wanted to help and it said that we couldn't presume to know or help the planet if we were invading it. rough stuff. consistent though

[guidance]

The way you presented your argument may have contributed to its reactions. Did you learn anything as to the nature of its illness? Is it related to the planet's will?

[imsorey]

[he's leaning over and looking at mikleo's texts, so he doesn't bother to reiterate the basic run-down and just elaborates a bit.]

what mikleo said. it wasn't in a talking mood but we did try to make it listen to us. i think it worked! a little. was everything okay here after that?

video;

[braavado]

[Having seen the Dragon for herself, Korra feels a spike of worry for the two of them.]

It looks like the Dreamscape's settled down again--that's about it. [She frowns at the screen.] What happened?

[imsorey]

[Sorey scratches at the back of his head, sheepish.]

"We got into a fight" pretty much sums it up. We were just looking to make the Dragon stop giving everyone nightmares, so it sounds like it ended up working.

[oneandmikleonly]

What...he said. We were dealing with our own nightmares-- [a flash of embarrassment crosses his face] --and ran into it. It tried to use the Void Song and the nightmares on us while we argues. It got pretty tiring, but we didn't realize it was, ah, quite that tiring.

It's nice to know everyone can sleep again, though. That was getting really worrying!

text

[scytheology]

out of it??

did u fall asleep for that long too?????

[oneandmikleonly]

apparently

it wore us out a lot but i didn't realize it was that bad until we woke up. or that it had happened to anyone else!

did you run into it too? are you okay?

[imsorey]

i don't know how long we were out for, but hopefully it wasn't too long. did you run into trouble in the dreamscape too? how are you feeling?

iii action HE NEEDS 2 TELL THEM ABOUT THE KHARAA...MAYBE...

[parodeity]

Oh hey, I thought I saw a text from y'all again. Sup?

[ welcome home dave is pouring himself aj in the kitchen ]

please share with the class, dave!!!

[imsorey]

[Sorey gives him a tired wave before sliding into the closest seat. he doesn't look like he's about to pass out or anything, but he has the air of someone who has just woken up and is still trying to pull himself fully awake.]

Hey. Yeah, we just woke up. It sounds like we were out for a week or two. Remind me never to do that again. I hope things haven't been too crazy here.

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[superseding]

[ Later in the day, as soon as Hotaru saw the text message, she runs as fast as she can through the base. She tries the library first, and she bursts through the doorway, her breathing erratic. Even if she's much healthier from being purified by flame, she still isn't as fit as she could be.

The relief that washes over her is palpable as soon as she sees them... well, Sorey, technically. ]

You're awake! I'm so glad.

[ Honestly, if they didn't look like they just woke up for sleeping for two weeks, she'd probably try for a hug, but she restrains herself. ]

[imsorey]

[Startled by her bursting in; they're awake, but it's a slow process of becoming fully alert and fighting off little waves of nausea, so his attention isn't what it could be. But when he sees who it is he gives her a fond smile.]

We're awake. Sorry to worry you, Hotaru. We didn't really expect to be out for so long.

[oneandmikleonly]

Ah--Hotaru, hi. It's good to be back.

[he's not visible, as always, but a floating book gives him away. he doesn't look to be very far along with it; feeling unwell and wobbly has been distracting.]