Higurashi aftermath

[sharpasafawkes]

[IN OUR LAST EPISODE Shaun and Cesare had a little trip down to the labs, if by "trip" we mean "a magical adventure full of torture-filled antics". Needless to say there's one historian laid up in a hospital bed, more or less asleep and bandaged like you wouldn't believe.]

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[sharpasafawkes]

Oh right, the bird too... Well one day when you're a bit older, I'll see what I can do.

[maleborgia]

You will?

[sharpasafawkes]

Only if you can take care of it, okay?

[maleborgia]

Of course I can! Will I be able to take it home with me?

[sharpasafawkes]

You'll probably need to keep it here. It might not like being taken to a strange place like that.

[maleborgia]

But this place is much stranger than home.

[sharpasafawkes]

Exactly, do you have any idea how out of sorts it would feel?

[maleborgia]

*headtip! considering this, then nods*

Oh. I see.

[sharpasafawkes]

[resting his head back on the pillow, taking off his glasses.]

Sorry I'm not much of a conversation partner, but if you'll wait until after my nap we'll play a game, yeah?

[maleborgia]

*flops~ down, shifting around and generally making things uncomfortable until he figures out a way to steal some of that pillow*

Do you promise?

[sharpasafawkes]

[fine fine, have some pillow you little squirmier, letting out a bit of a defeated sigh]

Such a little brat sometimes, yes I promise.

[maleborgia]

All right. *curling up and getting comfortable. not sure if he's going to take a nap too, but there doesn't seem to be much else to do here and the letter told him to stay.*

[sharpasafawkes]

[KERSLEEPIN']

[maleborgia]

*lies there bored for a bit. nudges Shaun once but when he gets no response he settles down and goes to sleep as well.*

[sharpasafawkes]

[later and sleeping still but, WHY THANK YOU CAMP]

[maleborgia]

*shhh, the child is asleep*

[sharpasafawkes]

[unconsciously moving around in his sleep, twitching, as if in a nightmare.]

[maleborgia]

*drifting in and out, it's too early still to be properly back asleep, and then--*

Ah.

*very carefully sits up*

[sharpasafawkes]

[Sleepin' bird, sleepin', slightly featherless on the back bird.]

[maleborgia]

*...very, very softly pets*

[sharpasafawkes]

[this would be a happy little noise if, say, Shaun wasn't having a nightmare right about that.

So have one avian freakout, please]

[maleborgia]

*draws his hand back, upset and startled and maybe a little hit by those wings*

[sharpasafawkes]

[well it goes from freakout to "tiny little ball of shaking and feathers" in a few moments so. What do?]

[maleborgia]

*watching cautiously, then puts his hand out slowly and just barely touches Shaun on the wing*

Are you my bird? Or are you Shaun?

[sharpasafawkes]

[those quick breaths and terrified sounds seem pretty human]