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Who: Ky Kiske and Open-ish
Where: Zelda and Zelos' house
When: October 1st.
What: Ky's cranky when he's being made to recover.
Style: Use what you're comfortable with.
Status: Open to anyone who would have reason to be in Zelda and Zelos' house and want to talk to Ky or would visit just because he's there. Ky will be staying at Zelda's for 24 hours, feel free to put threads here for any time during that.

[Ky had been content to sleep for a solid six hours once he arrived at Zelda's, where Dhaos took him. By the time he wakes his head feels drastically clearer. The pain hasn't really faded at all, but it is what it is. He's not about to sit around waiting to heal, he has to stop the murderer and kidnapper before he hurts anyone else at all.

Apparently waiting to heal is exactly what Zelda's expecting him to do, as he finds himself forbidden from leaving her house until he's had more of a chance to heal and the drugs have worn off. The idea of that, given what's happened and what's at risk, is revolting, but he doesn't really have the strength to fight her on it. Which is why he's doing what he can, moving around the house frequently to prove that he can and that he's just fine.

He might need to frequently sit down and rest, but he's still clearly capable of being on his feet for at least a little while. He could be doing some searching. He should be.]

Comments

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But how much care is appropriate? There are always risks, but perhaps they're worth it over having the cups sit uselessly on the shelf.

[Ky's going to look at the cup for a second because he is actually worried about breaking it, since his right arm isn't exactly cooperative at the moment. He lets it sit a little bit to cool anyway.]

[zelda_hylia]

How much care is appropriate? Well, washing them by hand is necessary. I also dry them with a soft cloth so as to not scratch the enamel. I believe there's merit in storing them on a shelf when they aren't in use as well. There's no need to take too many risks. If you don't care for things properly, they will break down.

[The same thing goes for a human body.]

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At home I collect teacups. While they now sit mostly on my shelves, during the war I didn't have any shelves. They still managed to survive.

[ Quit treating him like he needs taking care of, Zelda. He survived a war. ]

[zelda_hylia]

Is that so? You were lucky. When there was a war back home, not a single part of the castle survived. If we had taken more care, that may not have been the case.

[She pours herself a cup and sips it quietly.]

Ky, if your sword were to be damaged in a battle, would you try to repair it or would you do the bare minimum and seek out another battle?

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My sword is beyond our understanding currently. A great man must have made it, but I don't have the skills to repair it. That's why I do my best to take care of it when I'm not in battle.

[ Which is most of why it rankles so when Sol doesn't treat his sword -- that he stole! -- with respect. ]

But I have to take it into battle, because otherwise what would be the point of it?

[zelda_hylia]

I see. Regardless, when you do know how to care for something and neglect to do so, it's rather foolish - don't you think?

[Unless he honestly doesn't know that a human body can be worn down permanently if it's not properly rested. Maybe he doesn't? It seems like common knowledge, but it's not impossible...]

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Sometimes the purpose is much more important than the form. In some applications wear and tear is just a necessity.

[ What he has to do is more important than he is, Zelda. ]

[zelda_hylia]

Are you aware of the effects of exhaustion, Ky?

[She just has to make sure. He might not be. Maybe. Personally, she just thinks he's probably being a stubborn idiot like usual.]

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I have to do anything I can to prevent what happened to me happening to anyone else.

[We are go on stubborn idiot.]

[zelda_hylia]

Apparently you are not. Not only does your body slowly shut down in an attempt to get you to rest, your brain functions deteriorate as well. If you exhaust yourself, you are doing no one any good at all. In fact, you'll be placing a burden on your coworkers by doing sloppy work. You need at least six hours of sleep a night, preferably eight. Pushing your body is all well and fine during an actual fight - it's not as if you have a choice in the matter really - but once it's over if you don't rest until you're healed you may very likely permanently damage yourself and suffer a decrease in your abilities.

[tl;dr stop acting like she's being unreasonable here by saying wait for a day. A day! One day.]

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[That is some tl;dr he doesn't really want to deal with, Zelda.]

This wasn't a battle at all!

None of my injuries came from fighting, the man responsible is still very much at large. If all I'm doing is patrolling and we could use every person, then I'm not putting anyone but myself at danger if I go out and wind up not being ready.

[zelda_hylia]

It may not have been, but if we find this person...

[Pausing for a moment.]

A man? You recall that it was a man?

[And back to lecturing.]

If we find them, it might become a battle. Even if not, in your current state you aren't particularly fit to do patrols anyway. Just yesterday you were quite convinced we were on your homeworld in a battlefield. Until we're certain the drugs have worn off, what you see is simply not reliable. You can resume running yourself into the ground starting tomorrow. I still think it's a terrible idea, mind you.

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...No, I don't. For all I can recall it could have been a woman, or ten men. I don't know!

[And it's incredibly frustrating to him.]

I feel a good deal better now then I did when Dhaos first brought me here. You can think whatever you want, but I'm an adult and I take care of myself.

[zelda_hylia]

I won't stop you from doing as you please - but starting tomorrow. This is not only out of concern for you. We do not know all the effects of the drugs that were administered to you, but we do know that you were hallucinating or at the very least severely confused as to your surroundings. Everyone in this house can fight, but if you were to go patrolling you might very well attack someone who cannot defend themselves thinking that they were someone or something else entirely.

[Zelda rubs at her forehead, then looks at him with a slightly pleading expression.]

Please, Ky. Rest. Just today.

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I don't think I'm hallucinating any longer.

I don't know what to do if I'm not working, Zelda. I don't want to just think about things right now, I want to do something.

[zelda_hylia]

[Oh, that's a feeling she knows all too well. Zelda lowers her eyes, shifting around a little uncomfortably.]

...you are a good man, Ky. You're driven and you always seek to do the right thing. It is why I am comfortable working with you despite our differences. Sometimes, though, people with incredible will and motivation burn themselves out. I do not want to see that happen to you. I know that it is difficult to truly rest when you know just what's out there, but you must. This person is clever, and we need to be at our best to catch them. We can't do it if we don't take care of ourselves. If your mind cannot rest and be at ease...

[Wow this is awkward.]

Would... you allow me to sing for you? I know a song that may help.

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[Ky holds himself uncomfortably while she talks about him the way she apparently wants to. He's not sure what to do with the praise -- it's not something he's used to getting and she's doing it at the same time she criticizes him for pushing himself too hard.

At the same time, she does have a point.

His shoulders lift up and then down again in a shrug.]

Does your song invoke your goddesses?

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[zelda_hylia]

[Wait. ...Seriously?]

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[zelda_hylia]

[He's injured and scared and possibly still drugged, she can't fly off the handle at him even if she really wants to. Deep breaths.]

Unless you would consider just the fact that it comes from me to be coming from my goddesses, then no, it does not. I did read up on your religion after our initial conversation. I would not attempt to do such a thing.

[No matter how incredibly wrong and narrow-minded he is, she wouldn't try to push her religion on him in this state. Who the hell does he think she is?!]

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Ahh... Thank you.

[Maybe himself, since he wouldn't necessarily be trusted to not offer his religion as the only solace he knows how to give. It isn't really that he doesn't trust her, it's that he's kind of suspicious of most things right now, and he's looking for an excuse not to give in to what she's offering. Usually there are plenty of those.]

Then if you wouldn't mind, I think I would...appreciate that.

[zelda_hylia]

[True to Ky's wishes, she doesn't take out her harp. It's a relic of the goddess, after all. She doesn't need it for the song to have an effect, though she does prefer to have it. Her own magic is enough. She starts to sing, face almost instantly relaxing again once the words start to fall from her lips.]

Day to night, dark to light,
Fall the sands of time.
Let the years like the gears
Of a clock unwind

In your mind walk through time
Back to better days.
Memories, like a dream,
Wash tears away.

Like a star in the sky,
Darkness can't reach you
Light the night, joy is light,
Till the new dawn.

Cast away all your fears
Let go of your spite,
With this song I shall
Uncover your light...

[It's a rather melancholy song, but if the listener submits to it, it does have quite the calming effect. She's used it more than once to calm some of the spirits wandering Castle Town. It has its uses in Vatheon, too. People here carry a lot of pain and have little opportunity to relieve it - like a spirit that can't move on, they're just trapped.]

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[Ky lets it wash open, some of the tension draining out of him as he sits back, not sure if he should trust what the song makes him feel but so desperate for a little relief that he'll still take it.]

[zelda_hylia]

[There's still a sort of serenity about her even after the song ends and the faintly golden light starts to fade.]

I learned "Ave Maria" as well. It's a lovely hymn.

["Thou canst hear though from the wild, Thou canst save amid despair..." It might not be terrible for him to hear that. It's surely more familiar than the Song of Healing.]

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I wouldn't want to ask you if you weren't comfortable.

..,But if you are it would mean a lot.

Linking it in case you don't know it!

[zelda_hylia]

[It's not as if she finds all of Ky's religion to be disagreeable. The part that rankles her most is the insistence that all other viewpoints are invalid. The idea of prayer itself is something she understands very well. While she might not prefer Ky's god, she doesn't think that he's false entirely. Ky is not a stupid man, after all. There must be some proof that his god exists, just as there is for her goddesses.

With this song she does pull out her harp. There's no danger of accidentally invoking the power of the goddess, there's no magic behind this song. The accent on her latin is just a bit odd, but it's still understandable. Zelda closes her eyes and begins to sing, beseeching the mother of Ky's god to grant him some peace.]