vatheon | 002: Snuff out the light

Who: Ronald Knox fresh from hibernation and Yukio Okumura
When: Early morning
Where: Starting in the clinic and possibly somewhere else after
Style: Starting in teal deer action, will follow you.
Status: Closed

[ The morning went by as normally as they did. Ronald got up, scrounged around for breakfast and flipped through his SFC in lieu of the morning paper. It had become almost routine for him by now. However, there was something strange. Normally, there weren't this many things for him to scroll through. Not after one night. So he paused, checked again as he dressed and decided to make his way down the street in search of answers.

A local was nice enough to sell him a muffin for breakfast as well as some tea and it was through a short conversation that he was finally told what day it was.

A week. He had been asleep for almost a whole week. Was that even possible? Did reapers hibernate? Sure, they slept but was a week normal? There wasn't anyone from their department's infirmary to check on him and who knew if Mister Spears experienced the same thing here. But wait. The infirmary. Yukio. He would know, right? He was a doctor and everything. So without a moment to spare, he made his way toward the clinic.

He skirted around Muraki, grateful the man had looked rather worse for the wear and made the smallest mental note to warn his friend about him thanks to Tsuzuki's advice. But that could wait. For now, he had his own worries. Worries which sent him leaning against the wall of the clinic and asking one of the passing nurses to call for Yukio. ]

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It wasn't long before the young teenage doctor was pulled away from his blood test results and lead towards where a rather particular patient was demanding for his attention. The second that Yukio caught sight of the dual colored hair Yukio had shrugged off the nurse and darted towards Ronald.

"Mr.Knox! What are you doing? You should be at home resting, you are putting too much stress on your body." Yukio lectured as he maneuvered the reaper arms around his shoulders and towards the series of chairs.

"Resting?" the reaper asked, allowng himself to be shuffled off to a seat. Of course, he couldnt help but laugh at the implications. "Been out like a light for a whole week and you'd wager I wouldn't be the least bit knackered." With a sigh, he folded his arms across his chest as he stared up at the ceiling. It still concerned him, the fact he had been sleeping so long. There was a wince as he rolled his shoulder out of habit; a sure sign he hadn't moved as much as he'd liked.

"S'what I came to you for, truth be told. Thought you'd prolly be able to help with that." he sighed, turning his attention back to the younger male. "See, went to bed early last night fit as you please. Problem is when I opened my eyes a week went by and I slept right through it. Ever heard of anything like that?"

"Hm. When I first arrived here Nii-san and I got in into a fight and he was knocked out for quiet a bit... Longer then what he was supposed to anyways." Yukio answered as he crossed his arms in front of his chest and nodded slightly. "From what I understand it is not that unusual for people to wake up after a short term coma and be perfectly normal afterwards. It might also have to do with the coral but I haven't done research on that matter entirely." The young doctor added as he watched over the concerned reaper from over the edges of his glasses.

There was the slightest frown that came to his features at the thought. Maybe it was a common thing around here. Considering the fact they got to live here for free, there was most certainly some form of price to pay. He just wasn't expecting it to be in the form of strange periods of hibernation and equally strange things happening to your body. The frown was a small pout as he folded his arms across his chest, leaning back slightly and looking up at the ceiling. "You had it too, eh?" he asked quietly after a moment's pause.

"Wager there isn't any preventive you've got against that, would you? Figured you'd know about reaper physiology and all or was this all a shot in the dark...?"

"As far as I can tell there isn't any preventives to it besides having to touch the coral daily and even that isn't a sure thing." Yukio answered as he frowned slightly, making a mental note for himself to look into that at another time.

"Unfortunately, I do not have knowledge on Reaper physiology- after all you and Mr. Spears are the only two reapers that I had actual contact with but you looked human enough to tend to the most basic of things like change your clothes and getting you into your house well enough." Yukio answered as he gave Ronald a pleasant and somewhat painted on smile.

"A shot in the dark then. Did pretty good for one, considering." Ronald replied with the smallest laugh. But he noted that smile. It didn't seem right for one so young. After all, here he was, a reaper considered young by his peers and having seen the weight of a life still managing to smile. Compared to Yukio, human by any standards he'd seen and keeping something so terribly tucked away...

"Thanks for your expert opinion then, Yukio... or maybe I could call you Yuki? The last bit kind of rolls funny off the mouth." he said after a moment's scrutiny. "Think I should thank you the best way I know how..." His smile turned into the smallest smirk. It was only right. This was a long time coming and heaven knows he had now mentally filed Yukio away as a personal project of his. The kid had been nothing but accommodating and he did want to do something in turn for a friend of his.

".... If you must call me that then I suppose it can't be stopped right?" Yukio asked as he flinched slightly internally, after all there was someone else that he liked that took it upon herself to call him the very same thing. 'Can I call you Yuki-chan?'

"Ah! There is no need to repay me, I didn't do much." Yukio answered as he reached up and ruffled his brown hair trying to distract himself from his own memories and focus on the here and now. "I barely did anything in the first place."

There was a sigh as he managed a soft chuckle. Yeah, there were definitely some evident familiarities between the two of them... except Yukio was shyer, less brash, less prone to chewing him out. Of course, repaying him was just an excuse. For the reaper's case, he did want to see the boy smile.

"Barely did anything my arse. If you've got some time on you, we could prolly do lunch. What do you say?" Ronald asked, smiling back and extending his hand. "Right now, even. Doesn't really do a world of good for a bloke like you cooped up in this clinic all the time. Besides... I heard a little something from a respectable gentleman about a certain co-worker of yours. Not one to spread rumor. Just call me a concerned friend."

"I doubt that those rumors have any truth to the matter but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to go see if any of it is true." Yukio answered as he looked at his wristwatch.

"It is a good thing that I was on my way home tonight and I don't have a shift to watch over to night." Yukio answered as he shoved both of his hands into his pockets and looked at Ronald. "Where do you supposed my coworker and his mysterious date could be found?"

"Buggered if I know. Just... he's... I dunno." Ronald began, frowning ever so slightly as he folded his arms behind his back. "Asato kind of warned me about him. That other bloke, Muraki I think his name was? Said he was the sort who dabbled in the not-so-savory, if you know what I mean. Demons and dark magic and all that. Said to watch my back around him."

But there would be plenty of time to talk about that. His mood shifted, all seriousness placed aside for the time being as he managed the same smile. "Well? Join me for a bit of grub then? And who knows? Maybe I can snatch you away from the clinic for an afternoon?" he continued, leaning in a bit closer. "Still owe me a date, after all."

002: Snuff out the light

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