school: maya

[shaft]

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week 6, thursday

[feytality]

[ maya is just..... fussing... some distance away..... presumably claude is back at summer now ]

I have, um, painkillers, and tea, and water... if you need it..

(What should I do? I don't want to leave him alone, but if me being here makes it worse, then...)

[shaft]

[ Claude is probably in his room! The door is open for... some reason, and his main priority seems to be hiding in bed for ever but instead he jerks to a stop.

Can't breathe.

He just seems to be clutching his chest. ]

[feytality]

[ she is like full on panicking but trying to keep it together for his sake ]

Claude, it's okay. It's over. You're safe. Just... try to take deep breaths....

[ tentatively takes a few steps forward, but ready to back off if he's freaking out more ]

[shaft]

[ He's just quiet for a moment, a pained expression on his face before... it eventually passes, and he takes a deep breath.

... ]

... Maya. [ His expression looks grim. ] Did you need something?

[feytality]

.... That's what I should be asking you, Claude. I don't know how I can help you, so please... if there's anything I can do, just tell me.

(I don't understand what's happening and I don't want to make it worse.)

[ like always. ]

[shaft]

[ He just looks at her for a moment, but his eyes are a little glassy, like he's not quite seeing her.

Can't.

Eventually he just looks down, rubbing his hand into his temples. ]

I don't need anything. You should get some rest.

[feytality]

... I do have painkillers and water... I know you got healed, but I'm sure it still hurts.

(At least, let me do that much.....)

[shaft]

[ Looking at his hands. ]

I'll take the painkillers.

[feytality]

... Do you need help? Or should I just leave them on the bed?

[ in case he doesn't want her to get too close ]

[shaft]

Help? [ He looks a little lost. ] I can swallow them.

[feytality]

Well.... I mean, just holding up the water and everything... I don't know.

[ listen sometimes you are very weak after cyoas and need help with basic lifting ]

[shaft]

[ ... Silly. ]

I think I can manage.

[feytality]

[ just leaving the glass and the painkillers on the bed for him to take. ]

[ then she'll sit down on the floor nearby ]

[shaft]

[ ... ]

Maya. You should get some rest. You're injured too.

[feytality]

I took some painkillers already. And I'm resting right here.

[ sitting restfully on the ground like the world's worst guard dog ]

[ until curfew makes her go back, anyway ]

[shaft]

Maya— [ ... ]

I can't be responsible for you right now.

[feytality]

You're not.

(I'm the one that's trying to be responsible, here...)

[ ... and she doesn't want to leave him alone when he's like this. ]

[shaft]

But I should be.

[ It's what you deserve. ]

[feytality]

[ she's not gonna do her big sister thing since this is a serious sad thread ]

You can take a break every once in a while, you know. I'm not that helpless.

Besides... I'm in your corner, remember?

[shaft]

[ Aren't you disappointed? ]

... Yeah. I know.

[feytality]

(You could never disappoint me.)

... Do you?

[shaft]

You're here, aren't you?

[ ... ]

[feytality]

[ well she's not actually doing anything other than sitting on the floor ]

Of course. I'll always be here for you.

(Even if you might not want it right now...)

[shaft]

[ I'm not good at keeping friends. ]

... All right. But you don't need to sit on the floor.

[feytality]

(I'm good at being annoyingly persistent)

Where should I sit, then?