voicemail

[memlost]

[An upbeat male voice comes on:]

Hey, it's Morgan! If you were expecting a girl, you picked the wrong picture. If not, then congratulations! But sorry too, because this means I've missed you. Leave a message!

[Beep.]

(( ooc: feel free to use this for face-to-face interactions as well! just leave a date and voice/action/etc. in the header. ))

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[memlost]

[ Ah, the infamous food deprivation incident. And thus the other Morgan's random anecdote becomes startlingly relevant... But this isn't the kind of thing an ill person should be worrying about, is it? ]

... Have I said good morning to you yet?

[bloodandblunder]

[ Noire worries about everything, remember? But she blinks at him, bewildered-- before she giggles a little and shakes her head. ]

I forgot, too... so good morning, Morgan.

[memlost]

Good morning, Noire! Not a best morning, but not a worst either, I suppose.

[ Though he'd be hard-pressed to remember a ruder awakening. He touches his shoulder to hers, if simply because he has license to do that sort of thing now(!!). ]

Sorry if I'm a little underdressed. I didn't think to change before I left.

[bloodandblunder]

That was my fault, for making you worry. [ and she'll feel daring (and tired) enough to lean a little more against him. ] I'm sorry for putting you through that.

[memlost]

[ This -- contact without reason or purpose, contact for the sake of contact -- is still new to him, and he warms as they settle comfortably against each other. ]

It's no trouble at all. And... it's given me an excuse to see you this early in the day! So it's a point in my favor, I think.

[bloodandblunder]

[ it's not like Noire's any better. She's still looking pretty bashful, as is. ]

W-when I'm a mess, too... not that I'm not happy to see you--

[memlost]

[ Morgan's probably sporting a bit of residual bedhead himself, but he cares not a whit. He looks left, looks right, and then leans in conspiringly. ]

Wanna know a secret?

[bloodandblunder]

... Eh?

[ means yes. ]

[memlost]

I think you're really cute when you're a mess.

[bloodandblunder]

[ Morgan

why would you say that to a person with a fever

because boy is she getting hotter in the .2 seconds it takes for that to sink in. ]

C-cu-- that's--! [ incoherent noises. ]

[memlost]

[ HE SAID IT BECAUSE HE CAN ]

Um, you're really cute when you get flustered, too! ... Phew, it's good to get that out in the open.

[bloodandblunder]

[ ... Her head is just kind of thunking onto his shoulder.

SHE LEGIT OVERHEATED. ]

[memlost]

[ whoops ]

Noire? Noire, speak to me! Oh gods, you're burning up!

[ WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN ]

[bloodandblunder]

[ GOOD QUESTION.

But she only mumbles something ("mmnnngh") and shifts a little listlessly. She'll be fine. Really. Probably. ]

[memlost]

[ SHE CAN'T DIE ON HIS WATCH!!

He sits up fully and finagles her/lets her flop until her head is on his lap, then begins to fan her with a sleeve. ]

Do you need a healer? Should I call Brady?

[bloodandblunder]

N-no... [ she groans softly, bringing up a hand to her forehead. ] I'll be fine, really. It's just a fever.

... When did I lie down?

[ hi, Morgan's lap?? ]

[memlost]

...

[ girl, you are so out of it... ]

Just rest for a moment, all right?

[bloodandblunder]

I'm... not doing anything strenuous... [ but she stays where she is, lowering her hand back to her side. Funny, how comfortable this is. ]

[memlost]

Mm. And let's keep it that way. Which means I'm taking care of you today! No apologies or fretting allowed.

[bloodandblunder]

You really don't have to do anything--

[ there's fog, man!! ]

[memlost]

-- fetch you water and ice, dampen towels for your head, fluff some pillows on the side... Ooh, and I think we have some fruit juice, that's always refreshing--

[ can't b tamed!!!! ]

[bloodandblunder]

...

[ well, fine.

She's just going to reach out and grasp one of his hands. Gloveless this time, even. But maybe that will slow him down. ]

[memlost]

[ --

??

He stops abruptly and looks at their hands, then down at her, like a dog poked in the side.

??? ]

[bloodandblunder]

[ Well, that worked marvelously!

... Except Noire doesn't really know what comes after Step One. She's stuck holding his hand as she ponders. What to do, what to say... ]

You should save your energy for if things get worse for everyone... they probably will.

[ She knows how this works. ]

... I'm fine with just this.

[memlost]

... You're right, of course. Spoken like a true veteran...

[ Especially if they could be facing something akin to starvation soon. Still. Still... He sighs and fumbles for a more mutual hand-holding arrangement. ]

You'll tell me if you do need anything, right?