countermeasures | chroma | catchall for kashuu kiyomitsu

[she's lying on her stomach on one of the cots. her back's been bandaged up, at least...]

It looks that way. [she frowns, annoyed.] ...Miss Hiyama must have been frightened, that she couldn't find any of us...

[Oof... Gnarly-lookin' back there, ma'am.]

Probably. [He also looks vaguely irritated, but it's a sharp and unpleasant expression that's there and gone.]

...You doing okay, though?

I'm better than I was before.

[...]

And you, Kashuu?

[He takes a quiet second to contemplate his answer to that, and eventually raises his shoulder - one, in a sloping gesture.]

Same, pretty much. Better than before, but... these things really know where to hit, huh?

They do.

It makes me wish I knew how to hit them back.

[That's a mood he can resonate with! There's a tightness in his jaw for a brief moment, and he glances off toward one of the walls.]

...Yeah. I think a lot of us would feel better if we could get at least one good hit in.

[Or just kill whatever's doing this, that's fine, too.]

Yes.

[...]

I'm sorry I'm not in any shape to care for your injuries today...

[Incredibly, this is the first thing that's made him laugh since Thursday started... It's just a little huff of one, but it's soft and fond, if not a bit disbelieving.]

I think you should be more worried about yourself, y'know. I walked outta mine in pretty good shape.

I'm a doctor! I'm supposed to take better care of myself than this...

[she sighs dramatically, putting one hand over her face, but then peeks out at kashuu through her fingers, smiling faintly.]

It's very frustrating.

[He's just thinking to himself in this moment that Su Jiuqing is pretty strong, all things considered. Clarte's said she got the worst of it in ways, but here she is, with enough levity to be exasperated at herself...

He just reaches out, gently poking the back of he hand covering her face.]

I can imagine. You doctor-types are always suuuch busy-bodies, yeah? But I think we can all give you a pass for being caught off guard and needing a little bit of repair yourself, this time.

I guess so. ...I'm lucky Sir Chang is here to help.

[lol]

And I'm lucky that so many of you have taken an interest in learning medicine. I'm in good hands while I'm recovering.

[i fkin hate it here]

Yeah, but he better not take this as an excuse to get beat up next week. [lol] ...I wish I could help a little more, too. Feels like I still haven't learned enough... If you have time next week, maybe we could do a few extra lessons.

["Next week", he says, like they don't know that it's very possible one of them won't make it through the night.]

[she nods, refusing to think about the possibility of there not being a next week for either one of them.]

I'd be glad to, Kashuu. Any time you'd like to learn, just let me know.

I'll come find you then, 'kay? When we're both, y'know...

[Waving his free hand and gesturing toward her back and then his opposite arm.]

...in better shape.

[lmao. they might recover physically but will the emotional toll of all these murders ever let them rest.]

I'll look forward to it.

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