2nd [Open]

[concept_killer]

Characters: Satsujinki and open
Setting: Floor 4, Dorm hallways
Format: Will work with you!
Summary: Having his version of magical anemia sucks.
Warnings: Shouldn't be any.


Floor 4
[This floor could have been nice for any visitors.

Except for the dead looking body lying on the floor. Not too long ago, Satsujinki collapsed here and, unfortunately for him, he can't move. It's almost as if his body had been drained of energy. The only sign that he's alive is that he's still breathing and, if one gets close enough to tell, his teeth are clenched together in frustration.

Suffering from 'Chronic Vertigo Anemia' frequently caused him to collapse as a kid. It only got worse as he got older. It lasts longer and is quite a bit more severe now than it used to be.

Maybe...just barely, he might be able to talk. Just enough to refuse assistance, even though he needs it.]



Hallways
[At some point, he was able to wave off assistance and is attempting to make it back to his own dorm alone. Being a little handicapped by his lack of sight, he still tried to make the walk, using the wall as a support.

It's not a pretty sight but his expression for anyone who approaches is certainly unwelcoming. He's been living alone for a few years and had to deal with this fairly frequently. As far as he's concerned, he can still deal with it himself.]

Comments

[tohko_amano]

Tohko sighed and nodded.

"Still..wouldn't it be best if you rested for a moment before moving about after it?"

[concept_killer]

"Isn't just laying there a form of resting?"

It was worth an ask.

[tohko_amano]

And Tohko couldn't help but laugh a little at that as she pulled him along the stairs.

"I don't think it would be very safe if you rested there. It might be a bit better if you rested in a bed."

[concept_killer]

"You'd be surprised at what my body could handle on it's own."

Yeah, he wished he had full control over some of those reactions but some things will always be instinctual.

[tohko_amano]

"I probably would be..but even your body needs some help sometimes. I need help, you need help, we all need help sometimes!"

Tohko continued to pull him down the steps as she spoke, not letting go of him yet.

[concept_killer]

"Maybe. But now really isn't one of those times. I'm not exactly an invalid yet."

With that, he started to pull from her, regardless of how well he could handle himself.

[tohko_amano]

Tohko sighed and scratched her head. "I know you're not an invalid..but there's nothing wrong with accepting help."

Tohko would let him pull away, but would still watch him carefully, ready to grab onto him if he started to fall again.

[concept_killer]

He's shakey but he seems to be able to handle himself for the time being.

"Some people are just like that."

[tohko_amano]

And Tohko would smile and nod when she saw that he could handle himself for the moment.

"I suppose..but they should know that help is always around the corner and that there's nothing wrong with accepting it."

[concept_killer]

"I could argue that there's plenty wrong in accepting it."

Which was all specific to him so he never blamed other people for asking for help from others.

[tohko_amano]

And Tohko looked a bit puzzled when she heard that.

"How so?"

[concept_killer]

"It's not exactly something that easily understood unless you feel the same way."

[tohko_amano]

Tohko sighed before speaking again.

"Maybe not..but I would still like to try and understand."

[concept_killer]

"Some people see that kind of thing as a give and take relationship. And they don't want to owe someone else, even if they think there's nothing to owe."

He spoke about it as if in third person but it's something he had believed his entire life.

[tohko_amano]

"But..what if they're wrong? What if things like that aren't a give-and-take relationship?"

[concept_killer]

"There's no real right or wrong answer to that."

[tohko_amano]

"..Then what's your answer to that?"

[concept_killer]

"I think you can already take a guess on that."

[tohko_amano]

Tohko nodded and sighed.

"I see..why do you see it like that?"

[concept_killer]

He shrugs in reply. Shiki never really had a driving reason. Even as a kid, he left the house during the holidays so his adoptive parents didn't have to go out of their way to provide for him.

[tohko_amano]

Tohko sighed and scratched her head.

"I see..well, if there's no reason as to why you hold that viewpoint, then why hold it at all?"

[concept_killer]

"Why do you always want to know things? Do you ever give that any serious thought?"

[tohko_amano]

"Oh, I've known the answer to that for a long time! The more I know, the more I can help people. Sure, I know a lot by reading, but there's still a lot more that I don't know."

[concept_killer]

"And why do you want to help people?"

[tohko_amano]

"Because being sad, scared, lonely, depressed, and in trouble feels pretty horrific. I don't want anyone to feel like that, so I'll do the best I can to help them out."