Fuda #40 [video]

[idealism]

[Tsuzuki has wanted to avoid making this video, but he doesn't see any other way. During the weeks since Hisoka came back from his abduction, he simply hasn't fared well. He's even gotten worse, which made no sense. Now that it's gotten to the point where he can't leave the house any more, he's quickly running out of options.]

This might sound like an odd request, but... I know we have several healers in town. Who are the strongest ones?


[He looks over his shoulder to make sure Hisoka is nowhere around.]

....I suppose doctors could work, as well. The bottom line is, I need help.

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[cynicism]

..Tsuzuki?

[Hisoka's in the doorway, leaning on the frame for support. He's standing up today! It's an improvement over the last few.]

You weren't there when I woke up. Is everything okay?

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[idealism]

[And since Hisoka's been bedridden for the last few days, seeing him upright is the last thing Tsuzuki expects to see. His feathers stand out like the needles on a startled hedgehog. A little guiltily, he slowly turns around to face the doorway.]

[idealism]

Hey 'Soka. You startled me.

[As he gets up, he instinctively reaches forward to check his temperature. He lives in the hope that the fever will break eventually.]

There's nothing to worry about. I was just leaving a message.

[cynicism]

[If Hisoka notices the tension running through Tsuzuki's body, he doesn't discuss it. He just lets his partner's hands run along his face, rubbing a cheek into the relative coolness.]

Oh. ...You don't have anything planned. Do you? I can stay by myself if you need to leave.

[idealism]

[To think that there was a time when Hisoka would have slapped that hand away. Tsuzuki lets the strange little comfort happen, brushing Hisoka's cheek with his thumb.]

No, everything is fine. Besides, I don't want you to be alone right now.

[cynicism]

[His eyes close longer than necessary to blink, but force themselves back open with visible effort.]

You shouldn't. ..Worry about that. I've done this before. I know how to handle it.

[Voice]

[winds_voice]

I am no healer but... is something wrong, Tsuzuki?

[Voice]

[idealism]

I...


Well. Yes. My partner isn't healing.

[Voice]

[winds_voice]

I see... your partner is injured?

[Voice]

[idealism]

Not exactly. He's sick.

[Voice]

[winds_voice]

[O-oh... there's a rather heavy pause as Eley acknowledges the mistake.]

Have you... tried to heal him before?

[relictusdeus]

[This smacks of a potential opportunity to add to his list of those in his debt.] Dear me... what ever is the matter? [Do go on.]

[idealism]

[It doesn't even occur to him that anyone can take advantage of this situation.]

My partner need a healer, and soon.

[relictusdeus]

And what is it that ails this partner of yours, my dear Tsuzuki? ...A flesh wound, is it? A touch of sickness in the lungs, perhaps?

[idealism]

I don't know. I... [He drags his fingers through his hair, finally deciding that the truth might be the best option.]

I think it's a curse.

[relictusdeus]

[Having had a deeply personal experience with curses, the man's answer gives him pause. It is possible, he muses, that with use of devil's art, this affliction could be drawn like poison from a wound. Would it be worth his while to apply his efforts?]

Perhaps... there is something that can be done.

[He peters off thoughtfully, lacking a sense of urgency that the unfortunate situation might inspire in some.]

The matter of curses and their... nullification... is not unfamiliar to me.

[medicalpunch]

I don't know about strongest, but I'm considered one of the best where I come from. [And that's no exaggeration, either.]

What can I help with?

[idealism]

[Forgive him for sounded a bit... intense, but he's been hoping someone like Sakura would come along.]

It's about Hisoka, my partner. He's sick.

....Where in town are you? I'm at home trying to keep him from overexerting himself too much.

[medicalpunch]

[Oh, she's pretty used to that kind of thing. People are intense about their loved ones, it's normal and healthy.]

I'm at home currently, in Community House 1. If he's sick enough to have trouble traveling, then you're doing the right thing, I'll come to you. Where are you two?

[idealism]

[Her calmness only proves to him that she knows what she's talking about. But it doesn't calm him down right at once, because he's had too long to rile himself up about it.]

We're in 25. It's one of the houses to the west, right by the woods.

...Things are complicated with him, But I'll explain when you get there, okay?

[medicalpunch]

To the west, by the woods. All right, I'm on my way; I'll be there momentarily. Keep an eye out for me, okay?

If it's complicated, then I'm exactly the right person to ask. Whatever it takes, he'll be okay.

[She doesn't have much in the way of supplies, but that isn't necessarily a problem.]

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[neverplaysfair]

Is this about who I think it is?

[ Dammit Hisoka. ]

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[idealism]

Yes.

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[neverplaysfair]

[ Dammit Hisoka. ]

So he didn't seek help on his own?

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[idealism]

No. You know he's too proud to do that.

How long have you known?