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[Someone hated him. He's pretty sure of that. Well, no..

Lots of people hated him, on Auldrant, that is. Here, he hadn't been here long enough to annoy anyone to the length of which would deserve this kind of punishment.

The first sensation after waking up was the soreness. Everything ached and Jade couldn't open his eyes or move yet. Sleep paralysis, how he loathed it. Until here, he'd never had the displeasure of feeling it for any amount of time. When the soreness began to go away, tingling spread from his toes all the way up to his ears as his body continued to try to wake up.

When he could finally open his eyes, he was blearily staring at the ceiling and feeling like his mouth was stuffed with cotton. Every time he began to move any limbs, he could hear popping and cracking and other various ~~old people~~ noises. As he finally got himself to sit up, he hunched over and held his face, making a garbled noise. He was never sunshine and rainbows in the morning, but he was never this bad. Then again, he felt like he'd been asleep for a while; much longer than was necessary. There's a bit of a shift as Jade gets his legs over the side of the bed and sits there idly for a bit. Best to get all his faculties in order before he tries to get to a terminal.

When that's accomplished, Jade is up and going to get dressed before he goes into the hallway, shuffling for the first few steps before he gets himself back up to walking a bit better. When he's reached a terminal, he turns it on, his expression far less intense than it had been last time he'd addressed anyone.]

Is it normal in the Tower to fall asleep for three weeks?

((OOC, I'm finally back babeh))

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There seems to be a running trend that whenever I wake up, there's a new problem I'm required for.

[There's a sigh and Jade rubs his temple.]

Let me guess, it's about Asch.

Good guess.

[Luke folded his arms over his chest.]

He's dying, but he's being... well, Asch.

[You have 'worrying about Asch' written all over your face in neon highlights, bro. It's not that hard. If you're worrying about something, it's you, Asch, or Tear. Tear is gone, you seem to have leveled out, and Asch is slowly allowing himself to die; Jade's gonna put his money on the brooding cockatiel.]

I'm aware of his condition.

So what can we do?

[Not going to lie, he freaked out when Tear disappeared too, but he knew how the Tower worked by now. He could only hold onto the faith that she was okay... wherever she was. What else could he do?]

It's something to do with my open fon slots, right?

I could open his fon slots, completing a cycle of recycling fonons between the two of you, but Asch refuses to do so.

Yeah, we had that argument; he's being a stubborn jerk.

[Ugh, think Luke! There's gotta be something they can do that they don't have to drag Asch into.]

Can't we reclose my fon slots?

You'd lose all your current capabilities, like I did.

I can fashion a fon slot seal in the event of an emergency, but if Asch wishes to die, then I can't do much.

Urgh... let's avoid that... I'm crappy enough with my skills as it is.

[He's trying, and Yu's taught him a lot, but he still sucks.]

I guess the only thing we can do then is wait until he's weak enough for me to punch him out.

[Jade rose a brow]

If he wants to die, let him.

[You see all the fucks Jade gives?]

Jade, you weren't here this past week. Asch thought he'd been here for years, and... well, he was just so happy.

[Yeah. Asch. Happy. Think on that one, Jade.]

It was kind of freaky, but at the same time it was nice to see him actually enjoy himself... I gotta at least try to help him, even if I have to wait until he's almost dead to do it.

... I'll ask him what he wants to do, and if he refuses, then he wants to be miserable and ill let him.

Okay.

[He paused.]

Jade, if I have to force him into it, would you still help?

[There's a long moment where Jade dons a neutral expression.]

I'll contact you after I've spoken with Asch.

[And then Jade is gone, back to his room.]

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