OPEN

[heartdive]

WHO: Sora and OPEN
WHERE: Knock Out's Clinic
WHEN: 17th-whenever someone brings him the opposing energon color
WHAT: Sora's sick and pretty much needs company
WARNINGS: Sora deserves his own warning, just saying

[ once more Sora finds himself in that clinic. maybe the door isn't locked, but he's more or less trapped all the same. this time, though? he doesn't really feel like leaving. he's not the type that easily gets sick - seriously, the kid travels to a bunch of different worlds and maintains his health. but this time? it's really knocked him off of his feet.

visitors are allowed, since Sora doesn't feel up to leaving and visiting his friends. he tries to smile and laugh like usual, but it's obvious he gets tired easily and zones out - kind of like a head cold. so more often than not, he can be found, curled up on one of those human sized beds.

careful. sick kid is clingy. ]

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Closed to Knock Out

[heartdive]

[ shame Sora is kind of clueless about energon and how it should look. finding those brown crystals? he doesn't think anything about them. in fact, it's sort of a detail that slips his mind. he really does go about his day as usual - that means going to "work" as well. something doesn't feel quite right...

but he ignores it. for a while.

as the day wears on though, even Sora realizes he's not feeling that great. mostly, he just wants to last through the day. maybe then he can wonder back to his own bed and just sleep, you know? but the place feels cold and Sora finds himself shivering. maybe he's even a little pale and feverish. but the kid is stubborn and isn't about to give up, even if his eyes go glassy and unfocused.

finally, he just can't fight it off and folds his arms and sets his head on them. maybe just... a little nap? his head feels so heavy. ]

[deadlydoctor]

[Knock Out has been busy all day but he's been keeping an eye on Sora from time to time. He's not sure if the kid's just bored out of his mind or sleepy but when he sees him dozing off on his table Knock Out finally approaches him and pokes his shoulder.]

Day's over, Sleeping Beauty. You can now go back to your room and keep not doing anything in there.

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'Kay...

[ yeah, that's right. no arguing. no insisting that he's going to stay. no teasing or pouting.

he's just going to struggle getting up... and stagger towards the door. ]

[deadlydoctor]

[Wait. WHAT]

Are you dying, Kid? [Stop this instant, something clearly wrong. Knock Out walks in front oh him easily, it only takes him half a step. He leans over to take a good look at Sora.] You look paler than usual.

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No?

[ but watch him squint at Knock Out for a minute before ...

SNEEZE! it's an action that makes Sora groan and put his face in his hands. ]

Think I caught something...

[0perator]

[Alia hadn't intended to pay a visit, it's just she noticed a drooping, sick Sora on her way to those first aid lessons she asked for.]

Hey.. you gonna make it?

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Hmm?

[ he probably just looks worse than he feels at the moment, sitting up a little straighter. ]

Me? Yeah. Just sick is all.

[ punctuated by a sneeze of all things. ]

[0perator]

Is oozing like that normal?

[Have a tissue, Sora. Alia may or may not have lunged for it.]

[heartdive]

[ don't worry Alia. you won't get sick from this. he'll just take the tissue and blow his nose. ]

When you're sick? Kinda.

[ sniff sniff. ]

[0perator]

[Oozing, Sora. Oozing. Tell her that's not gross.]

Man. That sucks. Need anything to rehydrate or something?

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Rarely does Wheeljack ever visit the medbay unless he's dragged kicking and screaming. Well, up until recently, that is. He'd really started to hit it off with Knock Out (if you told him that out loud, he'd punch you) with blueprints for medical tools. With his forge tucked safely into his back plating, he walks in.]

Doc?

[What he didn't expect to find, however, was the kid he'd given a ride to not so long ago (well, not so long for him). He couldn't speak for him, but it did see him odd sitting in one place. Or more accurately, lying down in one place. Time to go check it out.

Tucking the blueprints under his arm, he wanders over, eyebrow perked.]

Hey kid--scrap, you look like the Pit.

[WELL. THAT'S ONE WAY TO DO IT.]

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[ what? you mean curled around pillows with plenty of clearly used tissues all around like tiny fallen soldiers in the battle to fight disease?

really Sora perks up at hearing Wheeljack. or, well, tries to. but he can only struggle to sit up so far. ]

Gee... Thanks.

[ you're so nice, dude. ]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[That about sums it up, actually!

There's a smirk, though, at that response, setting the blueprints down to get a better look.]

Can't say I'm envious, but you're holdin' together pretty well.

[Look, he's even attempting to help you sit up.]


Doc takin' care of you?

[heartdive]

Still feel like crap.

[ and, as if on cue, Sora reaches for a tissue and sneezes. leaves him dizzy and feeling gross.

just prop the pillows up, WJ. he can take it from there. maybe.

there's a pause, like he's thinking about what he had been asked before laughing. a little. ]

Knock Out? Yeah... Threatened to poke me with a needle.

[littlecrowgirl]

[It was by pure accident that Kay found Sora in the medbay. Solus was pretty far from where she was stationed (not really. it was closer than others), and the heat made it unbearable sometimes. But while picking up a little something, she saw Sora, immediately recognizing him as the boy she was locked in a medical closet with.

You just don't forget stuff like that.]

Hey...I don't think I got your name.

[heartdive]

I didn't get yours either...

[ which he's usually good about! Kay had just been distracting him, clearly.

but right now? right now he's going to push himself up and blow his nose. ]

M'Sora.

[littlecrowgirl]

Nuh-uh, you stay down and rest, you silly.

[Those hands reach out, pulling the blanket up and bringing it up to mid-chest. Call it experience on dealing with troublesome people (Edgeworth), but she knows how to be persistent when she has to be.]

I'm Kay. Kay Faraday.

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Not five, mom.

[ be happy there's like no bite to any of his words. won't even push blanket away. just don't mind now plugged up he sounds and the occasional sniff. ]

Heh... No punching me this time, Kay?

For Sora and Knockout!

[nobody_number_8]

[The door to Knockout's clinic slides open and Axel strides in looking rather agitated.]

Sora? Knockout? You guys he-?

[Spots Sora.]

Sora? What happened to you?

[Heads over that way.]

[heartdive]

[ opens mouth to answer!

but herp. just going to sneeze instead. like once. twice. three times.

oh! looks like he's in the clear - oops. false alarm.

five sneezes. ]

[nobody_number_8]

[Axel pauses a short distance away at the sneezing. He's had quite enough of mystery pseudo-flus, thank you very much.]

Well, I guess that pretty much explains it. Is it that same bug that knocked out half the town awhile back?

[thxforthememories]

[For his part, the BP unit hasn't found anything odd, yet. He's been preoccupied, to say the least. Patrolling, searching. But not as much as before -- he's trying to take Shadowmaru's words, Rewind's words, to heart.]

[Though he hasn't stopped completely.]

[He wants to check out the clinic. It was the site of the last attack, though it was a long time ago now. It can't hurt to try.]

[He slips in, as silent as possible. Given his stealth systems, it's fairly quiet. He isn't yet aware anyone else is in here, so he doesn't bother to hide the fact he's clearly prowling about, looking for something.]

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What're you doing?

[ it's not like Sora heard the guy come in. he's kind of in and out of sleep at the moment. the only reason he notices the sneaky guy is because he had to sit up to blow his nose. AGAIN.

but instead of doing it immediately, he watches.

now he blows his nose. ]

[thxforthememories]

[Those wings suddenly flare up, like a startled animal's tail fluffing out. He goes rigid, shoulders hunched, and very slowly turns, like he's expecting a fight.]

[Except there's... a kid on a bed. Instead of a threat.]

[He relaxes by slow degrees.]

What are you doing?

[heartdive]

Right now? Making endless amounts of snot... And probably burning a hole in the bed.

[ and, as if to prove his point? sneezes. like 3x ]