04 - Backdated to the 19th

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

oH MY GOD i, uH, hAVE THE WORST HEADACHE, eVER,
i DONT' THINK ANYONE HAS EVER HAD, a HEADACHE THIS BAD,
eVERYTHING HURTS,
uM,,,
i KIND OF PUKED ON SOMEONE'S TRUNK, aND i'M REALLY SORRY FOR THAT,
rEALLY, rEALL SORRY,
eVERYTHING HURTS, tHOUGH,
sOMEONE JUST MAKE THE POUNDING STOP,
oH GOD i NEED A

[But he can't finish the sentence, because he's throwing up again.]

Comments

[allsweetheart]

[Instead of responding, Applejack starts making her way up to the third year boy's dorm, concerned. Parent's Day had left her feeling happy to see her grandmother and big brother again, yet she was aware of the problems other students had faced. She knocked on the door before opening it slightly, just in case there was anyone undressed in there.]

Sugah-Tav? Everythin' okay?

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

[Tavros froze at the sound of her voice, his cheeks turning a bright shade of red, because... he had just puked on the floor right in front of himself.]

[allsweetheart]

[Hearing him puking his guts out, she just lets herself in, rushing to his side to kneel down next to him. She places a hand on his back, rubbing gently.]

C'mon, Tav honey, I think you need to see Missus Pomfrey.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

[He shakes his head vigorously- or at least as vigorously as he can when he might puke again.]

No, uh, I just n-need to... lay down. Forever...

[allsweetheart]

[She gives a small sigh.]

Sweetie, if y'all're pukin' yer guts out it means there's something wrong with your itty bitty stomach. N' that's what doctor people're for. T' make ya feel better.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

Uhhh...I- I, uh. I'm pretty sure I know why, uh, I'm sick and, I don't think, um, there's anything they can do, and... uh, I'll be o-okay as long as, um, I don't... die. But, uh, if Karkat and Gamzee are okay and not, uh, dying, then I should be okay... [He shifts uncomfortably, trying to fight back the feeling of throwing up again.]

[allsweetheart]

[She raises an eyebrow before gently lifting her hand from his back, smoothing his mohawk back.]

You're not dyin', hon. You're just a li'l sick is all. Do they have the same thing?

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

I-I, uh, don't know... but, uh, they might. [He's just going to leave it there so he doesn't get them in trouble.] Anyway, uh... I'm really sorry that you're seeing me, like this...it's, uh, really just kind of gross and...embarrassing...

[allsweetheart]

T'ain't nothing, kiddo. [She makes a mental note to ask around about them later.] Y'all ain't lived 'till yer lookin' af'er yer granny who's stubborn as a mule.

[yerawwizarderi]

wwhat the fuck are you ramblin on about

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

uHHH,
i'M SICK, i THINK,
i MIGHT BE DYING, bECAUSE IT REALLY HURTS,

[yerawwizarderi]

wwhat the pukin hurts

[mo_cara]

oH, yEaH, uH, sOrRy, BrO, tHaT kInDa HaPpEnS sOmEtImEs.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

aM i DYING,
bECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE i'M DYING,

[mo_cara]

nAh.
YoU kNoW, YoU gOtTa JuSt GeT iT aLl OuT aNd YoU'lL bE oK.
wElL, yOu'Ll StIlL fEeL pReTtY sHiTtY, bUt ThAt GoEs AwAy In A dAy.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

bUT i DON'T WANT TO GET IT ALL OUT, eSPECIALLY NOT ON PEOPLES TRUNKS, lIKE i HAVE ALREADY,

[mo_cara]

oH, yEaH, yOu NeEd A bAg FoR tHaT sHiT.

[selfmakeout]

oh noooo!
tavros you should go up to the hospital wing!

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

uMMM, nO, bECAUSE THAT WOULD TAKE MOVING AND, i DON'T WANT TO MOVE,
i'LL JUST STAY HERE AND, lISTEN TO THE POUNDING,
aND TRY TO AVOID GOING INTO ANY BRIGHT LIGHTS,
uH, iF i SEE ANY, bECAUSE i FEEL LIKE i MIGHT DIE,

[selfmakeout]

:\ that makes it even worse...
you do not have to move on your own!
i am sure someone will happen upon you and carry you up!!

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

oH GOD, i DON'T WANT TO BE CARRIED UP,
i'M NOT READY TO GO YET,