001 ☪ open } { it's robot flu season

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Who: Zari Tomaz + YOU
Where: The dorms.
When: Over the sickness event.
Rating PG
What: Zari's caught the robot flu and she dislikes it strongly.

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[ brother...?

meddy beeps curiously, surprised by that statement. they don't think they've seen zari with someone who looks similar to her in the past. nor has she mentioned someone else from her world being with here. it's something meddy tries to keep track off, but maybe they've missed him. the last few weeks have been stressful enough that their vigilance is slipping here and there.

all the same - they try to nudge her towards the direction of an unoccupied room where she can rest, giving a more firm beep this time. her brother can wait, in their opinion. she clearly needs to recuperate at the moment.

they may only be three feet and eight pounds floating but darn it- meddy is going to make sure she's going to recover. no one is getting sicker on their watch. ]

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I think he just got here, and I know you mean well, but I'm gonna check and see if he's here first.

[And she starts to stumble forward again.]

Then I'll take a nap.

[sunborne]

[ meddy makes the longest sounding sigh in the world, despite having no need to consume air for themselves. it wouldn't be right to leave her like this... so...

well. fine. if she's going to go running around for her brother, the least meddy can do is stay by her side.

if there's no objections, meddy presses themselves against her side and tries to keep a lookout for her missing brother. they've got some words for this sibling of hers! leaving her in this condition. ]

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[You do that little robot friend, you do that. In the meantime, Zari's just going to wander the dorms looking for any sign of her brother. His voice never gets any closer, he never comes when she calls, and by the time she reaches the bench in the courtyard, her legs are barely holding her up, and she wobbles a bit as she sinks to the hard rock surface.]

Okay. So maybe its all in my head.

[sunborne]

[ the entire time zari is searching for her brother, meddy simply trails after her and keeps an eye on her vitals to make sure she won't pass out or something. there is a quick unhappy 'bzzzip!' at her entering the courtyard in her state, but they don't stop her.

by the time she gets to the bench and addresses them, there's an urge in meddy to beep at her in annoyed concern with how hard she must have pushed herself. and yet... something about her state right now stops meddy. it's clear at this point that she's not doing well. there's no need to rub that in.

it'll go again its main directive of caring for those in need, and they can imagine daylight's disappointment if he found out about their behaviour.

so meddy reaches out with a fin of theirs, attempting to give a comforting tap to the head if she'll allow that. ]

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[Normally she wouldn't but she appreciates them trying, even if it's a bit of a 30 Rock moment.]

Thanks.

[She won't allow much more than the once though.]

Just ... give me a minute, and I'll go back to bed.

[sunborne]

[ if meddy had opposable thumbs and the access of a broom, they would be doing this right now.

meddy lets out a trill, apparently agreeing with her words and giving her the space she needs to get her bearings. they know better than to push stubborn individuals. they've raised daylight, after all.

the moment she shows signs of moving, however, is when meddy is back sticking to her side like grow. almost as if trying to ward whatever might try to bother her. ]

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[You're a good egg, Meddy.

She finds her way back to the room slowly, one step at a time, a little bit deflated from her earlier verve. When they finally get there, she just crawls back into bed, ready to go back to being horizontal again.]

Thanks, Meddy.