[Voice | Filtered 100%]semper_cogitansJune 7 2011, 23:49:46 UTC
(OOC: Figuring that, by now, Robert would have known what happened with Helios... Of course, when he leaves this message, he didn't, but he does by the time Don answers it.)
[Robert spent the last week being terrified that his friends - and his lover - weren't going to come back alive. And so the very first thing he does is leave a single, distressed little message for Don.
Of course, the other Hamatos are free to pick it up as well, if they want.]
[Voice | Filtered 100%]semper_cogitansJune 8 2011, 18:20:49 UTC
[He knows this, which is why he trusts them.]
... A low fever... [Robert's voice isn't... panicky, per se, but it's definitely terse.] D-Do you suppose he could have p-picked up some pathogen in the r-rainforest, or might it just be exhaustion...?
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A-Alright. I... I j-just... I worry.
B-But I know you w-will... d-do your utmost to assist him...
[Voice | Filtered 100%]semper_cogitansJune 8 2011, 20:43:23 UTC
[Robert (probably) still isn't aware that the other Hamatos know about what transpired then, but of course, he doesn't think to ask.]
Th-thank you...
...
Wh-what about yourself, L-Leonardo? You must be e-exhausted... [And Robert probably sounds tired too, though not nearly as much. Staring at the journals and crying intermittently isn't good for most peoples' health.]
[Voice | Filtered 100%]semper_cogitansJune 8 2011, 21:13:05 UTC
I... I h-hope so.
... P-Please take c-care of yourself too, Leonardo. [This is spoken with genuine... tenderness. Robert does care about Don's brothers - even the ones that don't like him - and he definitely likes Leo.]
... A-And the rest of your family...? A-Are, are they alright too? H-Having Don back must be... r-reassuring.
[Robert spent the last week being terrified that his friends - and his lover - weren't going to come back alive. And so the very first thing he does is leave a single, distressed little message for Don.
Of course, the other Hamatos are free to pick it up as well, if they want.]
D-Don...
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Are you... [Healthy? Sane? Safe?] alright?
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I-I... I missed you...
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Oh thank gods...
I, I h-had been worried... wh-when he did not return transmissions...
[It was unlike Don, but if Don was really exhausted then that might be why.]
... Thank you, Leonardo. I... a-appreciate it...
... Is there a-anything I can do...?
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He's been in and out of it since this morning, mostly sleeping.
[He considers for a moment if he should tell Robert about thee fever.]
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Are the rest of his vital signs normal, if you can tell...?
[He's opening the inquiry for it, anyway. And Leo may notice the unusual... urgency in Robert's tone.
By this point, he probably knows Helios is dead. And he really doesn't want to see that number increase to two, especially not of his own partner.]
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They're fine. [Oh fine, he'll find out sooner or later anyway.] He's running a low fever though.
[Beat, cause he knows he would be doing it too.]
Don't come over. We've got this covered.
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... A low fever... [Robert's voice isn't... panicky, per se, but it's definitely terse.] D-Do you suppose he could have p-picked up some pathogen in the r-rainforest, or might it just be exhaustion...?
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A-Alright. I... I j-just... I worry.
B-But I know you w-will... d-do your utmost to assist him...
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[Leo knows you want to see him Robert. But considering what you two did before he left, he doesn't want to possibly add more stress on top of this.]
I'll have him contact you when he's up for it.
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Th-thank you...
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Wh-what about yourself, L-Leonardo? You must be e-exhausted... [And Robert probably sounds tired too, though not nearly as much. Staring at the journals and crying intermittently isn't good for most peoples' health.]
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... P-Please take c-care of yourself too, Leonardo. [This is spoken with genuine... tenderness. Robert does care about Don's brothers - even the ones that don't like him - and he definitely likes Leo.]
... A-And the rest of your family...? A-Are, are they alright too? H-Having Don back must be... r-reassuring.
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All a little tired, but fine. Raph's strength has been improving.
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... And th-that is... also good to hear.
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It is... n-nice to hear some good news, e-especially after the... d-draft.
[... And Helios' death. But he doesn't know if he should bring that up.]
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Yes. After that mess, we can use all the good news that we can get.
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Are you doing alright?
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N-not exactly, if... i-if I am honest.
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... [He breathes in, slowly, though he ends up sobbing a bit anyway.]
... H-Helios was... k-killed in the d-draft.
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He was a friend of yours, wasn't he?
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