| The Fifth Spell | (Audio)

[king_to_be]

[The hiss of static emits from the communicator, but soon it begins to dissolve bit-by-bit with a series of soft "hics".]

Uuuuu... uuu... I... don't feel so good...

[A child's obviously wavering whine of distress.]

I think...

[Suddenly, a loud sneeze, a rather unpleasant sound for those listening.]

I caught a cold. Nu-uuuu....

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[ksuriuri_san]

... You did not listen.

voice

[king_to_be]

Ouuuu... but- but- but--

voice

[ksuriuri_san]

Where... are you now? [If you listen veeeery carefully, you can just hear the resignation in his voice]

voice

[king_to_be]

[If only Gash could read people's voice's better. Also, perhaps it just his fever, but the Medicine Seller seems to sound more and more like someone the child knows.]

At... nuuu-ouuuuuuu... the park...

[Where else does he have to go, really?]

[baka_jyanai]

You got a cold?

I don't ever get those...

[king_to_be]

Uuuunuuuu...

E-eh? Y-you... don't?

[baka_jyanai]

Nope! Because I'm an ice fairy.

[king_to_be]

"Ice... fairy"? Really?

[gospelofgreen]

[Yup, that does sound bad. And he sounds so young, too.] Are you resting? You need to take care of yourself.

[king_to_be]

[His voice croaks pathetically in response.] Nuuu...

I... there's some man coming... I think.

[gospelofgreen]

[...That's sounding worse than she first thought.] Stay awake until he gets there! Are you sure he's coming?

[king_to_be]

I'm sure he will...

[Aerith's very helpful words are hard for an extremely tired and cold child to live up to, and before he knows it, he's thrown himself into a fit of slumber.]

[twotails9lives]

You should see a doctor too.

[king_to_be]

Uuu... [Annnd cue a massive sneeze!] ....nuu.

[twotails9lives]

Maybe have some tea too.

[king_to_be]

Tea... sounds so good...

[lovelyscientist]

You haven't been playing outside in the cold, have you Mr. Bell? That doesn't sound good at all.

[king_to_be]

Uuuu... T-training. I... I was training to grow stronger...

[lovelyscientist]

Please don't overdo it. Cap- Ah, Kai Hiwatori has a training session he does with a few other people twice a week. I usually sit in in case someone gets hurt. Would you like to come sometime?

[king_to_be]

[Annnd Gash is already sold. Regardless how he feels at the moment.]

A... training session?! [One, two, three... sneeze!]

Unuu. That sounds amazing! I... I would very much like to go!

[Someone's probably going to have to pry the kid from the floor afterward, but--]