18th Dawn

[halfdarkened]

[Hey, what's this? There's some guy with his head against the food synthesizer this morning. Someone we haven't seen for a while, and in the morning of all times. His pants are the brightest purple ever, and to make things worse, one of the back pockets has a little rainbow heart on it. His sleeveless shirt is made up of orange and purple tiger stripes, and there's an old school, brightly colored slap bracelet on his left wrist. His hair is an utter mop right now, barely-combed.]

...I just want some bacon and eggs. That's ALL I want from you. [There's a bunch of candy and cake in the trashcan nearby...]

[He pushes the button again. Instead out comes a stack of pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream. He bangs his head against the food synthesizer once and grumbles.]

...At least it's breakfast food. [He settles for it and shuffles half-awake over to a table to eat. It's about then he realizes he's being watched.] Hey, Cam. Hey guys. I'm still here. I was sick for a while. Instead of spreading a disease around a small satellite, I figured you'd all appreciate it if I went ahead and quarantined myself. [An unethusiastic thumbs up.] You're welcome.

Actually. Namine? [He parts his bangs so its possible to see his eyes.] ...Thanks for the soup. [He smiles.] It helped.

By the way, has this week affected anyone else's sleep? [HE suddenly looks VERY sleepy.] I keep dreaming about animals that look like a rainbow sneezed on them. [Going...] And places I've never been before. [His head's drooping, and he seems to realize this because he props himself up with an arm. Going...] And like now I can't stay...

[Gone. Riku falls face-first into his pancakes, out cold. He'll be quite the sight when he finally lifts his head again. At least the pancakes are nice and soft and warm.]

Comments

[colorbymemory]

[Namine looks happy to see him out and about, but concerned because he doesn't look like he's quite well yet.]

You're welcome but are you sure you should...

[Then he falls asleep right in the middle of saying something.]

Riku? Are you okay?

[She's already on her way, but figures she can at least ask.]

[shortpants_knight]

[Ah, well, if Riku hadn't fallen asleep, Link would have answered his question in regards to this week's shenanigans and sleep. But, now he's asleep. That can't be good. It doesn't take very much consideration for Link to decide to head to the cafeteria and see if he can rouse the boy.

Whether he wakes before Link gets there or after, he'll be treated to seeing Link in much the same state as everyone else, with his garb resembling Lisa Frank's interpretation of his character. His tunic and hat are a much brighter green than normal, any of the other, more somber colors he usually wears have been replaced accordingly, with bright oranges and yellows replacing shades of brown. The missing colors from the rainbow appear as a scattering of Dalmation spots on the back of his tunic and on his hat.]

[royal_sunrise]

[Oh dear. She's now wondering if she should come over there, move him to a more comfortable spot and clean up his face or just leave him be.]

[optimistickey]

Hey, Riku! You feeling...

[Aaaand then he falls asleep on the pancakes. Sora can't help it; he just bursts into barely-controlled laughter. How on earth did that happen to him?!]

[Sora's on his way to help him, but...wow, he needs to get pictures of this for the future.]

[punsofiron]

Woah!

Looks like somebody could use some coffee.

[sailorgenerous]

I am glad you're feeling better. If you don't want something quiteso sweet, maybe you can scrape the whipped cream off-

[And then he collapses. Oh, no. Ohhhhhh, no.] Riku! Riku, are you alright?

[She's not waiting for an answer - she's going straight to him.]

[ttlynotanagent]

[GAH! First Sora, now this. Perry rushes off, his stupidly colored hat held down.

He wonders if this is some sort of epidemic. No one else has shown signs...just Sora and now Riku. Are the two incidents even related?

Perry gets to the cafeteria and pokes Riku in the ribs. COME ON RIKU. FOOD IS NOT FOR SLEEPING ON.]