closed prompts for may

[flowlikewater]

who: genji + various
what: closed prompts for specific characters
when: backdated and all throughout the month
where: all throughout quarantine
warnings: none yet! genji's mingle top level is here!

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[flowlikewater]

[ Genji has just been trying to ride out this illness for the past couple of days. It's a rare moment where Shigeru had to leave him be, so in a change of scenery he'd managed to get himself set up on the couch. Tissues, tea and his device are next to him on the coffee table.

But when the front door opens and he hears Pacchan excitedly yip, he hears a voice that is his dear roommate instead of his dear boyfriend. Despite his illness, he's excited to see her after such a long mission and he manages to sit up. He smooths down a bit of the pink blanket he'd managed to find in a linen closet. ]

I'm in the living room! [ His voice sounds even hoarser than usual. Then he coughs for a bit. ] And... ill.

[bunnyhopped]

[ Hana so rarely finds Genji in a state of... inactivity that isn't meditation or sleeping. Usually he's up and about doing something, whether it's tending to his plants or to Pacchan or his swords, cooking, reading, or whatever else. She doesn't remember the last time she's seen him just laying around. So her eyes narrow and her head tips to one side as she stands up and makes her way into the living room from the entry area of their apartment, Pacchan happily hopping on her paws at Hana's feet. ]

You're sick?

[ Then she puts two and two together, and immediately her face crumples in concern. ]

Uh-oh. Is it that virus I keep hearing about?

[ A beat, then— ]

Hey, that's my blanket.

[flowlikewater]

[ Genji has found he's quite enjoyed this past decade of being a cyborg and not getting sick. Thanks alien nanomachines, you're a real pal. (It also makes him think of the harder times in the beginning, back when he couldn't walk yet and was stuck in a hospital bed... thankfully it's easy to fend off those memories nowadays.)

Genji just nods slowly. ]

Yes. Here I thought I would be immune to it but. Alas.

[ —oh. He looks a little sheepish. ]

...the others are in the wash? I'm taking good care of it. Right, Pacchan?

[ He pats at it. Look, no used tissues sitting on it or pulled stitches or anything!! ]

[bunnyhopped]

[ She hums thoughtfully at his response regarding her blanket, recognizing that if Genji is using one of her blankets that he really must have run out of others to use. The look she gives him as she makes her way over and then settles down to sit on the armrest of the couch opposite where Genji was resting his head is sympathetic and a bit puzzled. ]

Okay, I understand. Just promise not to mess it up, okay?

[ There's a playful smile on her lips now, at least. ]

How can I help you? I don't really understand what's going on with this...

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[ Genji gets himself comfortable again, tucking the blanket under his arms gently. His own smile is just as playful, if obviously fatigued. ]

I will take this mission very seriously, Sergeant.

[ Genji shifts a little, going back to frowning slightly. ]

There isn't much to be done besides just wait for it to pass. It comes and goes for me; sometimes I feel mildly ill like now and other times I get a high fever. I think it's my own biotic nanotech trying to fight it off.

[bunnyhopped]

[ Hana regards him thoughtfully; not only is this illness strange to begin with, the fact that it's affecting Genji is even stranger. Pacchan, meanwhile, hops up onto the couch and takes her rightful place on top of the blanket, cradled between Genji's calves.

At his addressing her as 'Sergeant,' Hana smiles. She hasn't been called that in a while. ]

Does Shigeru know...?

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[ Genji smiles at Pacchan and pulls out a hand to reach down to pet her gently. His time alone would be quite unbearable without her around.

He looks back up to Hana, nodding. ]

Yes, he's been looking after me. He had some business to attend to for the day, but I am better than I was.

[bunnyhopped]

[ The smile on her face grows; of course, she knows that Shigeru is taking care of Genji. But hearing it from Genji is heartwarming all the same. ]

Good!

[ She stretches, then, trying to make herself as relaxed as she can with a sick roommate around. This is her first time home in a while, after all. She'd forgotten to take her shoes off before entering the living room, so she's carefully pulling those off first and walking back over to the entry way to deposit the pair there. After that, she calls out to Genji: ]

Are you thirsty? Should I make tea?

[flowlikewater]

[ Genji does feel bad for... feeling bad, a bit. He had wanted to have Quality Roommate Time when she returned, just relaxing and eating junk food and playing some games. But alas, magical nanomachines had to ruin his plans. At least the house isn't a mess.

He starts to rearrange himself on the couch so he's sitting up, giving Hana space to sit. He calls out in response with his hoarse voice. ]

If you don't mind? Whatever green tea you'd like.

[ Maybe he can ask Shigeru to make some shoga-yu later... ]

[bunnyhopped]

Alright!

[ She makes her way over to the kitchen and promptly puts some water into the electric kettle to get it boiling. She also manages to find one of their (many) teapots and starts preparing the infuser with their sencha green tea. All the while, ]

When you're better again, we should go out for hotpot or ramen or something!