A Cure for Cabin Fever

Saberteck said:

They'd spent together, quite a lot that day, but after so long they started going stir crazy. So sickness or not, they found their way here to the park, looking for fresh air to clear their heads.

James walked along, Klef's hand on his shoulder, the two of them had gotten surprisingly close, and even if she hadn't needed him as he guide, he would have still wanted her there.

He looked to her, "thanks for coming Klef," he said gratefully. "Guess we both needed some fresh air," said fresh air was pleasantly cool, felt good on their fevers. "I usually pass through here early in the mornings when I go on my runs."

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It had seemed that the sickness was starting to mess their heads. They wasted most of the day away reading. Jame's selection of books was very limited, or at least the ones he said she could read, apparently he was a huge fan of the horror genre. Being read to aloud felt like being transported to another world, one where she could still see and was not miserably sick.

Getting some fresh air was Jame's idea, Klef was all for it. Even though she felt like she was on fire with her raging fever and stinging skin, she knew it would not get any better. Going on a walk wouldn't hurt as long as it didn't increase her misery. The chilly weather actually made her condition feel less hellish.

Klef tried to stay close enough not to stray away from James, but not so close that it was sting, resulting in an awkward hover hand over his shoulder. Having him always nearby helped her get around without her sight, though somehow she did not have nearly as much trouble as she predicted. Most of the stuff she did with her sight she was still able to do without her eyes, it came almost naturally.

" Thanks for letting me tag along," she replied, her feet dragging along as she tried to stay in pace with him, "never been here myself, well, at least I don't think so... seems nice though."

Saberteck said:

"The air feels nice," though he kept pushing through it, but he was sick, "it was always hot back home, here there's cool air." The park was quiet, many were home sick, "of course, I wanted you to come, I enjoy spending time with you."

Things had happened fast, they had gotten close, "when I can't sleep, I'd come here," he as they continued their walk, making sure to guide her, "I'd just sit for hours, let my thoughts wander."

As he walked he hummed a song, he didn't remember where he heard it, but it was pleasant. "Klef, I thought of something," focusing, a layer of light energy formed around his hand, before the virus it would have been darkness. "You can't touch skin, because of the virus," he laid his glowing hand on hers, "this can help that," it wasn't skin, it was a warm energy, it could cause no burn.

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" Really?" Klef raised an eyebrow, it didn't surprise her that he had trouble sleeping as she was talking to the same boy who she had witnessed drink over eight cups of coffee in a day. " I do that to sometimes," she admitted, hovering her hand over his shoulder to avoid getting lost, " — well not here of course, but you saw me up on that roof, sitting back thinking about stuff is kind of nice sometimes."

Klef stopped in her tracks, at first she thought James had a joke to tell. It caught her off guard when she felt a hand against her shoulder that was not hers nor James, it did not hurt. " Weird...." She commented, a bewildered expression showed on her face as she tried to comprehend what it was. It was not Shadow either, she saw it's aura well enough to guess how it probably would feel, his definitely was not as warm. Oh yeah, she remembered the virus switched up his powers to something the complete opposite, in this case it was light. " I---I mean not in a bad way," she told him reassuringly, not wanted to offend him, " this is actually quite helpful."

" Still don't have eyes to do stuff, but thanks for helping out James." She told him with a light grin on her face. Life without eyes was rough, but there was now a sliver of hope that she could be 'normal' again. " I didn't expect to retire from adventuring so early on, I don't want to honestly" Klef sighed, " Maybe we still can go adventuring sometime in the future, I'll find a way."

Saberteck said:

He grinned back, "you're welcome," he blushed for a second, "I like having you around." They continued on, "our adventures aren't over yet," he looked to her, "yea, things have changed, by we keep going."

Stopping for a second he took a big breath and fought off some coughing, "an adventure is defined by your enjoyment and the people you adventure with," using his his light covered hand he gently squeezed hers, "whatever the adventure is, I'll enjoy it because I'll be with you."

He shook his head as a bit of dizziness hit him, it quickly passed, "I actually know some things we can do when were better." He'd learned quite a bit about the island and all it had, "were on a magical island Klef, we still have a lot of things we can do."

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She resumed walking with James, less cautious of straying to far away from his side now that she was holding onto his 'light' hand. " I think you're right about that," She paused to cough into her elbow which somehow managed to singe her sleeve a bit. If this were any other day she would have been startled, but with the events of the virus plus a lingering feeling of exhaustion she had learned not to question her symptoms. " In that case anything can be an adventure as long as you're with me," she added with a grin that was as wide as it could get in this period of misery.

" You do?" Klef asked, a tinge of excitement escaping from her voice, " once we'e better you gotta tell me then."A small trail of steam came out of her mouth in place of a regular breath. It was cold, but not to the extent that a exhale looked like a car breaking down. Though she was unable to see it herself, she sensed it in the air and shrugged her shoulders

. " It's crazy here- in a good way I suppose." Her eyes trailed to the side, " To be honest I've seen about a quarter of this island. I won't be able to see the rest now, but I'd still like to check out the rest with you, even the forbidden forest."

Saberteck said:

He blushed for a second as she said it'd always be an adventure if she's with him. He very gently squeezed her hand, "yea, people make their own adventures, and you've been great."

He nodded, "I'll take you up the station," he said with a smile, "they have the vr system that let's your mind go into video games." They continued on, his mind zooming with ideas, ways for them to have fun.

"Yea, we'll keep exploring," helloked back to her, "we'll explore every bit of it." He chuckled, "we'll discover so much," he looked back to her, "and you know.....I'll be hanging out with a cute girl, so that's great."

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" V... R?" She repeated, tilting her head. V.R was not something she hadn't heard of before, but it was a luxury for the rich, not something for the public. From a conversation she had overheard in the hallway, it was fun for the most part. " Not much of a gamer myself, but I'll give it a shot."

" Shut up," She playfully punched his actual shoulder before the pain caught up with her, causing her to instinctively back her fist. Klef winced in pain, it was flattering, but she didn't see the use in taking pity her, it wouldn't cure her blindness.

Her foot dug into the pavement, " man, imagine how neat it would be to be the first person to discover something in Manta Carlos," she mumbled.

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"It's cool," he chuckled, "it's not just video games though." He had read so much about it, "it can put you into any scenario, like maybe an alien planet."

"I know what you mean," sense arriving he'd developed a love of exploring, "there's gotta be something for us to find."

He closed his eyes for a second, "something hidden, maybe in the Forbidden Forrest, a temple or something." He looked to her a small grin on his face, "either way, we'll find it. Together we'll explore it all."

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" Forbidden Forrest?" Klef repeated, intrigued. Her eyes flickered, they tended to do that upon mention of the Forbidden Forrest. She had been yearning to explore the untouched land ever since arriving the island. " Being sick--" she coughed, a small flame escaped from her mouth, " makes it hard to do what we want " After this virus blows over we're definitely going to go on a crap ton of adventures."

She dug her foot into the pavement more, her smile quickly faded. " D-do you think it is ever going to end?" Klef stuttered, her head lowered again. " It's been almost a month, what if it's going to b like this forever