[As Dark Heart painstakingly makes his way down the hallway, shaky and unsteady, someone uncharitably comments:]
Walk much?
[It's Shoka, shuffling over to investigate (and help, though her usual mocking tone doesn't make that intention obvious). She seems not to recognize him at first—or, more accurately, she assumes it can't be him and must be some other Nickit, because he's been gone for so long, asleep with no sign of waking. The same as A.B.A is, too, now. Unknown disease, might be contagious; limited visits only. No one told her that there was any change or any real hope for either of them.
As she closes the distance between them, wondering if the guy just got back from a particularly tough quest or is just drunk or something, she suddenly realizes: it's not just any Nickit. The ears of her disguise perk straight upright in shock.]
Wait... Dork Heart? [It is, unless she's seeing things (again)! Why didn't anyone tell her?!] What the—? You're here! When did you—? You... [She doesn't know where to start. You're better now? You were passed out this whole time?] You look like hell.
a familiar face
Walk much?
[It's Shoka, shuffling over to investigate (and help, though her usual mocking tone doesn't make that intention obvious). She seems not to recognize him at first—or, more accurately, she assumes it can't be him and must be some other Nickit, because he's been gone for so long, asleep with no sign of waking. The same as A.B.A is, too, now. Unknown disease, might be contagious; limited visits only. No one told her that there was any change or any real hope for either of them.
As she closes the distance between them, wondering if the guy just got back from a particularly tough quest or is just drunk or something, she suddenly realizes: it's not just any Nickit. The ears of her disguise perk straight upright in shock.]
Wait... Dork Heart? [It is, unless she's seeing things (again)! Why didn't anyone tell her?!] What the—? You're here! When did you—? You... [She doesn't know where to start. You're better now? You were passed out this whole time?] You look like hell.