April Catchall [closed]

[nastyboy]

Who: Team Femblemtroika
What: The gang prepares for prom! And presumably the aftermath of getting traumatized by prom!
When:April
Where: Vermillion? Olivine? Wherever will accept this collective mess?

Comments

[nastyboy]

[Claude, must you call him out like this]

Claude, if I may be frank, I often feel as though I rarely do as well as I or anyone else wishes I could be. I am not lying when I go off my own measurements for how I am doing.

[But you can't respond to every "How are you doing" with "Still kind of experiencing a fraction of a mental breakdown", or at least he feels he can't.]

There is a lot that I have to address with what Lorenz told all of us, and I am still digesting it to some degree.

[perfectteatime]

Of course. I know. I have the best students... and friends, in the universe.

[nastyboy]

[Professors, he's gonna CRY-]

And you are also the finest Professor and friend we could have asked for.

Just remember not to hesitate in asking anything from us. You need not be independent here, Professor.

[text] to everyone

[woofdad]

Heads up guys, I think I"m sick again. i don't think it's serious but everyone should probably avoid getting too close til it's gone, especially if you're not vaccinated

If you don't know what that means, 1 you probably aren't so please be careful and 2 it's when a medical professional injects you with stuff to keep you from getting diseases.

Also could someone check around the house for eggs, i was going to do that today to see if i missed any

[perfectteatime]

I will be home posthaste. Do not worry, I will have some of my team assist in finding any eggs that may have happened.

[silky_bearing]

My sympathies, Grant. That sounds awful.

I will have Matcha bring you some tea and a bit of the local honey I've gotten recently that may help. Sadly though I'm afraid I will need to avoid the house altogether until you are feeling better.

No, you didn't explain vaccines to me but the hospital staff have and I am apparently not in a position to receive them just yet. Which means I should definitely not be near you, much as I would like to assist. I trust the others will look after you though, the Professor especially. He does so like to fuss.

[donoteattheweeds]

Thank you for letting me know, and I hope that you recover quickly. I will bring dinner to your room tonight, so please inform me if there is anything that you would prefer. It would be no trouble.

[woofdad]

Shoot, man, you don't have to rush back when you're trying to travel - if nobody else can look for the eggs i can check once I'm doing better.

[woofdad]

Oh yeah definitely keep your distance - thank you, though, and don't worry about it. I can let you know once it should be safe for you to come by again

[woofdad]

You don't have to

[...Moments after sending that, he stops to consider that... this is Dedue, so he probably won't take "you don't have to" for an answer.]

If you want to though and it's really not any trouble
I guess just some kind of light soup would be good?

[perfectteatime]

I could say the same to you. But I will bear it in mind.

I'll be back before you know it.

[perfectteatime]

I am already on my way it is too late you cannot stop me.

[woofdad]

Of course I cant sto p you I am in bed!!! I'm just saying, you dno't HAVE to :(

[perfectteatime]

Yes but I WANT to. You take such good care of everyone else, it's high time you let yourself be looked after.

[nastyboy]

[wHY DID HE LEAVE RIGHT AFTER PROM]

[WHAT WAS HE THINKING]

[SCREAMING A COUNTRY AWAY-]

Grant, I will send over Silkie and Agnes right away. They are quite skilled when it comes to taking care of others, and will be able to attend to whatever you need while you are ill.

Would you like me to come back? I could do so within a day.

[woofdad]

uuuuugh i GUESS

Just be careful and if you find anything you should let me know over text or something ok, we dont need you catching this

[woofdad]

I appreciate that, but you don't have to Dimitri - i mean any part of it, but you really don't have to come back, I know you're busy over there!

[nastyboy]

The things I am doing here are trivial in the overall scheme of things. Truly, I am only here to add in a few personal things that I thought would be pleasant and learn more about plumbing or air conditioning systems. I am unneeded, truly.

You are more important to me than any trivial material thing that I can return to whnever I need to.

[vrdantwind]

Of course I'm worried about you, Teach. And this is a totally normal amount for me to be worried. I saw how rough a time you were having the day of, you know? I know what this is about. And I don't think it's the best way to deal with how you're feeling about it.

I don't really want any of you to just run off by yourselves, but I'll concede I'd feel better if you had somebody with you. And I'd like to come with you...but I've got too many people who need looking after here. You know it'd all fall apart without me~.

[vrdantwind]

So what I'm gathering here is, you're "all right" for a very personal and subjective value of all right, and the fact that it's probably not anything close to what I would consider all right is something I'm supposed to politely ignore?

The thing is, Dimitri, you didn't have to tell me you were doing all right at all. You could tell me - well, what you just did. That you're still processing it all. Maybe how you actually feel. That you don't even know what to feel yet. You could tell me anything at all, really. But when I ask how you're doing, I don't just want to be fed a couple words that you know don't mean what I'd want them to mean. I want to actually get a feel for where you're at.

[donoteattheweeds]

['You don't have to' is a phrase that has no particular meaning in the context. He knows that he doesn't have to; he offered because he wants to.]

Of course. Is there anything else that you would like in the meanwhile?

[Even if he says no, there's a more than seventy percent chance that tea will be on its way up anyway.]

[woofdad]

....water might be good honestly

thanks

[woofdad]

Dimitri that is very sweet

but i am not *that* sick

[nastyboy]

You cannot lie about this to me, my fair bear. I recall how you felt last year's February, and the miserable state you were in.

What are your symptoms? You must eat regularly. Do we need a new vaccination?

[Dimitri, that... is not how vaccinations work - ]

[woofdad]

[Dimitri you CANNOT be this cute]

I'm not lying! I mean yeah i dont feel GREAT but it's not an emergency or anything

I promise i'm going to eat, and as long as you're up to date on your current shots then no you dont need a new one just for this. Annd I mostly feel just... generally gross? Aching, fever, all that.