four | beginnings (press start to play)

[curepotion.livejournal.com]

[ today, you've gotten a call from a nurse at Abbott-Alabaster Hospital. there's a family member currently occupying one of their rooms and as their kin, you're notified.

for some reason (to lecture, to scold, to make fun of, to be a good sibling, etc) you've found it in you to take time out of your very busy schedule (or maybe it's an empty one) to come down and see him.

and there, in room 301, he sits.

Riku covers his mouth as he coughs and looks over as you enter. his face is red and his eyes are dim, hair a mess. he looks somewhat damp--not surprising given what the nurse told you about his situation. apparently, he saved someone from drowning on one of the frozen lakes--the ice cracked and he fell in and then had to be fished out.

he slowly turns his back to the figure. ]

I told them not to call anyone.

[ he's a big boy. B( go away. ]

[ooc: if it's not too much trouble, i'm thinking of threads happening chronologically--first thread first and so forth. so far I have a stepsister for Riku and a dad (stepdad? idk Eleven does what he wants) so besides those, go ahead and throw any family member you want!]

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step-sis in a flash!

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[The call makes Doctor Mizuno drop everything; she is still capable of that when it's for her family. She makes arrangements for other doctors to take on her crucial patients on the phone while she outright runs towards the ward and room 301. She hangs up hastily as she arrives, and steps inside without waiting to be invited.

Ami looks Riku over with the critical eye of a physician; he seems alright, as long as he listens and rests and keeps warm for awhile.]

You're quite the hero of the moment. [Her tone is dry, but not precisely disapproving. There's a part of her that still remembers how to protect someone.]

B(!!! /TSUN

[curepotion.livejournal.com]

Just because you work in the same hospital doesn't mean you have to check up on me. Don't doctors have a rule against caring for family?

[ he's not turning back.

and he probably won't comment on that 'hero' comment. ]

you know you want your sis here, kid.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

I didn't come as a doctor. [Don't make this harder than it needs to be, Riku.]

I came as your sister. [So sit down, shut up, and let her.]

[vacationisalie.livejournal.com]

[Roxas quirks a brow, not looking impressed in the least. He may not be family, not exactly-- but he's as close to being kin as Riku can get, his mother phoning him in the middle of work to stress over the situation, gaining him an early day.]

Well they did.

[And he's not leaving, so there. B[ In fact, he'll just stroll over and make himself comfortable in one of the chairs beside Riku's bed, scraping it across the ground to get closer.]

What happened to 'I can take care of myself; stop worrying Roxas.'? How about 'your mom keeps trying to send me food; I'm fine.'?

[His expression and voice are bland, more on the annoyed side of the emotional spectrum; but he reaches out and takes Riku's hand into his own, gripping it tightly.]

[He's lost a lot of good people in his life, and Riku--]

[He means more to him than most.]

[curepotion.livejournal.com]

[ he breathes out a heavy sigh. here it comes. he presses a hand against his face, closing his eyes. why. they'd already talked a few weeks before, and he already pushed Roxas and pushed and pushed and pushed him away as far as he could. it was funny (except not), the resistance Roxas put up with him.

he flinched a little as the chair scraped across the floor, turning onto his back again and a little onto his side so he could look at Roxas with a prominent frown on his face-- ]

I can take--it's true, I'm--

[ he shuts his mouth as their hands touch. his teeth press together behind his lips and he just breathes out with his nose. ]

... I saw him dying. I couldn't the future come true.

[vacationisalie.livejournal.com]

[It's not like they aren't both...frustrated with the situation. Roxas' mother did go too far sometimes, that was true-- and he had talked to her about the food problem when wandering into Riku's apartment one night had lead to the discovery of fifteen (rather large) food hampers, but...]

[Frustration. Briefly, Roxas lets his own eyes close, voice dull.]

I know.

[Riku can do things others can't. He can save lives; he can solve dead end cases. He can make his own food and sleep in his own bed alone, pay his own rent and keep himself locked in a state of isolation that made Roxas look social.]

You saved his life. That's something to be proud of.

[And he is. He's proud of what Riku does and who he is...]

[Nobody said this relationship was going to be easy.]

daddy-eleven rrrr

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

Yes, well, that's the thing about being a parental. They sort of call you even if the kid says not to.

Feeling any better?

rrrrrrrr

[curepotion.livejournal.com]

[ #SHUT UP DAD YOU DON'T KNOW MY LIFE

except he does. Riku, while on the cusp of being a teenager, knows how to give respect. and he knows that sulking even more is stupid. so he pushes himself up into a semi-sitting position though he winces as his back protests. ]

... a little. They're making sure I don't get sicker.

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

[ #YES I DO I AM YO DAD ]

Which is good.

[existwithoutme.livejournal.com]

[Telephones, modern hospitals, extended family... these things are all more or less alien to Kuja, so he stands in the doorway regarding Riku perplexedly for a moment, trying to find his bearings, his certainly that he belongs here warring with most of the other things he knows. What an odd little room, and what plain architecture and curious devices.

Yet if he finds himself in a role, he will play it--he is a consummate actor--so when Riku speaks, he responds.]

Did you, my dear nephew? How fortunate that the staff of this establishment does not follow such orders from its patients, because they know the proper way to conduct their business.

[curepotion.livejournal.com]

[ he just turns onto his spine again, laying an arm over his stomach. ]

I did. What are you doing here, anyway? Don't you have a play scheduled for today?

[existwithoutme.livejournal.com]

You should have known they would call regardless.

[He waves a hand. Of course he doesn't like to miss a show, but this is more important.] One must allow the understudies their night in the spotlight. Otherwise all their hope and toil will be for nothing.

[He steps forward, moving further into the room, eying Riku and taking in the state of him.] I'm please to see you're still among the living. I hear it was a near thing.

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

So?

[Sora's going to ignore that, bro, and walk over to sit beside the bed. He's not planning on leaving for awhile, obviously, because he's worried.]

You were hurt. Brave, too. Pretty reckless, but definitely brave.

[The adoptive little brother isn't letting up, by the way, Riku. He will sit here and talk to air if he has to.]

[curepotion.livejournal.com]

[ hnnnn B( ]

...

[ he's crossing his arms. he doesn't want to talk to you, bro.

...

... ]

It's the job.

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

[Too bad. And quit being childish.]

Yeah, but not everyone can do stuff like that.

ohai thar cousin dearest

[bishonenbunny.livejournal.com]

[As soon as Barnaby receives the call, he cancels his trip back to Sternbild (apologizing to Kotetsu and Lloyds all the way) and rushes off to the hospital. Dammit, Riku, don't die on him as well, he's only just found you and he can't afford to lose you like he did his parents!

When he opens the door, though, he looks rather calm, only his eyes betraying how worried he's been.]

You know, you and my partner have more in common than I first thought.

how nice to see you cousinbb

[curepotion.livejournal.com]

[ ... fine, he'll turn back. if only because he knows it's impolite. even to a cousin he doesn't know well just yet. he draws his legs up near his chest as he pushes himself up. ]

He likes to jump after drowning civilians too?

nice to see you too, have you been taking lessons from my partner?

[bishonenbunny.livejournal.com]

He doesn't think before jumping in, but that works.

[Sigh. A corner of his mouth turns up in a slight smile as he leans against the doorway, though.]

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

What's that? Your head still waterlogged? [ Aerith's smiling as she sits down despite the small jibe. ] You know they had to call someone. And...I guess it snowballed from there. [ She knows he's not his first visitor. Poor Riku. (Guessing she'd be a cousin?) ]

[curepotion.livejournal.com]

[ he looks a little frazzled, yes. (cousin works!) ]

You're the seventh. Dad and Ami and Sora already were here.

[ please Aerith give him some sanity. he'd break out the puppy eyes but he's too old for that. ]

You didn't cut through anything, right? [ he hopes she's not missing classes or work for this. ]

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

No, no. Nothing interesting. [ Nursing classes. She'd called in and was of the opinion that if the school made a fuss she could let them have it since they were supposed to be about caring for the sick. So it was no big deal to her. ]

And a few others, huh? Mm... I suppose I could skip the mother-henning, then. I'm sure that's been covered. [ Doesn't keep her from not-so-surreptitiously looking him over to gauge how he's doing. ]

he's late. Sorry, it seems to be our thing

[findmyownreason.livejournal.com]

Apparently they called everyone.

[that would be your big brother leaning on in the doorway, Riku. It's late, he's tired, and you're getting stuck here overnight. Guess who intends to sleep in the chair next to you before he has to bust out of here way too early in the morning to get back to work. His arm's in a sling but he didn't get it being brave. He runs his good hand though his hair where the snow outside's melted.]

You eaten yet?

aw, there always has to be someone who's fashionably late

[curepotion.livejournal.com]

[ it's true--they practically did, and Riku's sure of it. he's gotten quite a few things to keep him busy. books, sudoku, there might be a boquet of flowers here and there, but he's been content to look at his hands and think before Cloud showed up. and, well, ...

he'd been hoping Cloud had just called everyone else and wouldn't show up because Riku wasn't really fond of getting scolded. Cloud knew how often he ended up worse than he should, and with no thanks. the townspeople just didn't like his "conman" ways. at least most of his family accepted his foresight. but looking at Cloud now, he felt guilty for worrying him.

he definitely hadn't wanted to do that. his eyes lingered on his arm before they raised to Cloud's. ]

Yeah, Sora brought me something.

Can.. Usagi be mommy or sis? *will go with either* ;///;

[herlonelystar.livejournal.com]

[ The moment Usagi had gotten the call, her heart had dropped to the bottom of her stomach. She hadn't been able to get out of whatever it was immediately -- she was on her way to turn in her report that she had spent all night working on.

But the moment she turned it in, she had bolted all the way to the hospital, running on pure adrenaline at this point because there was no way that she'd choose work over family.

After getting scolded by nurses upon entering the hospital, Usagi finally makes it to room 301. Even if she's gasping for delicious air, his snarky comment is enough to make her smile.

He's well enough to be sarcastic to her at least. And that's good, right? ]

You know I would've found out even if they didn't call.

[ But they did and now Usagi's walking right on in to the room and sliding the door shut. ]

go ahead and mother him, usagi~

[curepotion.livejournal.com]

[ he keeps his back to her, distinctly embarrassed and awaiting the scolding he'll get after this. ]

I guess.