cambox | shit with peace

[Silver tries not to bother his big sis too much these days. She's spending time enjoying her family! She's helped him more than enough. She even gave him items to evolve his Sneasel and Murkrow. That's plenty of help.

But he's been sick for days, and apparently he needs an ID to buy cough syrup now. Sure, he could just steal it, but there are way too many eyes on him when he's you know. Coughing his lungs out.

He starts phoning Blue on his Pokégear.]

[It's not even a second before she picks up, all too happy to talk to her little brother. As weird as it is to get a call. He might call her more than he does Crys or Gold, but Silver's always been someone who keeps his business to himself - not because no one else can do it, but because he doesn't want to bother them.

Blue wished that didn't include her now.]

Silver! I'm not going to complain, but it's not like you to call. How are you? And don't lie - your big sis can still tell!

I- [-sound really hoarse. Wow. He really should have stopped to listen to his own voice before calling instead of texting.]

I'm okay. Mostly. [Even if he can feel another coughing fit building in his throat.] But I could use a little help.

A little help? You sound terrible, Silver, haven't you been taking care of yourself?

[It sounds more like he needs a proper bed and soup, really, and Blue's already grabbing her bag to put things in.]

Well, I won't scold you about that - that Crys girl you're friends with seems overwhelming enough, so she'll get there before I do. [Another duty off her ever shortening list.] What do you need?

[Hahahaha ha ha. Crys is never going to find out about this. Not if he can help it.]

I just need some cough syrup. Apparently I can't buy it without an ID.

[And he is in no condition to steal anything.

...A warm place to stay would be nice too, but he's not gonna push it. He has his secret bases, he has some warm blankets, Gyarados can start a cozy fire. He'll be fine.]

[Blue will tell her herself!!!]

You've come a long way, [mostly to herself, but it's definitely audible because of the PokéGear, and she speaks up afterward.] Okay! Tell me where to find you and I'll be there in a jiff.

[And steal him away from. He might not accept her house - the offer's always open of it being his family too, Blue would welcome him in a split second - but she's gonna at least make sure he's someplace nice and warm.]

[Silver might have pondered what she meant were he not a whole lot sicker than he's letting on. He can focus on one thing and one thing only, and right now, that's this call.]

Saffron's closer than Goldenrod, right? I'll take the magnet train.

[He's sick as can be, but he still doesn't want to make her go out of her way for him. Taking a train isn't too hard. He can just sit there and sleep...

...And avoid Crys.]

[... At least it's not too hard, and Weavile'll definitely be there to keep an eye on him for her. She stuffs a tissue box in and withholds her sigh, wondering if she should bring an extra blanket.]

Don't push yourself. I'd go from one end of the earth to the other for you, you know, so I wouldn't have minded going the short distance to Goldenrod.

[Even if she says so, she's grateful. It'll be easier to drag him home.]

I'll see you outside the station then, okay? Take a nice nap.

Don't worry. I will.

[With that, he ends the call and quickly makes his way onto the magnet train. He falls asleep pretty much instantly once he's seated, and it takes an attendant waking him up for him to actually get off the train on time.

Weavile wanders off the train with him, and Silver checks the time to see if he has a chance at getting closer to Blue before she shows up...]

[Nope. Jiggly is there to meet him, trotting over and pulling him into a biiig hug! And one for Weavile too, ofc, but Silver is getting most of the Wigglytuff's attention as she tugs him along. Come on, come on!!

Because Blue's gonna give him a big hug too. Both of them at once, that's her family~.]

You look as bad as you sound, Silver! Have you grown taller again? You'll hit the doorway at this rate. Is orange flavor okay? I tried getting one that didn't sound totally horrible, but the selection's lacking in ice cream and cake.

[Hi Wiggly, hi Blue- Silver can't say no to being hugged by her, but he tries to keep it brief because he would rather not get his big sis covered in germs. He covers his mouth and nose with his collar and coughs into it briefly while Blue speaks, and try as he might, he can't really keep up.]

Orange is fine. [Anything is fine as long as it will get him to stop making his throat raw.]

[Then let's go to the side, she'll give him a cap full right now.]

It won't be instant, but it'll help. Take a shot!

[She's honestly interested in seeing his reaction.]

[Now, Silver doesn't take medication much, and he asks for it even less.

So this is a pretty new experience for him. He swirls around the strange orange liquid and sniffs it briefly- not that he can smell it with how clogged his nose is, but at least he gave it a try.

And speaking of giving it a try, he quickly swallows the entire cap of orange liquid.]

...It's sweeter than I thought it would be. [It even tastes kind of good. Is that really it?]

It's for kids. The adult stuff is way nastier. Like how it usually is.

[She takes it from him and closes it, jamming it back into her bag and grabs his arm.]

And now, since I've got you here with me, I'm taking you home too. Mama and Papa won't mind having you over and I'll be able to keep an eye on you.

[No funny business here, all big sis sternness. He's coming home.]

[But they're Blue's parents and he's sick and what if he says something stupid or-

His head drops down. He doesn't have the energy to argue about this.]

Okay.

[Great...]

shit with peace

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