pc catchall for lili (coastals)

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week 2, wednesday

[coastal]

[what's a bed rest.

lili will be wandering out and about - and it doesn't seem like she's actually able to see emma when she turns? having loss of one eye sure is a problem. even now, she only has bandages covering the right side of her face given how fresh her wound is.

sorry for the scare that she's inevitably going to give emma when she bumps right into her - ]

Oh! Sorry—ow.

[injuries on injuries on injuries]

[foodbin]

[She hisses in pain when her arm is jostled, and she's about to say something decidedly unkind, before she sees who it is - and more importantly, what her current state is.

After a few moments:]

What the hell happened to you?

[coastal]

[Plainly:]

The war.

[foodbin]

No, I thought you tripped and poked your eye out.

[eMMA BE NICE

Either way, since she can't see through the bandages:]

Will it heal, or...? How bad is it?

[coastal]

Stupid questions get stupid answers.

[that's all she's going to say]

I probably won't regain sight in my right side, if that's what you're asking.

[foodbin]

It's not a stupid question unless you assume I wasn't going for something more specific than that. Don't be a brat when I'm trying to make sure you're okay.

[But, regardless:]

...I'm sorry. And before you say it, that's also a condolence, not an apology.

[coastal]

[lili's always a brat

but she actually flushes a little bit at that - and manages to look confused]

... why? I'm still alive.

[so it doesn't matter what injury sustains]

[foodbin]

That doesn't mean it doesn't royally suck, does it? I can't imagine it feels great, either.

[It's said with a small frown.]

[coastal]

[she's not wrong.

it hurts, and it's painful. there's a lot of repercussions that lili hasn't allowed herself to consider, like what if she doesn't get her eye back when she goes home. what will everyone think of her?





she shakes her head]

I lost it because I wanted to protect the village. I don't have regrets.

[foodbin]

I'm not saying you should have regrets. I just...

[She pauses, and then sighs.]

Never mind.

[coastal]

[ . . . . ]

You're trying to be kind, right?

[that's what lili is getting at, at least. and the thing is that she doesn't mean to be a brat, she's just genuinely not used to anyone caring about what happens to her if it's not part of their literal job description.]

But... I'm okay.

There are others who aren't - and I can't falter, or else they'll get distracted and worry about me when that's not where their energy should go.

So even if it's unpleasant, I'm fine.

[foodbin]

[She takes a few moments to decide how to say this, but it's probably best to be frank.]

I get that, but you're missing an eye, so people are going to be worried no matter what...?

[coastal]

[ ? ]

I don't think so....

Kaoru already knows, but I think he trusts that I'm going to make up for it.

[and he only cares because his life is tied to lili's?]

[foodbin]

...I can't be the only one who's seemed concerned. Right?

[she can't say she believes in the people here too strongly bUT SHE BELIEVES IN THEM THIS MUCH]

[coastal]

They let me do what I want.

[EMMA'S THE ONLY ONE WHO'S BEEN LIKE

WOW SORRY ABOUT YOUR EYE

PRECISELY BECAUSE LILI HAS BEEN PROCEEDING AS NORMAL]

[foodbin]

I'm not saying you can't do what you...

[wait]

—How bad is the injury?

[coastal]

I took a knife to the face.

[it's

pretty bad]

[foodbin]

Can I ask who looked you over and said you were good to go?

[coastal]

[ . . . ]

Kazuaki helped me.

[foodbin]

[...]

So. You got stabbed in the face, the bird applied first aid, and now you're just... wandering around.

[coastal]

Do you see any doctors around here?

[she sighs]

Grim Eyes knows how to set bones but I don't know if she knows anything about stab wounds. I've at least seen them before and helped treat them, so I know how to apply basic first aid.

[foodbin]

I would have set the bar at someone with opposable thumbs.

[uuuuUUUUUGH]

Can I see it?

[coastal]

Do you think I'm incompetent? Do you know anything about stab wounds?

[foodbin]

Did I say that?

[She sighs.]

I want to make sure it isn't getting infected. If it is, I can find something in the garden that can help. I'm not a doctor, but I know enough to tell if an injury might be getting worse, and I know about plants.

[coastal]

[ . . . . ]

Fine.

[at the very least, she can find merit in what emma's saying now]

I'll agree to that.