King Kazma

[King Kazma nods. Being quiet would not be hard for him. He does flash a look over to his Partner though, who nods and lowers her voice down to a whisper.]

Okay. I can do quiet.

[The elevator reaches the third floor and Kazma is the first to step out. He walks down the hallway until he finds the door with the number Kazuma had told him. He again stands and waits, motioning with his head at the door, signalling his Player's partner to open it.]

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[Lopmon hops in front of them, pushing the door open after jumping up to get the handle. The apartment is quiet, dim in the late afternoon light.]

... I think Dou-- [cough] D-Doumeki-san is at work still...

He's been working late...

[Lopmon goes in ahead of them again, checking the bedrooms as quietly as she can before coming back]

Watanuki and Nadeko are in their beds.

[Kazuma nods and motions to the couch. He doesn't want to wake either of them up if he can help it.]

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[King nods and makes his way into the room, moving over to the couch. His footsteps are light and make almost no noise, despite his large size. He lays Kazuma down on the couch and slowly gets down on his knees, so he is somewhat eye-level with his Player. He starts to press more D-Comm keys, texting his Player once more. His Lopmon follows in, being quiet as well. She stands by the large bunny, staring at him somewhat confused but says nothing.]

Is Player in need of anything?

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[Kazuma curls up on the couch, pulling the blanket back over himself and covering his head again. He feels like death, and he can barely focus on what's going on. He doesn't want to fall asleep just in case Doumeki comes home, or the other two wake up, but he's not really sure how much longer his tired body is going to be able to stay awake.]

Medicine is in the hall bathroom...

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[The rabbit nods and stands up. He moves around the couch and goes into the hallway, looking at the doors to choose from. He hesitates for a moment before choosing one, opening a door into a bedroom. He looks inside for a moment before closing it. He moves down the hallway and opens another door, finding the bathroom. He walks inside and the sounds of shuffling objects and such can be heard. He leaves the bathroom, carrying anything that looks to be medicine. He obviously didn't know which to get...so he got them all. He sets them down in front of Kazuma and waits for his Player to choose.]

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[Luckily there wasn't too many different ones since they all pretty much had the same thing, but the action does get a slightly raised eyebrow.

Kazuma sits up enough to look at them before taking the one that he was using, measuring out the dosage with a measuring cup Lopmon brought and downing the bitter tasting medication.]

Thank you...

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[Kazma nods, the tiniest smile finding its way onto his furry features. He takes the medicine from Kazuma and gathers the others, he forgets himself for a moment and speaks.]

You are welcome, Player.

[He freezes, his mouth slamming shut. He looks at his Player with a tense shocked look. He hadn't wanted to speak in front of Player. The voice coming from him wasn't a voice of his own, it belonged to Player. And with Kazuma here, he thought he shouldn't use it.]

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[Kazuma just... stares. Again. This is all getting a little too surreal for him.

After a second he just drags the blanket all the way over his head with a groan.]

I'm dreaming... this is a totally fucked up dream because I'm sick and have a fever and...

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[King simply hangs his head and walks away, off to put the medicine back into the bathroom. Lopmon pokes Kazuma, a bit hard on the head.]

This ain't no dream, dude. If it was, I would not have spent half an hour chasing his furry tail down so he could find you.

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You don't get it...

[blanket still over his head]

He's not supposed to be real. He's an avatar from a virtual reality that I created. I controlled him. Why do you think he has MY voice?

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So? He's real now. Think about how HE feels. One moment he's waiting for you to log on or whatever and the next he's here, free to do as he wants. What is the first thing he does; search for you. He's as confused as you are.

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Then he probably doesn't know how to deal with this any better than I do.

[Kazuma groans, putting his hands over his head even with the blanket still covering him.]

Ohgod... I haven't logged on in weeks... Natsuki-chan is probably flipping her shit over me... I don't even want to think of how Mom and Dad are reacting...

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I'm not sure about that. No one really is. But all you can do is worry about what is going on here. And you've got a six foot something bunny in the bathroom.

[At that moment, Kazma returns to the living room, sitting next to the couch. He doesn't move or speak, he just sits there.]

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[Kazuma watches him return, eventually sitting up with the blanket over his head. He's already starting to feel the medication kick in and push him closer to wanting to sleep, but he feels bad about what he said.]

... sorry.

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[Kazma shakes his head and looks at Kazuma with a half sad look. He understands what his Player was saying, he feels it himself. He texts his Player.]

Do not apologize Player. I understand.

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[Kazuma nods slowly, leaning over on the couch until he's resting up against Kazma's arm, yawning loudly]

It's a small place... but we might be able to fit you in the room I'm staying in...

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[The rabbit nods and remains still. He will be his Player's pillow.]

Sleep Player. You need rest.

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[Kazuma tries to stay awake a little longer, but eventually he gives in and falls asleep, breathing softly but a little harshly thanks to his illness.

About an hour passes, and the front door opens and closes, Doumeki entering quietly. He fumbles around in the near-dark, eventually turning a light on in the kitchen.

At first he almost doesn't realize that Kazma is there as he comes in and drops some things on the counter, but it doesn't get past him for long, and he jerks his head up, freezing where he stands and staring at the giant rabbit like he might be hallucinating.]

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[The large rabbit stares back at Doumeki, crimson eyes connecting with the man's. He didn't move though, not wishing to awaken his Player. So his Partner figured she'd handle the introductions.]

Hiya. I'm Lopmon and this is King Kazma. He's a friend of Kazuma's here. Well...he's more like Kazuma's avatar for this OZ place, but that's getting into the nitty gritty details.

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[Doumkei raises an eyebrow (okay, not a hallucination. A tamer.) and glances at Kazuma's white Lopmon, getting a nod of confirmation. He's not entirely sure how an avatar controlled by some one else can exist, but... well... its the Digital World. Weirder things have happened.

Moro yawns loudly from his shoulder, sitting up and eying the rabbit curiously, though with a lot less skepticism than her tamer.]

Doumeki Shizuka. Did you just get here?

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Yeah, he got here just today. We found Kazuma here since Kazma wanted to find him. Kazuma said we could stay here, if that's okay.

[Kazma looks down at his Player, making sure he hadn't woken up yet. It seems his only concern is his Player at the moment.]

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[Doumeki scratches the back of his neck a little worriedly. Its getting crowded in there, and Watanuki is sure to have something to say about it, but he doesn't want to force Kazma to stay in another apartment when he seems so concerned about the boy.]

... yeah, we'll figure something out.

[he tilts his head, listening to the quiet for a few seconds. Even from there he can hear how labored Kazuma's breathing is. He walks over, kneeling down in front of the two and pushing Kazuma's hair out of the way, checking his temperature by hand.]

No fever. Was he coughing again?

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[Kazma's eyes do not leave Doumeki as he gets close to his Player. He nods when Doumeki asks his question. He pulls out his D-Comm and texts the man.]

He was before I gave him medicine. Why is he sick?

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[Doumeki sits back on his knees with a sigh]

He's had a difficult time adjusting... and my boyfriend wasn't helping at first. They've had their fair share of arguments. Kazuma-kun tried to leave at one point, without a jacket, and was outside for a long time before we found him again.

It's gotten better between them, but both him and Kimihiro got ill because of the cold.

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