video; un: shiro

[shiro2hero]

[Oh hi Shiro, long time no see on the network. That's because this is a last-ditch effort. He looks pretty darn not great, despite the fact it's Sleep Season for Warmbloods. Maybe it's the Arena. Maybe it's the River. Something honestly, sincerely traumatic that's happened already.]

[His face is in his hands, hunched over the counter in his kitchen. The omni in front of him. Voice haggard and quiet. Like he has a migraine.]

I will pay... however much anyone wants. For coffee beans. Espresso beans. Don't even have to be cooked. Roasted. Doesn't matter.

[... Or it's caffeine withdrawl.]

Or tea leaves. I don't care.

[Please, he is Suffering.]

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cw: drug addiction..obviously (video)

[klussy]

Shiro, you realize that being addicted to caffeine isn't any different than being addicted to stuff like cocaine, right?

(CONCERNED TONE.)

As a medical professional, I diagnose that you're going through withdrawals. Drink a lot of clear fluids. Like water.

son don't call him out

[shiro2hero]

Any other time, I'd be happy to listen.

Right now, I am either going to let my head split open or jump into the ocean. Those are my options.

[i.e. not water.]

Video; un: darkness

[survivalthroughhate]

[All this fuss over coffee? Really? Maul looks supremely unimpressed.]

You look terrible. Trying flinging yourself into the sea, it might have the same results as what you are looking for.

[shiro2hero]

Wow... thanks. Really needed that opinion.

video; UN: TripleJ

[kyley_b]

...uh. Is coffee scarce here? Because I totally had some.

Please tell me we can get more.

[shiro2hero]

If we can... I can't find it. Anywhere.

Ration what you have.

[The most grave of warnings, right here.]

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[viciousmaukery]

I've got some tea if you want some. Apparently they can make it from mushrooms here.

[He sounds very excited about this.]

[shiro2hero]

Is it caffeinated?

[That's all he cares about, bruh.]

Video; UN: Willow

[frogfear]

[There's a lack of coffee in Trench? This is an alarming turn of events. Willow hasn't specifically gone looking yet, but somewhere there has to be a nice little hole in the wall coffee shop that makes a good mocha?]

There's gotta be coffee here somewhere, right? I mean, everywhere has coffee.

[shiro2hero]

There doesn't seem to be any, no.

If there is... no one can find it.

un: trienemybest; video

[droptheious]

Oh, if all you need is coffee, I can get you that. Fern can grow it. You-you don't have to pay for it or...

[Hmmmmm ]

You really don't look so good. I thought you were sleeping properly this month?

[shiro2hero]

He can? [Varian you've just made his day. His week. His life.] That... if you could? I'd... I'd be really grateful.

Yeah, I'm fine.

[Shiro.......]

video; un: ushiromiya

[entreats]

[ .. oh, sheesh. Talk about someone not looking their best.. ]

Don't you think there might be.. something else you can do? [ Because coffee might not necessarily make someone looking like that feel any better. Ange thinks, anyway. ]

.. What's bothering you?

[ It's not like she doesn't have any idea of what it could be.. no, the problem is that she has too many ideas for what could possibly have made him look like that. ]

[shiro2hero]

According to Eddie?

Caffeine withdrawl.

[And boy, he sounds thrilled about it.]

I... do not recommend it. At all.

video | un: alcaid

[ghostharasser]

If you find a source, please tell me. My entire family is dying.

[The Pines family, unsurprisingly, gets a percentage of their chaotic energy from caffeine. This has been a terrible month, you see.]

[shiro2hero]

All of you?

[Well. Now he's concerned. And since this is Shiro, and other peoples' well being trumps his own -]

Varian says his boyfriend can grow it. If you guys need it, I'll have him send it to you instead.

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[incandescentfaith]

I have my tea stores. They came with my home.
I don't drink coffee, but I have some strong teas.

I can help you.

[shiro2hero]

Are you sure? I don't want to take away things you've collected for yourself.

video; un: sharpshooter

[azurestar]

[Lance lets out a short huff tinged with a bit of fond exasperation and worry about how haggard Shiro looks. He discovered not long after getting here that he doesn't just pick up on feelings, he can take them away.]

Dude, you look like you got hit by a train and then got the flu.

[shiro2hero]

Thanks Lance...

[And Lance isn't the only one who can work the 'fond exasperation' angle.]

According to Eddie? It's caffeine withdrawl. I'm calling it a migraine.

video || un: wheeler

[micycle]

Maybe we can invent everything again. Like orange soda, and pizza.

[He... knows very little about coffee. All his caffeine back in Deerington came from something carbonated and bottled.]

[shiro2hero]

Okay, no. They have to have pizza... that's just criminal otherwise.

[He's mildly joking. Only mildly.]

But, maybe you're right. Maybe we'll have to. Feel up to the challenge?

video | un: diggs

[justoscar]

...How about hot cocoa?

[The earnest face of one of the multiple teens popped up on screen, holding up a plain looking thermos for display on the camera. Oscar Pine knew that hot cocoa was no substitute for coffee, but it was dark and sugary.

And possibly had some caffeine, if he remembered correctly!]

[shiro2hero]

[Oh - wow. That's... incredibly kind. Give him a minute to process. No, it's not a substitute but the gesture itself is touching enough to make him wish it were.]

[He smiles, genuinely touched.]

Hey, it's worth a shot, if you have some to spare. If not, it's okay.

video; un: willthewise

[deadboywalking]

Coffee's kinda gross.

[Put him up for adoption immediately, Shiro.]

[shiro2hero]

I'm dying, Will.

[No he's not. He's just got a headache from hell.]