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[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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[entreats]

[ Ange is quiet for a very brief moment, but then a soft sound escapes her, like a breath that intermingles with a small sound that borders on both fondness and amusement. ]

I think you have a few more problems to deal with right now than that.

[ Please, Shiro. She's not going to make you involve yourself in this while you're struggling with caffeine withdrawl. ]

I'm pretty sure I can just grab a bucket of water and live.

[shiro2hero]

It's not a problem - it's just an offer.

[And a better focus, honestly, than brooding over who isn't here.]

[Or on the way his head is pounding.]

According to Eddie, a 'bucket of water' is what I need too.

[entreats]

[ ... ]

To drink?

[ Those two words sound so confused, since Ange apparently has no idea where that advice was headed. She's never had to deal with anything like this before.

Are you going to drink an entire bucket of water, Shiro? ]