[closed] hange, yes: vol.2 (the apothecary)

[wingbound]

WHO: shingekis
WHAT: turns out the people who never talk about their feelings is extra susceptible to the heartfreeze disease. everyone is shocked.
WHEN: july event!
WHERE: levi & eren's apartment
WARNINGS: shingeki no kokoro

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Extra OOC information:
Known afflicted: Gabi, Reiner, Historia?
Surprise afflicted that will be revealed in log: Eren
Surprise afflicted that may or may not be revealed in log: Levi
Non-afflicted: Jean, Mikasa, Hange?

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[ After Gabi scares the shit out of Levi during a quest, and he turns to Hange as he already knows they're part of the potion brewing crew, it doesn't take too long to find out that Gabi's not the only one suffering from the disease... ]

[ As the completion of the cure draws closer, they figure to start gathering the afflicted Scouts and those willing to ease their suffering in Hange's apartment, however as it turns out, running an alchemy lab from an apartment leaves very little leg (or butt) room, so in the end, everybody who showed up (and their +1s...) get shuffled into the much more unencumbered apartment next door belonging to Eren and Levi. ]

[ The ground rules will, of course, be laid out before entering as to avoid another sand incident: outside clothes and shoes must be left in the wardrobe by the door, absolutely no exceptions, unless somebody wants to be folded twice and thrown into the hallway. Any snot covered handkerchiefs must go into the special basket marked "biohazard", and there's several hand sanitizer spray bottles around just in case. ]

[ Assuming everyone is capable of following basic hygiene procedures, eventually they will all get served tea (yes, even Reiner, though he's probably getting an extra long stare in the face as the cup is being set down) at least once, possibly more, depending how long it takes. (Those shivering will also receive a throw blanket or two with the implicit instruction to not get disgusting body fluids on it.) ]

[ The apartment is clean and has little furnishing, but there's a nice big couch with some armchairs and a soft carpet in the living room, and of course a wide screen TV picture box. If anybody wishes to tune in to the latest Annika episode, they're free to do so. There's... maybe some leftover food in the kitchen, most notably stew in the fridge that seems to contain little pizza squares?.. but the pantry and most of the other cabinets are instead filled with tea, if anybody goes looking around. ]

[ There is also a (secretly cursed) Roomba that seems especially keen on hanging out on the walls today, and a terrifying cute Yamask shyly hanging about. A void cat might also join the party at some point and yowl until it receives a share of the pizza stew. ]

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(( ooc: this is a mingle! toplevel, tag each other, thread out whatever you'd like. eventually, everybody who needs it will receive a cure potion one way or another, and the day will be saved! ))

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[hometown]

"Really? Do you think Summer doesn't suit you?"

Reiner doesn't comment on his affinity for Autumn. Courage, determination, and sadness… He's got those in spades.

[rustyhonesty]

"Nah, I think Summer is a little too on point for me. I just mean not everyone likely has a season they're suited for." There was a network post about it he happened to look at, but he can't remember the details.

[hometown]

Reiner makes a quiet noise of consideration. "Guess I haven't thought about that," he admits. Why would he when Autumn suits him so well?

"What about the other world? The one that came after Empatheias?"

[rustyhonesty]

"That was called Avalon. It's a straight up fantasy world. We were called there to prevent a calamity that threathened every universe in existence. All of us got a familiar and a type of magic along with it - later we got even a secondary type of magic. There were a lot of fae around."

Jean thinks for a moment before adding. "You and Eren might have found the place weird, since it took away powers from home. You wouldn't have been able to turn into a titan."

[hometown]

A calamity that threatened every universe? Reiner blinks, the thought that Jean might've helped save their universe occurring to him. Is that how this stuff works? It adds another complicated layer to the disparate timeline puzzle—and honestly, Reiner doesn't really have the head for it. He's smart but not 'untangling the multiverse' smart.

So, for now, he lets the thought go, focusing on the rest of what Jean says. Feeling a chill that has nothing to do with the sickness plaguing him, the idea of being stripped of his Titan abhorrent.

"Yeah," he agrees. "I doubt either of us would like that."

An understatement. Reiner hid what he was for five years; however, he never lost that power. He always had it in his veins, transformation just a sliced palm away.

"Speaking of Eren, have you checked on him lately?"

Much as Reiner is enjoying the heat of Jean's hug, he knows how cold Eren is. And while he and Eren were able to warm each other a bit, it was nothing compared to the warmth Jean brings.

[rustyhonesty]

Mentioning Eren made Jean a bit more alert again.

"No, I haven't. Why? Is there something I should know?"

If someone would try to hide their condition like a hurt animal, it would probably be Eren. With his expressionless gaze it was hard to get a read on him, too, to actually suspect anything.

[hometown]

On the one hand, Reiner isn't surprised that Eren didn't tell Jean about his affliction. Those two have always butted heads, fighting even when there was nothing worth fighting about. On the other hand, Reiner wants to shake Eren out of sheer exasperation. Here they are freezing from the inside out, a sickness that should never touch someone with their powers; and here is Jean, a walking heater. And Eren still hasn't said he needs help?

Reiner sighs. How typical.

"You should go check on him," he says, which is answer enough.

[rustyhonesty]

Great. Jean figured Eren would never talk to him if he had problems, but it felt like Hange and Levi didn't know either, so was it just Reiner who was aware of it? What a jerk.

"Guess I should. That fucking asshole-"

Jean holds back a sigh as he finally pulls away from the hug, letting his hand linger of Reiner's shoulder for a while longer.

"I'll come to check on you again later."


And he's off to eavesdrop on Eren and Levi on accident, before confronting Eren. Good times.