a farspeech announcement

[yourattention]

Emotions. [The lack of introduction is partially because Connor rarely bothers anyways and partially because he's trying to minimize the amount of speaking he's doing.] They were banned on Ai'tuoh and I couldn't figure out why then but that's - the more you bottle it up, the faster the flowers grow. Every. Single. Time. You say "I'm f" -

[There's a hiss of pain and then a slow, shaky breath. Yeah, alright. That was maybe not a great idea, given that he knows that's literally how it's triggered.]

Every time you lie about how you feel, something new grows. Every time you tell the truth, I think - I think that's how you cure it. That's why the robots didn't get it at first. That's why the rates of dying were all different.

[Should he take his own advice? Probably. But he's not gonna.]

I have fluro, if you want it. It makes the nausea worse, but it makes it easier to breathe.

Comments

[savedbyasong]

Wouldn't that... [He forces a breath through the vines in his throat.] That would... Defeat the point...

[yourattention]

There's other people you should probably talk to first. It's not like I care if I die.

[That ship sailed a long time ago.]

[savedbyasong]

I care if you die. [He manages the whole sentence in one painful breath.] I care... If you suffer...

[The only reason he's fighting this, not just letting it run its course is because he promised Aster. He won't hurt her anymore. He's not sure he can do the same for Ceej.]

[yourattention]

[His immediate response is "I'm always suffering," which is true but uh. Definitely not what he should say. Instead, he's quiet for a moment and then:]

I had pneumonia when I was little. This isn't much worse.

Cw: talk of death

[savedbyasong]

[Connor...

Part of Shion is always thinking and that part is surprised about that. Diseases such as pneumonia had been non existent in No. 6 though he suspected the West Town had such illnesses.

Connor seemed to come from a place with high levels of technology. His world had the concept of other dimensions, yet he had been ill with pneumonia?

Still...] I fell... Inside a giant machine... Once... Was killed by acid and fire... That doesn't make this... Less... [He's guilty of it himself. Of shrugging and declaring that he's had worse so it's fine. Bit that's not going to help here.]

Just because you've suffered... Differently doesn't make... This not bad...