[ Ryoko doesn't respond right away. She just dangles from under his arm like a particularly pathetic stray cat brought in from the rain. If she closes her eyes very tight and counts each breath as she takes it, she can gradually make the spinning around her slow down. Really, she's grateful that he's still carrying her because she's pretty sure she's not physically capable of standing on her own two legs right now.
She swallows. Her saliva feels thick. Miraculously, she does not vomit. ]
Speak for yourself. [ Her voice is hoarse. ] I'm not entirely sure I survived.
Your breathing, heart rate and temperature are all elevated to acceptable levels for an organic, given what occurred a moment ago. I do not believe you will suffer any long term serious illness or injury.
[Aren't you glad, Ryoko? It's not like he's a doctor or anything, but still. Robo-sensors are an amazing thing.]
But I believe the most common form of advice given the situation would be.............."take your time".
Regardless of whether or not you prepared yourself, the outcome would have been the same. It would not have affected my performance.
[Yeah, that's how he's choosing to justify that. She had nothing to do with their daring escape after all.
He's rude.]
Besides which, we were under a strict time limit. [He will carefully put her to her feet now, no more cat dangling.] I would rather do what must be done than ask permission, when the outcome was agreeable to you regardless.
[ The instant her feet are back under her, Ryoko stoops down so she can bury her face in her knees, purely because if she opens her eyes right now and sees the world still whirling, that really might be the end of her. A headache has started pounding behind her eyes and though it's only a dull pain now, she doesn't want to give it any chance to start digging its claws in. ]
It's preferable to dying, at least. [ She doesn't bother lifting her face to answer, so her voice comes out a little muffled. God, her ears are still ringing. ] How far from the building did we land?
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Date: 2022-10-13 06:43 pm (UTC)She swallows. Her saliva feels thick. Miraculously, she does not vomit. ]
Speak for yourself. [ Her voice is hoarse. ] I'm not entirely sure I survived.
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Date: 2022-10-13 07:01 pm (UTC)[Aren't you glad, Ryoko? It's not like he's a doctor or anything, but still. Robo-sensors are an amazing thing.]
But I believe the most common form of advice given the situation would be.............."take your time".
[He's so supportive.]
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Date: 2022-10-14 02:21 pm (UTC)You could have at least warned me what you were planning to do. That way I could have prepared myself.
[ yes, she's going to have this argument with him while she's just. dangling there. ]
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Date: 2022-10-14 09:11 pm (UTC)[Yeah, that's how he's choosing to justify that. She had nothing to do with their daring escape after all.
He's rude.]
Besides which, we were under a strict time limit. [He will carefully put her to her feet now, no more cat dangling.] I would rather do what must be done than ask permission, when the outcome was agreeable to you regardless.
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Date: 2022-10-15 10:07 am (UTC)It's preferable to dying, at least. [ She doesn't bother lifting her face to answer, so her voice comes out a little muffled. God, her ears are still ringing. ] How far from the building did we land?