NIKI
"So I have heard," Niki says of her lecture on hydration, and though he can't be said to be neglectful of himself on purpose, there are plenty of occasions where he becomes over-involved in a project and subsists primarily on cups of coffee and crackers. Coffee is a liquid, though, and so it sort of counts as hydration. Right? Right.
Nodding slowly, the admission is an easy one to make to Flora, though the boy can't rightly explain why. "Do not ask me how I manage it," he says, gesturing to his crutch and his leg brace. "But I do. I am particularly fond of stacking things on my kitchen counters and taking all of the books off the shelves to leave them open. It can make for a busy morning."
Quite what it explains that has Flora so amused is beyond Niki, but luckily he's too busy concentrating on staying upright to question her. Off he goes, though, heading towards the other end of the house to his workshop to collect the box for her bracelet. And to his credit, he doesn't keel over behind Flora.
He keels over in the hallway on the way back.
So technically he's adjacent to her, you see.
Either way, the second wave of dizziness seizes him, mind and body, and shakes, and suddenly Niki finds the world tilting dangerously away from him. Already unconscious before he hits the ground, the flush to his cheeks, rattle in his chest with each breath and the soft sheen of sweat on his brow are easy indicators as to the cause, and whether he likes it or not, he isn't going anywhere.
Except maybe Torchline. But that's up to Flora.
Nodding slowly, the admission is an easy one to make to Flora, though the boy can't rightly explain why. "Do not ask me how I manage it," he says, gesturing to his crutch and his leg brace. "But I do. I am particularly fond of stacking things on my kitchen counters and taking all of the books off the shelves to leave them open. It can make for a busy morning."
Quite what it explains that has Flora so amused is beyond Niki, but luckily he's too busy concentrating on staying upright to question her. Off he goes, though, heading towards the other end of the house to his workshop to collect the box for her bracelet. And to his credit, he doesn't keel over behind Flora.
He keels over in the hallway on the way back.
So technically he's adjacent to her, you see.
Either way, the second wave of dizziness seizes him, mind and body, and shakes, and suddenly Niki finds the world tilting dangerously away from him. Already unconscious before he hits the ground, the flush to his cheeks, rattle in his chest with each breath and the soft sheen of sweat on his brow are easy indicators as to the cause, and whether he likes it or not, he isn't going anywhere.
Except maybe Torchline. But that's up to Flora.
stay your pretty eyes on course
keep the memories of who i was before
keep the memories of who i was before
