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Turns out there's medicine to help with it.

[ It's playing pretty fast and loose with the term "medicine," but Akira is just grateful for the slight sense of stability. ]

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The medicine with various side-effects?

[Of course he looked into it.]

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Are there? I didn't ask.

[ Hard to tell if he's being a smartass or genuinely doesn't know. ]

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[He leans towards 'smartass'.]

What ones did you get?

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Something that's "infused with magic."

[ Which is probably this world's version of vague product wording. ]

[grakraka]

Interesting marketing.
What side-effects did it give you?

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Nothing yet.
I did try some other types of medicine with interesting side effects though.

[grakraka]

Ahh, how reckless.
Though, I suppose there aren't many options available right now, either.

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Not really.
I'll take the risk over dealing with that feeling again.

[grakraka]

Mm, true. Well, sorry for troubling you tonight then.

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You're not troubling me.

[grakraka]

I'm sure it is a bit. It's late.

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I wasn't planning on sleeping.
Shouldn't you be though?

[grakraka]

Are rabbits nocturnal?
But no, I'm fine. I can't sleep.

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I don't think so.

[ There's a longer pause between replies this time. ]

Want some coffee?

[grakraka]

[He thought maybe the conversation was over for a moment.]

Sure. Coffee always sounds nice.

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Then I'll make you a cup.

[grakraka]

Should I wait on the steps?

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Do you think I'm going to give you a cup and send you home?

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Haha, all right, all right.
I'll be over in a minute. Let me get dressed.

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Door's unlocked.

[ That's all he sends because he's already getting down to business preparing two cups of coffee. Depending on how quickly Akechi arrives, they might even be done already—either way, he'll find Akira in the kitchen and in considerably better shape than he was in the last time Akechi arrived on a full moon.

Still, he's suffering another bout of discomfort, itchiness from another quick influx of fur coming in and pain from the shift and growth of bones in various parts of his body. It leaves him feeling on edge and snappish, although that feeling has been persistent over the last few days. The potion he drank has dulled the growling in the back of his head, anyway, and that's his main concern. The rest, he can deal with. ]

[grakraka]

[While his own mood has been sour, he knows how to keep those things bottled up. His only concern really comes from the fact that he himself can act unpredictable around Akira. It should be fine. Besides, he does actually want to make sure Akira feels all right and wasn't lying about it.

He shows up to see Akira finishing up, so he smiles as he accepts the mug, looking at him for new differences in his body, though only casually—he won't scrutinize him too much.]

Thank you for the invitation and the coffee.

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[ He doesn't look terribly different. Most obvious are the longer ears and that the visible fur is a bit thicker. Akira passes one of the cups over to Akechi and scoops up his own. ]

No problem. What was keeping you up?

[ As he speaks, Akira moves to casually lean back against the counter like he usually would, but he quickly aborts just as he does so, subtly stepping away from it. ]

[grakraka]

[Odd. Though he doesn't know what that could really mean. Maybe part of his body is sore? Hm.]

Ah, it's nothing major or anything like that really. Just... restless, I suppose.

[The more time goes on, the more he wonders what he should be doing. Why he is alive now? What even is his purpose now? The full moons just wound up being a convenient marker of time.]

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They say bonding is supposed to help with that.

[ Or so he's been told a few times. Akira just can't get behind the idea of sharing all of his emotions with another person yet. ]