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[youngestboxer]

[Video]

[Yuta looks... shaken. And judging by that ominously red-stained cloth he's holding up to the side of his forehead, he has a fairly good reason to be.]

...So I slipped. I think... I hit my head on the edge of the sidewalk. It happened so fast, and I was dizzy, and there was a lot of blood-

[There is a pause. He's still trying to sort all of this out.]

Anyway, some people saw it happen and came to help. They got me to the hospital somehow-- I don't remember too well - but something was weird.

[He slowly lowers the cloth. The wound is highly visible, but not what you would expect from one having been inflicted not too long ago. In fact, it looks reasonably well on the way to recovery. There are no signs of stitches, and yet it has not only stopped bleeding but also begun to heal somewhat.]

...Do people... usually heal faster here?

Comments

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

No faster than they did back home, I think. Maybe you got some sorta healing factor.

[youngestboxer]

Healing factor...? What do you mean by that? Like, some kind of power?

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

Yeah! You know, super powers! NEXT abil -- er, never mind that, you probably wouldn't know what I'm talking about. But hey, why complain?

[youngestboxer]

...It's just weird. I've been thinking I was a normal kid all this time, so I'm not sure what to think now that it turns out I might not be.

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

Hey, nothing wrong with having an extra ability or something! Doesn't mean you can't live a normal life!

[healeveryone]

I don't think so...are you really okay? That sounds really bad!

[youngestboxer]

I'm doing better. It's sore, but the doctor said it's healing fine on his own.

[Which is part of what has Yuta so disturbed.]

[healeveryone]

Well, that's good! I don't know why you're recovering so fast, but...it's better than the alternative, right?

[youngestboxer]

Well yeah, but...

[He... doesn't look thrilled, that's for sure.]

...I wish I knew why.

[healeveryone]

Maybe that'll be the next thing you remember. It could always happen, right?

[stinglikeabat]

I don't think so! I've taken a few knocks and it's pretty much normal.

Why do you ask?

[youngestboxer]

...I'm healing way faster than I should be.

[stinglikeabat]

Really? It must be just you!

[youngestboxer]

...That's what I was worried about.

[stinglikeabat]

Why worry about it? It might come in handy one of these days!

[rainbowbrush]

[Relm is torn between something almost like concern and fear. EW BLOOD IS KIND OF SCARY.]

...You should stop falling down. Dummy.

[youngestboxer]

[He plops the cloth back over the wound at least?]

It's not like I was trying to fall. Stupid.

[rainbowbrush]

[Oh that's good, now she can look at him without feeling ill.]

Maybe you were. Or maybe you forgot how to walk, too.

[youngestboxer]

Forgetting how to walk? As if. We lost all of our memories when we got here, but I haven't heard of a single person who forgot how to walk.

[rainbowbrush]

You must be the first, then!

[thevesselofhiswish]

Are you feeling alright now? Does it hurt somewhere?

[ MOTHER INSTINCTS ARE STRIKING SO HARD. ]

[youngestboxer]

It's still sore, but it's nowhere near as bad as it was when I first got it.

[thevesselofhiswish]

Please, try to be a bit more careful...

[youngestboxer]

Trust me, after that I'll be sure to.

[thevesselofhiswish]

Right, right. [ subtle change of topic comiiing. ] Oh, are you hungry?