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[personal profile] antaressnipe 2020-10-08 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
-- Miss Hikaru, are you alright?

[He understands that sometimes one doesn't get enough sleep, but if that were the case, there's nothing to stop her from sleeping in.

And besides, this seems... excessive.]


Perhaps you should return to bed...
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[personal profile] antaressnipe 2020-10-08 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[... Mouth pulling into a frown now, and even despite his size he's going to lean over for a better look at her face]

Perhaps food might help, yes...

[...]

If you do not mind my prying, what were you doing last night to cause such fatigue?
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[personal profile] antaressnipe 2020-10-08 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh Hikaru, you are not doing much about curbing his concerns. He doesn't quite stamp his feet on the ground, but something similar to nervous energy makes its way all the way down to his hooves]

And you do not feel feverish?

[She doesn't look it, but he wants to eliminate all possible routes before he starts asking more questions]

... Did you speak of anything that might incur a penalty or the wrath of the Realm?
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[personal profile] antaressnipe 2020-10-10 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
... Then we are down to a few options.

Either you are naturally tired for reasons we can't discern -- perhaps stress -- or this was done to you.

[And that last part sounds... heavy, but frankly, it's all Chiron can see. Either her sleep deprivation is natural, or it isn't.]