Interdimensional Magic Shenanigans Reupload (In memory of Ch3rryblossom05)

55: Lassitude of early daytime

M:

"Nothing," Poldara said, "it's just a little odd to see you in, I don't want to say normal clothes, but normal clothes."

"She looks like a teenager who pulled an all-nighter to study for school," MC muttered while sipping his coffee, which he, unfortunately, swallowed down the wrong pipe when Poldara smacked him upside the head with his wing."

"Come sit, MC made pancakes for everyone," Eclipse said, "though not next to me so I don't infect you, how are you feeling after being soaked yesterday?"

C:

-"As if wearing a skirt, a long-sleeved button-up shirt and a corset isn't normal ..." she grumbled under her breath, but shook it off.

Kiara sighed and chose to disregard MC's comment, taking a seat next to Cherry. She suppressed a yawn.

After hearing Eclipse speak she gave him a stunned look, consternated and unsure if it was a humanly form of basic politeness or if people actually started to c a r e about her. Even so, she shrugged and placed the paper stack on her lap.

-"I'm fine I guess ... human diseases don't really affect me. Though I might have a migraine, as per usual. And you, you succumbed to the sickness after all ... I don't know, do you want me to prepare you a herbal mixture or something?"

Luz took a plate of pancakes and handed them to her sibling.

-"Kiara you look even worse than yesterday, did you get any sleep?" She inquired, wondering how did her sister pass the night.

-"mmm, yeah, five." the other angelic entity muttered as she tried to stab the pancakes, yet her hand was trembling too much.

-"Five what? Hours?" Luz asked again, hopeful, yet when the answer came she frowned.

-"Hours?" Kiara barked a rueful laugh "Five minutes! Where do ya think I can pull five goddamn hours of sleep ?! I swear, I ain't doing similar things again. Never again." She shook her head.

-"Why? Oh-" Luz insisted the realization suddenly hit her. "You had nightmares, didn't you." She looked at her other half with sadness and compassion.

Kiara gave no response this time, she simply stared at the food before her with a crisped face.

-"... Never again." She blurted and placed her plate back down.

M:

All the countryhumans looked at each other with understanding in their eyes.

"Welcome to the club then I guess," Poldara muttered, "we all definitely know how you feel."

"I don't think a night goes by without at least one person waking up screaming," Eclipse added, "that's just what happens when you live so long and see so much fucked up stuff."

"We've all learned how to cope with nightmares and still be able to get a decent amount of sleep," MC said, "we can help you out if you want, might make things a little easier."

Before Kiara could answer, a few sniffle noises came from Eclipse and his face scrunched up from feeling a sneeze coming on. Instead of one of his tiny kitten sneezes, the small militant entity sneezed so hard that he not only spilled his tea onto the floor, but also a fireball half the size of Akita shot out of his mouth like he were a dragon.

"Huh, that's new," he said, seemingly unfazed by what happened.

Poldara and MC, on the other hand, were extremely startled, MC was halfway on top of the back of the sofa and Poldara was on a nearby shelf with his wings flared like a scared owl, Akita and Elyss were nowhere to be found.