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[coineater]

BLACK CAT

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[un: gatto]

(note: cat is unfamiliar with this level of technology/accessible communication, and icly takes a bit of time to respond.)

(for action, he lives in a smaller than
average hill house.)

. action | text | voice | video .

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[coineater]

Hmph.

[Cat smirks into the rim of his mug, wondering what makes Fang Duobing so confident. Their outing before had been surprisingly fun, sure, but something like this wasn't something he exactly wants a repeat of, and he's sure they can have plenty fun without, should they hang out on their own some more. He almost...wants to take it as a challenge. But that would be as stupid as drinking too much would make him.

His stalling tactic didn't last very long, but even the brief interruption has him feeling more relaxed going back into the less pleasant topic.]

I found a way to get some real medicine for my disease! I've been making do with what a friend of mine gets me to manage the symptoms so far, but that's all the good it did.

[Not that it wasn't a lot of good, or that he wasn't tremendously grateful to Blue for her help. He's not sure yet just how poorly he'd be doing without it, but given how hard it is to force his body out of bed to take his medicine some days, he knows it wouldn't be a good time.]

Li Lianhua thinks it'll be a waste of my time. Tch... As if he gets any right to talk.

[god, wine is gross. come here, cheese danish...]

[detective_xiaobao]

[Having a cure for his illness is certainly good news to hear, and Fang Duobing lifts his brows appreciatively at that. He knows how much it troubles Cat, and how much of a relief it must be to have a way forward. He thinks he understands how important that is, even without knowing the full picture.]

[It's abundantly clear why Cat's so up in arms about it, but even so...]

I'm glad you've found better medicine, I'll be looking forward to seeing you improve.

I'll be honest, though... It doesn't sound like something Li Lianhua would say. He definitely cares about you; he wouldn't tell you that getting better is a waste of time anymore than I would.

[coineater]

...Yeah. I know.

[His voice is quieter, this time. It's easier to ignore that part, because that's what makes it hurt.]

He doesn't think it will work. [ -- Tch.] Told me to think about what my sister might say about it to slow me down. You know, though.

[Cat turns to look at him, and his eyes are a touch more glassy than they were before.]

You know how she would want to try everything for me.

If this messes up any timelines, let me know and I'll fix it

[detective_xiaobao]

[Try as he might, Fang Duobing still can't imagine Li Lianhua discouraging this attempt to find a cure for Cat. Even if it didn't work, wouldn't it be better to let him try, rather than throw doubt on the fire?...]

[He would believe it more readily if the cure was for Li Lianhua himself, but not for Cat. But the way the other boy looks to him now... He sets his uncertainty aside for the moment.]

I would believe it. Who wouldn't want someone they care about to recover? Even I want you to try everything you can.

[And he's only a friend, not anything so close or dear as a sister. There's no doubt in his mind that this person Cat cherishes would go to the ends of the earth for him.]

... I'm sure it's only a misunderstanding. It's not as if he hasn't been in a similar place before.

[The memory of that time still stings a little, the old frustrations rising up. But he can't change what was done. He can only learn from it and move forward.]

We had a one-of-a-kind cure for him as well, you know. But he gave it away. He said there was only a small chance it would work on him, while it was certain to cure someone else who needed it.

...He worries about things like that, even when the rest of us want to be hopeful; and seeing things from our perspective is... difficult for him, I think.