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[deductiongeek]

Who: Conan and Anyone
What: Concussion recovery time. Which means quiet and rest. And so much boredom.
Where: Cabin 1B, Possibly other places
When:Domino 13-15

Domino 13 and 14:
Conan had studied first aid and emergency medical care. He fully understood why he needed to rest his body and mind. Why he really shouldn't even read for the first two days after a concussion.

Unfortunately resting his brain meant that practically everything he liked to do was out of the question. No reading, no solving puzzles or playing strategy games or doing anything to occupy his mind. And the lingering headache and dizziness wasn't helping matters.

Leaning back against the pillow on his bunk, Conan stares up at the ceiling in mind-numbing boredom and wonders if he should try to make another attempt at sleeping.

Domino 15:
Two days in, and he was finally starting to feel more like himself. Picking his moment, Conan slides out of the bunk and slips out into the hallway. If he was quick about it maybe he could have a change of scenery for a short time before someone realized he was still supposed to be resting.

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Domino 15

[sweetnessandfight]

"Going a little stir crazy?" Sarai could definitely relate; she was never a good patient herself when laid up--and there'd been a few times over the years on Hydaelyn! Of course she'd catch him; she still was close to his cabin, as it were.

She could tell where Conan was probably going--he couldn't handle sitting any more, so she waved a hand. "I was on my way to read to you again, but I've got enough healing knowledge--if you don't overdo it, you can go for a little walk. I'll cover for you." And escort him, too, so that no one would march him back to bed. At least, not before he was ready to go.

"So it's been a moment, former roommate. Save for the noggin bump, how have you been?"

Domino 14

[thebiggestguy]

Once he heard that Conan had gotten concussed, Dread's first reaction was to remember that happened to people who didn't have Hydaelyn's blessing and absurdly thick skulls. His second reaction was to go for his astrolabe, but yeah, didn't have that. Grr.

After that, well. All he could do was show up and keep the boy company. So he did just that, making himself as comfortable as a guy his size could.

"Feeling any better?"

Re: Domino 15

[deductiongeek]

"A little." He was understating it by a lot. Conan hated boredom. It gave him too much time to think.

But he gives her a genuine smile at the offer. "Thanks. I just wanted to get out, even if its just a few minutes. I promise not to overdo it."

A shrug. "I guess I've been okay. Not much has really changed since the room swap."

[deductiongeek]

"A little." He was still feeling rather out of it, but at least the headache and the dizziness were much improved. "I slept most of yesterday." It was probably more sleep than he'd gotten since first showing up here.

15~

[stealsyourheart]

"Yo, Tantei-san~" Guess who's waiting outside the door~

[deductiongeek]

"I hope you're not here to tell me to stay in bed."

He'd stayed there for two days already.

[thebiggestguy]

"Good. Looks like clear skies ahead for you." Which hadn't really been in doubt, but still, Conan improving on schedule was relieving nonetheless. "I wish the healing on the train could have done more sooner."

[sweetnessandfight]

"I suppose that's a good thing, that nothing has really changed. You get along with your new roommates?" Sarai had always gotten along with Lightning, and Tobias Rieper was something of a cipher, so it wasn't as if she was having problems at all, per se.

"Oh, I brought you something, too. I figure you'll be up and around sooner rather than later, but just in case you aren't--" Yes, that was a disgustingly pink-frosted heart cookie she was offering...

"If you're not allowed to read yet, I could always read something to you. Or I could bring my harp and play or tell you stories from my world. Anything to alleviate the tedium, right?"

[deductiongeek]

"The healing here couldn't do anything about that flu that went around either."

Conan had not been impressed so far. Although he suspected that his concussion was improving slightly faster than it would have normally.

[thebiggestguy]

"Yeah. That wasn't physical harm, though, not really. Disease is different." He didn't think Conan would appreciate a lesson about aether, so skip that.

[deductiongeek]

Conan was just annoyed that he'd only just recovered from the flu when he'd gotten concussed and sent straight back to bedrest. He wasn't a good patient at the best of times (mostly because being sick had never stopped him from finding cases to solve), and he was getting more than frustrated at his own health this month.

He makes a noncommittal noise. He'd ask more about how this healing magic actually worked, but he was keeping in mind that he needed to avoid critical thought for now.

"Either way, I guess I just have to wait this out."

[deductiongeek]

"Mostly. All of my roommates knew each other before, I think. So they mostly keep to themselves."

And that brings a laugh out of him. It was terribly pink. He takes it into his hands. "I'll eat it later. I'm not really hungry right now."

He nods. "Any of that would be nice. I'm not allowed to read anything yet, but I think I could listen."

[stealsyourheart]

"Would I do something like that?" He widens his eyes, a hand pressed dramatically to his heart.

"Nah. I'm just here to make sure you don't do anything stupid. Could be worse! Hattori and I are trading shifts."

Day 14

[yilingdaddy]

"Why don't you let Lan Zhan take a look at you? He's patched me up many times."

Wei Ying is at least trying to be quiet and mindful of a bruised brain. "Maybe it won't work on you for some reason, but it can't hurt!"

[thebiggestguy]

"Shouldn't be too much longer now." Though he totally understood. Honestly, he understood maybe a little too well. "Though it isn't as if the train has become any more exciting in the meantime."

14

[deductionrival]

He'd been there off and on since shortly after Conan was brought here. He would've brought him in himself, but some jerk beat him to it. He wasn't sour about it or anything.

Anyway, that first day was mostly him peeking in to make sure Conan was sleeping or if he needed something. He didn't linger since he knew his friend shouldn't be engaging his mind, which included conversation. However, the second day he could tell his friend was getting restless.

Coming into the room, he had a small tray with a bowl of ramen noodles with some vegetables and a soft boiled egg and a glass of milk. "Hey Kudo," he said in a quieter tone than usual. "You feeling up to some lunch?"

[deductiongeek]

"Anything is better than staring at the ceiling for another hour." He pushes himself up against the wall and sits up. "And don't call me that."

[deductiongeek]

"I've already been seen by two people," Conan points out. "They helped with the headache, but I think I just have to wait the rest of it out."

[deductiongeek]

"Just what kind of opinion do you two have of me?" Conan stares at him suspiciously. "I'm not going to do anything that will make this recovery time any longer than it already is."

[stealsyourheart]

"Oh I dunno, the kind of opinion someone develops because someone decided to solve a murder after being shot, maybe?"

[deductiongeek]

Conan suspected that it would not help his case if he admitted that he wasn't entirely sure which incident Kaito was referring to.

"I haven't encountered any murders on the train yet, so it should be fine."

[stealsyourheart]

"Yet." Kaito says with appropriate Doom. "The key word here being yet."

[deductiongeek]

"We're on a train in the middle of a void. Even if a murder did occur here, the culprit wouldn't be difficult to find."

[stealsyourheart]

"You say that, and normally I would agree, except I've also been a frontline witness to your 'luck' detective..."

Domino 13

[internetsexsymbol]

At some point during the day, Reigen heads over to the cabin Conan is resting in, a plate of scrambled eggs with vegetables and a glass of water in hand. His leg is still in a brace from the the whole ice maze collapse, but he figures he's well enough to help out the kid.

"Yo, Conan-kun, you hungry? I read somewhere that protein's good for your brain, so I made eggs--crap, do you have any allergies?" He should have asked that before cooking, whoops.