I'm in the mood for another apocalypse roleplay... (CLOSED for now, welcome to stalk)

"I'm not sure," Lis admitted, "You'll probably be fully better within a couple of weeks, but it'll start getting better soon. You just need to rest more. You haven't really been able to rest much with what's been going on, when that's really the best way to make concussions better. Sleep, medicine, and not pushing yourself too hard."

"It is," Tohru agreed, "I was pretty sheltered myself, so I know where you're coming from. It's super confusing at first, especially when you're the one who's experiencing it all. Like I said, you can just ask them to try different pronouns for you, and you don't have to tell the whole group anything else unless you want, but of course, you can still bring it up to individuals. And if you have any more questions, you can ask me. No guarantee I'll be able to answer them all, but I'll try."

"I… I know, Mori… I wish we weren't. I had a lot going for me before all this happened, and I miss it all. But, on the bright side, you're not missing out on much as far as medical treatment goes. Usually for concussions, the doctor just sends you home to rest, maybe tells you to take medicine, and tells you what to do and what not to do while you heal. Nothing fancy. It's just that you haven't been able to heal properly without resting," Lis explained.

"You don't," Tohru agreed, "And even if you never really want to use formal labels, that's completely valid too. But no, they won't get mad if you don't like the new pronouns. People really shouldn't get mad at something that doesn't affect them, especially when you're trying to find what makes you most comfortable."

"Right… We probably need to make sure you're on medicine more often so you actually can sleep when you're tired. Here, take some of this?" Lis offered, holding out a pill in her palm and a water bottle in the other hand, "We should try raiding the pharmacy while we're here. Maybe find some liquid medicine for you to take if you're having trouble swallowing pills."

Tohru nodded. "Yeah. It's good to get off your chest. It really is, even if it's a little weird to come to terms with. But just know that you're not overreacting at all or anything. I was close to your age when I first told someone, actually, and I was a mess too. I just told my childhood best friend at first, and even then, I was crying so hard. I was worried he'd hate me, or think I was a creep. A lot of the same things you said you're worried about. But it turned out fine, and it'll turn out fine for you too."

"Alright, I'll see what I can do when the others get up," Lis replied, "In the meantime, you need to rest a lot."

"You'll be fine," Tohru promised, "Once you get there, you'll find the words. I'll be right next to you the whole time."

"Me neither, kid. But you can. You can push through it, and the rest of us will be right here with you," Lis said, "Anyway, I'm going to go see if anyone else is awake, and I'll get back to you, okay? Just keep my water bottle for now."

"Yeah, exactly. That's kind of why I sent Lis on her way. To see if anyone else was up," Tohru replied, "That, and to get her out of the way of course."

Lis started down the hall, and looking through one of the doors that was cracked open, noticed that Levi was awake. She knocked on the door lightly, not wanting to disturb him if he didn't want her barging in.

"It's okay. Your first thought was probably that she was eavesdropping, right? But she really did seem none the wiser," Tohru laughed, "I wish I could be so… clueless is the wrong word, right? Mmm… carefree. That's more like it."

"Yeah, agreed," Tohru said, "That said, I'm sure she'd be fine with it. But yeah, that would've been incredibly awkward."
He leaned back in his seat, trying to make conversation while they waited for others to filter in.
"Sooo… I'm gonna be honest, sleeping next to Levi is literally the best sleep I've had since I had to set out on my own. Not sure if it means anything, or if I've just been absolutely starving for the company of other humans, and this safer shelter did me in."

"Hey, Tohru sent me to check on you," Lis replied, not really thinking out how she worded it.
He'd sent her to check on everyone technically. Not just Levi.
"Sleep well?"

Tohru nodded, feeling a little heat rise into his cheeks.
"Yeah, I guess we do. He's helped me out a lot, so it's hard not to like him. But um, yeah. Luka seems to like you a lot. It probably helps that the two of you are about the same age, but you two seem to click, when you're not shielding yourself off. Not that it's a bad thing. I know you've probably been hurt a lot and lost a lot of people, and it's… it's really hard to open up to others. You know, so you don't get hurt again. I've tried so hard to close myself off, but I just latch onto people so hard, you know? If anything happened to any of you, I don't think I could forgive myself."

"I gotcha," Tohru replied, "I don't think anything you did would change his opinion of you. Unless you intentionally hurt him. He's a sweet kid."
Tohru smiled slightly.
"I feel… I feel horrible I couldn't save his sister, honestly. I don't think he or his siblings could ever forgive me, honestly. It's just…"

"Oh, shit… he didn't tell you. I guess it never came up-" Tohru gasped, "But it's no secret really, so I guess it's alright for me to tell you? There was- there was a fourth sibling… I met them at the survivor's outpost, and they dragged in this poor girl. She was bleeding to death. She'd been impaled on a branch or something. It… it was horrible. I've seen many a person die, but never a child. Maybe if I hadn't frozen up- Maybe if I had actually tried-"

"No, maybe not, but… still. I didn't even try," Tohru sighed, "But um… losing someone doesn't change the way you care for others. I doubt he's moved on entirely, but every time he frets over you, I'm sure that's because he doesn't want to lose you too."
Tohru shook his head.
"You'd think this apocalypse would harden our hearts, but I swear, it's made some of us softer."

"Tough image aside, you seriously need to rest that knee. If you don't take it slowly, it might dislocate again, and we'll be back at square one," Tohru warned, "One of the guys in the group I was traveling with dislocated his shoulder like three times because he refused to give it a break after the first- forget the fact we had a literal doctor with us who told him to cut it out."
But with that, Tohru gave a sigh.
"Yeah, feelings are rough… But talking about them supposedly helps. It's definitely not a sign of weakness, I know that much."

"I think we're staying here a few days, maybe," Tohru said, "You're not the only one who's hurt. And it's pretty safe here, which is why we picked this hospital to crash at."
He stopped for a moment.
"Wait, this is a hospital. We can probably find you crutches. That's probably the best thing for you right now, because you seriously need to rest that leg as much as possible, even if we do end up having to travel."

"They should be adjustable. And the alternative is that you almost certainly hurt yourself again. I would at least give them a try while we're here," Tohru insisted, "It shouldn't be that hard, and if it is, you have time."

"Orthopedic area, probably," Tohru guessed, "Here, lean on me, though. You really do need to keep the weight off that leg. I'm dead serious about it dislocating again."
He scanned the sign near the entrance of the floor.
"Looks like it's this floor, on the opposite side."