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Genesis Rhapsodos here. What do you need me for?

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[Genesis continues to hold himself back from thinking about Zexion on that white, sterile bed, whining-- maybe in a hospital gown now, and as he said, he had a tube in his prick. At that, Genesis couldn't help but shiver and clutch at his own groin, thinking that the sensation must be really painful. He had to stay calm, stay calm...]

If it's anything, then I'll make sure to test your food for you before you eat it. We'll spend a little more on naturally-grown things until you feel better.

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You're going to test it? Well that's foolish, then at least one of us will still have to deal with any unforseen c- [ Zexion makes what sounds like an exasperated noise, but it's really less for Genesis and more for the Nurse, who's touching like she intends to draw a reaction out of him.] (Ow, could you hang on for just a minute?!)

Not you, Genesis.

The nurse [And that's a particularly agonizing moan, whatever she's doing, audio cut off halfway.]

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Zexion!

[The clearly agonized moan snaps him to alertness like a bucket of cold water thrown over his body. Well, that was one way to get his attention. Already he's feeling panicked and wanting to run over to him. But he had to trust. He had to stay calm. And Aiichiro will be with him soon to help.]

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Genesis?

[ He grits out a painfully long minute later, sullen and twice-soured. ]

Sorry! [ Zexion pipes weakly and sniffles a little, pathetic. He feels ludicrously tenderized, and whatever she's put into him is thinning out the flow by a lot, helping another easy round of heavy release. Unfortunately, that meant needle, where no man wants needles, even when everything's been mostly numbed] That was another injection.

She said if the swelling goes down, I could be out of here by late morning.

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I hope it does. The sooner you're out of there, the better.

[Thankfully, within that minute, Genesis was able to calm down considerably. Any more agitated and he might have burst into the hospital to whisk Zexion away.]