[Clide knocks on the door of the cabin, genuinely unsure of who would be on the other side, but feeling compelled to do so anyway. His voice rings out from the other side.]
Uh... hey. Somebody there? I... I'm not really sure why I came here, but I just kinda... had a feeling I should.
-- @amnesiac-confused-slime
The door is practically tossed open and Pangen's face lights up.
"Clide! Oh my gosh, where have you been? I thought you were mad! Well, I guess you could still be mad, actually not important. I'm so glad to see you! I asked around and nobody had seen you! Do you know where Multi is? Sorry this is a lot of questions!"
They close they're eyes and take a deep breath. When they open them concern flashes on they're face. "Oh you look... not great! Come inside, I'll get you some ointment and bandages, and maybe to a hospital, depends how bad it is."
[Clide is very caught off guard by his former friend's burst of energy and sudden affection and worry. He pauses for a moment, feeling bad that he doesn't remember Pangen and wondering if he should tell them that or not. But for now, he decides to just act casual as he walks inside.]
"Yeah, um, I've... got a lot to tell you about, haha," [he says in a playful tone in an attenpt to lighten the mood, despite the fact that he's very much acting like a different person entirely from the Clide his friend knows.]
Pangen looks at tad perplexed, but shakes the feeling off and grabs a first aid kit from the cabinet.
"Here, sit on the couch, I'll get these cleaned up. Oh, or you could do it, but I think your hands might be a tad shaky right now, it you don't want me to touch you that's fine though."
Pangen can't shake the feeling something is off, and not in a "Jesus christ how is someone this capable of getting injured" kinda way, more in a Clide looks like he just got run over by a car, and not just because the several injuries.
[Clide starts wondering if Pangen can tell that something is up, sitting on the couch and trying his hardest to act like his approximation of what he used to be like. It's only somewhat accurate.]
"Yeah, um... you can touch me, it's fine. I understand if you have to, I don't mind. I think... I think the back of my head is injured, too, but I can't really see it."
Pangen sorts through the plastic box, grabbing bandages, gauze, a tube of ointment, and a little container of cotton swabs. They walk over in quick long strides.
"The ointment might sting a little, sorry. I would use alcohol to clean it but y'know, certainly not the most soothing option, and it'd sting for a while and I think it'd be hard to sleep like that."
Pangen gently dabs ointment on and bandages the smaller wounds quickly before moving to look at the back of his head. They wince a little at the gash still bleeding a little.
"Eugh. I might have to use rubbing achohol on this one, I don't know if I have anything else heavy duty enough for this on hand, I mean we could try it and just see if it works, but I'm pretty sure it'll get infected, is it OK if I disinfect it with the achohol? It'll sting but it'll clean it much better."
[Clide grimaces.]
Uh, y'know... if it has to be done, then it has to be done, I guess. Go ahead.
Pangen grabs a bottle of rubbing achohol, the scent is a tad nauseating but its probably the best for cleaning the gash.
They pour it on a clean cloth, gently dabbing at the wound.
"So, where have you been? Do you know where Multi is? You both kinda just disappeared. You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, but still."
[Clide inhales through his teeth as Pangen dabbed the cloth against his head, but the pain quickly faded from his mind at the question.]
[Fuck. What was he supposed to say.]
[He hesitated, exhaling slowly.]
"Oh, um... well, actually, heh... you see, uh..."
[He decides to lie through his teeth. Only half a lie, but still.]
"I actually... have no idea where Multi is. Everything's pretty fuzzy from the past few weeks, really. Sorry.]
Pangen pauses as they reach for one of the large gauze pads, glancing at him with a mix of concern, confusion, and suspicion.
"Well if your having issues with memory after, well... that." They gesture to the gash. "Then we should probably take you to the hospital and get some scans done."
They apply the gauze haphazardly with some medical tape, finally stepping back once deemed good enough.
"But seriously, if you don't remember things clearly and have a massive gash on your wound you should probably go to the hospital, I don't think we can get an appointment on this short notice but we could go to the emergency room."
[Clide perks up at the mention of taking him to the hospital, weakly waving his hand dismissively.]
"Oh, I, uh... I don't know about that, I think- uh, I feel fine. Yep, totally alright. And I mean, I'm not dead and it's been a few days, so I'm probably okay. Yeah."
Pangen stares at him, looking at him disapprovingly.
"Atleast a checkup? It's not a big deal, and if you are injured it's only gonna get worse then that's actually a big deal. I'll stay with you if that'd make you feel better."
Pangen gives him a look that they hope conveys they will literally drag him there themself it they have to.


















