#ortho; threads

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it's late, or early; some time when the sun hasn't shown its face yet. it's dark, save for the dim glow of various machines and devices. idia curls up tighter in his bedsheets and covers, struggling to take a breath. so many invisible eyes watching him, judging him, condemning him. he already knows. he doesn't need to say anything, but he can't help a sob that finally rips itself out of his throat, a pathetic whimper in the dark hours supposed to be for rest -- "i'm sorry... 'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm sorry..."

It's moments like this which are why Ortho has it so sensory inputs can awaken him at any moment. The noises of humming machinery are part of the ambiance, but anything outside of that would usually rouse him from sleep mode. Thankfully, this was no different, as the humanoid regains his senses fully to see what the trouble was.

It's either a nightmare or something akin to it, Ortho isn't quite sure which, but he needs to help Idia through it either way. He doesn't say anything yet, though, instead moving toward the bed, peering over with a concerned look. He'll shake his brother awake if he has to, but he doesn't want to startle him if he's already awake.

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@freezerbrain asked: ( ER ) : in the hospital after an injury of some kind. ortho finds veronica in the ER , teehee :3

Situation RP Starters | Accepting

When the news was broken to him, Ortho doesn't take long to figure out where Veronica is. He's sure that she's not alone, that other people are around that care for her, that could make sure that she'd get better. But he feels like he has to see them for himself, to make sure that it wasn't so bad, that she was going to be okay. So, he decides that he's going to visit that hospital, with that worry still over him.

He can't hide his worry, even when he's finally let into Veronica's hospital room. He almost looks like a bat out of hell there, trying his hardest not to visibly freak out. "V-Veronica Sawyer?" the boy's voice comes out shakier than he would like. "How bad is it? Are you going to be okay?" He immediately starts looking at every inch of them that he can see now. It's a lot to take in, but it feels important to check.

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" what are you working on ? " - from rom (@ichoroperated ) to ortho!! they are friends ur honour (Can't find the meme this was from sorry girlie!)

At Romilly's question, the boy lights up. He'd wanted to show her his latest project for a while, but had thought to finish it first. He doesn't mind showing off what he has now, though. "Uh, let me just..." he fiddles with the machine, something he'd formed on his back sort of like a bag. With some kind of remote, he turns it on and cycles through a couple functions. A lamp light, a circular saw, a grabbing arm, and more!

Well, at least there would be more, as those were the only three functions Ortho had completed by this point, smile still reaching his eyes. "So, I kind of had this thought of... When you guys are all out exploring the building, you've gotta juggle a whole bunch of stuff- So, what if you had something that could make it mostly hands free?" He looks a bit expectant once finishing, in that sort of 'So what do you think?' kind of way. He hoped she liked it, but he can't quite tell yet...

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Continued from HERE | @musesofthesun

He frowns at the phantom's words. It should feel reassuring, sure. It should feel alright to be himself... But Ortho didn't like the way that he discredited himself and his wants. It's nice to know that he would be okay, but the other is still a person, if not quite human anymore.

"Don't... Don't say that about yourself..." He gets enough self-deprecation from their older brother, so at the very least he has some strategies to deal with it. "I mean, I get what you're saying about it, but it doesn't matter how you look... I've talked to you enough times to know that you're yourself too... You're just stuck somewhere else right now, that's all... And I don't like it when people say bad stuff about my brothers, okay? So you can't either-"

It was an awful situation to be in, really... For a kid to just be trapped in that pit with all those monsters... But one day, they'd figure out how to get him out, or at least Ortho hoped so. And then? Well, they'd figure it out from then...

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"orthooo. orthooo, you here?" idia keeps his voice low as he knocks on the door to ortho's dorm room. "it's, uh, pokego day... if y-you're still up for it?"

Sunday was the one day a week that the brothers would go outside if the weather permitted. Ortho didn't often forget it, considering he wanted to see more of Sage's Island than the four walls of campus. But today was a bit different, where the humanoid had been struck with some design inspiration and started drawing. He had their meetup in the back of his mind the whole time, but he hadn't been checking the time as he worked.

The knocking on the door finally reminded him though. "ONE SECOOOOND-" he calls out, just needing the time to put his design stuff away and grab a bit of cash in case they found something interesting on the road.

He's a bit frazzled once he finally opens the door, quickly moving to apologies. "Sorry about that, I got distracted by an idea for a new project and the time just totally flew away from me... We can get going now, though!"