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Cough 021 - [Video Post]

[The feed opens with the sight of Ukitake coughing into his free hand. Luckily, no blood can be spottted. Yet.]

Ungh...my apologies. Even with the weather clearing up, it seems that it has finally caught up with me. [Cough.] It's what I get for traipsing about in the snow.

[He tucks himself into bed, propped up on pillows again. This is a normal pose for the Shinigami, as friends have and will come to know. Sniffling, he speaks again.]

I should be back to myself within a week or tw--

[There must have been a tickle in his throat because he's coughing violently now, red visible through the cracks of his fingers before the feed ends.]

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[He props himself up as best as he can when he hears his name. He's learned that calling out names ends badly, so he knocks on the wall instead, hoping Rain will be able to find him.]

Ah!

[After a moment or two, the door opens and in he comes with a small smile, and he steps over to where the shinigami is resting.]

Here we--ah...

[He looks around sheepishly.]

...do you have any cups?

[Ukitake raises his non-bloodstained hand in greeting, and then points to the desk at the back of the room.]

Second drawer. And make yourself comfortable.

[He chuckles a bit and gets two cups and sits them down on a table close by. He pulls a chair up to where Ukitake is resting and pours the tea. The first cup goes to the captain, along with an eager look of "Oh, I hope my old remedy still works!"]

[He digs around his sheets for a moment, finding an old rag, and wipes off his hand. Blood isn't very appetising.]

Thank you, Rain.

[He breathes in the steam, hoping to calm his lungs, and then takes a sip.]

Mmm, this is wonderful.

[He beams and pours himself a cup. He takes a sip and sighs.]

I know this sort of tea would help when I was having a spell like yours. What--if you don't mind my asking--is your illness called?

[Ukitake takes another sip.]

It's very soothing. I may have to ask how you made it.

I have Tuberculosis, or Consumption as it was called a few centuries ago.

Con...

[His eyes drop and he sighs.]

...Yes. That's exactly what I had. I can give you the necessary herbs for the tea, if you want.

"Had"? Does your world have a cure?

I would appreciate that.

Ah...hm.

[This is where it gets rough.]

There's not really a cure back home. Except for one thing.

[He eyes Ukitake carefully for a very long time.]

Immortality.

Ah. That doesn't sound so appealing to me, honestly.

[He goes into another coughing fit, hopefully not spilling the tea anywhere.]

Nngh... At least, most of the time it doesn't.

[He scoots closer to Ukitake.]

Can I get you anything? Medication? More tea?

[The immortality talk will have to be postponed a bit. Helping the shinigami is top priority for the immortal.]

[He shakes his head.]

I just have to wait it out, mostly.

Well...I can wait with you. I've got time and no place else to be.

If you don't mind staying here for a week or two.

Hm. Not at all. Is there a spare bed or...?

[He inclines his head to the futon on the other side of the room.]

I doubt Kyouraku is going to come back any time soon, so it's fair game.

Ah--Kyouraku. I met him while he was here. He told me that you and I are very similar.

[He walks over and sits on the futon with a sigh.]

I'd believe him, then. He's my best friend and knows me better than anyone else.

[He sips more tea and tries to breathe easy.]

I'm glad you had the chance to meet him before he left.

He was quite a unique individual. He had a...

[How to describe Kyouraku...]

...way of doing things that was certainly all his own. Very easy to get along with and evidently very kind.

[He nods and smiles. Yup, that's his friend, all right.]

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