05-08-2018, 01:25 PM
WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO LOVE — Jacob couldn't breathe. For a moment that fact didn't seem to register entirely, partly because his mind was too preoccupied with the smoke that felt as though it must be pouring from any crack in the wall. His chest was rising and falling rapidly but he wasn't really taking anything in. Slowly, he began to realize that his face and the blanket he'd been curled up on was soaking wet. He had been sobbing in his sleep. Even now, tears continued to run down his face as he tried to push himself up. His legs wouldn't move and his movements were sluggish. His back right leg in particular seemed to drag behind him as he tried to capture any oxygen. His head felt light and his heart was hammering in his chest. His mind couldn't keep up with it all but he knew he had to get to the medic cavern. He knew how to take care of himself. His eyes went to Harrison's sleeping figure and his panic only increased. He couldn't let his son see him like this. He couldn't let anyone see him like this.
He managed to drag himself out of their little cavern and was making his way through the tunnel. He kept telling himself it wasn't too far away. He'd specifically chosen a room close to the central cavern in case there was ever an emergency or in case he had another episode at night. When he was getting nervous about it, he used to sleep in the medic cavern but he hadn't been able to do that since he adopted Harrison. Now that he was halfway down the tunnel, his thoughts were catching up with the situation and he felt another sob shake his body. It felt strange and detached but part of him at the same time. He could smell the smoke and he desperately wanted to get away from it but he couldn't. He wasn't fast enough. It'd burn him. Yet at the same time he knew it wouldn't burn him because it wasn't even there.
His legs collapsed and pain overtook him. He let a sob break from his maw at this point, allowing himself to just lay on the tunnel floor for a few moments while he tried to slow his breathing to no avail. "C-C-Come on. Don' stop. Come on, ya' can do it-" He got to his paws and stumbled a few more feet before he collapsed again. This time he released a louder sob and the panic began to set into both his mind and his body. "I-I-I-I can't move, I can't move, oh my God-" his words were barely a wheeze and he was barely stopping himself from screaming for help. He still couldn't do that. He had to move. He strained his legs but they were almost completely unresponsive. His breathing was completely erratic now, landing somewhere between a sob and a gasp and a wheeze all at once.
He let out a yell as he pushed himself to his paws and, leaning against the wall, managed to make it into the medic cavern. He just had to make it to the herbs now. He dragged himself to the storage area and began yanking everything out. He wasn't sure why but he couldn't remember where anything was or even register what it was. His paws moved desperately in the dark, trying to find the right ones from smell. He would've been able to do it any other day but he couldn't think straight. "A-Andiamo, andiamo, d-d-devi ricordare-" he spoke under his breath, tears still rolling down his face. Spots were appearing in his vision now and he collapsed again as he tried to run his paws through the herbs. Soon enough, he couldn't even bring himself to look through them. He shouldn't be doing this anyway. They were running low. This wasn't important enough to waste herbs on. Soon enough, he seemed to give up entirely and simply laid on his side, still trying to breathe and tears still running down his face. How could he let this happen? He knew it was bad to fall asleep when he didn't have any herbs nearby. He wished Pincher was here again, helping him just as he had a few weeks ago. He wanted to go get him but he knew he wouldn't be able to make it to Typhoon in his condition. He was alone.
//translation: come on, come on, you have to remember —A GREAT HONOR TO HOLD YOU UP
He managed to drag himself out of their little cavern and was making his way through the tunnel. He kept telling himself it wasn't too far away. He'd specifically chosen a room close to the central cavern in case there was ever an emergency or in case he had another episode at night. When he was getting nervous about it, he used to sleep in the medic cavern but he hadn't been able to do that since he adopted Harrison. Now that he was halfway down the tunnel, his thoughts were catching up with the situation and he felt another sob shake his body. It felt strange and detached but part of him at the same time. He could smell the smoke and he desperately wanted to get away from it but he couldn't. He wasn't fast enough. It'd burn him. Yet at the same time he knew it wouldn't burn him because it wasn't even there.
His legs collapsed and pain overtook him. He let a sob break from his maw at this point, allowing himself to just lay on the tunnel floor for a few moments while he tried to slow his breathing to no avail. "C-C-Come on. Don' stop. Come on, ya' can do it-" He got to his paws and stumbled a few more feet before he collapsed again. This time he released a louder sob and the panic began to set into both his mind and his body. "I-I-I-I can't move, I can't move, oh my God-" his words were barely a wheeze and he was barely stopping himself from screaming for help. He still couldn't do that. He had to move. He strained his legs but they were almost completely unresponsive. His breathing was completely erratic now, landing somewhere between a sob and a gasp and a wheeze all at once.
He let out a yell as he pushed himself to his paws and, leaning against the wall, managed to make it into the medic cavern. He just had to make it to the herbs now. He dragged himself to the storage area and began yanking everything out. He wasn't sure why but he couldn't remember where anything was or even register what it was. His paws moved desperately in the dark, trying to find the right ones from smell. He would've been able to do it any other day but he couldn't think straight. "A-Andiamo, andiamo, d-d-devi ricordare-" he spoke under his breath, tears still rolling down his face. Spots were appearing in his vision now and he collapsed again as he tried to run his paws through the herbs. Soon enough, he couldn't even bring himself to look through them. He shouldn't be doing this anyway. They were running low. This wasn't important enough to waste herbs on. Soon enough, he seemed to give up entirely and simply laid on his side, still trying to breathe and tears still running down his face. How could he let this happen? He knew it was bad to fall asleep when he didn't have any herbs nearby. He wished Pincher was here again, helping him just as he had a few weeks ago. He wanted to go get him but he knew he wouldn't be able to make it to Typhoon in his condition. He was alone.
//translation: come on, come on, you have to remember —A GREAT HONOR TO HOLD YOU UP
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