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Ventus, check in with me. Haven't heard from you in a while.

[Vanitas sounds a little tired today. The feed is pointed away from him, showing that he's still in bed and that his Axew is far more interested in her snacks than anything her trainer is doing. What the screen isn't showing though, is that Vanitas has somehow turned blond overnight. His hair is ridiculously light, and it really bothers him; that's not the only change though. He's cut his lips with his teeth while just talking, and it's nothing short of awkward trying to eat with them just yet; they've become razor sharp and pointed, two of the canines peeking out from his upper lip. Vani's body is aching all over, especially along his back and up his arms, where weird markings that felt like scars were racing all up and even to his shoulders and back of neck. They almost appeared to be stripes?]

Beato, Rikku. You two as well, I want to know where you are. [This can't be about him feeling sick and wondering if it's some kind of outbreak, right? No, not at all...]

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[It's weird to her that he's not showing his face, but the inflection of his voice that just isn't quite Sora, combined with the knowledge that Sora is with her helps her. ... As well as the trainer ID, but she's a bit too worried to pay much attention to that.]

Is something going on with you, too?

... Yeah. [Nope, still gonna show that Axew. Kat is rolling onto her back and wiggling her feet in the air now, chirping rather unladylike for a dragon.]

[At least that gets her to relax a little more - it's cute, okay.]

Well. Promise you'll stay resting up? I'm having issues keeping Sora in bed.

[.......... He kind of derped on his end, and it's enough of a hilarious expression on his face that his Axew is chirping with amusement, hopping up and play charging at the Gear. It's enough to make Vanitas lift it out of the way and give an accidental glimpse of himself; blond hair and what looks like sabertooth teeth.]

I'm surprised feeling sick doesn't keep him there. I keep getting told to go to sleep when I don't sleep a lot in the first place.

[Yes, the teeth definitely catch her attention.]

It's hard to keep someone like Sora down, I have to admit. But... [Curious headtilt - my Vanitas, what big teeth you have!] Those teeth...

Wear earplugs and ask his Swablu to use the move "sing", if it knows it.

[Pausing, he carefully turns the feed back to himself with a somewhat.. cautious expression. Those teeth are indeed peeking out of his upper lip, and actually there's dried blood all along his lower one where he's caught himself with the razors. The more surprising feature might be the strikingly blond hair, his natural color only showing at the very tips of his spikes.]

[She's more concerned about the teeth, cringing a bit at the sight of the blood.]

Vanitas... [Ohhh, she's looking as if she wishes she were there, because if she was, she'd be wiping all that blood away.] Will you be okay?

[Licking his lips, aware of what exactly she's looking at, he shifts his eyes to the side.] Yeah. Just need to get used to them. [The good part is, he's already taken the tips from Sora on how to do anything with fangs; Vanitas hasn't cut himself more than a couple times now, from accidental instant reactions with telling his Pokemon to behave.]

[She nods slowly, her eyes lingering there for a moment before she manages a smile, though it's pretty forced.]

So how long will Sing keep him asleep for?

[It's time to turn the feed back to his Axew, who is back to being cute and chewing on some cookies.]

Eight hours. A full nights sleep.

All right, I'll try it. Thank you, Vanitas. And please, take care of yourself.

Yeah yeah. [A pause, but he's tipping the camera back to himself, though keeping it pointed up to showing his eyes, rather than his mouth.]

I have a friend keeping me in bed. His name is Karkat, and he's the grouchy sounding one recommending the plank of wood.

Oh, so that's his name, huh? Well, tell him I appreciate that he's keeping an eye on you. [Her smile's a little more natural now, since she knows that Vanitas is going to be fine.]