video; un: ironborn

[reek]

I’ll not congratulate anyone for the beginnings of this cure.

[ Oh, look, it's that guy who pisses everyone off. The corner of his mouth quirks into a cruel smirk, but his teeth are clenched too tightly and his eyes burn too fiercely for any proper smile. It’s a struggle for him to remain as guarded as he would prefer, and there are cracks in his armor: he’s clearly angry and upset. ]

My sister was among the ill. Was. I have been informed that she has since returned to the pods—still uncured.

[ He tries to keep his tone even and cold, void of emotion, but his voice breaks ever so slightly. He and Asha weren’t close, not like he’s known siblings should be, but it’s a deep cut to be abandoned again, and it hurts to know that one of the few people he felt he could trust in this place is gone. Clearing his throat, he continues.]

Which leads me to the question at hand. What reason do I, or the worried, or any of the ailing, have to trust the maesters here? Healers--whatever name you may know them by. Months, this has gone on, to the point where someone is gone and remains unhealed.

[ He knows better than to critique those who have done nothing but help, but his anger is directionless otherwise, so he chuckles cruelly, and that cheshire smirk widens. ]

They’ve been all but useless.

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un: seraph

[circulets]

[ He understands his frustration, but to blame others for this... ]

The pods have been known to cure others.

[reek]

[ He's behaving rashly, speaking and acting out of frustration. He's smarter than the words he's saying. He knows that the others aren't to blame, but his anger over being abandoned is far too strong to allow him to think clearly.

Worst of all, he won't apologize when his head clears. ]

Of a sickness currently without a cure?

[circulets]

[ Mikleo can understand - to an extent. A situation like this is stressful to everyone. Still, what he's saying is too harsh to those who are trying to find a cure. ]

I've read about other illnesses that have been said to be uncurable.

[reek]

And the pods were said to have cured them?

[circulets]

From what I've read. I admit that I haven't been able to inspect the pods personally myself.

[ Save for when he visits his friends. He doesn't know who's been sick and who hasn't been. ]

[reek]

[ Theon is fine with reading. He typically won’t criticize it, but he can’t help but ask himself what good it might do in this case. So little is known about this illness, and how much does anyone really know about the pods?

He's just angry and frightened and he feels abandoned. ]

You admit you are far from informed on such matters, then.

[circulets]

[ He's pretty used to his best friend getting pretty emotional and not really thinking, but... he never really took it out on others. It takes him a moment before he replies again. ]

I understand that you're afraid, but I'm sure that you don't mean to take it out on others, either.

[reek]

I'm not frightened.

[ He is, though, and it's quite obvious. ]

You presume too much.