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Friday - backdated

[Isamu is having a distinct feeling of deja-vu. This isn't the first time he's been dropped off after a kidnapping not far from home, drugged enough to make the trek difficult but still conscious enough to attempt it.

Once at the door, he stops to lean his forehead against it, hoping some of the dizziness will wear off. It's some time before he finally decides to just knock. If he falls inside when the door opens, then so be it.]

Saturday

[Wanting to clear his head some, Isamu attempts to work at Seventh Heaven as usual. Bouts of drowsiness keep creeping up on him, however, and he's continuously nodding off while leaning against a counter or slumped at a table. Forget having him actually carry food out to a table. Not unless you want to lose half of it on the way there, anyway.

Frustrated, he'll spend the latter part of his shift slouching in a booth.]

Sunday

[It's hard, but he manages (he thinks) to slip away from Richard for a while, heading down to the battle dome in order to vent. This wouldn't be a bad plan in theory if he could actually get any of the programs to work. Should anyone walk in on him at this point, they'll find him pounding his fist into one of the consoles. He's not even doing any damage to it, so it's mostly just to make himself feel better (which it's also failing at).]

((ooc: Isamu's mallynap effect is that he won't be able to do most things on his own for a while. He will be increasingly grouchy because of this.))

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Looks like you could use a serious energy boost. [Sounds like it too, if he's been nodding off like this already.] Want me to grab you a cup of somethin' from the back?

[She can just stroll into the kitchens and interrupt service to get some coffee or hot chocolate for a friend, right?]

[He looks at her for a few seconds, then finally down at his hands.]

...A coffee would be good.

Y'okay, comin' right up!

[Off she trots towards the kitchens in search of some coffee. She could so pull off this whole server thing if she wanted to, there's nothing to it!

A moment or so later and Pascal is back with a nice, big mug of coffee. It might be a little on the sweet side as she ended up dumping what tastes like the entire contents of a candy factory into the cup. There's nothing better than a boost to the blood sugar to make you feel all bright eyed and bushy tailed!]

[He takes it from her, expecting his hands to start shaking immediately as they had so many other times lately. To his surprise, they don't. He's able to accept the mug easily, and he takes a long, grateful sip.

...Of course he almost immediately makes a face afterwards, but beggars can't really be choosers, can they?]

....Thanks.

No problem! That stuff'll wake you up in no time, promise.

[Or help Isamu on his way to developing diabetes, eh.]

So what's with you anyhoo, didja have a rough night?

No, actually. Slept like a log.

[He yawns.]

I blame the Malnosso.

Oooh, they turned you into a tree, huh?

[Sounds rough man. At least Isamu is a plant person, so that would make being turned into a tree a lot easier to handle. Possibly. Maybe?]

Do I look like a tree to you, Pascal?

[It's Return of the Deadpan, part III.]

Not right now!

[But maybe he got better in the space of this morning!]

I didn't actually get turned into a tree. That's just a saying.

...What did you put in this, anyway?

Y'okay then! [Well, its probably for the best he didn't get turned into a tree anyway. Think of all the splinters he would leave behind otherwise, yeowch.]

Lemme see. Sugar, plenty of that, some coffee mix stuff, more sugar... I couldn't find any milk, so I went with choco-milk instead! [Everyone loves chocolate, yeah?] Darn, I shoulda asked if you like your coffee milky or whatever.

[Isamu gives his coffee a look. He doesn't set it down, but it's doubtful he'll be taking another sip from it soon.]

How... considerate of you.

I know, right? [Taking that as a compliment.] Anyhoo, if you slept like a log and the Malnoguys didn't zap you into a tree, why're you looking all mopey and nodding off over here?

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Probably because they did something else to me. I just haven't figured out exactly what yet.

[He has an idea, but overall it's bugging the hell out of him.]

Then let's get down to figuring it out! So you weren't turned into a tree, you've been super worn out...

[She pauses and nods her head at Isamu for him to add on anything else that might be wrong.]

No no no, you don't need to help me with this. Really. I'll figure it out on my own.

Awww, but I wanna help! You sure you can handle figuring stuff out when you're all floppy and zonking out all over the place? You might get this close to realising what's up with you only to keel over and fall asleep in a second.

Well... Even if I did, I'd just remember it when I woke up again, wouldn't I?

I dunno, you might end up having a super scary nightmare so you end up forgetting. Ooh, or the Malnoguys might've made your memory reset every time you nod off! Or maybe...

[Suddenly, Pascal stops right there in the middle of her sentence.]

Or maybe I'll just be drowsy for a couple days. We'll just have to see.

[As if he'd ever be that lucky.]

Or that, I guess! That could happen too. [Anything is possible!] If you think you're gonna be out of it for a few days then do you think you're gonna be able to keep up with your work here and stuff?

I can try. It's not like I'm getting paid or anything anyway.

[Honestly, he really does deserve something for all his effort.]

But you're getting paid with the smiles and satisfaction of all the guys you serve. Without you, they would all go hungry waiting for that one waiter dude to come out and save them from their stomachs eating themselves! ... Or something.

[There, that's his payment. Happy customers.]

Or they could just get another waiter. Or go to the grocers and get their food themselves.

[It's not exactly hard to come by.]

They might only wanna come here to be served by you! They can't just go to the grocery and grab whatever, how are they gonna see Isamu, awesome waiter extraordinaire, over there?

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