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[lamb_of_gold]

[So here, have a Minimu. Except he's no longer as "together" as he's been the last few weeks, for his hair is an absolute mess, tangled and with ice forming around the ends, and his clothing is all akimbo. Along with the deep red of wind damage, spots of white frostbite are evident on his face and his hands are covered with it, should one choose to look. He's shaking with cold, but his cosmo is burning rather strongly, dissipating the cold and slowly melting away the frostbite.

He's obviously in distress, for when he appears he barely manages to stay upright, and his green eyes are swollen and bloodshot, looking around wildly for someone nay anyone to help. There's a sheen of wetness on his cheeks.]

H-Hei?


Someone?


I need help...


[[Last experiment post.]]

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[contract_star]

Mu? Mu, what the hell?

[Drops and comes back immediately with a blanket, which he wraps around Mu before Mu can protest. He knows how to treat heat stroke and heat exhaustion and such, but not frostbite or hypothermia...]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Sniffles in as he takes the blanket and looks up at Hei] T-there's a baby...H-h-he's cold....

[contract_star]

A baby...? [Holy hell.] Mu--Mu, it'll be alright, time won't pass so just take the time here to get warm, okay? Hold on, I'll get you some tea...just hold on a minute, okay?

[He pops off again, and comes back a minute or so later with a steaming cup of oolong.]

Mu, do you know how to treat frostbite? What should I do?

[lamb_of_gold]

[Takes it and holds it close] N-no. When I get it, I just warm myself up like this, but Hei...he's not even crying. His heart is beating but he's not crying....

[contract_star]

And you can't bring him here, of course...

Alright. First things first. Where did you find him? How far are you from home?

[lamb_of_gold]

He was around the base of the mountain. I already teleported home. He's bright red all over...

[contract_star]

Wind burn...does he have frostbite?

[lamb_of_gold]

No. It's more pink than that. His hands and feet are really pale though...

[contract_star]

Okay...okay. The important thing is to warm him up as much as you can. Blankets and hot water. And he probably needs to be fed. Warm milk if you have it, I think that's best.

But for now you need to focus on warming up yourself, alright? You have time here. You won't be able to help him if you end up collapsing.

[lamb_of_gold]

[Nods shakily, leaning against Hei for warmth]

[contract_star]

[Hei wraps an arm around his shoulders.] It'll be alright, okay? [Especially if the baby is who he thinks it is...]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Mu!!

[Roxas is running over to come help support the poor boy, careless of the cosmo aura or whatever.] Wh-what happened?

[lamb_of_gold]

[He's pretty toasty. Cosmo actually fucking burns people. Anyways, Mu coughs a few times and leans against Roxas] There was a baby out in the storm...

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Oh well, it's not the first time Roxas would have done something incredibly stupid on a whim. He tries to get both of them to sit on the 'ground' so Mu doesn't fall over instead, eyes going wide.] A baby? I-in a storm?!

[lamb_of_gold]

[N-nods into his chest]

[lamb_of_gold]

[All too happy to sit, he nods] A-at the bottom of the mountain. It t-took me awhile to f-find him. His heart is beating but h-he's not crying.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[That does not sound good at ALL.] Not crying...? B-but he's... he should be. Right?

[lamb_of_gold]

I t-think so.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

That's not good... I—do you think it might be because he's too cold?

[Small pause.] What about you? You were out in that storm, too, right?

[lamb_of_gold]

I'm f-fine. I went out because I felt him...

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Felt him...?

[contract_star]

[Hugs him tighter, trying to help him warm up.]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Behold, this is the closest they've ever gotten physically! Mu hugs back, finally]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Nods] IN the back of my mind. It's like he was calling for me. For someone, at least.

[contract_star]

[Daw, they fail. Hei just holds on.]