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May. 20th, 2006
tp5: kippei and shinji
May. 20th, 2006 03:48 amIt wasn't himself that Kippei was worried about. Once the tattoo was bandaged, it was like any other minor injury, something to be wrapped and forgotten--that is, ignored--until it healed. It didn't bother him and he didn't take particular notice of it, except to be reminded of it now and then when he moved and it flared briefly with a subtle burn to make him feel warm inside with knowing it was there.
Shinji, on the other hand, was going to have considerably more to deal with. Kippei didn't like that at all.
"You need to take the day off at least," he told Shinji the next morning. He'd made sure Shinji slept on his stomach that night, sleeping lightly and waking often to check on him, though he made sure that Shinji didn't know he did it. In the morning he knew Shinji was still in pain, no matter what he said, and it would be miserable as hell for him to try to work that way, especially when he got sweaty and it seeped beneath the bandage, it would sting like hell. Not acceptable. "You're staying home, even if I have to stay home to keep you here."
Shinji, on the other hand, was going to have considerably more to deal with. Kippei didn't like that at all.
"You need to take the day off at least," he told Shinji the next morning. He'd made sure Shinji slept on his stomach that night, sleeping lightly and waking often to check on him, though he made sure that Shinji didn't know he did it. In the morning he knew Shinji was still in pain, no matter what he said, and it would be miserable as hell for him to try to work that way, especially when he got sweaty and it seeped beneath the bandage, it would sting like hell. Not acceptable. "You're staying home, even if I have to stay home to keep you here."