[OOM] The Dragonfly, Taris System.

[stuck_mynock]

It's been twelve hours.

The Wyrm has been hovering around the system, occasionally passing dangerously close to the spot on Taris' moon that they're hiding on. Each time it's passed on again.

Atton's fever has dropped a bit, but he still hasn't properly woken up, except for brief moments, and he's still rather overly warm.

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[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy stares at him, the frustration building up so hard that something snaps.

He flings the plate of sandwiches across the room, where it smashes, gets up and walks back into the bedroom.

He curls up in a little ball on the floor next to the bed, already regretting throwing the plate. Waves and waves of emotions flooding him; the almost paralysing feelings of anxiety mixed in with the anger he has at himself for allowing those feelings to exist. The bitter disappointment in himself when he knows that Atton and Will deal with this sort of thing their entire lives and don't go mad or break down or throw plates and go curl up in a little ball.

The fact that the only useful role he plays in this team is as the medical officer, and yet his care and attention is of so little value as to warrant being deliberately and repeatedly ignored.

They've come so close to dying at the hands of others, that to watch Atton deliberately defying the things that might stop this toxin killing him is truly unbearable.

He pushes each emotion down, hard, bottling it up inside, and wiping his cheeks quickly in case one of the others comes in to investigate before he can go back out there and apologise.

[will_scarlett]

"Ye didna 'ave to do that."

He growls at Atton before starting to clean things up,

"Just stay in the bloody bed an get better."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I'm not the one throwing a tantrum," Atton remarks, slumping down into the cockpit chair and setting about flicking switches.

[guppy_sandhu]

Back in the bedroom, Guppy stays where he is, keeping his head on his knees in the darkness and trying to block out the flashbacks of explosions and people trying to kill them.

He assumes Will will come and get him if Atton collapses, so he tries to focus on pushing back his emotions. He feels for his pulse and checks it once a minute until it's back in normal range.

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, ye are cause ye're na good at bein' sick."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I'm excellent at being sick," Atton says, wiping some sweat off his forehead.

[guppy_sandhu]

He's probably so mad at me right now. I never have been able to make the grade.
"You always were a disappointment to me"
The anger and frustration is pushed back into a sort of dull ache, a feeling of painful exhaustion.

I was never cut out to be an adventurer. I should have been... a lumberjack.

He uncurls slightly and gets up, feeling very tired and a bit shaky. He decides to sit on the edge of the bed and compose himself for a moment; then he'll go back in and apologise.

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye, course ye are. So ye're well 'nough to go an 'pologize to Guppy when 'e's tryin' to make ye well."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I'm well enough to lay in hyperspace coordinates and get back into bed."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy gets up, feeling light headed. He ignores it and goes back into the main room.

"I'm sorry for smashing the plate." he says to Will.

[will_scarlett]

"Tis fine, ye've naught to 'pologize for. Ye still 'ungry?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"The next planets on our course are Dantooine and Korriban," Atton says, getting back into bed. "You and Will will be going to Dantooine, when we set off again. Neither of you should have t'deal with Korriban."

[guppy_sandhu]

"How long do we have until we get there?" Guppy asks, shaking his head at Will and sitting down heavily in the kitchen.

[will_scarlett]

"What's so hard 'bout Korriban?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"At best," Atton says, sprawling out again. "It's a focus point for the Dark Side. At worst, it's a gathering place for the Sith. Once we set off, it'll be a few weeks journey."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy nods, still unsure whether Atton is mad at him.

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye, well 'opefully if it gets blown up, ye willna be on it."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"The Sith would never bomb Korriban. S'sacred."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Do you think you're going to be well enough?" Guppy asks.

[will_scarlett]

"Aye since need ye all in one piece."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I'll be fine."

[guppy_sandhu]

"But we don't know what this is." Guppy says. "I don't think you realise how ill you were when you collapsed."

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, 'ave to do all we can to get ye fully 'ealthy 'gain."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"We have a while," Atton says. "'M sleepy at the moment."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Then I'll get to the point Atton." Guppy says quietly. "You might genuinely not care about taking care of yourself, or maybe you think it's funny. Either way, despite the fact that it is hard for me to admit that I have reached my physical and psychological limitations on this trip, I'm admitting it right now. And I accept that I've failed you both the whole way. And I'm sorry for that but..."

He looks at the floor, briefly, then holds his chin up and continues.

"...but I've never had so many near death experiences so close together before, and the thought of losing either of you is unbearable. So please, I know you think I'm pathetic but I need you to not fight me on taking care of yourself. You nearly stopped breathing less than twelve hours ago. You nearly died."