lostcarnival | blinded by the light [closed]

Who: Rin and Yukio, possibly Herbert and Shura later!
When: Day 90
Where: Med tent
What: Rin's eyes have "healed" after Lilith struck him blind, but he still can't see. He has a crazy idea -- and what does he have to lose?
Warnings: **EYE HORROR**!!

Ever since having his Pokémon and sword returned to him by the Ringmaster, Rin had been relying heavily on the Flygon. He had barely walked anywhere since recovering from the prism, instead riding on Nosh's back. He really just wanted her to lead him around, but the dragon insisted. She even let him hold on to her antenna, which she usually found to be quite unpleasant. Kuro was rarely very far, either.

It was a very unsettling feeling. He knew he was holding his hand out, right in front of his face -- but he couldn't see it. He couldn't see anything. At first, while his eyes were healing from the damage Lilith had done, he would occasionally see flashes of light, sparkles. Ghosts of electrical impulses as his brain rewired.

Now, the pain in his eyes was completely gone, along with the small flashes of light. Now there was nothing except pure, infinite darkness. So his demonic healing had "fixed" his eyes. But he still wasn't able to see. His eyes -- these particular eyes -- would never see again.

He could just ask the Ringmaster to fix them, but he wasn't even sure she could! He had one more idea... and what did he have to lose? His vision was already completely gone. It couldn't get any worse.

He carefully slides off of Nosh's back, still holding one of her antenna so she could guide him. She folds her wings tightly and ducks into the tent.

He'd warned Yukio he was coming with a quick radio message, and he'd tied a bandana around his eyes. He can smell the medical tent -- bleach and sanitizers and freshly laundered sheets and the barest hints of blood -- and, to his surprise, he can almost 'sense' his brother. He knows he's nearby. He doesn't quite know how, but he's definitely there.

Regardless, he calls out, sounding more depressed and withdrawn than ever;

"Hey, Yukio. I'm here."

He'd told Yukio he had a plan -- but he hadn't revealed what his plan was. Not yet.

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The second enucleation goes just as smoothly as the first, and afterwards, Yukio carefully cleans and bandages Rin's eyes (as much as he can, with that healing kicking in), cleans up, and then goes out to the front of the tent.

"Kuro?"

Rin snoozes through the whole second enucleation and continues sleeping as Yukio finishes up. Sedation is great. Sedation is so great.

Kuro is curled up on top of Nosh, who is, in turn, curled up in a spot of sunlight outside the tent. They both look a little haggard, like they'd tried to rest during the surgery, but didn't quite relax enough for that. Nosh's head lifts up and her antennae perk when she sees Yukio, and Kuro jumps down to go to his "brother", tails held high in greeting.

Yukio may not have Rin's demonic telepathy, but the curious "Myaaa?" and head tilt that Kuro gives him couldn't have a more obvious meaning.

How did it go? Is he ok?

Yukio crouches down in front of Kuro, and pets the demon.

"Everything went well. My brother's sleeping now, so please don't wake him if you decide to go in."

Kuro treads his forepaws happily, purring his thanks.

He will be as quiet as a church mouse!!

He informs Nosh of Yukio's instructions, and the pair of them head inside the tent, quietly. Kuro hops up on the bed table and lies against Rin's legs. Nosh puts her head on his belly. Both of them are clearly much more at ease.

And Rin is totally passed out, and will be until his sedatives wear off!

Yukio sits back at his desk, after making sure that he can see Rin clearly from where he's sitting. There's nothing he can do now except wait. The surgery went well, Rin's calmly sleeping off the sedation, and Yukio just sits and waits and tries to focus on the medical textbook he's working through. He keeps reading the same page over and over and getting nothing.

When Rin stirs, Yukio puts his book down, stands up, and goes over to check on him.

It's not a super long wait. Rin's demon physiology finally kick out the sedatives and he grumbles as he wakes. Though, Kuro has fallen asleep in his place.

"Mmmmrgh... Yukio....?"

"Nii-san. How are you feeling?" Yukio puts a hand on Rin's shoulder, just to reassure his brother. "Kuro and Nosh are here as well."

Kuro wakes up and stretches when Yukio walks over and trills so Rin knows he's here. Nosh also makes a small noise, but keeps her head on his belly.

"Mmmmrgh. My head kind of hurts... but nothing awful..." he touches the bandages on his eyes a bit, then seems to remember what happened. "Oh!! So.... it went smoothly, right?"

"It went very smoothly." Far more smoothly than Yukio expected. He'd anticipated something going completely wrong. "I don't know how long recovery will take, so I want you to come back to the med tent daily so I can keep an eye on it."

It takes a moment, thanks to a slight druggy haze, but Rin chuckles and then laughs.

"Hehehehe... Hehe.. An 'eye' on it..!"

Rin's recognition of the joke gets a little relieved breath of laugh from Yukio.

"One of us has to."

Yukio didn't joke often, but when he did, it was subtle little puns like that. It was also usually a good indicator of him being in a decent mood, so Rin has an even dopier smile on his face than usual.

"Maaa... ok. So come back daily for you to check it... anything else I should be doing?"

"Just don't touch it." The last thing anyone needs is for Rin to shove a finger in there.

"Are you ready to go back to your trailer or would you like to stay here for a while longer?"

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