wizardmanor | Floor 1, Room 5

[ The idea doesn't particularly thrill him, but while Shinjiro is stubborn as an ox, he's not stupid. He can brush off simple hurts, a good fist to the skull, but even he struggles to wave off getting shanked with a kitchen knife. ]

Do what you want. That short bastard'll give me an earful, otherwise. [ He steps back to let Day in, so he can meander back to the bed and sit down. Last thing he needs is their resident 'teacher' barking up how hopeless they all are, especially when the guy's sporting a few holes himself. ] Not like I'm doin' much else right now, anyway.

[ Oh, at least Shinjiro is reasonable. He sits down next to him on the bed. ] Can you pull up your shirt a little? [ So he can check. ]

[ Fistfights are easy to walk off...stab wounds, not so much. ]

Yeah, yeah. Do your thing.

[ And he will, pulling the shirt up to his chest. The wound was pretty large, but the healing dealt with most of it...that being said, he did aggravate it somewhat moving downstairs and up again. He is pointedly looking away. ]

[ Day's mostly glad it hasn't reopened, because that would be last night's adventure on repeat. Day murmurs his spell to at least alleviate some of the pain. ]

Doesn't look like it's gotten worse. Should heal up fine as long as you don't do anythin' strenuous for a couple of days.

How're you holding up otherwise? [ Since Shinji did...get stabbed in the kitchen last night and all... ]

[ The tension in his shoulders, despite himself, tentatively relaxes at the thrum of magic soothing his hurts. Regardless of the tough face he puts on, it was a bit distracting, even if he's used to pain. ]

...Fine. Just keep Solomon out of the kitchen. That's all I'm gonna say about it.

[ Dragging himself to the kitchen probably counts as strenuous...well, means he can take a break from slavering over a stove for these idiots for a while. Just sleeping sounds pretty good about now.

Shinjiro slowly drops his shirt, sighing. ]

I'll live. [ Obviously. But Day has been looking after him, and knows the damage already, so... ] Head still hurts. But if I don't sit up too fast, it ain't too bad.

[ Suddenly Day is afraid of what would happen if Solomon is in the kitchen, given it's someone as serious as Shinjiro telling him this, so. ]

Noted. And at least it doesn't seem like it'll be lastin' damage. [ Guess who sweated over the concussion as much as he did over the stabbing while he was healing Shinjiro the first time,,,

...That said, he figures he mays as well ask something that he's been mulling over in light of... well, the past 12 hours or so (and the fact he was already making two protection charms anyway). ] Mind if I ask you one more thing?

[ Nothing nobody wants to find out, Day. Trust him on this.

He gives a slow nod at that, because that's good; last thing he needs is more health problems on top of the ones he still has and got rid of. The blows to his head were dangerous, but fortunately, he's got a skull of steel.

The question does earn a side-eye from Shinjiro, who gives a small frown in turn. Kind of ominous, huh. ]

...Yeah? Like what?

If I gave you a protection charm, would you take it?

[ Does this count as ominous or, ]

[ Huh. ]

Like...an Omamori, or something?

[ His brows furrow. ]

Is this you trynna say my luck is shit?

I ain't sure what that is, but one of the types of magic Southern wizards're s'pposed to be good at is protection magic. I treat them like blessings that do stuff.

And tell me with a straight face your luck ain't shit when in like a month there's been one small bloodbath involvin' most of the Eastern wizards, one of you nearly lost his head, literally, and within the past 12 or so hours I've had to heal two of you from grievous injury and haul a third back to his room.

[ Somehow he says all this with a straight face. ]

[ Well, the first bit he can understand. Sounds about right.

The second however.

Shinji can't really stop the way he stiffens up, nor the way he notably opts to look off to the side. Ok. Yeah. When you lay it out like that, it kind of seems bad. Shit, not even Aki got into that much trouble...

He rubs the back of his head, 'tsk'ing all the while. ]

Alright, dammit, you made your point. [ Leave him be...he doesn't need more flashbacks... ] If you wanna make somethin' like that, then I'll take it.

[ Watching Shinji's reaction does make Day feel a little bad, because he can imagine what Shinji is thinking. Even if he was trying to make a point. ]

...Thanks. I'll try figurin' out a blessin' that suits you.

Floor 1, Room 5

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