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<NOBORI> Hello! This is Ingo!
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<NOBORI> Hello! This is Ingo!
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[Again, Ingo doesn't mind. Even if it was a misdiagnosis - no one ever really looked too askance at him again once she made that pronouncement. Lasting injuries, of one sort or another, were common enough that no one would make too much of one.]
But, ah, just now...
[Well. He isn't sure how he looks from the outside. He doesn't think it's really like whatever happened with Emmet. If they hadn't just had their talk about their shared autism he probably wouldn't have said anything at all, but they really did just have that talk.]
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Well, you did not seem entirely - well?
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When things get too much I kind of stop working?
[Emmet was trying to figure out how to explain it.]
Too many programs running at once, system meltdown.
[Again, it came with sensations Emmet could not explain, so he tried to visualize it and explain it, forgetting Ingo might not know the lingo!]
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We have that in common? Did I always do things like that?
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[Not that he could tell earlier, but Emmet had other things to worry about!]
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Ingo gives a one-sided shrug.]
My Pokemon do. That is what matters! It could be a safety issue otherwise!
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cw: antiquated mental health terms???
[For safety reasons, generally! Ingo is not around crowds often enough to worry as much about appearances - at least, in Hisui.]
And Tangrowth's vines are like that. Heavy.
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[...should he ask if Emmet's noticed how frequently he's been doing that of late, or would that be giving himself away?]
Well, it is nice to know it's not likely to turn into a seizure, then! That was a concern early on!
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[And he'd been continually distressed by his lost memories, and the uncertainty about what was going to happen to him. He evened out a lot once the clan adopted him, and he had a steady place to be.
He wants to say he's doing better now. He sort of isn't. So he just shrugs again.]
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[A sigh.]
It is hard when a lot changes at once.
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[.......they literally just talked about it. He should just say it.]
You have been there when I...woke up from that a few times, recently.
["Woke up" is not precisely the phrase he wants. It isn't like being asleep at all; he's still generally aware of what's happening around him, even if he can't really process it. Emmet's presence has never startled him, like he was snuck up on. He just isn't sure how else to put it.]
I do not mean to do things like that in the living room.
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[Emmet says this pretty laissez-faire tone, for him at least.]
I would sit down and wait it out with you in case you needed anything, yup. Mine are embarrassing for me, so I didn't want to draw attention to yours.
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[He couldn't answer, even if he was able to parse what someone was saying. Rare, when Ingo can't or won't speak, but there it is.]
Is there...anything I ought to do for you?
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[Because Ingo would sit near Emmet and eventually, Emmet would start copying his breathing.]
[A small thing, really noticeable, and Ingo may not even had been doing it knowingly! It just made Emmet follow a pattern of breathing!]
Things just get too much, you know.
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[Though not that sorry - he sort of suspects his presence is only helpful if he remains calm himself.]
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[Certainly, sitting there and watching would only have stressed him much more acutely! But Ingo can forgive himself fairly easily for this, knowing that he had to go have his own moment.]
Well, next time I shall know better.
cw: ableism
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[Ingo sounds less certain of this than he would have, back in the day. Emmet is, after all, his only real guide for understanding these things; it's difficult to contradict him. But Ingo knows that no force of will can stop his episodes. Even if they could - well, it happens because things are difficult already, there's no call to be mean about it.]
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