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[valiantfire]

Who: Fingon & You!
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: Huntress.
When: Today!

{Fingon has been spending most of his time not cooking or baking, or with his cousins, with his grandfather. Finwë hasn't been awake in a painful amount of time for an Elf, and Fingon's done his best to keep calm and keep watch over him. Mostly braiding his grandfather's hair, sewing, singing or playing his harp - the latter he makes sure to stay quiet, to avoid disturbing those sleeping or otherwise resting.

As the time has dragged on though, he's growing more and more concerned and has to speak up.}

Is it common for people to fall asleep and not wake, regardless of what is done to try and wake them?

Comments

[namisan]

[Ah-- this she can help with, having gone through the same stress.]

Not common, but it does happen. They call it cryosleep here. Whoever is it will wake up again eventually.

[valiantfire]

{Fingon has one small braid in a hand, fiddling with it. The answer is a ray of hope and he has a small smile for her.}

Thank you. Is there no time limit to this cryosleep? It has been weeks...

[namisan]

Cryosleep can last from anywhere from a day or two to months. Sorry. [She smiles back, sympathetically.] The longest I've heard is two months. But it's usually nowhere near that long.

...if it helps, they're in perfect health. They might just feel a little disoriented when they wake up.

[valiantfire]

That does help. {Fingon's smile strengthens.} Hopefully grandfather will wake soon!

[namisan]

Hopefully.

Your grandfather, huh? You're pretty lucky to have family here. Or-- [Her smile is rueful.] Well, maybe unlucky. Depends on your point of view.

[valiantfire]

I am! I have three other relatives here, aside from grandfather. {Oh so wry.} The alternative has me feel fortunate.

[namisan]

[Blink.]

That's-- that's a lot of people from the same family. The Atroma must really think you're interesting.

[valiantfire]

{The Elf flushes faintly and ducks his head, though he finds a smile for her.}

Interesting would be one way to describe us.

[namisan]

Well, I won't pry. [At least not while he's worried about family, anyway.]

...I should warn you, sometimes people who go into cryosleep wake up with new memories. As if they've been home.

[valiantfire]

{How kind! Fingon will happily answer questions.

The flush fades, replaced with rapid paling and he looks down, clearly concerned.}

...I hope that will not happen this time. {His grandfather needs to live! Even if it's only a brief respite.}

[namisan]

[...oh dear.]

No matter what happens at home, though, he will come back. Healthy and in one piece.

[valiantfire]

{Fingon draws in a steadying breath and looks back to her with a grateful little smile.}

Thank you. I appreciate your kind words.