Welcome to Gaia! ::

Wren nodded as Miyuki went off.

Shiro for once was not entirely engrossed in his tablet, and as Miyuki approached, he sighed and shut it off. Without looking around, he stretched, arching his back as only cats and nekos could do, and then rose to his feet.

"Hi, Miyuki," he greeted his cousin with a warm smile. "No Pokemon with you today?"

Shiro nodded. "Well, I can come check him out, if you like," he suggested. "I don't know how much I'd be able to do for him, but at least I can see how bad he is."

He tucked his tablet away in the bag that was made specially for it and motioned for Miyuki to lead the way.

"To be fair," Shiro pointed out, "we've been very fortunate in not having anyone come down sick before now. We've been traveling for years now, and aside from some growing pains and injuries, we've all been experiencing very good health."

He smiled at Miyuki. "I'm sure it won't end up being anything major."

"For most people, yes," Shiro nodded, following after her. "But there are probably several reasons why we've managed to avoid it. Different world. We've been mostly with elves, who are immune, and I don't even know if they would be carriers. But honestly back in Gaia, probably ninety percent of the population gets some kind of illness with regularity, hardly ever anything to really worry about."

When they reached Andarien's door, Shiro stepped aside and let Miyuki lead the way in.

Shoneah was sitting cross-legged at the head of Andarien's futon with Kaede in her lap. Zeus was lying next to Andarien, and Eon was still pacing. Aside from the gentle padding of Eon's feet, there was no sound.

Shoneah glanced up at Miyuki, and her eyes flickered briefly to Shiro before going back to Miyuki. Since she was the one who had spoken, she was the one Shoneah now addressed.

"The same," she said quietly. "It's only been a few minutes, though, so I wouldn't expect there to be much change, if any."

"Let me take a look at him," Shiro said, following after Miyuki and then striding past her. He knelt at Andarien's side and gently rolled him onto his back. "Come on, let me see," he murmured.

Andarien looked up at Shiro, but his eyes didn't seem to want to focus.

Shiro put a hand to Andarien's forehead, then his cheek, and then he began to ask him some questions - did his head hurt, how did his stomach feel, how was his breathing ...

At length, he turned to Miyuki. "I think it's just a basic autumn flu," he told her. "Unless something happens and he gets worse, but he should get better in a few days. He'll need someone to check on him periodically - make sure he's getting lots of water to drink, only small bits to eat."

He stood up again. "Oh - and I would suggest letting your parents know," he added. "Nothing to worry about, but it would be wise."

"Why not just fill a flask?" Shoneah suggested quietly, picking Kaede up and setting the Leafeon on the floor beside her so that she could stand. "They can hold quite a bit, so they wouldn't need refilling often."

"That could work," Shiro agreed. "And someone should sit with him and make sure he drinks it. Not all at once, but slowly."

He shrugged. "Aside from that, sleep is what he needs."