[So much had suddenly become so loud that it could drive a person insane. Everything and anything close by gets heard: a mother yelling at her child a block away, a car horn honking down the street, a fly buzzing around 6 feet away, etc. It's maddening and painful. To think everyday sounds could prove so unpleasant...
Needless to say, the approaching footsteps get lost amid all the painful loudness. It isn't until hearing his name that Richard realizes someone is nearby, someone familiar going off the voice. Instinctively, he turns to look in Banagher's direction. The action instantly gets regretted and his eyes quickly return to being closed. Viewing everything with so much extreme clarity so suddenly is almost nauseating.
No, scratch that. It IS nauseating. Richard can feel his stomach prepare itself to get rid of everything within. About all he could do for a moment is breathe in and out, as deeply as possible, so to keep everything down. In and out. Good. Once more. And again. Only once somewhat satisfied with the state of his stomach does Richard provide a reply to the question.]
Pu- [Deep breath.] pulse related.
[Constructing full sentences could wait until his stomach no longer threatened to bring his lunch back up. Ugh, maybe putting the Cruxis Crystal on so casually had been a bad idea.]
no subject
Needless to say, the approaching footsteps get lost amid all the painful loudness. It isn't until hearing his name that Richard realizes someone is nearby, someone familiar going off the voice. Instinctively, he turns to look in Banagher's direction. The action instantly gets regretted and his eyes quickly return to being closed. Viewing everything with so much extreme clarity so suddenly is almost nauseating.
No, scratch that. It IS nauseating. Richard can feel his stomach prepare itself to get rid of everything within. About all he could do for a moment is breathe in and out, as deeply as possible, so to keep everything down. In and out. Good. Once more. And again. Only once somewhat satisfied with the state of his stomach does Richard provide a reply to the question.]
Pu- [Deep breath.] pulse related.
[Constructing full sentences could wait until his stomach no longer threatened to bring his lunch back up. Ugh, maybe putting the Cruxis Crystal on so casually had been a bad idea.]