[IC] [Old Radio/Waiting in Earth Crossover]

[futureforbirds]

**With the death of Conchita, the Kaito team have decided to take advantage of her cruise ship as the polar bear-captain continues their journey to England. As Kaito has kept his nose in a book nearly the entire time after KAITO's injury, Miku and Mekaito have become closer friends to each other. Kaito's been working hard to get KAITO's leg functional again - he wishes he could work on the motherboard but he knows he's not skilled enough yet and has to take baby steps. As they draw nearer to the island country, Kaito thinks that he might have finally done it, so he wakes KAITO up for the first time in a while.** 

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[deteriorated]

[KAITO's slow in waking up, taking longer than usual. Sleep mode is sleep mode, but energy is still being used to sustain it. Just not as much as he would when he's awake.

He blinks and looks over to the man who woke him up.]

...Kaito? [He feels like he's been sleeping for a while. How long was it, this time?]

[futureforbirds]

Good morning, KAITO.

[He probably has been asked this before, so he goes ahead and says it]

It's been a week. We're almost to England!

[deteriorated]

A week...? [He sounds groggy, even for a program.]

How... is everything?

[futureforbirds]

We're all doing great.

[He still checks up with Miku and Mekaito at dinnertime and breaks from studying, so he assumes they're good. He'd like to catch up but... KAITO might not have time...]

Hey - umm... see if you can walk this time?

[deteriorated]

Walk?

[KAITO shifts to sit up, noticeably slow, into a position so that he can look down at the leg. He looks back up at Kaito.]

Did you...?

[futureforbirds]

Well, I tried my best. I hope it will work...

[deteriorated]

...you didn't have to.

[But he'll try anyway. There's a slight hesitation as he waits for that limb to be functional again -- a few commands here and there. When he's ready, he scoots over to the edge of the bed and sits with his legs hanging over.

Here goes nothing. Slowly, painfully so, he tries to stand up--]

[futureforbirds]

Sure I did. I have to start somewhere...

... Anyway, this will make it easier for you when we get to England.

[He watches closely in anticipation, planning to catch him if he falls]

[leftsleeping.livejournal.com]

[Miku's on deck, singing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf0hQ0oHXE0) as loudly as she can. Not holding back. She's been holding it all in too much lately, but rather than scream she opted for singing. There's something more satisfying about it, even if the lyrics aren't her own.

Miku isn't paying attention to anyone else. She doesn't hear Kaito arrive on deck; she's nearing the chorus part of the song, which requires some vocal power that she's all too glad to expel.]

1/2

[futureforbirds]

[He pauses when he hears her song, seeing how into it she was. It seemed like a private moment - even Mekaito had parted ways with her for some reason. He wonders if he should leave her alone.]

...

[futureforbirds]

[Selfishly, though, Kaito felt like he wanted to hear the end of the song. So he found a box on deck to quietly sit down on, his back turned to her as he simply listened.]

[leftsleeping.livejournal.com]

[They could both use a little selfishness right now. She continues to sing until she hits the end, letting her voice fade off.

Miku pauses for a moment, contemplating singing another song.]

[futureforbirds]

[He drew in a deep breath. If she didn't notice him there, that would be fine for now...]

[leftsleeping.livejournal.com]

[She repeats the last verse again, softer this time.

She wasn't much of a book reader, but maybe singing about moving on would help her. Who knew when he could be fixed, if ever?

The 'if ever' keeps her from singing it again when it's over.]

[futureforbirds]

[This is awkward.

He decides to stand up and clear his throat, making his presence known]

[leftsleeping.livejournal.com]

[She looks over to him, putting her hands behind her back. A cute, but empty, gesture.]

Did you tell him?

[futureforbirds]

He hibernated when I asked him to.

I told him we'd see him in England.

[leftsleeping.livejournal.com]

[After leaving Kaito alone to go talk and hug the bear, Miku returns with some good news.]

The Captain said there should be some wheelchairs in the infirmary or storage area!

[futureforbirds]

A wheelchair, huh?

... Yeah, that'll work.

[He's hoping it's a durable one though. They're probably going to be covering some rough terrain, like usual...]

[leftsleeping.livejournal.com]

I hope so. I don't know what else to use.

[futureforbirds]

We'll just have to take a look at it first. See if it's sturdy...

[leftsleeping.livejournal.com]

Okay, should we go now?

[futureforbirds]

Sure! We might as well.

[leftsleeping.livejournal.com]

Okay. [She starts to head over to the door that'll take them past the rooms and to the infirmary.]

I guess you're going back there again, huh?

[futureforbirds]

Well, I won't be staying this time.