#// Ling is not prepared for who Kumo is about to drag back with him.

[symphonicsoul]

˚₊‧꒰ა ☆ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ He says he didn't hit his head but he also knows a fake smile when he sees one. He's friends with Lisa after all. Lisa Pacifist, Queen of underselling her ailments and bottling her emotions. Awkward chuckle and all. So something is going on that revolves around the boy's head and it only has the doctor sighing.

He says his back is what took the brunt of it and even if that's true he still needs to check. From the sounds of things though, Kumo caught him so if that's the case then his head might be fine.

"Kumo caught you then?"

It didn't sound like Kumo caught him in air.

"I caught him with Aero and slowed his descent."

The voice comes into the room behind them as if the Misterican was summoned on cue and with the state of his hearing, he probably was.

The blonde is turning to looking of his shoulder as he's handed an unpeeled orange and a package of crackers.

"Ah, thank you." He sounds with a pause. "So you didn't catch him, but your Mist did?"

"Correct."

"And did you see him hit is head? Has he been acting concussed?"

"Ei, not really. Maybe confused and a bit overwhelmed but we all get like that when we first get here."

"Has he sounded off? Rushed heartbeat or anything of the like?"

"Ei, not unless you count just now when he lied to you."

Cid is sighing little because he didn't need Kumo's hypersensitive hearing to know that but it's certainly a confirmation.

"I see. Well we all have our reasons for lying. Don't we Makenshi?"

And the look that crosses over the Misterican's speaks of his own guilt as he slightly drops his head.

"We'll talk later." Cid sighs again shifting his attention back to their newest member of the Comodeen's occupants.

His hand extends to off the orange and the crackers that were brought back to him.

"Kumo can you go fetch Kain and Edward for me? Ling might be a bit more comfortable with them than us."

"Joo. Of course. I'll be right back."

And he's gone again without another word leaving the mechanic to only sit and sigh again.

"Kumo's hearing is what we would call hypersensitive. He can hear at high frequency and at long distance. Walls do little to dampen his hearing unless he's in his own room. So at close proximity he can hear body function as clear as day. The rest of his family can too. It's just part of Misterican biology.

So if he's telling me you don't sound off, I'll trust him. Of his family, his hearing is the sharpest. So it's just my pre-warning to reconsidering lying when any of them are present in the future.

I don't mind. I get it. Wonderland is a strange and scary place. If you start to feel unwell you can come to back to me at any time and I'll help however I can. In the meantime, when Kumo comes back, you can speak to the Amestrians that are here and they can show you around."

Counter-intuitive. Tell that to his doctor back at home. He seemed to think forcing him to speak was a good idea. Some gentler coaxing would've been nice. Less painful and probably wouldn't have triggered such a bad panic attack. Damn doctors...

This one here doesn't seem too bad so far, though. He's apparently not going to force him to say anything, which Ling appreciates. He doesn't want to go over what happened with someone he's only known for a few minutes. Too overwhelming.

It puts him on edge, though, when Cid says he has to make sure he's okay. That he didn't hit his head when he fell. He still hasn't come up with an excuse to give him to not touch him there. He can handle most other areas, and explaining his blood sugar...well, that might be complicated, but he's at least willing to say that's an issue. An issue that makes sense. There's no way Cid will understand why he doesn't want his head touched.

Ling clears his throat and takes a moment to think of a good excuse, something that makes sense. Something the doctor won't question.

"Makenshi is right. I did fall." He still isn't sure if he's allowed to call him 'Kumo', so for now, he's sticking with 'Makenshi'. "But he helped to break it. I will say that I got a bit winded when I landed, but who wouldn't?"

He did fall a great distance and even if Makenshi helped soften it, it was still a rough landing. He has no problem admitting that part. Then he gives Cid a small, forced smile. He chuckles a bit, thinking it'll help sell what he's saying.

"If anything suffered, I'd say it was my back. But my head? My head is perfectly fine. It doesn't hurt."