You Had One Job [Kodi]

[Augustus Sin]

August had known about Kodi being in hospital for a while now, he hadn't been attending work or saying anything, so he managed to find out through the grapevine a.k.a, their boss. As much as he was somewhat worried, it meant August could work extra shifts, which meant more money. They also needed filling, so Augustus hadn't had much of a choice in the matter and only now had he been available to come see Kodi. He had sent him the odd text message and left the odd voicemail, but they hadn't conversed properly yet. And now was probably the best time anyway.

The tall-ish man carrying a pillow found his friend in bed, being a lazy dump. He sighed. Well, at least things were still beeping, and he didn't look quite so dead as August had prepared himself to see. Even if the majority of the population thought he was heartless, Mr. Sin wasn't totally so. People like Kodi held a special place, which allowed him to be concerned for them. But only slightly.

He admired the sight of the peaceful Kodi, something he hadn't seen for a while, before whacking his friend in the head with the pillow he held and dropping it on Kodi's face. "Rise and shine, Jumbo." August needed to have words. He sat on a nearby chair. "You are an idiot." He stated bluntly, waiting for the dentokinetic to shift.

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Ughhh… Kodi was so tired of this damn hospital…. When was he going to get to leave? How long had he been here…? It felt like years, though in reality it had only been a couple days. The only relief that he got was when Gene came, or when he got to lay there uninterrupted and read his books. He didn’t understand why it was taking so long for him to get released. Something about him having an alcohol dependency and needing some sort of treatment for it or… something. Whatever, he just wanted out, dammit!

He didn’t expect a lot of company besides Gene. Gray and Oriel had visited, and he’d received a bouquet that was definitely from a very special winged meta, but apart from that, he was alone for the most part. But whatever, he didn’t care, he didn’t need anyone but his books. … And Gene, but only when he needed someone to snark at!

Most of his time was spent napping, honestly. Which was what he was doing when that book-nerd punk came waltzing in and smashed a pillow into his face. He startled awake, hands scrabbling in the air to block his attacker, but he was disoriented so all he did was flail around stupidly. Kodi blinked blearily and groaned, pushing the pillow down to hold against his stomach as he recognized that voice. “You know I need as much beauty sleep as I can get, otherwise no one will be able t’stand my ugly mug,” he grunted. Still, Kodi smiled thinly as he began to wake up a bit more, and pressed the button on his remote that propped his bed up so he could sit without too much effort. “Like I ain’t heard that one before,” he replied, rolling his eyes. “It’s good t’see you too, Pipsqueak. How’s work been without me? Unbearable?” Kodi wouldn’t admit it, but he was a little happy to see his fellow book nerd here.

[Augustus Sin]

August knew most things about Kodi's life, as an 'esteemed' friend of his. He knew of Eugene, or Gene, but he wasn't certain what was going on there. He knew of Gray, and of Oriel, and of Gryphon, and of anyone else Kodi decided to grumble about during his shift - because if the pointy toothed meta didn't offer up information, Augustus always did his very best to weasel it out of him. What? Most of it was juicy shit. So now he was getting bored at work (despite all the books and organising involved - too much of a good thing?) because this goof had gone and gotten alcohol poisoning.

This is why he deserved the title of 'Idiot'. Maybe even 'Supreme Idiot'.

He watched Kodi move with a smirk. Well, he certainly was still alive, so that was good. He laughed a little as well, just to add insult to injury, because Mr. Oubre looked very funny when he was flopping and flailing around like a piece of jello that had been dropped on the floor. Looked just as good too. "I know you do." August said, pausing for effect at first, because Kodi was so ugly, of course. "But you might be able to manage this once without shattering a mirror." Ehe. He looked at Kodi and hummed uncertainly, a cheeky smirk widening on his face, "No. I can bear it. I mean, thanks to you, I'm getting more money. You should go completely overboard more often." That was a hidden reprimand, yes. He let out a tiny sigh, "You know how much I hate you," A joke, obviously, "But that doesn't mean I want you to go and poison yourself. This is why you're an idiot. Also," He flicked Kodi's forehead, knowing that it would give a sharp sting.

He sat back after that, digging into the bag he had brought with him, "Okay, now that I'm done telling you off for being a bad, bad boy, I brought you some stuff." Out he pulled some donuts and a book he was about eighty-percent certain Kodi didn't already have. They spoke about books so often that he was fairly sure he would know otherwise. He placed them on his friend's lap, "Boss gave me money to get you flowers, so if he asks, they were beautiful and not dusted in sugar."