[ It makes absolutely no sense that Hierophant should be able to reach out from inside Jotaro and coil around his limbs and lift him. He does. It's a slow, winding process. Kakyoin stops stroking his hip and starts to carefully ease each limb from its restraint, and Hierophant carefully coils around them until Jotaro is in his arms and not the machine's.
He speaks a few more times as he lays the blanket down on the couch, lets Hierophant lie Jotaro on top of it. Nothing important. Just voice noises. Little breadcrumb words for Jotaro to follow home. Hierophant uncoils from Jotaro and drops something next to Kakyoin before it crawls back home.
Jotaro makes a noise at him. He smiles. Sits on the floor next to the couch, so they're about at eye level. Strokes over Jotaro's face, fingertips pausing at his lips. ]
Can you manage some water? He can help you take the painkillers, but you'll have to drink the water yourself.
[ He's perhaps not as good at this as Adrian is. All practical concerns before emotional ones. Water. Blanket. The packet of painkillers Hierophant just dropped next to him. All of them are things that need to be dealt with first, gotten out of the way before he can fuss too much rather than things to be eased toward. ]
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He speaks a few more times as he lays the blanket down on the couch, lets Hierophant lie Jotaro on top of it. Nothing important. Just voice noises. Little breadcrumb words for Jotaro to follow home. Hierophant uncoils from Jotaro and drops something next to Kakyoin before it crawls back home.
Jotaro makes a noise at him. He smiles. Sits on the floor next to the couch, so they're about at eye level. Strokes over Jotaro's face, fingertips pausing at his lips. ]
Can you manage some water? He can help you take the painkillers, but you'll have to drink the water yourself.
[ He's perhaps not as good at this as Adrian is. All practical concerns before emotional ones. Water. Blanket. The packet of painkillers Hierophant just dropped next to him. All of them are things that need to be dealt with first, gotten out of the way before he can fuss too much rather than things to be eased toward. ]