Not Alright (PK/PMW, Open on Request)

[ParamountKeymaster]

"Will do, Swift," Alphys sighed. Despite her attempts at remaining optimistic, she sounded tired. Who could blame her, really? "Evan... please try not to worry. Get some good rest, drink plenty of water, and... avoid solid food until further notice."

"Duly noted..." Evan mumbled, rubbing his stomach. He had figured that one out the hard way. "Thanks, Doc."

"You're welcome. I-I'll try to call back as soon as I possibly can. Good night."

"Night." With that, the call was ended and the apartment fell silent again.

Evan shivered and cleared his throat, rubbing his bare arms for warmth. "I... I am feeling pretty tired."

"Get some sleep, then," Jen softly replied, walking over to Evan and rustling his hair. "It's been an exhausting day. Tomorrow... well, let's pray we have some answers by then."

"Right..." Evan nodded, inching closer to the girls and giving both of them a hug. "I'll... see you in the morning."

[Pink Moon Wolf]

"Yeah..." Swift breathed, leaning against Evan as she cast a dejected gaze at his arms. "Should... have some answers..."

As the hug was released and Evan departed for his room, Swift leaned over the back of the couch and weakly called out to him, "L... Love you..."

[ParamountKeymaster]

"...Love you too." Evan nodded back to her, too tired and distraught to even attempt a smile. He looked down at himself, once more taking in the sight of his arms and pressing a hand against his forehead. Then, with a dejected sigh, Evan threw himself into his bedroom and promptly shut himself away.

Jen sighed and faced Swift, her expression gentle, sad, yet serious. "I know it's the last thing you wanna do. I can't say I blame you. But... there's no telling how much worse he'll get before any of us come up with some sort of solution. If it's magic we're looking for... I think you already know where to find it."

Hoping she got the message across, Jen gave Swift a quick hug and headed down the hall, more than ready to end this day herself.

[Pink Moon Wolf]

Swift didn't speak. All she could do was nod to Jen. She had figured it out a long time ago, hard as it was for her to admit.

And once she was left alone with her thoughts, Swift could only bring herself to one conclusion. One that left her moaning and rubbing her temples with frustration. Would this potentially make the problem worse? Maybe, but the chances of it working out were too great to ignore. She was tired of waiting around and feeling helpless while her boyfriend deteriorated into some kind of human-maybe-spider hybrid. She needed an idea, and if anyone out there had any idea what to do... it was probably them. For Evan's sake... she had to take that chance.

She didn't have to like it, though.

Swift picked up her phone...

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-pinkmoonWolf [PW] started pestering arcaneGhostbuster [AG]-

PW: Patrick? How soon can you get back here?
PW: I need you to take me somewhere.

To be continued...