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Karl's P.O.V
I had been feeling unwell the entire day. For the morning, I had stayed cuddled up between my boyfriends but soon we had to get up. I had to stream on twitch and I had agreed to play among us with some people. Sapnap was going to visit Dream and Quackity had to go to the shops and get some food since the house was almost empty of food and we were planning on going on a trip in a week or so.
I slowly got out of bed, taking my medication and getting changed. I threw on a black Dream hoodie and a pair of light blue jeans making my way to the office after kissing Sapnap and Quackity goodbye as they left to do their retrospective jobs. I settled down into my gaming chair and began to set up my stream.
An hour into it, I realised that I really didn't feel good anymore. To be safe, I finished up my stream; that way I didn't have to be too freaked out if I did end up having a seizure or getting sick. I also decided that I would stick with someone each round so they could contact Sapnap and or Quackity and let them know what was happening. This round I was sticking with Corpse. He was the only person that I had given Sapnap and Quackity's number to in this lobby and he wasn't streaming either. We were using proximity chat so I was able to talk to him as the game went forwards.
"Hey, uh, Corpse," I murmured as we made our way to the top of the greenhouse on the Mira HQ map.
"Yeah?" He responded.
"I-I think I'm gonna have a seizure. I...I-I don't know, can you just, stay here, and if I do have a seizure, make sure no one comes in or calls a meeting or something. I don't want that on people's stream."
"Okay, that's fine, just keep talking to me so I know if it happens."
"O-Okay."
We began to talk about random things as I tried to stay conscious. Barely a minute later, things got fuzzy and felt myself starting to fade. "I-I'm slipping Corpse." I whimpered, I really didn't want to have a seizure. I was home alone and I was scared. I pushed my headphones off my head, leaning back into the chair. Come on, Karl, I reminded myself, just take some deep breaths. You'll be fine. You'll be -
It went dark.
Corpse's P.O.V
I heard as his voice began to trail and I knew that he was close to blacking out.
"I-I'm slipping C-Corpse." He whimpered. He sounded scared and I felt bad for him. A few seconds passed and then there was a thud followed by quiet struggling noises. He was having a seizure. I moved my among us character to the bottom of O2, that way, I could warn anyone that was coming and tell them they couldn't go in. I sat there in the game staying still as I pulled out my phone. Quackity's number was on the top so I called him first, it rang a few times before he picked up.
"Hello?" He said.
"Hey, Quackity," I replied.
"Oh! Corpse, is everything alright?"
"Karl's having a seizure. I don't think he's been feeling too great so I got him to stick with me while we were playing. We both ended stream a little while ago so there's no chance of fans seeing anything. I'm just not sure what to do. Are you home with him?"
"Oh shit. He's home alone. Sapnap's gone to visit Dream and I'm at the shops. I'm about to drive home. Can you stay on the call with him? If he's still having a seizure, call an ambulance to 43 constable road. The postcode is **** ***."
"Okay, I will! Drive safe."
I ended the call, unmuting my microphone just as Pokimane, Sykunno and Jacksepticeye walked up. "Oh hey, Corpse." Sykkuno said, "We were just going up to do leaves in O2."
"Nope, sorry, I can't let you past. Who here's streaming?"
"Uh, Sykunno and me." Poki said.
"Okay, Poki and Sykunno can you go round and tell people not to report bodies or call a meeting. Jack, you stay here."
"What? Why?" Sykkuno asked nervously.
"Just trust me."
Sykkuno and Pokimane walked off and Jack was still stood with me. "What's going on?" He asked.
"Karl's having a seizure and if we call a meeting then everyone will hear everything ya know. And if people go in there and stuff. I wanna protect his privacy."
"Yeah, okay. What can I do?"
"Can you do what I was doing? Stand here and if anyone comes up here, tell them not to come in. If they're not streaming then you can tell them why but if they are streaming just tell them to trust you. I want to go up and keep an eye on him."
I walked my character back up so I could hear Karl again. He was still having the seizure, 2 minutes had passed.
All of a sudden, a flash of red appeared across the screen as a body was reported. Everyone could hear everyone else. Everyone could hear Karl. Out of pure fear and the urge to protect the young man I shouted, "Deafen. Everyone go on deafen in discord now! I mean it! S.E."
S.E stood for stream emergency. That way everyone knew it was serious. Everyone deafened except for Jack, me and obviously Karl. I could hear that the seizure was coming to an end.
A few seconds later, there was silence. And, only a moment after, there was a quiet whimper. "Karl?" I said softly, "Karl can you hear me?"
"C-Corpse?"
"Yeah, it's me and Jack alright?"
"O-Okay."
"Quackity is on his way back. How are you feeling?"
"Not g-great."
"Do you remember what happened?" I asked.
"Kinda...I had...s-seizure?"
"Yeah, you did. Are you on the floor?"
"Y-yeah."
"Can you quickly check yourself over to make sure you haven't hurt yourself at all?" Jack questioned.
"H-Hang on."
I heard quiet shuffling coming from Karl's mic.
"I c-can't move much but my b-back and my shoulder hurt really bad."
"Okay, lie nice and still while we wait then."
"I'm trying."
A message from Poki popped up on my screen.
<Pokimane> What happened? Can we undeafen?
<Corpse> Karl had a seizure. I was trying to not let people report bodies, call meetings or come into O2 because Karl's mic was unmuted, that's why I told everyone to go on deafen.
<Pokimane> Oh god, is he alright?
<Corpse> Yeah, the seizures over but we're waiting until Quackity gets home and can look after him.
<Pokimane> What can I tell the fans?
<Corpse> Maybe say some random person joined the discord or that it's none of their business.
<Pokimane> Okay, I hope he's alright, bye!
<Corpse> Bye.
As I clicked send on the last text, I heard a door opening and heard Quackity's voice. "Oh Karl," He said, "You feeling poorly?" There was a quiet noise of confirmation. Quackity must've slipped Karl's headphones onto his head because suddenly we could hear him a whole lot clearer.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Quackity," Jack said.
"Thanks for staying with him."
"That's fine, just...look after him."
"I will. Bye!"
"Bye."
Quackity's P.O.V
I had been putting away my shopping into the boot of my car when my phone started ringing in my pocket. I answered it and was told that Karl was having a seizure and hadn't been feeling well. I quickly got into my car driving home.
When I got back, I hurried straight to the office and found Karl was lying on his back on the ground. His chair was knocked over and his face was pale. "Oh Karl," I murmured, "You feeling poorly?" He turned to look at me, eyes glassy with tears. "Mhmm," He whimpered in confirmation.
I took his headphones off and quickly thanked the people who were still in the call - Jack and Corpse before leaving it. I knelt down on the floor beside Karl. "Have you been feeling ill all day?" I asked, threading my fingers through his hair. He nodded slowly. "Okay, let's get you to bed then." I slid my arms under his knees and arms, lifting him bridal style and carrying him down the hall to the bedroom. Laying him on the bed, I left to get him some water and then went back lying beside him. He rested his head on my chest, curling up against my side. I wrapped my arm around him bringing him closer.
"Do you still feel ill?" I whispered.
"A little. I feel better now that you're here though."