Er, we'll...see how going upstairs goes. [his mouth twitches and his eyes wince, but he's...he's hopeful! going up isn't as bad as going down, right? so long as he doesn't let his vision dart around too much, maybe... that's the trick he tries, anyway, once it's time to go back up, and by then, the only trouble with the stomach there is just being nervous about trouble with the stomach! he's far more confident getting back up than he was before, but just like last time, once he's cleared that hurdle:] No good jobs or anything yet, okay? It was just stairs.
[though he is, privately, pretty damn pleased that he didn't wind up stomach-sick all over again.]
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Er, we'll...see how going upstairs goes. [his mouth twitches and his eyes wince, but he's...he's hopeful! going up isn't as bad as going down, right? so long as he doesn't let his vision dart around too much, maybe... that's the trick he tries, anyway, once it's time to go back up, and by then, the only trouble with the stomach there is just being nervous about trouble with the stomach! he's far more confident getting back up than he was before, but just like last time, once he's cleared that hurdle:] No good jobs or anything yet, okay? It was just stairs.
[though he is, privately, pretty damn pleased that he didn't wind up stomach-sick all over again.]