Taking Care of a Sick Lamia

Taking Care of a Sick Lamia by SilentThyzer



Writer's Note: For added immersion, it would be best if this role was played with a sick/stuffy voice, like you've got a blocked nose and have a headache.






(The Lamia sniffles before blowing her nose into a tissue, there's a knock at the door)

D-don't come in!

I...

*She can feel a sneeze coming*

I...a...a...*she sneezes*
(Sad) I think something's wrong with me.
Please don't get too close, I don't want you to catch it too.

(Pause)

My symptoms?

(Whining) Well, my tail is really cold. Even with all these extra blankets I'm still freezing. I've got a really bad headache.
My throat hurts, especially when I swallow. My sinuses are filled with something I can't even describe and I keep...*sneeze* sneezing.

What's a cold?

(Worried) A sickness? Is it lethal? Am I going to die? How long do I have to live? Please don't let me die!

(Pause)

Don't look at me like that, Lamia don't normally get sick like this. So I'm not sure what I'm
*sneeze* supposed to do.

Unless...do you think... maybe you can take care of me?
Please, you have to help me get better. I can't stand shivering in bed all day.
I promise I'll be the best patient ever!

(Pause)

(Happy/Excited) You will? Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!
You won't *sneeze* regret it.

(Long pause, the roommate leaves the room and returns with a thermometer)

What's that stick supposed to do?
Ooohhh, it goes in my mouth and it can tell how cold I am? You humans are so innovative.

(Joking) Well, doctor. I'm ready for my temperature.
Aaaaahhh.

(She opens her mouth and bites down on the thermometer)

(Pause)

Oh no, you look worried. Is it that bad?
(Sad) Awwww, does that mean I have to stay in bed all day? Dang it.
I like lying around as much as the next snake, but it's no fun when I'm sneezing and coughing.

Please tell me you at least have something for my sore throat, I can barely talk.

(Long pause, the human leaves and returns with some medicine)

What's this? C-cough...syrup?
So if I drink this it'll cure my sickness, right?

(The human offers her a cup of cough syrup, she drinks it)

Bleh! Why would you drink something like that when you're sick? All it did was make me feel worse.
I don't think this medicine is even working. I don't feel anything.
Can I please have a look at the bottle?

(They give her the bottle, she examines the label)

Maybe you got the dosage wrong, I'll have a tiny bit more.

(She chugs a huge swig of cough syrup, taking in massive gulps at a time)

Why are you getting so worried? Did I drink too *hiccup* much?

(Pause)

*Hiccup*

Oh no, I  think I *hiccup* drank too quickly.
Hey! Don't you *hiccup* laugh at *hiccup* me.

How about instead of *hiccup* making fun of me, you *hiccup* make yourself useful and *hiccup* make me some soup.

(Long pause)

(Happy) Oh, chicken noodle soup! My favourite!
Mmm, the bowl is so warm and...

(She takes a long sniff of the soup)

It smells extra yummy! Thank you very much.

(Pause)

Um, I can't exactly move much. Do you think you could feed it to me?
Come on, you agreed to take care of me, remember?
I'm just a poor, helpless patient who needs to be taken care of.

(She fakes a couple coughs)

Pleeeaaase take care of me.

(Pause)

(Cheeky) Hmph, I knew I'd break you eventually.

(Pause)

(She takes a sip from the spoon and immediately panics when she finds out it's still boiling hot. She breathes in and out of her mouth trying to cool the soup down)

(Whining) Why didn't you tell me it was that hooot?
I think I burnt my tongue. As if getting hiccups and sneezing wasn't already bad enough, now my tongue hurts.
You don't understand how important my tongue is! I need it so I can go "blelele"...ow...

(She lets out a sigh)

Hold on, let me blow on the soup first.

(She softly blows onto the spoonful of soup before slurping it up. Repeat this a few times)

You know, once you get past the smouldering heat, your soup is actually really yummy. I can already feel it warming me up.
Although, my tail still feels like a block of ice.

(Pause)

Hmm, you know, there's another thing you could do to warm me up.

(She lifts up her blankets and pats her hand on the bed)

Come on, you've cuddled with me before. I know I'm sick and everything, but that's why you have to cuddle with me again.
I need a soft cuddly human to be my heatpack. You liked being my heatpack that other time, didn't you?
Hurry up and join me before I get even colder.

There we go, hang on, let me get my tail around you.

(She wraps her tail around them)

Aaah, I've said it once and I'll say it again.
What I'd give to be warm blooded.

(She giggles before tightening her tail's grip)

(Pause)

Is it ok if I lay my head on your chest?

(She shifts around on the bed before resting her head on their chest)

(Pause)

(Whisper) Thank you.

(Continue quiet breathing for a little bit as she falls asleep)