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“Hey, Captain?”
Casey looks up as Otis knocks on the door, a bowl of popcorn in his hand.
“We’re putting a movie on if you want to watch,” Otis informs him. Casey looks hesitant so Otis adds, “We have popcorn.”
Casey shrugs, setting aside his paperwork and following Otis to the living room and plopping down on the couch in between Severide and Boden. Somebody hands him a metal mixing bowl full of popcorn and he puts it in between on the edge of his lap, in between him and Severide.
The movie starts and they watch it in silence, the sound of chewing popcorn the only exception. It’s about twenty minutes into the movie when the scene changes to a roller coaster scene, the camera diving in and out of black tunnels with a dizzying speed. Casey watches, his head spinning and his stomach turning as the camera follows the coaster down a spiraling path. The camera drops suddenly and that’s all Casey’s stomach can take.
“Pause it,” he orders, quietly. Nobody moves. He yells louder, “Pause it!”
There’s a scramble for the remote and a few seconds later, the movie is paused and Casey had his head between his knees, trying to breathe through the nausea.
“Case? You ok?” Severide asks, putting a hand on his shoulder. Casey doesn’t say anything, instead making a waving motion with his hand.
A few seconds later, Casey loses the battle with his stomach and lunges for the popcorn bowl, gagging.
The first wave of vomit splashes into the bowl, coating the leftover popcorn in his stomach acid and half digested food. He stays over the bowl for a few minutes, his stomach teetering on the edge.
Casey lifts his head after a few minutes to find everyone staring at him.
“Urgh, sorry. The camera was just,” Casey explains, making a dizzying motion with his hands.
“Ey, no problem, Captain,” Herrmann says, slapping him on the back. Immediately Casey pitches forwards again, scrambling for the bowl. Herrmann grimaces, apologizing.
“Let’s put something else on. Independence day?” Severide suggests, having watched it with Casey multiple times before. Everyone’s in agreement so they pop it in, Severide getting up quickly to dispose of Casey’s bowl and grab him a Gatorade.