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[Ion will help him this time, grabbing a few extra pillows from the other side of the bed to help prop him up. Once he seems comfortable, he goes to grab a tall thermos sitting on the desk, screwing off the cap and pouring some into the lid as a cup.]

Here. I kept it in here to keep it warm, but I think it might be easier to drink it this way. It might be a little hot, so be careful.

[...unless Kohan's so weak that he needs Ion to feed him too. Which he'd do of course, but if it's that bad, he's calling a doctor in here.]

[ No, he can do that. He's trembling a little so there might be some drops of soup spilled, but it's hardly more than a couple.

Kohan takes a tentative sip, and finding it not too hot for his liking, follows it with a larger one. He takes another sip, then finally pauses just long enough to say, ]

It's good.

[ before taking another sip and finishing what was in the cap.

Food is really nice right now okay. ]

That's... much better than what they'd been feeding me.

[ Which, coming from mister tastebuds-are-still-a-little-wonky, is saying something. ]

[Yeah, it really is. And it prompts Ion to take the cup and refill it with some more soup before handing it back to him.]

Well, there's plenty more where that came from if you're still hungry after this. And if there's anything else you need, just let me know.

[He's missed Kohan a lot these past few weeks, so he hardly minds waiting on him while he's still feeling lousy.]

Maybe in a bit.

[ In the meantime he is going to have more soup. Sorry Ion, he will be affectionate boyfriend when he is done taking care of basic needs.

He finishes another cap full, and hands it back, just barely holding down a burp as he does so. ]

... 'scuse me.

[And for Ion's part, he's just going to try and stifle a laugh -- probably the closest thing to a real smile since Kohan got back. Really, he's just happy to see that Kohan has an appetite at all right now.]

It's all right. [And he's just gonna pour him another cupful, yep.] You haven't missed too much around the village, at least. Aside from another memory shift, it's been rather uneventful here.

[And considering it's Kohan, it might bring some relief to know at last he missed out on that. Because memory shifts when you had memory problems were no fun.]

[ Siiip. ]

... What sort of memory shift?

[ He's hesitantly curious, but quite relieved to have missed it. ]

It was very similar to the one during the invasion, but it was just one of the usual shifts by the Malnosso. I was actually one of few lucky enough to be unaffected... though it was a rather strange being on the outside looking in. At the time, we were afraid it actually was another invasion, and spent the week looking for clues.

[It was such a relief as well, knowing that it was only the Malnosso and not another threat from the cultists.]

... You'd think they'd want to scare us like that as little as possible.

[ He finishes off the cup and hands it back to Ion for another refill. ]

But it's not like the Malnosso make much sense, anyway.

[Have all the soup forever bro.]

No, they really don't. A part of me wants to believe they know what they're doing, but at the same time, it's hard to find any rhyme or reason behind some of the shifts they inflict on us.

[But this isn't a very pleasant topic for someone who just got back from spending entirely too much time with the rogue malnosso, so he'll just focus on something else.]

But thankfully I wasn't the only one unaffected during the last shift. It would have been a bit lonely otherwise, seeing as no one who was affected even knew who we were.

That does sound lonely... Who else was there?

[ If Ion says Riku this might be a bit sad. ]

[Well, he's not going to lie. But it's not like he spent the whole time just paling around with Riku or anything.]

There were a few others scattered around the village, but for the most part it was just Tear, Riku, and I. [Which he doesn't register as being a bad thing to say right now, and is just gonna chuckle a bit, thinking back on it.] Even the animals in the village were affected, so it was a little strange seeing Sonar without his usual rainbow coloring.

... Was he still big?

[ Yes let's focus on Sonar here. ]

Oh no, he was smaller as well. He might as well have been one of the normal bats you see around here sometimes at night.

... Did he still live in Riku's place?

[ because ngl he's a little amused by the idea of Riku being harassed by this bat who has no idea who he is. ]

I imagine so, seeing as Riku spent most of the time with him perched on his shoulder. He stood out quite a bit compared to the other villagers because of it.

[The fact that he sounded like a crazy person whenever he spoke about the Malnosso or experiments probably didn't help.]

Sounds like it would get him in trouble.

Oh, I think Sonar was the least of his problems. I'm sure we must have sounded as though we'd lost our minds whenever we tried to figure out who was affected and who wasn't. As I said before, it was very strange experiencing such an involved experiment as a spectator.

[Not that being a participant sounded any more fun, of course.]

But perhaps because that happened, hopefully there won't be another experiment like that any time soon.

Who even knows.

[ He goes to take another sip only to find his soup cap is empty. Whoops. He might still be a bit out of it. ]

But... that was it? Nothing else I missed?

[Ion sees that, and reaches out to take the cup and refill it for him. He'll probably have to go get more soup at this rate.]

[But he also takes a moment to think over the question. In truth, there were a few more things he could mention. Luke went home while Kohan was gone, and there was the matter of those nightmares from the draft worsening... but neither of those were a topic he felt would be appropriate to bring up right now while Kohan was still hurting.]

[So instead, he hands Kohan back the cup and leans back a little with a smile.]

Hmm... well, I've actually taken up running in my free time since you were gone.

[....given this is Ion, this could easily be mistaken for a joke.]

Wha... really?

[ Kohan is exhausted enough that he'd fall for any joke Ion would make right now, so his reaction to that is to just kind of stare dumbly for several seconds.

And then his gaze falls to Ion's legs, because he's just trying to imagine that and really can't at all. ]

...yes? Is it that unbelievable?

[Don't answer that.]

I was exhausted for almost a whole day when I first tried it, but it's gotten easier over time. Though I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to keep it up now that it's starting to get colder at night.

[ He won't. ]

You could... find someplace indoors if it's a problem. Like... in the Battle Dome, maybe.

[ PLENTY OF WARM PLACES PROGRAMMED INTO THERE... ]

How long has it been since you started?

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I believe it's been about a month now. [Which only really emphasizes just how long Kohan was gone.] I was having trouble sleeping, and an acquaintance of mine suggested I try running on nights when I couldn't sleep.

Though it does have some drawbacks. It's almost noon now, and I was still sleeping when you were dropped into my bed. [Thankfully he took care of what was probably some epic bedhead before Kohan woke up the second time.]

[ Because Kohan has never seen Ion's bedhead ]

... Does it help?

[ ion are you not sleeping ]

Yes, it does. I don't think I would have been motivated to keep it up if it didn't.

[Though in reality, he's been doing it to relieve stress and keep his nightmares at bay -- which in essence accomplishes the same thing, so he's not really lying. Even if he's not doing much sleeping at night anymore.]

[But he's not gonna mention that, nope. Instead he just chuckles.]

Perhaps if I keep going, I'll even be able to outrun you someday?

[Late morning, September 20th]

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