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...What does sandwiches have to do with anything?

If you get hungry, you can eat it?

When's the last time you ate?

[Stares at him blankly... What...is time...?]

'M not hungry, so prolly not that long ago...

[From her expression, she has no recollection either way, but she waves her hand, dismissing the topic]

Anyways, forget your lunch. Maybe I wanna try your power thing, I guess.

Sure.

[He extends a hand, palm up]

Give me your hand?

[Hesitates, but eventually offers her own. It isn't quite steady]

[At the contact, the sensation is like a rush of clean water through her mind, sweeping everything dark out of the corners of her psyche and washing it away. Fear, insecurity, sadness, shame — every negative emotion that's been weighing her down — is swept into the distance, so far away it can no longer touch her.

Left behind is a feeling of warmth and well-being, and a gentle lightheartedness that wasn't there before.]

Oh--

--Oh.

[She stands up straighter, tension draining from her shoulders and jaw. Barks out a laugh, kind of incredulously stunned. She keeps hold of his hand]

That's--wow.

That feel alright?

I'd almost forgot how it feels. And you can do this all the time?

Pretty much. I use it a lot to help me sleep after bad games. Sometimes I just want to pass out and not think about stuff for a while, you know?

Yeah... I mean--yeah, I guess you could sleep... It works even in your dreams and stuff?

Yep. It's a pretty effective ward against nightmares.

To that end, here:

[He offers her the bag]

There's a couple sleep potions in there, and a BLT in case your appetite comes back. Having some good food and rest while you're feeling up to it makes things easier to cope with overall, I think, Cloud Nine or not.

[Doesn't have any reason not to take it, so does]

You didn’t have to do all this, but, uh, appreciate it. It’s a lot...easier than I thought it was going to be, I guess.

I'm glad to hear that.

Feel free to text me any time if you'd like me to turn it off or refresh it. You have permission to wake me up, so don't worry about asking, even if it's late. I really don't mind.

That goes for Hurricane, too, if you wind up talking with him about it. I get the feeling he could probably stand a good night's rest, one of these days.

Yeah... He's a lot worse at sleeping than me.

[Brightens]

...But maybe he'll listen this time. Hope springs eternal, right?

[laughs] Maybe so!

I'll just keep asking him, I guess.

Do you have any plans for the rest of your day?

Dunno...wasn't really in a planning mood before, y'know? Might eat that sandwich, if you don't need it back.

What're you up to?

I'm taking it easy today. You're more than welcome to come over if you'd like a place to chill...? We have a pool, a sento-style bath, a beanbag lounge for napping, and a movie theater with stupid movies on demand, if any of those sound appealing.

How the heck'd you guys get all that stuff just in your dorm?

You can ask for all sorts of stupid stuff in unit upgrades.

Yeah, well... There's a difference between asking for it and actually getting it!

...That stuff sounds fun, though. We should go swimming sometime, if you can manage with the headgear.

Any time! We can do it now, if you want.

...Sure, why not? If you're up for it, anyways. No shame if you got other chill plans for the day.

It sounds like a nice time to me, frankly. Let's do it.

[turns to lead her back toward the stairs.]

Do you need to stop to grab a swimsuit or will you swim in your clothes?

...Yeah, sure, I can go grab one. You need anything?

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