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[All traces of that smile are gone now. She's pausing to give him a moment to remember on his own ~~it's easier that way~~.]

[And he's suddenly inspecting himself. Wait, is he okay now--]

[About as much so as possible. ~~His heart is kind of tricky to work with.~~]

...How do you feel?

I'm... okay, I guess.

[Better than not okay.]

Do you... remember what happened?

Kind of. I remember asking you to fix my head, at least. How long has it been?

--....

...Almost two months.

What?!

[She cringes, shutting her eyes.]

I-I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, I tried my best, but-- I-- I couldn't... I did it as quickly as I could...!

What? No, I'm not blaming you! I'm actually happy you got me to wake up faster!

[She opens her eyes.]

W-- what? But.... [What is your idea of slow, Ven? Twelve years? ...Don't answer that.]

Well, me falling asleep isn't really something new, I guess...

Two months is still--....

[A long time, but nothing compared to....]

[Oh, she knows. That look on her face? It's a lot like that look his friends kept giving him back in World's End. She's learned a lot these two months.]

... still?

[...A long time to be without him, or to be trapped there trying to save him, or to spend seeing parts of his life she wishes she hadn't, or to be stuck with nothing but her own unpleasant thoughts. She's a bit worse for wear, and may actually have lost a tiny portion of what little weight she had in the first place. ~~There's no time to eat when you're working that hard, what are breaks.~~]

...That's still a long time.

[He notices the additional weariness and frowns, starting to get out of bed. his limbs are shaky from lack of use.]

... you look sadder than usual.

[She raises her head slightly and just... looks at him, surprised, but also something else. It's true, she does-- and with good reason. But she shifts her eyes down towards his motions and says instead,]

...Are you sure you want to get out of bed so soon?

[Stupid question, maybe, but an easy enough subject change.]

Y-yeah. Won't do me any good to stay here.

--Right. Of course.

[She pauses, then stands up herself. Even she's a tiny bit shaky, but she stays in place to help him up if he needs it. However, she seems almost hesitant to extend her hand to him.]

... maybe you should sit down yourself.

[Naminé shakes her head. Her smile, too, is a little weak.]

I've been sitting long enough.

... have you been eating properly?

--....

[She didn't realize how obvious it was.]

I... haven't had time to eat much.

What?!

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