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And here I was ready to offer a lullaby.

[He's joking but he sounds almost serious, only a little lightness in his deadpan.]

I'm glad though. Get some sleep if you can.

[He's not going to stop the languid petting, perfectly content to pet Dusk into unconciousness like one might a cat.]

Depends. Your voice any good? [Light teasing.]

[He's certainly relaxing. He's always got a certain level of tension in his frame while he's moving, but right now it's melting away. It really won't take long for him to fall asleep and that's. Really nice after everything.]

[Sometimes what you really need is safety and soothing pets.]

It's not bad at least.

[He's speaking softer as Dusk's tension melts.]

Maybe I'll regale you next time.

[Honestly he's relieved Dusk is relaxing at all, it's heartening.]

[Rean's earned a lot of trust and Dusk is lacking a lot of his trust issues.]

[So it all works out. And he does do better when he's not alone.]

Hm. Next time.

[Barely audible because he is very tired. After the past few days and the nightmare and surgery, he needs sleep.]

[Soon enough he'll have drifted off, and overall, very still as he sleeps. Another presence doing wonders to keep his mind from plaguing him with any painful memories.]

[He smiles as Dusk's breathing evens. He really will pet him slooooowly for hours, as long as it seems to help he'll keep it up and watch him sleep and space out. Gentle and fond.]

[You're good people, Rean. Helping this man get far more sleep than he usually gets.]

[He's probably gonna start stirring at around four hours.]

[He....he doesn't actually need a ton of sleep, thanks super soldier stuff, which just says how poorly he must have slept before getting here.]

[Isn't 4 hours too little? He's a little worried when Dusk stirs so soon but he'll see if he settles again.]

[This is why you don't become human experiments kids.]

[He seems to settle after a minute, maybe going back to sleep.]

[Except his eyes are opening to look at Rean.]

Morning.

[Well, he doesn't sound completely groggy.]

Technically.

[He stills his fingers in Dusk's hair, no his arm didn't get tired that whole time.]

You can sleep more, you know? Did a dream wake you?

No? Just feel like I should be waking up?

Yeah? Well if you feel rested.

[He'll gently run his fingers though Dusk's hair one last time before pulling his hand back.]

No bad dreams?

[Considering.] Yeah, I do. [At least significantly more than he was before and what's his usual standard.]

[He shakes his head.] No. Pretty dreamless. Maybe a bit of dreaming of being outside. [Sitting up now, rubbing at his eyes.]

That's good.

Outside like what?

[Just content to watch Dusk waking up really.]

The train.

Loki did the same thing after the secrets game. He's skittish, so I just let him do it as long as he wanted.

...Did what?

[What could Loki--wait]

Loki is the guy on Jasmine?

The hair petting thing.

Yeah. He said he didn't have a nickname, so I could just choose something. He seems like a Loki to me. [Because Cael is a cat.]

Oh, makes sense.

Loki huh? Not a bad name.

Yeah. It was nice.

Yeah. Though hopefully he'll choose one he actually likes soon. Not sure how he felt on it.

Maybe you're just a fun guy to pet? Like spirit catnip.

...you may not be wrong about that. [Loki pets him, Robin contracted him, Rean.]

Do I smell different?

Hmm now that you mention it....

[But the twinkle in his eyes says he's joking.]

[Looks over at him before noticing that twinkle.]

[He snorts.] I guess that means I should stop eating that weird plant outside.

Not eating weird plants should already be standard.

[Laughing a little but.]

I think it's just because everyone ends up drawn to people they feel they can trust. You've already noticed it but a lot of people here don't know how to open their hearts to others. But you're the kind of guy who seems like it'd be safe to be vulnerable around.

And maybe the kind who needs a little looking after too. We have a lot of awkward mothet hens.

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I suppose if you want to be sensible.

....I am? [Seems genuinely surprised.] I mean, I try to be trustworthy, but I wasn't sure I was doing it....well.

...do I really worry people that much?

More like, isn't it natural people will worry about you if they like you and you're a little selfless? It's not good to make people fret but a little worry is pretty normal, so it should be fine.

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