[ even asleep, he senses the other man's presence. even if the reset room scrambled his brain, none of that matters here and now. he has no right to have these people surrounding him that care, he doesn't deserve even one iota of micro's support, and yet here he is. everpresent is maria's voice in his ear, her fingers running through his hair. hey sleepyhead, i let you sleep in but it isn't as commanding as usual. even in this state, he knows she isn't real -- and remembers letting her go.
he wakes with a silent jolt, immediately able to calm himself down when he sees that robin's egg blue jumpsuit. micro's arrival still feels dreamlike and far away, but as he looks up to signal his consciousness he's fully seated in the reality that his brother is here. he's never felt so alone, and yet here for a moment, it's almost easy to forget he's being held hostage by a madman. ]
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he wakes with a silent jolt, immediately able to calm himself down when he sees that robin's egg blue jumpsuit. micro's arrival still feels dreamlike and far away, but as he looks up to signal his consciousness he's fully seated in the reality that his brother is here. he's never felt so alone, and yet here for a moment, it's almost easy to forget he's being held hostage by a madman. ]