Plonk. Right into bed and waking up to the sound of Landel's... wait a minute. Landel? What the hell? He remembered the roof blowing to bits and now the Head Doctor was back? Well. He would see about this. Kio's hand automatically reached for his pocket, where the cigarette rested. He hastily jumped out of bed, only to see that Lockon was gone. Well, so much the better, it would only postpone the awkwardness of last night. He hid the cigarette in the drawer before waiting for his nurse to come and pick him up.

Had he really been here so long? A week? More than that? Really? The cafeteria was full, but he took a tray anyway and waited to see where he could find an empty space. There. The tall man looked so sad, it reminded Kio of Soubi. It radiated off him in waves, making him look aloof. Kio liked aloof.

"May I sit down?" He didn't dare assume anything. He'd seen nothing of the Bulletin and could not even begin to guess at what was actually happening. Or what had transpired for some during the long night.