Did I? [ 'mwehehe' ] Isn't it hard to oversleep when you don't know what you're waking up for?

[ other than his friends... maybe that's why? maybe it was About That Time they needed him most? that they still could use him, to shore up the weaknesses and make their strengths stronger? the thought of these things make him blink a few more times to stave off the impending waterworks as best as he could. ]

You were the first person I thought of when I woke up. It was so cold... and then it hit me.

[ he's not wriggling to escape, he's just moving so he could look up with a bright, potentially unnerving smile. ]

I hope you haven't been staying up too late, right?