"How is he?"

"Seems fine - we're running scans now. There's something odd about..."

A thud. "Figure out what's wrong already!"

"We're trying. He's not in any danger right now, so calm down."

Where am I?

"He's moving."

"Shion?"

Is that Nezumi?

"Damn it, wake up, Shion!"

That's him.

"Please! Sir! Calm down!"

Don't call him sir.

"Don't call me sir!"

Shion shifted slightly, trying to move his heavy body. He managed to say, "Nezu..?"

Another thud. "What're you doing with that?!"

"We can't let him fully awake. He's got a severe case of..."

A prick on his arm, then darkness.

One thought spiraled through that darkness - how do I tell him?

Glad you're enjoying this, everybody! No one wished me luck on my recovery, but I'm better-ish anyway. Anyone wanna say congrats..? No?... Oh well. I know this was a bit short and bad, but I realized I had literally written myself into a corner. Anyone got ideas about what's wrong with Shion, please please please let me know.