Naegi lay still on Togami's bed, wondering if he could try shifting around to find a position comfortable enough to let him fall back asleep. Every other time Ogami had woken him throughout the day, he'd had no difficulty nodding off again right afterward… but now, his mind couldn't quite seem to reach the right state of rest without a thousand other thoughts intruding. His arm protested with threats of returning pain if he moved too much, but the aching muscles in his back and legs cramped from lying in one position too long if he stayed still. A twitchy fervor seemed to crackle down his spine, something that would normally make him toss and turn across the bed — but he knew better than to try it in his current state.

Naegi opened his eyes and frowned up at the blank expanse of the ceiling. Why did he have to get injured so badly now, when he could have been doing something useful to help his friends against the mastermind? Both Togami and Kirigiri had thrown themselves into danger, trying their hardest to find a chance to escape — and instead of going with one of them to help investigate and do what he could to keep them safe, he had to stay here and lie uselessly in bed, not even able to roll over onto his side. He let out a frustrated sigh.

The sound immediately drew Ogami's attention away from where she'd been sorting through her box of medical supplies. "Are you well?" she asked, her gaze going to Naegi's injured arm with a sharp frown. "Has anything gotten worse?"

"No, it's nothing like that," Naegi reassured her hastily. He knew she'd been doing her best to take care of him, even though she wasn't really trained to give medical care, and he didn't want her to feel like he didn't appreciate that kindness. "I just can't seem to fall back asleep, that's all."

This didn't make Ogami look any less concerned. "It shouldn't be difficult. You ought to require a great deal of rest to recover from the amount of blood you've lost."

Naegi started to shrug, and then winced as a jolt of pain shuddered through his left arm from fingertips to shoulder.

"It's still that bad?" Ogami glanced down at the bottles she'd brought back from the nurse's office. "I haven't looked through everything yet, but I did locate a bottle of painkillers. You might try taking one, to see if lessening the pain would help you rest."

"I guess it could," Naegi said. "I mean, what I'd really like is to move around, but I know I can't do that."

She paused, giving him a considering look. "Well… you shouldn't get up, but a little more mobility might not be out of the question. If the painkillers are effective, I could rebind your arm into a sling."

"Really?" Naegi brightened a little. It wouldn't really let him get up and walk around, but putting his arm in a sling would at least let him shift position more easily.

"Provided you try to get some sleep afterward," Ogami said. "I believe I saw some sleeping pills as well, but I would prefer to avoid those until you've completely recovered from any side effects of a head injury." She picked up a small sealed bottle from the box and frowned at it for a moment, eyes flickering over the tiny text printed along the side of the bottle. Finally she nodded and unscrewed the top, tipping out a single pill and placing it carefully in Naegi's hand. "Here, this should be more than enough. Togami was right, everything I've looked at from the clinic appears to be at triple the normal dosage."

"It doesn't look any bigger than a regular pill, though," Naegi said, blinking down at the innocuous-looking pill in his hand. "I wouldn't have known if you hadn't said anything."

"Well, it is convenient now," Ogami said, reaching over to grab one of the many water-filled thermoses she'd brought. "The dosage might be strong, but this is nothing more than an over-the-counter painkiller. I would have given you multiple doses in any case." She placed a straw in the thermos and held it out for Naegi, and he took a quick sip to swallow the pill.

"It should kick in shortly," Ogami said. "Once it has, we'll see about the question of a sling. But while we wait…" She frowned at him. "Do you feel up to drinking something a little more substantial?"

"You mean more than the soup?" Naegi asked, puzzled. Ogami had given him some plain broth she'd brought back from the kitchen before he'd tried to go back to sleep, but he'd barely been able to finish a fraction of the bowl. "I'm not that hungry, sorry."

"That isn't what I meant," Ogami said patiently. "There are some vitamin supplements here — medical versions of the sports supplements I'm used to dealing with. And since you've lost so much blood, I thought you might benefit from a dose of extra iron."

"Oh, I see." Naegi nodded. "Sure, I could try to drink something like that."

"Very well." Ogami stood, picking up another bottle and a can of juice. "Iron can be difficult to digest even in the best cases, but mixing it with juice can help. That should thin down the dosage to a more manageable level, as well. Just give me a moment to mix it."

She headed into the bathroom and set both bottles on the edge of the sink. Naegi watched as she poured out a little of the juice, then refilled the juice bottle with some of the liquid iron supplement. She gave it a few hard shakes, then left the bathroom to bring it over to Naegi, moving the straw to the juice bottle.

A little cautiously, Naegi tried a sip of it, rolling the juice across his tongue. It mostly tasted like fruit, but there was a metallic aftertaste biting through just before he swallowed. It wasn't something he'd drink for fun… but if it could help him bounce back from the effects of blood loss faster, then he could put up with it.

Ogami nodded with satisfaction as he gulped down the last of the bottle of juice. "Good. Between the iron and the fluids, that should help. Of course, some people get sick from taking iron — but I didn't give you very much. If you can stand to drink more, I'll give you another partial dose of it each time I wake you through the night."

"Sure, I can do that," Naegi agreed.

"Excellent," Ogami said with a smile. "Now, then. Let's see about that sling."