"Agh!" I scream, sitting up.

Omega-Xis is in the CopyRoid, holding an empty bucket.

Aquarius is chuckling, as though he tried to stop Omega-Xis, but failed.

I notice my hair is wet, along with my head and shoulders.

"We moved you to the kitchen so we could clean up easier," Aquarius says, "You wouldn't wake up."

"For hours," Omega-Xis hisses, "and I decided to skip school 'cause I thought you were in a coma or something."

"Sorry," I say, lowering my head.

"No need to be sorry," Aquarius says, then turning to Omega-Xis.

Omega-Xis says nothing.

"Mega was quite concerned," Aquarius says, not taking his eyes off his former apprentice, "He chose to skip school, because he was worried for you."

A smile grows on my face as I lift my head and say, "Omega-Xis! I never thought you cared!"

"H-hey!" Mega says, "Just concerned that you didn't wake up! That's it!"

I stand up and find myself energized.

"I'll help clean up the mess," I say, "then I'll get dry clothes on. What time is it?"

"Sunset," Aquarius says, "your parents aren't home yet, they were sidetracked by your aunt and cousins."

"Which aunt?" I ask.

Aquarius tilts his head and says, "I think it was...Edna...or Ethel."

I groan and say, "Evil Edna! I thought she left Garden Wake! And those cousins are a pain!"

Omega-Xis laughs and says, "Obviously, I'm not playing as one of her kids."

"Mega!" I say, giving the AM-ian a playful slap.

"I'll be back to get some towels," Aquarius says, "Don't kill each other, okay?"

"Sure," I say.

"Yeah," Omega-Xis says.

Aquarius leaves the room.

"Mega," I say, "why didn't you tell me? Why couldn't you have told me how Geo died exactly?"

"Not enough time," Omega-Xis says, "and, despite 200 years, I've never gotten over it. When we first met, I pretended that you were an older version of Geo. Now we have Aquarius, and then the Primal Forme..."

"Brought you back to reality?" I say.

But...it makes me so confused...

Omega-Xis nods and says, "Two more days."

"Then we'll be able to live normal lives, if only for a night," I say.

"If Crown Lily doesn't get to us first," Omega-Xis says.

"Yeah," I say.

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Looks like Omega-Xis admits why he acted tough around Layla: because he deluded himself by pretending that she was "Geo".