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Oh, huh. That was... kinda sweet, actually. Brisa paused and wrestled with her head a minute, before pulling the covers over Astrid's sleeping form, and let herself out. Friends. They were... friends. And oh, how warm it made her feel. <><><><><><>

"Ah, don't worry about me. I'm a trooper." She looked at Astrid's worried face, sighed, and relented. "Okay. I'll take care of myself. Just so long as you rest up yourself, Astrid. That's only fair, y'hear?" Brisa felt herself relax, even though her ears were still warm, and she fell into...

Shit, Brisa should probably learn how to text. Okay. Okay. "Yeah, of course you won't! You're tough, I can tell." Brisa smiled back, and not for the first time, felt a mixture of relief, confusion and pain that for as long as she was in Cibus, she could be happy... "So it's agreed. I'll check...

"I hope you don't! But... I'm glad you're safe." Brisa looked about awkwardly for a moment, unsure of herself. "Say, Astrid. I'll keep comin' round to check on you while you're restin' up if you like. And after you're free'n clear... how about we make up for lost time a little? I still ain't...

Brisa's heart sank as she watched Astrid begin to burn with purpose from her goddamn sickbed. Ranger Escarpa opened her mouth to answer. "We're partners in this posse," she told her friend. "We gotta count on each other. I don't wanna see you in the infirmary week after week, y'hear?"

Brisa nodded and rubbed her head sheepishly. "I guess so. I don't know who's heard what about the Reverse World. I kinda didn't want everyone crowdin' round me askin' if I was okay. It's, uh. Not like it's the first time I've spent days trapped without food, or anythin'. Not that big a deal."...

"...yeah. After I talked with you I wanted to start on fixin' things with folks. I thought I'd give Curio space first and patch things up with Starr. It, uh... didn't work out." Brisa really didn't want to have to spell it out. She'd been plenty earnest enough for one interaction already...

Brisa shut her eyes and tried not to tremble as Astrid's tail came to rest on her shoulder. Astrid was a normal person, a sweet person, she wouldn't know what a gesture like that would do to Brisa. Get a grip. She nodded, and forced a smile. "Thanks for comfortin' me, Astrid. I sure do...

Oh. Oh hell. What Astrid was saying was nothing but reassuring, so why was it getting harder stay composed? Brisa nodded and gave herself the tiniest jolt of electricity to perk herself back up. Get a grip, ranger! Time for the truth. "Okay. That's... I feel the same way, Astrid." She chuckled...

Brisa made a low whistle as she churned through what there was to say in her mind. Behind her, her tail brushed against the floor in mnemonic patterns to help her hold it in her head. "Well... a fair few of us were feelin' the effects of the shadows. Celeste said a couple choice things when it...

Brisa automatically put a paw around Astrid to steady her, and then after a few moments, recognised that this was another... hug. Her third in less than a week. After four years of- oh, she was gonna need to lie down after this... but not before she leaned in and returned the hug as best she...

Brisa stood from her cushion and met Astrid's eyes again as Ranger Escarpa. "I'm fine. But you need rest. Proper bed rest, y'hear?" She moved forward, intending to lift Astrid back into bed herself.

Brisa broke eye contact, heart starting up again. Gods, ever since she got to Cibus, it was one emotionally turbulent moment after another. She was gonna have to tell Astrid what happened before she found out from someone else. "We got the machine. It was tough, and... there were some...

Something in Brisa's head momentarily reset her to being Ranger Escarpa in response to Astrid's panic. "Everyone is safe, ma'am. Some folks are hurt, yourself more'n most, but they'll all pull through." She shook her head. Did she just call Astrid 'ma'am'? "And yeah, you got 'em good. Astrid...

"Water's comin'. Hang on." Brisa busied herself fetching a glass for Astrid. Fortunately she knew where they were already from her stay here. It was still so weird how everything in Cibus was smooth, but stuck to your paws as if by magic. She was used to contoured vessels with a rough grip...

Brisa's heart tripped. Was Astrid... okay? Yeah. Yeah, she'd be fine. Brisa came round pretty fast from her own explosion. It was fine. "It's me, Astrid." Wait, they'd barely seen each other in ages. ...did Astrid recognise her? "It's Shinx Brisa. Are... are you alright?" She found a cushion...

Brisa had enough time on her walk from the beach to the guild infirmary to work off some of her emotional surge from her... her weird moment with Curio. What was that, anyway? She hadn't felt quite like that since... Well, since Cathy. She made her way inside and made a brusque push past the...

"Many thanks again for your visit," said Brisa, still a little giddy at so much attention. Two weeks with the posse had gotten her used to company, but that didn't make it any easier on her energy levels. Still, she felt fine physically. She moved to get out of the bed, and realised the moment...

Brisa held her expression steady. Huh. They weren't kidding. "I was honestly expectin' worse," she admitted. "Least it ain't somethin' awful rude. If you're curious, I'll tell ya what your names sound like to us. Some of them are... appropriate." She gave a dry smile and gestured with her...

"Well, that's understandable," said Brisa, meaning it. "Jesse used to say the same sorta thing." Priorities, priorities. Her head was downright stuffed. "Say, there was somethin' else I've been wonderin'. Names. I don't know if anyone's mentioned this to y'all but your names, when run through...