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Shun was indeed worn down and tired. Rarely did he sleep now. The times that he tried, he was soon awoken with various nightmares. Ones that were not within his control, which in a way, were made worse due to the fact that he was often lucid in his dreams now. He didn't want to sleep. Aside from the dreams, a part of him feared that something would happen to Mitsu while he rested. She was still weak, recovering slowly physically. Getting into a fight for her now would be bad.

And so he often spent his time while the lycan slept training. He found out that she tended to be an incredibly heavy sleeper now, so he didn't have to worry about making too much noise. He had to stay vigilant. He had to get stronger. He had to keep her safe.

Aside from that, he was still distressed over her condition. He was frustrated along with her, and the times she uttered some random detail regarding her past he had hope... but it was fleeting. She truly was in there. He knew it. The Reaper just.. needed to be patient. It didn't really stop the current void he had from hurting, however.

While Mitsu was looking over some notes, he was shadow boxing in a way. But his movements were sluggish. A lack of both sleep and food when his body was used to having these things were taking a toll on him.

"No. I wouldn't be able to sleep," he said quietly.

"Well...you can't if you keep doing that," Mitsu pointed out. "It would require you to lay down and...close your eyes." Ah, logic. It never failed. But she said it so plainly like it might not have been an obvious thing.

Patting the bed next to her she tried to get him to come over. "Just lay down for a while. You're tired." And his restlessness looked like it was making her uneasy. "Like this." She pantomimed laying her head down using her hands to simulate a pillow before she closed her eyes.

Before she could really coax him over she heard a knock at her door. Looking up Mitsu set her notebook aside and scooted her way to the edge of the bed. Her movements were still rather slow as she eased her feet to the floor and stood, unsteady footsteps taking her to the door to answer it.

"Coming!" At least she would eventually get there.

When she finally arrived she opened the door to a face she had seen but did not have a name to match with. Her expression almost looked awkward at first before she tried to smile. "Hello...you." Good cover.

The ghoul shifted back and forth on her feet, listening to the shuffling behind the door until she was finally greeted by the sight of Mitsu. Relief lit up Hel’s face to actually see the Lycan in her room, and not in a Hunter net, but the way Mitsu seemed to regard her, had her expression faltering and then dropping.

“…Ya…me…” She replied, confused, and cast said confused look at Shun, as if he would answer all of existence’s problems, because he usually did for her. “…Uh…I suppose I do…but I can not say the same for you, friend…” Her brows furrowed and she looked back at the Lycan, still clearly puzzled and troubled. “…How are you fairing, melbolle?”

Shrugging at the comment, Shun leaned lightly against the wall by the door while he looked at the two.

"Come on in," he offered the Valkyrie. Letting out a breath, he noticed the looks both girls gave him, then frowned lightly.

"You'll have to forgive Mitsu for anything odd she does... She doesn't remember anything. She's been.. regaining her strength in the least," he murmured quietly. This may explain why the Reaper looked as worn as he did. Or at least help give the reason for it.

"You can relax Mitsu.. she won't hurt you."

The look he gave the Valkyrie suggested that if she tried she may have a dagger to her face.

As Shun explained Mitsu's expression shifted to a more apologetic smile but it didn't seem like the girl was completely put off. "I like the sound of that." Mitsu admitted, regarding Hel as she reached toward her bag. When she produced a large squeaky ball Mitsu's eyes were wide for a moment, that smile awkward again before she looked to Shun in a questioning manner.

When she turned back to Hel, she brought a hand to cover her mouth, staring at the ball like she wasn't sure what to say. "Play...ball?" Her hidden smile grew, her lips pressed firmly together like she was trying to contain something.

“Well…ya know, Shun…” Hel started, throwing the ball up into the air and then catching it, repeating this motion. “…Trying to work on restoring is a good thing…but existence is still marching forward…we all got to roll with it, ya?” She swiped the ball out of the air and squeezed it repeatedly again, letting the squeaks echo. She gave a bit of a sheepish look at Shun when he looked at her flatly.

“You look like you could use a nap…so…go rest, okay? Mitsu is in good hands, I promise.” She winked at the lycan, who seemed to be trying to hide a smile. “Ya! Play ball! I can throw it and you can catch it and throw it back or bring it back to me and I will throw it again!” Maybe she wanted to play in her natural form. Hel squeaked the ball repeatedly again. “We should go do this outside, though.”

Rest? No. He would not be resting. Though, Shun paused as Hel mentioned them going outside. At that, he moved away from the couch and returned towards the two girls.

"I'm coming with. But despite how much you insist, I won't be resting or napping or whatever," he muttered under his breath. Grabbing his coat, he threw it on before putting his hands into his pockets. They were going to play, but he needed to still be vigilant.

Constant. Vigilance.

"Let's go then."