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Shun caught sight of the giant grin on Shehk's face.

"..."

He didn't ask.

"You're...r-really weird." Amrita managed a thin giggle at his joke. She was enjoying this floor, even though she hated this floor because it wasn't solid ground. "Thanks." The vetala murmured in response to both Shun and Shehk before beating Calder to the whole moving thing. Backward hands were hooked under the Kelpie's arms and she dragged him away from the door and more towards their usual sleeping spot. Well, close to the sleeping spot. Amrita's exhausted limbs gave out on her, dropping Calder before falling herself.

"Close enough." She grumbled, flopping onto her side and cozying up to the Kelpie as they had been the whole trip. Shehk seemed really happy and she really wanted to comment on it, but alas she was too tired to think of a conversation nevermind carrying one. Grey eyes fell closed, lulled by the swishing of Shehk's tail; this lull she knew was safe. It wasn't that fake lull back in the cavern. Eventually she fell into a sort of sleep that was closer to a regeneration of sorts, all to regain some lost FEAR.

Alex had somehow managed to shut his mouth once more, and this time keep it shut as he continued to stare down at the phone that had been deposited into his open hands. Something about this phone was important, and he was just on the brink of discovering what it was when Yin began to whisper to him, quietly, the warmth of his body there next to Alex combined with his voice so close, breathing practically in his ear, as hunched over as he was, sent a shiver coursing down Alex's spine.

And then there was suddenly a hand, on his thigh, squeezing, and that was it. Alex was done, broken, completely gone.

It was understandable, though. He had come to the dorms, not sure what to expect, but at least knowing one thing for sure. He was going to teach Yin how to use an eyephone. Things had gotten out of hand so quickly after his poor innocent and completely oblivious-to-all-things-ever boilfriend pulled out two protection charms.

So quickly it was almost ridiculous.

Alex's poor brain felt like it was melting as he struggled to explain things that were way out of his comfort zone, and as now all he could think about was those things and the mental imagery of what those things might be like just would not escape his mind. And then he had blabbed about the kiss thing, which had been stupid, so so so so stupid, and then Yin's comment.

Not here.

What had he even meant by that? Not here what? Not kissing here? Certainly not kissing here! Not kissing anywhere! Kissing was just not even on the table, especially not when his boilfriend barely even allowed hugging, though he was getting so much better and was even initiating contact himself or asking for it and well, maybe kissing was an option? Maybe Alex shouldn't be holding back so much. Maybe Yin could take more. But it was new, and frightening and awkward and just dear jack this hurt his brain so much right now.

So he had tried to explain that it was fine, that it didn't matter, but now all he could actually think about was kissing, and whether or not he should try it..but not here, of course! There were people all around, watching, staring at them, judging them.

Whispered words and a hand on his thigh? That just sent him completely over the edge into oblivion. Yin was touching him, in a place that he had made very clear he was not at all comfortable with Alex touching, in public, ever. And they were in public, right now, right this second. What was happening? What was going on? Why was Yin destroying everything Alex knew about him with one simple gesture? Maybe he was actually hinting that he wanted more. Maybe...maybe..but he had just said he appreciated that Alex wasn't like that. But then why. Whywhywhywhywhy was he doing this?

"Yin..I..I don't feel.." His hand tightened on his phone, and he sat up a little. He felt dizzy. So incredibly dizzy, and his head was throbbing, his face actually felt hot. His brain was overloading he was-----

WHUMP!!

He was on the floor, having fallen off of the hammock, and lying precariously close to one of those gaping holes in the floor. He was done. Alex was gone. Short circuited, out for the count. Yin was free from having to learn anything about an eyephone.

For now.

Alex was only vaguely aware that somebody was lifting him up off of the floor, and placing him in a hammock. His eyes were only half opened, and if somebody had actually had a closer look, they might have appeared a little bit glazed over. His brain had just..shut down. It had gotten too overwhelmed, and the restart switch was flicked. If anyone were to talk to them, he'd probably answer in short sentences, spoken in a dreamlike voice with a soft smile.

He remained like this for quite a while, before his eyes blinked several times in rapid succession and then remained completely open. It took him moment of disorientation to remember exactly where he was, and what he was doing there, though as he tried to sit up he was momentarily startled by the the way his 'bed' was swinging in the air, before he remembered exactly why that would be too.

Hammock...dorm...Yin...eyephone...kiss..ing?

His thoughts were fuzzy and disjointed, so he closed his eyes with a sigh and let his head fall back to the hammock beneath him. His eyephone was still, miraculously, clutched in the same hand that had held it before he'd fallen to the floor. He reached up with his other hand to rest his cool wrist on his forehead, surprised to feel how oddly warm the skin was there. It would have hardly been noticeable to anybody else, but to the zomboil, any amount of heat was strange.

Slowly the fog that engulfed his mind began to clear, and memories returned. Groaning, he turned over onto his side, curling up so that his knees were pulled up to his chest.

Had he really just...had that actually happened...

Yep, Alex, you had made a complete fool of yourself.

((Entering))

Running helped. Just the feeling of being absolutely alone yet at peace, only concentrating on oneself. After he had found his stride it was almost as if he was outrunning the painfully awkward memories of what had just happened. His thoughts slowly slipped away until all he could think about was what was directly ahead of him. And then hoping that the dorms had good showering facilities.

When he was finally ready to return he slowed to a jog and then a walk, letting himself cool down. Now he had to actually think, about what on Halloween he was going to do when he entered the dorm. The most obvious choice was to pretend to be exhausted and go straight to sleep. But that was not dealing with anything, and would only end in having to deal with it tomorrow. After both had had even more time to dwell on it.

So instead when he entered the dormitory he made his way back to the hammock that Alexander was on, sitting on the floor next to it and latching onto the original reason why they were even there, and possibly one of the only things they had a chance about talking about normally. "Are you ready to teach me how to utilize your eyephone?"

Completely ignoring the pink elephant in the room? Always.