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Gaius gave a snort, missing the shift in Nita's emotions. "Stars would be too much work - there has to be someone we could just ask? If it was the end of March (what day was it anyways?), then how long has it been since we were put out? How many days? It had to be at least several hours since it was mid-afternoon when I was knocked out..."

"Well it was just a thought, the stars can't lie. Why would the lab's lie about the date?" Richard made a fist experimentally, it made her arm hurt. If it was August and she had spent five months in coma Seth's bite would heal right? "The wound can't lie. Wait if you missed a day that would make it..." She looked at Nita, eyes widening. They wouldn't! They couldn't do that!

Nita shrugged. "I don't know; I guess I've just been in a suspicious state of mind lately." She paused and stared back at Richard as the realization dawned on her.

"Oh holy s**t." Nita waved a paw at Gaius. "That would be an excellent reason for the clocks," she said sarcastically.

Gaius blinked at Nita's sudden exclamation. "What? What are you talking about?" His ears flicked towards Richard and he stared between the two of them, mouth opening in slow-dawning understanding. "You... they wouldn't... but I was sure-!"

He clamped his mouth shut and snorted. "No, no, they'd go that far... or Sabin would, at least."

"Hm?" Gaius looked up at Richard, taking a moment to realize what she was asking. It was still strange hearing that feminine voice from what'd been to him an old grandpa. "Er..." he chewed on his lower lip awkwardly and glanced away. "Nah, it was just bars... I dunno what it means..."

Richard laughed. "Sabin would go though the effort wouldn't he?" Richard certianly hoped the injections were a prank. She clung to that hope like it was a piece of driftwood in the middle of the ocean.

She watched Nita casually lean into Gaius and their body language registered. She looked at Nita and then She looked at Gaius, then back at Nita. She nodded in approval and smiled, showing her teeth. For some reason the two of them her think of Dee.

"Well I guess we still have to clean up the mess they made. I guess time will tell for the injections." She wondered if she should let the two have some privacy.

Nita shrugged. "If they start to itch or anything, you should call the labs up and yell at them. Or something." She grinned. "Oh, and if you need cleaning supplies, I get mine from that janitor's closet in the village center. Down the hall from the cafeteria."

She turned her smile up at Gaius, reaching up to pat his scruffy cheek. "You're not an idiot. If I'd had a calendar on my clock telling me it was August, I'd have freaked out a lot more. And... eventually your fur will cover up the tattoo, right?"

Gaius gave Richard a wave, wondering if he'd ever get used to equating the guy-girl with the old man he'd known. "Take care of yourself. Sorry about the scare!"

Feeling Nita's hand on his cheek, Gaius looked back down at her. "I am an idiot, I always believe things too easily..." He shook his head and sighed, rubbing her shoulder lightly, then made a face. "Oh man, I sure hope so! Still, it's gonna feel weird for a couple weeks... and itchy too," he groaned. "I've learned from experience, regrowing hair is not fun."

The scare and panic over, Gaius felt incredibly foolish, but he was grateful for Nita's reassurance. Turning slightly, he gave her a small hug. "I should probably go and try to catch up on what I missed today... I don't want to risk losing five months for real, not when I have things I should do."

Leaning down, he kissed her lightly atop her fluffy red head. "Sorry for not being around lately... and sorry about the, er, incident last time, in your duplex. I'll make it up to you, okay? Something better than a dinner and a movie..."

One last squeeze, then he let her go, giving a sharp whistle to Vixen, who'd been busy playing with Comet. The dog bounded to his side, bouncing up against his leg as he headed towards the cafeteria, in need of a late dinner. He waved over his shoulder to Nita. "Seeya later!"