three 🔧 it's been how long?! (slightly backdated to the beginning of the month, i hate covid)

[midifications]

[Whew. Has she ever felt so rested? She certainly doesn't remember the last time she slept so well! Her little shellphone tells her what time it is, so Mid grabs it to check it and... what is... that date....?! WHAT THE FU—]

Okay. I can't be going crazy and the date today on this shellphone isn't really the date, right?! And if it is, what the hell happened while I was asleep?!

[:') being in a sleep bubble really fucks with you.]

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text; id: ramuhs

[ramuhs]

[Well guess who is going to be quickly heading her way once he sees this. Though not before sending a "cheery" message.]

Enjoy your beauty nap?

[midifications]

I'd enjoy it more if it wasn't actually a whole bleedin' month!

[ramuhs]

What if I told you not only were you asleep for a whole month, but you were also in a bubble?

[Attaching picture here.]

[midifications]

[.....why is there a picture, nooooooooo]

WHY DID YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF IT?????

[ramuhs]

Well why wouldn't I? It was such a baffling sight I needed some evidence to prove I wasn't losing my bloody mind.

[By the way, daddy dearest is almost to her little home.]

text: un; gruffier

[gruffier]

[ If only you could see the relief on his face or hear it in his voice through text!! ]

Nothing of importance, unless you count the likely many new grey hairs your father grew while you were sleeping.

[midifications]

They make him look more rugged, it's fine.

[She's kidding! She doesn't like giving Cid more grey hairs, but she couldn't help it this time.]

Feels like it's only been a night though, not a whole bleedin month.

[gruffier]

Suppose he could do to look a little more rough around the edges.

[ Kidding, too, of course. But perhaps it was the relief that covered the absolutely worry he himself was feeling this past month... ]

I had thought to pop the bubbly myself to see if you would wake up, but didn't want to risk it.

How are you feeling? No stiff bones?

[midifications]

Right?? You understand me, Clive, always knew you did. It's why I like you so much.

[She is pretty fond of him, after all.]

No stiff bones here, it's like I was only asleep for the one night and that was it. Doesn't feel real that I was asleep for a whole month.

video;

[nutsornothing]

[Checking the date on his own shellphone as the video feed starts up Denji nods in affirmation to Mid's initial question.]

Looks right to me?

[A large grin quickly forming over his features as it was good to see her again having thought she may have been sent home after being missing for so long.]

Not much has changed since you've been gone but it's good to see ya again, Mid!

[Then he actually does remember something pretty major that happened to him personally while she was sleeping like a baby.]

Oh wait!! Except I got a new doggo after helping out Eustace steal'em from this rich bastard's island and killin' a bunch of his stupid guards who were treatin' them like shit. We got all of 'em out and now they are being kept at the animal sanctuary!

[midifications]

[noooooo Denji don't tell her that!!!

— but wait, dog? And he's not just SHOWING HER??? She's never turned on the video so fast before to see—]

Well you can't just say that an' not show 'im! Let. Me. See. The. Dog.

[this is not a request.]

[nutsornothing]

[Almost on cue the unnamed doggo trounces into the feed barking its head off, pushing its face against Denji's own before licking the side of his cheek causing the teenager to stick his tongue out in turn with a shake of his head laughing hysterically.]

Aw man!! Not the face doggo!! Well guess he wanted to say hi anyways so here he is Mid. Whatcha think he's fricken massive, right!?

[Standing beside his newfound companion the dog on all fours is well above Denji's waist almost two thirds of his total size.]

I could probably ride him like a horse if I wanted!

[midifications]

Greagor's tits, he's as big as you, Denji! If he stood on his hinds, he'd prob'ly dwarf you! Wonder who's bigger, him or Torgal...

[NO, focus!!!]

What's his name then? First ye tell me there's a dog then don't show 'im, now you don't tell me 'is name? Cute, though, he and Torgal could be friends!

[emet-sulk] text

[emet_sulk]

Asleep, were you? That would explain why I didn't see you at the Forge.

[midifications]

Yeah, sorry about that. It just sort of happened? I laid down like normal and well, now here we are. I'll do extra work to catch up, if I have to.

[emet_sulk]

No need to work yourself to the bone. We have the forge set up now thanks to our enterprising blacksmith. After a little more work, we can begin on a prototype of the engine itself.

I AM curious about what caused you to sleep for an entire month, that said.

[midifications]

No idea what caused me to sleep that long, wish I could tell you. Dad said there was a bubble around me though. [conveniently leaving out that he got pictures of it though, sorry Emet.] Guess it kept me asleep.

text | un: cakebuffet

[cakebuffet]

Well, I guess that depends on what date your shellphone is showing, but mine is right.

You okay? You seem kind of freaked out. How long do you think you were asleep for?

[midifications]

A night, not a whole month. That's all it feels like!

[why is it like this, this place is mean D;]

My dad says I was in a bubble for it too. I don't remember anything like that, just... going to sleep, everything's normal, and now it's a month past.

[cakebuffet]

I've heard that kind of thing does happen here sometimes, but I haven't really talked to anyone who's experienced it until now.

It's definitely weird, but does everything else seem okay? You're not hurt, right?

[midifications]

Well now you have, eh? Didn't feel much different than just falling asleep like normal, except it's just a night. But not really!

I'm all right though, just some bedhead. Best sleep I've gotten in a while though, so not all bad? I just missed everything.

[tilfrosset]

You know, your father is never going to ever let you rest in peace again, right?

Though, I could not blame him for the worry. I think it's the first time we've all seen that happen.

[midifications]

Neither from worry or from potential blackmailing, no. He said he got PICTURES, Jill!! And a video!

...well, at least it was me then, not someone else? And I'm not hurt, just mad that I missed a whole damned month. I could have been doing other things, not just sleeping!

[tilfrosset]

I expect nothing less from Cid. It's only because we have no shellphones back home that we haven't seen your most embarrassing baby pictures.

For what it's worth, nothing much happened. Nothing out of the usual, anyway. You have not missed much.

[midifications]

No! No baby pictures of me, ever!!! [BETRAYAL, not you too, Jill!!!]

The usual is different here though! What if I missed some swashbuckling or stealing? That's better than boring usual.