[Backdated to mid-morning/Before Lelouch wakes up]
[ --the tightness in his chest eases with every word, until Soubi mentions Gino and Suzaku... relaxes almost completely. Gino is with her. Gino... should be with her. Gino deserves her--
blinks rapidly, and then he says softly ] Good. Thank you. [ so soft. he moves slowly to a couch and settles his weight on it heavily, looking at the floor. why don't they know what's causing this yet? why don't they have any kind of -- of cure...
but Euphie is still awake. or was still awake when Soubi last spoke to her. he switches on his communicator, hands slightly clumsy, and glances up at Soubi again with mechanical politeness, mechanical hospitality. so, so tired and numb ] I'm sorry. I don't think we've been introduced. My name is -- Suzaku Kururugi.