Monday, July 2, 2007
Read this first.

Three a.m., and Masonry awoke. He still sat at Daisuke's beside, his arms resting on the bedrail, his head cradled on top of them. His back hurt from being pulled out. He got up, stretched and yawned. He looked at Daisuke's face; his eyes were closed. He glanced up at the machines, knowing only what three or four of them did and assured that everything was within normal parameters.

Mase knew it would take some time before Daisuke would be stable enough for Mase to do more than go down to the cafeteria. It didn't matter - it wasn't like Mase had anything pressing. Rusty could take over for him whether he liked it or not.

He yawned again: Time for coffee. After touching Daisuke's hand, he left the room. Waving to the nurses at the station, he asked if they wanted anything before going on.

E's room was a little out of the way for the cafeteria, but he usually passed by it on the way anyhow. He passed the labs, his head down but ready to peek into the room. He approached the lab and saw a familiar sight: "Oh, hey, Doppy; guys." He nodded to the huge phantom and the three smaller ones, who seemed to take aggressive positions in the hallway. He continued on and peeked into the room. Fyre was asleep, in the same position he had been in Daisuke's room. He smiled to himself and kept on going.

He stopped at the elevator, his hand poised over the button as Jack said quietly, Doppy? What's he doing here?

Protecting E, what else.

Jack asked him to go back down the hallway. With a sigh, he went back down and saw nothing. "Can I get my coffee now?" he muttered.

He felt Jack's mental shrug. Just a feeling...

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