[ lumine doesn't say anything to that, unwilling to validate his accusation. to be fair, she wasn't planning on going back to work; he can even take her laptop with him to the living room. honestly, she really just wants to settle back in bed and sleep this all away.

still, he's right. she's exhausted to the bone, feeling as if she hasn't really slept or taken a break or even paused from whatever she's been doing for the past few days. and compounded with aether's disappearance, it's only gotten worse. ]

It's just ... [ she sighs, pulling the covers up to her mouth, her eyes focusing on the window across them. ] There's a lot that's happened, I think ...

[ last week's body invasion, and now aether's kidnapping—all stacked one after another. lumine closes her eyes, shifting closer to him. ]

I wonder if the people who took Aether will agree to a swap.