"Yeah..." He hadn't meant to sound down about it, but it seemed whenever everyone mentioned cycles like it was nothing, Kanji felt that folks failed to understand that three days is a very short, yet a very long time. Still, he kept that to himself. He had to focus on helping, on getting everyone through this.

His head mildly spun, and he stifled a yawn. She kept that up, and he was definitely going back to sleep. But what if she was knocking him out cold to get more time?

"Here's hoping it's just a few. Your birthday is comin' up, dammit, and Ramaa and that stupid dragon's sittin' on the timeline like a couple of stubborn cats."