[ It's occurred to him, too, that if they'd met any other way, this probably wouldn't have happened. And that feels too big to really understand.

Olivine's question, thankfully, pulls a warm, watery laugh from him. ]

I'll get up and get a towel, and we can sleep in the other bed. We'll clean up the worst of it, and the rest will mostly dry clear.

[ But...he doesn't make much effort to move yet. ]