Desman's Paying, Obviously!!

[Ash]

Desman quickly pushed open the pod's door, gasping like he was having an asthma attack, to be fair though, he probably was when he first logged in.

Ash logged out shortly after logging him out, but she was slower to wake. Her body was leaning against the non-moving parts of the pod, slumped slightly, her head leaning against her chest. Across her leg, something caught the light, dark blue blood that had escaped her mouth landed there.

When her blind looking eyes open, she took a sharp breath through her nose. Her mind refocused but her vision blurred for a moment before she reached up with her hand and grabbed the cable in her neck. She twisted it open and pulled herself free like it was habit. Then she started to react.

She felt something across her chin and reached up to whip the blood off. Checking the back of her hand to see what it was. While she wasn't alarmed by the sight of her own blood, Desman who turned the corner still gasping at air was pretty freaked out. You could almost see his face and his body stiffen. What little he cared about his promise vanished in an instant upon seeing blood smeared across her lips.

"Ash!" The robot pushed away his own dizziness to get to the storm demon that he called a friend. "Like I said we need to get you help." Desman said, going once again to put her into a bridal carry.

Her mind jumped into third gear upon hearing and seeing Desman. But she had more fight in her than she did in VR. She pushed him off with a grin. "Shh, You'll wake up Jak." She teased. Clearly not seeing the problem with a little blood.

"W-wait, your... your fine?" Desman seemed to freeze at the notion before he broke down in tears and started hugging the life out of her. "Your fine, I'm so happy your fine, I thought I was going to lose you.."

"Of-" Ash tried to get out before she was hugged abruptly and with bone breaking force. Or almost. It was the first time she's been hugged like this, and she was reminded suddenly of her sister. She pushed the memory away at the same time she nudged his grip to loosen around her. "Why wouldn't I be fine?"

For one, it had only been VR. They hadn't been in too much real trouble. But even so, she would just come back to life.

"Because..." Desman felt his heart sink at the thought before sighing. "I guess it's time for that promise, huh? How far back do you want to start?"

Ash let her arms coil around him despite her just trying to loosen his grip. To be fair, she knew how fragile she was. And how sturdy he was. "As far back as it takes to understand." She vaguely answered, but he'd feel her hands running along his back in a comforting way. It was hard to tell if it was an act or genuine.