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Eva waits outside the Med Bay, rocking herself slightly back and forth on her heels. Every few moments, she paces and barely resists the urge to peak into the Med Bay and hopefully see her son conscious and better, but she knows that the latter, at least, is highly unlikely.

She doesn't know what to do. She should be there in the room, waiting for him to wake and making sure he's okay, like a mother should. Not standing out here. Not being the enemy. Again.

But she knows that she's always going to be the empty packaging for Visser One first, and Eva a distinct second, and this has just proved it to her over again.

So rather than going in and taking care of her son, like she should be doing, she just keeps pacing and running her hands through her hair and biting her lip and waiting for Kang.

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Kang didn't stay in the med bay for long, just long enough to make sure that Marco was going to be taken care of. He knew the boy wasn't going to be happy seeing him when he woke up, and he wanted to check on Eva. He couldn't even imagine what she must have been feeling at the time.

Luckily, he didn't have to track her down, as she was right outside.

"I told Kaya to keep an eye on him when he wakes up, just in case, but not why," he said quietly. "I also told her to let me know if he leaves."

"Does she know he can morph? I wouldn't want him hurting someone out of desperation and confusion. He may wake up and if he's restrained, assume the worst of our intentions..."

Usually, talking about the logistics behind a situation is easier. If X then Y, if we want to minimize the damage then this measure should be taken - but right now it offers no comfort, because it's her son, and she doesn't know what's wrong with him but he's angry and scared and confused and possibly unwell. Eva herself looks on the verge of breaking down.

She looks up at Kang. "I should hide. There are things he did when I was infested that he'd never forgive himself for doing to me free."

"No. She wasn't making any moves to restrain him," Kang's wings rustled. "I don't want to reveal the morphing to others unless it's necessary; you know how careful of that secret he is."

He shook his head, snorting, "You're not going to hide. One, you shouldn't have to when you're free, and two, it may look even more suspicious to him. It's better to go about your normal life. At the same time, I don't want you to be alone until this gets taken care of, just in case. Aximili and Rachel can help, and you know I'll keep you company."

"He won't injure her if he can just sneak out." She doesn't want to be worried about Kaya on top of worrying about Marco.

She takes a deep breath, holds it, then lets it out her nose. She speaks forcefully. "Kang, I'm going to hide. Whatever the principles of the matter are, they're not worth taking this sort of risk. And he's going to be highly suspicious no matter what evidence he's presented with - you heard him in there. That wasn't hesitation. There won't be hesitation. This isn't me being scared or selfish, but I need to be hidden. Hopefully whatever's wrong is resolved quickly and it's just a brief jaunt in The City."

She reaches her his hand again, looking for something to cling on to.

Kang sighed, taking Eva's hand and pulling her in for a hug, not caring that they were visible to anyone that walked by. She needed the physical comfort. "Eva, we can make sure nothing happens as long as we keep an eye on you."

She folds easily into the hug, burying the side of her face into Kang's chest. She really does need the comfort now. What she needs more is to know Marco's okay, but she can't have that right now.

"Kang," she whispers. "He'll kill me if he feels he has to. How's he supposed to live with that, if he does? This isn't a risk we can take."

"We won't let that happen," Kang said gruffly, moving his wings so that they encircled her as well. "I won't."

She nods, crying softly. Maybe this would be easier if she knew what was happening, but for all she knows it could be the worst. She wraps her arms around herself, fingertips digging into her ribs and shoulderblades, still leaning into Kang.

"When does it end? We ended it five years ago. Edriss died five years ago."

And a week ago, but Eva can't tell Kang that, at least not now.

"It will end, eventually. Give it more time. War is never so quickly forgotten," Kang looked down at Eva, frowning. "They'll figure out whatever this is, and get it fixed. I know they will."

"I know, I know." If only there were a cutoff date to tell her when they could forget. If only there were a guarantee that the war would someday be a distant memory, instead of this presence that still feels so painfully current, still soaks into the moods and actions of every day. "And I trust the Med Bay staff. He's just...he's scared and angry and torn up because of me. It's an awful feeling. And I can't do anything to stop it."

Kang nodded, a low, comforting rumble beginning in his chest. He didn't really know what else to say at the moment, so he just let her talk, let her cry into his tunic.

She takes slow breaths, trying to stop from crying. After a few, she seems to have composed herself enough.

"Sorry, you really need to start carrying around a tissue for me," she says, patting the wet spot on his tunic. "So what now, Kang?"

"It's okay," Kang smiled, settling his wings in their customary place. "Unless one of the others is already at the house, there's still broken glass on the floor."

She nods and cracks her knuckles, chewing on her lip still. "Right. Something to do. Good idea."

Being distracted won't fix this, but cleaning up glass is the most useful she can be right now. She pulls back from Kang but reaches up and gives him a quick squeeze on his shoulder, a silent 'thank you'.

"I don't have to be at the tavern for a while still. I'll go with you."

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