It's been a Long Night [Body Swap LOL, for Ixis]

[smartass_captain]

It's well past two am by the time Jim and Verity make it back to the tower. They're both tired and Jim's already had a mug of that dream-free tea Viatorus was kind enough to provide for him during his meet up with Schon earlier.

He'll awkwardly give Verity a hug before waving her off to bed and heading back to the couch to try and get some semblance of sleep, if only to make it tomorrow all the quicker.

Jim is not expecting to see his body perched on the end of the couch, looming at him in the darkness.

"Okay, what the fuck now??"

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[smartass_captain]

"Doesn't that bother you? To have whole chunks of your life just gone form memory?" Not that there isn't chunks of Jim's life he'd rather forget, but...if he did, he had a feeling he'd be the sort to want them back, no matter how bad.

"Seems to be the case. Built more like a Klingon than an old man."

[ixis]

"Bother me? Why would it? I figure if I would have wanted myself to remember, I would have arranged it. Instead, I just woke up with no memory of my past and concluded it was discarded. Unwanted and unneeded. I went on to greatness shortly following my awakening, after all. The best years are always the ones ahead of you!"

The logic is completely mad, but the takeaway is...uplifting? Mostly.

[smartass_captain]

"Awakening..." okay, this makes more sense. When he fought the three headghosts and won, or something. That's gotta be it. He doesn't remember life before becoming fused with them? Quite possibly he wasn't the same person or creature he is now.

Confusing? but also kind of makes sense, even if Jim's just guessing here.

"Only if you make 'em better." Jim quips finally. "So, is the interrogation over? Can I go to bed now? I'm kind of enjoying the idea of sleeping without horrific nightmares for a change."

[ixis]

"Are you not? I thought you said this whole outing was because of a nightmare." Although this at least finally gets Naugus to crawl down from his perch on the arm of the sofa.

[smartass_captain]

"It was, but Viatorus gave me some dream-free tea and I'm not about to turn down a chance to get rest without anyone's fucked up mind or thoughts getting in the way."

Jim wonders briefly if that seat on the arm of the couch had been comfortable, but decides any bruises or pulled muscles Ixis gets from sleeping on stones is just one more problem for future Jim once he gets his body back. Not worth fighting over now.

[ixis]

Naugus still hasn't figured out the problem could be him sleeping on a stone slab, rather than it being yet another failing of Jim's tender body. Not everyone has hide like you, Mr. Wizard.

"That sounds ideal. Like I said, I never remember mine, and my sleep never suffers for it. Highly recommended."

He straightens up, cracking his back loudly with a pleased grimace before turning and tromping up the stairs again without so much as a good night. Bye, apparently.