It takes him a while to readjust to his body pushing back the infection. The symbiote helps, not as slow as it used to be when he was home. Sometimes it took him an hour to be fully operational. Now, he barely needs more than twenty minutes on a bad day.
And he hates to feel the help the parasite provides.
He has his things packed, holstering the bag over his shoulder as he leaves the engine room. Stops, for a fraction of a second, when he finds her there. Eyes still a little red, like a bad night's sleep, but fading. Fingers gripping around the strap of his bag. Then he pushes past her, no words. There's nothing to say. ]
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It takes him a while to readjust to his body pushing back the infection. The symbiote helps, not as slow as it used to be when he was home. Sometimes it took him an hour to be fully operational. Now, he barely needs more than twenty minutes on a bad day.
And he hates to feel the help the parasite provides.
He has his things packed, holstering the bag over his shoulder as he leaves the engine room. Stops, for a fraction of a second, when he finds her there. Eyes still a little red, like a bad night's sleep, but fading. Fingers gripping around the strap of his bag. Then he pushes past her, no words. There's nothing to say. ]