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Probably, yeah. We'll figure out the pattern eventually, but um. Good on you for not letting it get to you.

[she tugs him to the bathroom so she can fuss over his head, though.]

You got bonked, huh? Did you wake up before everybody else, too?

[he nods! and when she starts to check it out, she'll find there's definitely a bump on the side of his head, hidden by his hair.]

I'm pretty sure, yeah. It was completely dark in there, so I couldn't see what was going on at all before I got hit.

[poor boy!!!]

Oof, that's rough. [she gently takes a towel and starts very gently brushing dirt and debris out of his hair and making sure the bump isn't going to get any worse.] Well, I'm glad you're okay. Sorry the uh, the old RNG got you this week.

...The what?

[teach him your slang]

Oh, like, uh - random number generator. As in you got randomized.

I don't know if that's what's happening! Just, you know.

Oh, got it.

[......]

Honestly, I might feel a little bit better if it were random.

Yeah, me too. [she says, tapping his nose.] I hope that it is and it isn't targeted.

[he wrinkles his nose a little after it's booped, but he doesn't look bothered.]

I don't know if any of the others have mentioned it to you, but we had something a little similar at the school. Less extreme, definitely, but two people would wake up in random locations on Friday mornings.

... Oh, really? [frowny face] Do you know why?

Mm, I don't know what exactly made them get moved outside, but...

[he frowns]

I mentioned before I was part of the group that had to - you know. Um, we had the choice between three people each week, and all three would wind up outside their dorms... But the two we didn't pick would just sleep through it.

Oh.

[sweats]

Well, fuck. I hope that's not the case here.

...Yeah. Me, too.

[yikes!]

Yikes. [she'll just say it out loud.

anyway:]

Well. You look like you're okay... maybe don't nap for a bit, but otherwise I can't see anything that looks life threatening. I can get you a change of clothes if you want to wash the dirt off in here?