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When Mio next came to, the first thing she noticed was how lightheaded she felt, and the second thing she noticed was that her core crystal, which normally emitted a dull glow(if she was not actively using her blade abilities) was completely dim.
She was far too tired for this to really register as bad news, especially when someone hadsuddenly noticed she was awake
Nia:
Mio blearily pokes her head out of a mound of blankets
Mio: *long yawn* five more minutes Glim-oh
The events of the last week flooded back to the injured Gormotti kit, as she attempted (and failed) to blink away her exhaustion
Nia: Oh dear, you woke up, do you feel any better, little Mimi?
Mio:*grumble* t-tired, miss my ear.
Poppi(over intercom): Friend Mio’s ether flow is below 30% of normal levels, slowly recovering.
Nia: That makes sense, that stunt you pulled needed way more ether than you had ever used before, you should just relax.
Mio: did y-you get the shard
Nia: Yup, all that’s left is to let Ouroboros save Melia and reboot Origin
Mio: Wha- you talked to the other Mio
Nia: I have, multiple times, it was real bloody hard to keep up the whole “Graceful Queen Nia of Agnus” Act, let alone keep the truth of her connection to you and I under wraps.
Mio’s remaining ear flops down over the bandage on her head, and she whimpers softly.
Mio: I- I guess for you, been c-centuries.
Nia: Spent nearly all of it unconscious or asleep, so it’s kinda weird being supposed to be this omniscient queen, Poppi’s the one who’s keeping all the records.
Mio: Tnanks Poppi, gonna go sleeb now, see ya.
Mio faceplants back into her mound of blankets
Nia: Guess that trick really took it out of you, sweet dreams little Mimi.
Nia: I have got to tell her not to scare me like that again.