[ He breathes out an audible sigh of relief at that and fights to suppress an overpowering urge to hug him. Instead, he just pulls one of their joined hand sets toward himself and drops his head to it, a tiny but grateful smile twitching at his mouth. ]

Jeez, it's about fucking time you came back to reality. I'd say back to making sense but like that's ever going to to happen with you.

[ He lifts his head just as quickly. ]

Yeah, we need to get things back on track. Where were you last?