@rubywinds said : ' i haven't laughed like this in a long time ' .
" ME neither, rubes ! me neither " hands clasped over his diaphragm, he tries to take a couple deep, calming breaths, though they keep being interrupted by stray, laggard laughs. one he's got those out there's still a beaming smile that remains, muscles in his cheek already sore ( but it's a good kind of ache, one that reminds him that he's ALIVE in the best way possible, and so he'll gladly push through it ) he decides to remain in his position - on his back on the grid floor of the console room - until he's managed to regain his breath. kicking his feet like a bug stuck on its back, he uses the momentum to hoist himself back up. a groan, accompanied by a little grin, hand hovers over his stomach : " i think i've got sore muscles where i didn't even know there were muscles ! "