[He doesn't hear her enter, far too focused on dispelling the dizziness that clouds his mind, so her high-pitched voice make him literally jump form the bed, scrambling into a sitting position as the oxygen mask drops from his face.

He blinks at the woman in front of him, eyes wide as he takes her in. Familiar... yet not. Older, dressed differently, and is that a weapon at her waist...? The kid had explained thoroughly how this mansion worked, so chances were... she wasn't his Aoko. Not the one he was trying to rescue, anyway.

Even so, the familiarity of her face is enough to send a wave of relief coursing through him.]

A-aoko--

[He can only stammer her name before another wave of dizziness overtakes him, and he grabs his head with a groan and doubles over into his lap. He will have to make sure he never uses up this much blood ever again]