[He stirs and wakes up to the sound of his name, eyes opening and gaze flickering across Aoko's face briefly, then the rest of the room. Where was he...? How did he...?

Oh, that's right. He had passed out after trying to save Aoko, and was brought to some weird dimensional nexus--

Aoko.

His gaze flickered back to the woman in question immediately, and he bolted upright, though not without some pain. A wince, and his hand shot to his side, fingers brushing against the bandages. Right... they had helped him...]

... you're not-- [another wince] -- the Aoko I know, are you?