Later, when Sue has unclung, Aegis gives him a final hug and says, "I'll go get my desk and my uniforms and move in. It's nearly bedtime."

She goes.

She comes back, and sets up in the other bunk in his room.

They go to sleep.

When Aegis wakes up, she feels - wrong.

Bricks and clay. The blanket over her weighs a hundred pounds. She ought to be forcing herself to sit under running water, ought to be reaching for the soap - but she's -

"Sue?" she asks tremulously.