[life sucks lately, so I am gonna sit on a bench near my cabin and brood]

[tiny black bundle of fluff is dozing]

[It's the end of the year, and in this somewhat secluded corner of camp...is a ridiculously big explosion. The Kamuis of Heaven and Earth don't seem to be aware it's the end of 2009...not 1999.]

[...it is generally a bad idea to be lost in thought while injured and walking around on the outskirts of camp]

[WHAT THE SUBJECT SAID]

[on a normal night, Kamui already tends to sleep poorly; at least he has enough sense of self to stay pretty quiet when he wakes from a nightmare. However, recently, it's been getting worse. A lot worse.

It is currently a few hours before dawn, when most people are asleep…
and Kamui bolts upright, screaming bloody murder]