Xion rolls over in his sleep with a groan. "Why can't I sleep..." Xion mumbles, looking at the clock. "Two in the morning..." Xion looks down at the floor to see Rach asleep. "While everybody else in the complex sleeps." Xion gets up, wanders around, and stares out the window. "I guess I'm not completely used to this new shell, it seems." Xion says, followed by a sigh. Xion glances at the computer to see the repair crew fixing the broken power cord. Xion digs in his pocket for a small red flask. Xion pours the liquid inside, ruby red, into a cup of coffee like creamer. Xion sips the coffee as he watches the flunkies fix the cord, and the Pylon itself. "Seemingly, the communications terminal was uneffected. Just some damage to the control panel. Easily fixed, I assume." Xion sips his coffee again, and sits back in his chair. Tia walks into the room rubbing her eyes. "Can't sleep?" Xion says to Tia, and she nods silently. "Well, it seems like my little siege did nothing to Tangent." Xion points to the computer with his coffee.

"You what?" Tia says, still half-asleep. "I'm not quite sure I understood you correctly. You made a siege on Tangent's base?" Xion nods, and points at the broken power cord. "How'd you do that?" Tia asks.

"Watch." Xion says, forming a small portal near him. Xion aims with the aid of the computer. *ZIP* the power cord about a yard above the contained black holes now has been severed halfway. "Isn't that amazing?" Xion says, closing the portal. "The only problem is that it's a huge mental drain. That's the last of my powers untill I regain them with some rest."

"Well you're not going to get any drinking coffee." Tia says. She then notices Xion shaking an empty flask with his other hand. "Ah. Ether?" Xion shakes his head, then offers Tia a sip of his coffee. "Thank you." Tia carefully takes a sip, then licks her lips. "Ah. A potion."

"Yeah, I'm trying to cut back on my Ethers...since they're so rare. Baguba only gets a shipment of two thousand each month, so I gotta make them last when I get them." Xion says with a smile. "Besides, I can channel my HP into MP."

"Oh?" Tia says, curious. "Can you teach me how to do this?" Xion reaches for Tia's ear. "What are you doing?"

"Remember that chip I told you to put in your ear?" Xion says, softly moving her ear into his view. "And if it is seated properly, you should already know how to do this." Xion pushes the chip in Tia's left ear firmly, making sure it in. Tia winces. "Sorry...sorry..." Xion says, fondling Tia's ear.

"No problems...I had worse before." Tia says, fondling her ear with Xion. "Remember when Finnigan came in wounded from battle?" Tia lifts her shirt slightly to reveal a large scar across her right side. "He was not only Bezerked, he was confused. So he attacked me while I was trying to heal him. Bangaa spike right across. Almost missed me, but hurt like crazy. Malta had to heal us both after she casted Esuna." Xion winces while Tia tells her story.

"Ow, yeah...I remember that. Don't worry, he got his when he came back to base." Xion says.

"Yeah...anyways, what happened with Rach?" Tia says, looking at rach on the floor sleeping.

"The only thing I can think of is that she has never had a feminine touch...and it drove her crazy. Other than that, I cannot see any reason she would act that way." Xion says, looking at Rach. Xion takes a sip of his coffee, then looks back at his computer. Tia sits on the arm next to Xion. "Thanks Tia, this night may go better than sitting here and monitoring Tangent." Xion says with a smile.