"Hey Grian?" Mumbo poked his head into the room. Joe and Grian were sitting cross-legged in the floor, comfortable in a nest of blankets.

"Hi Mumbo." Grian said quietly.

Joe nodded to Mumbo. "Come on in and make yourself comfy."

Mumbo obliged, climbing into the nest and sitting next to Grian.

"Soo, why the nest?" Mumbo asked curiously.

"We're testing out coping mechanisms." Joe answered. "Grian likes the nest best."

"It's cozy." Grian explained. "And warm. Probably bird stuff."

"Makes sense." Mumbo said. "You have always liked cozy spaces. Anyways, how're you feeling?"

"A bit better. I'm still worried." Grian leaned against Mumbo.

Mumbo ruffled his hair. "Just don't blame yourself, okay?"

"Okay." Grian bit his lip.

Joe reached out and squeezed Grian's hand. "See, Mumbo thinks so too."

Grian didn't say anything but relaxed a bit.

"He's been recovering as well as he can, but the current events certainly aren't helping." Joe told Mumbo. "On another note, how're the preparations coming?"

"They're coming along well. A lot of hermits had spare books and lapis lying around, so that's lucky."

Joe ran a few fingers through his own hair. "When do you think they'll all be finished?"

"They'll be done before sundown, so it's probably best to leave in the morning." Mumbo answered. "That okay with you Grian?"

Grian nodded. "Y-yeah. I've already figured out where we need to go."

"Really? Where?"

"Sam said 'where it all went wrong'. So, back at Highschool, where I almost died on the way to the airport." Grian said, picking at his sweater.

"How did that happen?" Mumbo asked, surprised. He immediately regretted the question when Grian answered.

"Taurtis was driving me, but Sam had stabbed him shortly beforehand. He passed out from blood loss while driving."

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Author's Note: While I was writing this, I was on Pony Town (there was a Grian Raid, long story) and I and a few others kinda got left behind due to a limit on party numbers. So we made our own party and had a fun time.

We talked and had some fun, and told some stories. During that, I found the motivation I needed to finish this chapter.

So I'm dedicating this chapter to you four, you know who you are :) It was a lot of fun.

Thank you.

And yes you four, I was serious about turning the blender story into a oneshot. It'll be out soon XD