/grin

[In spite of himself, he does start to drift off a bit. Before he can fall asleep, though, he does that jump and startle thing that always happens when it's been too long since he's slept, and wakes himself back up. For a moment his heart races and he hears the distant sound of drumbeats in his head, the way he always does when that happens. It takes a moment for the feeling of imminent doom to recede, and a minute longer for him to remember where the hell he even is. It's only then that he shoots Nill a slightly mortified, slightly apologetic look.]

[Damn. That was really uncool. Did she notice? Maybe she didn't notice. He might have dreamed the part about jerking awake suddenly. That could happen, couldn't it?]