Human egocentricism does not require one to be human, just for people to be influenced by them.

Sometimes you know your blood is potent and you easily recover a pint while sleeping so it's easy to make a backlog without suffering ill affects. At least the blood is in medical bags so it's not super easy to mistake for other things.

Red Son takes a few minutes longer than necessary to gather the devices. They were on hand for testing Saya for her hibernation so it didn't take long. But he needed a few minutes to gather himself together.

Rubbing hard at his eyes, as relief and a far more easy hope than he was used to bloomed in his chest. His parents were safe. He was safe. His parents would allow him the friendships he had found himself wanting despite himself.

He had slumped to his knees again, laughing breathlessly, letting go for a few minutes so it didn't all overwhelm him. Enough to pull himself together again.

After his face was clear, he grabbed the box of devices and headed upstairs, going over the rest of what MK said. About the scroll and Azure.