At some point, Eli had changed out of his leathers and back into his normal clothes. Probably at the same point he decided that he should go brush and bathe Lacey for Shannon. His hand was a little shaky from how wired up he was, but nothing too big.

"I'm glad to hear that. Except for the soreness, but that should go away soon. I tried to be careful with it, but I might have gone a little overboard at the end there," he said as he snuggled closer to him. "I'm okay. Better than okay. Well. Not really. It's hard to think. Like thoughts keep slipping out of my grasp when I try catching them. I'll be okay when I sleep."