“That tends to happen when you work with animals all day and don’t have powers to aid in your work.” Giving a small laugh he shrugged before pulling his hair back over his shoulder. “I wouldn’t mind it though if we could find a good time, new experiences would be nice after oh… Shit 110 years give or take?”

As soon as the soft cream colored robes split open and dropped the cowboy could feel his heart in his throat. Sure yes he prefered men and masculine bodies, but the thoughts that came to mind were far from sexual as he watched the fabric drop and the being saunter into the water. The hands that sculpted their form had taken their time and created something that had him starstruck. There were no words, just the parting of his lips as they descended. As the blush flooded his cheeks once more, spreading to the tip of his nose and out to the tips of ears, he cleared his throat and offered a hand.

“You’ll have to forgive me, I seemed to have left my manners with my clothes.” Jeremiah chuckled as he walked back a little ways, sinking himself deeper into the water once more but not going too far. “You’re um… you’re real pretty today if you don’t mind the compliment. Not that you ain’t every day-“

Scratching the back of his neck, his tail immediately went to wrap down his leg.

“Right heh, mind the fish they can get a little nippy sometimes. Seems they have gotten used to having someone in the water with them now and then.”

Unlike Sodo, sleep easily found Swiss despite the worry at the back of his head. As he laid there, smelling Sodo's scent and feeling his breathing, he tried to fight off slumber. What if Sodo fell asleep and his breathing slowed or he threw up? Swiss would spend hours staying awake by preoccupying his mind with literally anything else. Whatever came to it, he just let the trail unfold before him. He thought about breakfast options, what he might cook if they decide to stay in, getting scolded by one of many Sisters trying to cook for the masses, the many times he himself has been scolded for something or other, getting scolded with Sodo for yet another something or other... His brain went on and on through tangents until he hit that half asleep, half awake state. The only signs of which were the small but sudden jerk in his head. If he were holding his phone, it would've fallen onto his face several times by now. When Swiss finally woke up, still tired from the less than restful sleep, all he did initially was shift slightly behind Sodo. He hadn't shifted around as much as he typically did since, after all, he had been awake most of the night. He just laid there for a few minutes longer under the assumption Sodo was still asleep. Staying silent to make sure the breath was normal, his hand shifted so he could get a feel of his chest for the heartbeat he hoped was normal. Thank Satan below it still felt fine. Waking up first felt like just another manifestation of his paranoia creeping forward. A long and drawn-out sigh from his nose hit Sodo's back. He should let him sleep. There was no point in dragging him down to the infirmary at the very first sign of movement. Not like anybody aside from the kitchen crew would be up at this hour anyway. Hardly any of the nurses would be up and certainly not the one they'd want to see either. Instead, Swiss just let the fire ghoul sleep. And since he was still under the assumption that Sodo was in fact asleep when he woke up, he didn't hesitate to slip his hand over his and let thoughts glide past his lips in a hushed whisper, "I'm thankful that you're still here... You deserve to be happy no matter what you think. You didn't deserve the turmoil and pain... I may not have been around to see you much before you were turned, being freshly summoned with culture shock mixed with my uh.. other things going on and being taught the ups and downs of this whole circus didn't really give anything resembling free time... but I know you had more than enough skill to be lead. I don't know what's with these assholes and their insistence on elemental roles... I honestly didn't imagine my silly little crush on a pretty water ghoul I saw at most passing in the hallways would get me anywhere but now? Fuck. I can't imagine my life taking any other directions.. I like this direction because it has you in it. Yeah, we're sort of in a rough ocean right now and there's a long stretch of uncharted territory ahead, but you're here beside me and that's all that matters. Smooth sailing sucks if you don't have anybody else on board. How boring is that? If I get caught in a storm, I'd rather have somebody that I trust with my life with me. I don't... I don't know if my talking like this actually did anything while you were recovering.. but I like to think that it did... Maybe whatever little part of you wants to stay is stronger than you thought, and it heard... Maybe that's why you're still here... Maybe it can help you more now."

"Oh you know you enjoy his bullying!" Nimbus says with a laugh before her gaze softens, hearing how his tone changed when he mentioned Swiss and the history that they shared.

"I can only imagine how hard it is without him here... all the emotions that you're feeling." Looking down at her boots like they were the best thing in the world, anything to help her think better.

"At least you'll be able to see him soon! Just think of that. You aren't the only one who misses him, there are plenty of fans who miss him deeply." Looking back up to him, nervously fixing her suit once more.

"Yea I'm sure he will allow us to have a longer break! I know I'm just going to be asleep a lot and maybe I'll participate in rut this time around. Who knows."