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I woke up to a sharp smell of metal and soft mumblings. My face wrinkled as I struggled to snap my eyes open, my head felt heavy and I could feel my body being pinned to something soft.
My active senses showed I was awake but my body was drained like I had been working nonstop for weeks.
"This is a bad idea.." the voice was skeptical and familiar, but I could barely figure out its owner.
"I don't know what I was thinking, I just... I just wanted him to stay. I didn't know he would pass out," a shaky voice followed. It was feminine. Meredith?
I tried to move my head to see the people interacting before me, but a stinging pain followed, and I grunted.
"Ace, are you awake?" Slender fingers touched my face, and I blinked in an attempt to clear my hazy view.
"Ace, can you hear me
