Eventually, Izanami's eyes fluttered open, and the first thing she felt, other than a headache, was confusion.
For some reason, she was staring at her loved ones from behind a glass bubble. And her body felt unusually heavy.
She looked up at Lailah's featureless face. Even without reading her mind, she could picture the warm smile she was trying to give her.
"Look, everyone. Our little Sandy Cheeks is awake." Lailah gave Izanami's butt a light squeeze along with her colorful new nickname.
At first, Izanami didn't understand what her love was referring to, and then she looked down at her body.
"...Why exactly am I dressed like an undersea squirrel?"
Valerie chuckled as she placed her hand on top of her wife's helmet.
"The thing is... this was kinda the only way we knew how to help you. Your body couldn't take being in this realm. We had to think of a way to protect you and this is just kind of what we came up with."
Izanami didn't remember much of anything. Just... pain.
