>"Alright, thank you."
>The fox hops and skips away to the west. His fur no longer tickles your legs, but your exposed skin does miss his warmth after a few moments. You settle in to wait for his return, as well as Kiku's.
>The cold night air nips at your legs as the minutes pass. The fatigue is getting worse than the cold, though, and you start to wonder if you might nod off before either Hideo or Kiku return. You do your best to keep yourself awake and focused. There's a list of reasons why falling asleep in the middle of the woods on a winter night is a bad idea, even a forest inhabited by the ghost of a God.
>Help comes to you in this effort unexpectedly, as your cell buzzes with the arrival of a new text message.