Yeah, Felix wouldn't dare to compare his circumstances with what she went through, but he is also in dire need of hugs.

The nice thing about hugs is that by receiving them you also give them.

Yes! Hugs are a clean renewable positive sum resource

Emily is in absolutely no hurry to go wake up. She has her sister to hug and periodically cry on and also nice soft wings to snuggle into. She has been super focused on Doing Things for the past year and a half, she can just. Stop now. And hug her sister.

At this rate they might just be there until their biological needs catch up with them. Which, they do have a cooler nearby.

Being distracted by biological needs is for people who haven't been spending too long building unhealthy habits of self-abnegation.

That is an entirely valid point!

Is Edie going to have to drag both of them over to the source of hydration.

Yeah, Edie definitely should get hydration (which of course can be done while snuggling). Emily's actual body is somewhere else and Felix is immortal.

It is the principle of the thing and shedding copious tears will be followed by consuming fluids. Drink.

Yeah, that makes sense. Hmmmm, hydratation.

Good.

Emily drinks and snuggles her sister.

Eventually. "I don't actually know if it's dangerous for your body to stay in life support for that long. But I just realized that I can probably, uh, steal it from the hospital and bring it here so you don't have to interrupt your snuggling."

"How long has it been? Slayer powers include regen..."

"One week..."

"Probably better to leave sooner rather than later."

Sigh. "Fine."

"Sorry." He unhugs.

"You have nothing to apologize for," she says firmly.

Slow nod. "...I did have time to come up with a better plan than 'keep a portal to her hospital room', I think."

"Hm?"

"Ah... I created a portal from my pocket dimension to your hospital room in case there was some sort of emergency or solution that needed me there. I never physically visited though."

"Okay, so we can just go there, right?"

"Ah, I don't think I explained pocket dimensions properly? Uh, pocket dimensions like mine or yours exist overlapped to regular space and portals to and from them only transport to fixed continuous locations. ...Basically going to your hospital room actually requires travel time."