Tanidio is SO stupid (affectionate). 

None of this is about vaccines. Immonhiel wanted the vaccines. 

What are VACCINES.

One transfer of information later:

Otolmens tentatively approves of VACCINES. They seem likely to reduce some URGATHOA-RELATED PROBLEMS that might happen in a few centuries. She agrees that they should be thinking about VACCINES, although at least their currect actions are better than thinking about EXPLOSIONS. 

Ow.

He falls out of bed with a thud, but that is basically non-injurious compared to what just happened.

He's pretty sure he hasn't broken anything (...pretty sure?) but that's going to be a hell of a bruise and he's winded for a second.

What the hell was that. Why. "Tanidio?"

... No, something actually is broken, and his vision goes grey and fuzzy at the edges before he passes out.

Fuck, he killed Bun.

Which is bad because his most important order was to keep Bun alive, and not for any other reason.

Without thinking about it, he grabs the unholy water from his pack, spreads some across Bun's forehead, and casts Infernal Healing.

Consciousness! That's good! And pain, which is less good.

Tanidio is standing over him, but he isn't attacking him. "What--" ... presumably he attacked him because he didn't want him in his bed and Bun had made a Terrible Mistake last night. "Sorry."

Bun... thinks he's about to punish him...?

"I'm sorry. I have Worldwound instincts, if something's in my bed it is probably because it's about to kill me."

That's... Better than what he was assuming? "That's fair. And-- sorry about last night."

No, Bun, the whole idea of being Evil is that you don't have to apologize to people for fucking them. Literally or metaphorically.

He casts Detect Thoughts before he says anything.

Most obvious surface thought: Ow. Ribs are not meant to do that. He was enjoying his long run of ribs not doing that.

Underneath that is deep embarassment about being impulsive and stupid, and he's reasonable sure he didn't run rough shod over Tanidio's boundaries, but seeing as how dumb Drunk Bun is he can't actually be sure.

...okay, so, the obvious tactic here is to say that he had a good time. This is good because it involves less lying (and Tanidio dislikes having to maintain lies, it makes everything so much more complicated) and because it encourages Bun to do whatever he wants and assume that it will probably work out fine. 

"You're too beautiful to be sorry."

"And I'm too sober not to be embarassed."

If he holds out a hand, will Tanidio help him up off the floor?

Yep! And then not let go of it. "Do you need something for the hangover?"

"That's going to get better with just some water."

... His torso is actually actively getting better. Huh. "Infernal Healing?"

"Yes. You probably would have died without it, I'm third-circle."

"That sounds about right." He's going to pick being alive-but-exposed-to-a-biohazard every time, but twice in the space of 24 hours?

"I'll just have to remember to sneak back into my own bed."

He wants to explain to Bun that he has been exposed to unholy water, which is not a biohazard, but that would involve admitting to reading Bun's mind-- oh! Great!

"Well, no one says we can only do it at night."

"What, and not use you as a pillow?" Surely that chest is worth risking death for... et tu, Sober Bun?

"A pillow is really not the best thing I can be used for."

So, on the one hand, he would like to give as good as he gets.

Unfortunately all he can give is turning bright red and making a startled spluttering noise.

See, arguably that's a reason to demonstrate how useful he can be!

This is not how he expected his morning to go! ...though it is better than getting his ribs crushed.

"We really shouldn't." 

Tanidio ignores this sentiment and continues to have fun with Bun's neck.

He has a solid theoretical grounding in how women from Osirion work and he's going to apply it.