[ Akira grabs the blanket to tuck around them both, even knowing that it's a bit of a lost cause since it's the bodily contact that seems to be helping more than anything. ]

You were gone for around two hours... We'll see how long it takes to get back to normal and go from there. [ Akira's thinking about it clinically, because he doesn't think Akechi wants him to be soft about it. Which -- Akira's trying, but he still runs his fingertips up Akechi's arm, soothingly. ]

Does skin to skin help more?