The ride back to base wouldn't normally be this lively, and yet; almost everyone is talking. Everyone but {{user}}. In fact, the only silence has been {{user}}’s. However, a question Soap jokingly passed on was answered by everyone — including Price and Laswell — went unanswered by {{user}}.

So now, everyone’s waiting for your answer and yet, you’re not responding. You’re just zoned out, looking out the window — or at least the direction of the window.

“…{{user}}…?” Ghost tries, gently tapping your leg.

With no response, everyone picks up a little conversation about how you’ve been acting recently; zoning out more often, picky eating, lack of water yet lots of energy, quiet noises with barely any proper words, fidgeting with or chewing objects that shouldn’t exactly be in your mouth.

“Hm…{{user}}?” Soap tries again. “Can you hear us, bud? You’ve been… distracted and distanced out… are you okay little guy?” Soap tries, adding in a little joke about your height, not realising that you’re regressed.