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It feels good to see him smile. Especially at a time like this. Even though everything is scary, there's at least still some good things.. And Maru's smile may just be the perfect reminder of that fact.

Her gaze follows his to see the spot he's pointing out. She nods, before taking his hand into her own and gently taking him over there like that. Madoka gathers a few of the pillows lying nearby there, putting those together for them to rest on, and then grabs one of the blankets that doesn't seem to have been used to put together the big blanket fort. If they're going to nap, they might as well be cosy.. and Madoka is pretty sure no one else is using these anyway!

"Here." She sits down, patting the spot next to her before fully lying down to rest her head on the pillows. ".. Can you stay like this too..? Instead of going back to a cat, I mean."

That's the way they usually sleep, after all. But under the current circumstances having Maru in this form feels a little safer than having him in his kitty form.

"Unless you mind.."

Maru went when he was pulled up to his feet and followed Madoka, more like a puppy than a cat across the room. He watched while she arranged the pillows and, before he could do his usual and change into something a little more compact, he was being told no. He looked puzzled, but he nodded.

"I don't mind." It really didn't matter to him what way he slept, so long as Madoka was comfortable.

He knelt and then moved to sit and lay back upon the blankets with his head falling onto the pillow beside Madoka. It may not be as comfortable as a bed, but it would do. And they were out of the way enough he was sure they wouldn't bother anyone. "You're sure this is okay?"

She nods - as well as she can while lying down like this, anyway.

"I'm sure." And she sounds fairly certain of that. Especially by Madoka standards, since she sounds a little unsure even of the most normal things most of the time. Sure, Tony might not be too happy to see this, but.. surely even he will understand that Madoka needs some comfort at a moment like this, right? It's not like these are any normal circumstances. Far from it.

Madoka scoots a little closer so she can cling onto Maru's jacket.

"You don't have to be a cat to comfort me, Maru.. I mean.. The way you're so cute when you're a kitty is really nice, but what comforts me the most has nothing to do with what you look like. It's just having you by my side.. That by itself is enough."

Not to mention that under these current circumstances it just feels a little safer to have Maru around looking the way he did when he was fighting to protect her before.

He gave a little huff of a laugh before he moved an arm to slip around Madoka and gently pulled her into his side. He kept the arm loosely around her while his other lifted to slip his hand behind his head. It was... nice to hear that, for some reason. No one had ever really said it before. He'd just assumed that people would find his cat form more approachable, more of a comfort, than his actual self. He knew what he looked like. Tired. Bored. Like he didn't care about anything. And while it was true there wasn't much he really cared about, he cared about Madoka. She was his Eve. She was his friend. So it made him happy to know that she saw him as a comfort no matter what form he was in.

"Then I'll stay like this. And you can rest." Because somehow Maru didn't think he would. The perpetually sleepy Servamp fully intended to keep awake just in case... While he didn't think anything could get them in there, not with so many of the others around, the powerful ones, he still wanted to keep guard over Madoka's sleeping.

Apparently Madoka is happy enough about being pulled over like that, because she immediately settles into Maru's side, resting against him. They may not exactly be lying on a bed, but it feels comfortable all the same this close to him. Besides.. her eyes feel a little heavy. Maybe all these events drained her more than she thought they did..

"It'll be okay?"

She's not really questioning him deciding to stay up - or at least, that seems to be his decision, judging by his wording. Maru naps so often that Madoka really isn't worried about him missing out on some sleep right now, especially when a lot of people are still so tense.

Madoka's voice already sounds a little drowsy now she's so comfortable..

"You won't get bored waiting for me to wake up..?"

"I'll be okay." He'd watch over her. He wanted to. There was still worry something would happen and he wouldn't feel right if he slept and it did and he wasn't quick enough to protect Madoka. So Maru would stay awake. It was his choice...

"I'll be fine. I can just watch everyone." People watching was almost as good as watching tv he supposed. Not that they really had a tv to watch... That was boring. But he could just lay there and watch everyone else, he supposed that could be interesting enough to keep him awake.

It's true that there are a lot of people around to watch right now. So while Madoka can't help but instinctively feel a little guilty for being the only one resting here, she at least thinks Maru has a good point. Maybe she can just sleep for a little bit, just long enough to feel a bit more well-rested..

"Thank you, Maru.."

She closes his eyes, snuggling a bit closer to him.

"See you again when I wake up.."

"'Night, Madoka." He said quietly and said no more, afraid if he did he might force her to reply and delay her sleep. Instead he just went quiet and still and waited for his Eve to fall asleep... Only then did he feel it was save enough to let his arm loosen from around her and relax. Oh, he kept hold of her, but he knew if he held too tight it might cause her to have a restless sleep. He wanted her to feel safe not confined.

Maru lay there and, as he had promised, he watched the people milling about. Content for the moment, to know that Madoka at least, had escaped the mess that haunted the eyes of everyone else.

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