[ She mumbles something inaudible after he shakes her. Maybe it's a grumble to ask him to get off of her, or maybe it's a complaint that he's such a bother. But he deserves neither of those comments; the bottom line is that she's feeling far more lethargic than before, as if she's trudging through a river carrying a pebble for each prayer she's heard to date. One misstep, and she can be pulled under with the current.

Fortunately his resolve in this matter is working. She lifts up a hand not push him up, but to rub an eye. ] P...prayers. Right. But I'm so tired, can't someone else answer them for us jus'... [ A yawn. ] Jus' once?

[ But she stops there suddenly, looking beyond his shoulder. ] U--....uh-oh... We've got company. [ Smaller ayakashi have gathered around them, drawn by their sin of sloth. ]