The surge of adrenalin fear-anger-surprise-relief began to fade, and in its wake left the more physical pains it had blocked. Vex wasn't planning on letting go of her brother any time soon, but he was clinging just as much, putting pressure on a body bruised and battered by a giant tentacle. "Gent-ly, brother," she gasped softly.

Vax was here, and all right. Percy was here, and all right. And going to find Kash... who was also here? And none of them wet, at least not before hugging Vex. It was finally starting to sink in, enough for things to really not make sense.

"Look at me." Vex cupped Vax's cheek with one hand, trying to see answers in his eyes. The other hand she maneuvered stealthily into a gap along his armor intending to pinch him, hard.