[The hand stays where it is, squeezing Hypnos' shoulder hopefully reassuringly--a warm weight to remind the man that he's not alone, or asleep any longer. That gesture in and of itself is telling; Hypnos isn't supposed to be asymmetrical, is he? What exactly was he reaching for, if nothing is meant to be there? Whatever he was dreaming about, it was probably violent and painful.]
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[The hand stays where it is, squeezing Hypnos' shoulder hopefully reassuringly--a warm weight to remind the man that he's not alone, or asleep any longer. That gesture in and of itself is telling; Hypnos isn't supposed to be asymmetrical, is he? What exactly was he reaching for, if nothing is meant to be there? Whatever he was dreaming about, it was probably violent and painful.]