The need for stillness inside the scan was what did him in. Only a few moments after he had been rolled into the machine, with only its quiet hum and the murmur of emotions around him, his eyes drooped to a close and he was out.

Dreams didn't come to him so much as a deeply restful mishmash of impressions. It wasn't until several hours later that he finally awoke, shivering slightly in the cold of the test room, and looked around in bleary confusion.

"'lo?"