[The reports about the cleanliness of the ductwork are really just insulting. On the upside, Yuan is patching all kinds of holes in his security. Kratos has only himself to thank for the increased difficulty of his escapes as time goes on.]

[Yuan does occasionally still find the need to shave Kratos in his sleep. It's ridiculous. But he ascribes it to the not-quite-hostile exchange of inconveniences between them, and keeps doing it. It hasn't gotten any more strange or correct to see Kratos with a beard or even significant amounts of stubble.]

[Today, when he heads into Kratos's room to uncuff him -- having desired not to wake up to a concerned junior officer telling him that Aurion is in the ventilation again and they don't really know which way he went -- Yuan pauses at the door to fold his arms and stare disapprovingly at Kratos and the unacceptable levels of scruff.]

[He has personal grooming items available to him. This is clearly just spite.]

[...Probably.]

I see you're awake. Good morning.