Humans cannot recall what happened in the last few seconds before falling asleep.
Falling asleep is an instantaneous lapse of consciousness.
Waking feels like fragments rising from the depths of the ocean, gradually piecing together in the process.
When John could think again, he had the sensation of waking up in the middle of the night.
He still remembered Kenichi Sora bidding him farewell before he lost consciousness, and then realized—that was a long time ago.
The first time he opened his eyes, the process was unpleasant.
The first thing John sensed was sound.
The monotonous ticking of machines, very distant, like it was across a layer of water, and then his stomach began to convulse, causing him to curl up and start vomiting.
Nothing filthy came out, only a pain tearing at his chest.
He found himself with a breathing tube, soaked in a tank, and upon opening his eyes he could only see muddied liquid and blurred outlines distorted by the glass.
