"...you sure?" Evan asked hesitantly.

"100%." Izzy confirmed.

"Well... a pair of their Paradise Shakes would be great." he told her. "And they're fully customisable, so... it could get complicated." he then warned.

"Shoot." she responded.

Evan then rattled off a milkshake build for himself, and one for Blair as well, and Izzy had to admit, the customisation options were pretty expansive. Thankfully, the drinks Evan ordered weren't TOO bad, relatively speaking.

"Again, thanks." he repeated.

Evan nodded in response.

"All right then." he responded.

They had their small talk for that 20 minutes, and when the delivery arrived, they both saw it was a decent amount of stuff. The order had been pretty siseable, and it looked like a pile of sweetness.

When Izzy had paid the person and then they left, she looked over, and saw Evan's full attention was on the food.

And she could faintly hear him purr.

Evan looked at what was sent, and nodded.

"Right, the cupcakes for me, the large-ass brownie for Blair, and a drink for both of us." he said.

"Looks like everything's here." he commented, looking over all that was there.

"Thanks, Izzy!" he said to her with a smile.

"There anything I can do to repay you for this?" he asked, before pausing.

"...aside from paying you back when I actually CAN." he stated. "I mean right NOW, under these circumstances."

Evan gathered them up, and nodded at her.

"Will do!" he exclaimed. "Bye for now!" he said, before bounding off with the treasure trove of sucrose, leaving Izzy to laugh again... and then wonder if her offering of something sweet would get Jake to, even if briefly, come back to his old self again.

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Ty's world was darkness and void again, but as he felt the sensation of pain (which he was all but numb to at this point) returning to him, he saw the darkness part, and the familiar scenery of the room he had been confined to come into view.

He then noticed he was surrounded by spiders. Spiders that very much looked not of this world, with nightmare proportions and phobia-inducing visages.

He rolled onto his back, and then saw a large arachnophobic nightmare looming over him, which caused him to flinch and freeze for a moment... before sighing.

"Still not used to waking up to you like THAT..." he muttered.

Ty opened his mouth to say something, but then paused. And thought. He took in his own body and thoughts for a moment, seemingly staring off into space while he did so, before looking back at her.

"Better." he said.

"Like, a LOT better." he told her.

"As in, holy shit, I feel like MYSELF again." he then commented, as he slowly got to a sitting position.

"Granted, it took a while, and it was a HELLISH while, but I think I'm finally feeling like, well, ME again." he reiterated. "So yeah, this feels pretty good." he commented further, before he looked around and saw the spiders surrounding him.

"...I think you can tell them to not be in attack formation now, or whatever..." he murmured anxiously.

"....uh. Right. Yeah." Ty muttered.

"Yeah. Not done, still inside me, creepy, blab-blah-blah." he mumbled.

"Let's talk about YOU." he said.

"Are YOU okay?" he asked. "Because you are NOT looking good. At all." he commented. "You are a lot more pale than you usually are, you look malnourished, which is strange for a demon, but that's what it looks like..." he went on. "...and your eyes are just... duller." he commented further.

"Is doing this taking some kinda toll on you?" he asked.

"Because it sure seems it."

"I... ah..." Ty muttered, thinking a moment.

"Well... yeah. Yeah, I could eat. Always CAN after dying and coming back." he muttered with a sigh.

"But... y'know, only if you're sure." he then stated. "Seriously, your life may not be in jeopardy, but... it's still not good to see you in such a state." he reasoned, shaking his head.

"But yeah... food would be nice." he stated, thinking about it for a moment.

"Not... sure what, admittedly." he then said. "Maybe a burger or something..."

Again, Ty thought for a moment. He seemed to be paralysed by the decision... but before she could say anything, he seemed to snap out of it and looked right at her.

"I'll tell you, I just want one of those thick greasy burgers you get from those roadside vendors or food trucks." be told her. "Nothin' fancy, nothing fast food, just a burger you get from 1 or 2 guys runnin' the entire operation." he stated.

He then paused for a moment, and cleared his throat.

"...if... that's okay." he then stated, a smidgen of hesitation to his tone.

"You have final say in this."

Ty stopped and thought for a moment.

"Wow." he said. "If it's that bad for a Ramaarin's health, it HAS to be good." he commented. "But, then again, a Ramaarin can't just come back from a heart attack." he laughed wryly.

"And preferences?" he asked.

"Uhhhh... hm." he mumbled, thinking about it. For about 5 seconds.

"Oh! Mushrooms." he said. "Sautéed mushrooms on it. That's the best. And bacon as well." he added.

Ty watched her go, and then looked around again. He was silent, before getting up slowly and going to lie down on the bed. He looked at himself, all over, before sighing heavily and shaking his head.

"...I am going to find a way to pay you back." he said quietly.

"And I am going to find a way to get even, too." he growled.

"This was the final straw, damn it." he cursed, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

'And I hope she's not lying to me.' he then thought.