Sure enough, Shinji's breathing begins to even out to a steady, deep, and slow rhythm. Congratulations, one nap achieved!

Much like his efforts to sleep earlier in the month, this particular nap does come with its share of dreams, less than pleasant, flashing through his mind. Unlike his previous attempts, however, they aren't quite as vivid, and mercifully free of unexpected elements (looking at you, unsettling glitch-person). A nap closer to the kinds he could find himself catching back towards his first month in Havenwell. Not quiet, but not so bad as to shake him out of sleep almost immediately. Just... a Good Enough Nap.