Ciel had been at his desk, a stack of paperwork at his side, signing and reading over various bills that needed to be paid. It was tiring, boring work, but work that needed to be done, especially with regards to Funtom and the most recent catastrophe that had happened. If the company was targeted again, who knew what the outcome would be?

Thus, Ciel was focused, the room silent save for the tick of a clock on the wall. Needless to say, the gasp of Alois suddenly waking in the chair not far off drew his attention away from thoughts of numbers and money, focusing it immediately on the other boy in the room.

"Are you alright?"