Yohan stared down at his own semi-transparent hand with a complex mix of emotions - disbelief, wonder, and a growing sense of unease. He then turned back to 'Yohan' who still lay there gazing up at the ceiling with an expression carefully neutral...but whose trembling body betrayed the anxiety and fear lurking beneath that facade.
Curiosity got the better of Yohan and he decided to test this apparent auditory connection between them.
"'Yohan', can you really hear me?"
But after several long minutes ticked by in silence broken only by beeping monitors and distant muffled voices from beyond these walls, no response came.
"......."
"............"
Yohan began to doubt himself. Had it just been wishful thinking on his part?
Just as frustration began to set in for Yohan, 'Yohan' finally spoke again - but not in reply to him directly. Instead it sounded like he was talking more to himself than anyone else present.