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Ricardo's mind lied somewhere between the brink of insanity and slipping out of consciousness. He had to finish what he started. By now, Andy was reaching out with his other hand for the wall. Once he was able to start pulling himself up, Ricardo let go and began doing the same...

A wave of relief washed over Ricardo's entire being as he laid on the stone sidewalk, next to a completely naked Andy. Poor guy looked miserable lying there. "How is he ever going to recover from such trama?" Ricardo thought to himself. Then another thought hit him. He too was naked; while never fully immersed in the lava, the heat had caused a fire to creep up and eat away at the rest of his shirt. Thinking back to all the scantly dressed people near the city's center, their appearance wouldn't cause much alarm. Still, the instinct to be covered was strong enough to move his hands over his crotch. 

As the last of his skin finished repairing itself, Ricardo sat up to speak out to Andy, [b]"Hey. Are you awake?"[/b]