December 19th 2209 8:19 PM

  We drove for just over four hours, staying out of town. We are heading to the coast. My friends Aja and Mika live out there. I remember them of course. Most of my memory is intact- I only seem to be missing the short term. Niko and I have worked it out to about eight months.

  I'm considering telling him about the creeping sense of dread I feel whenever my attention is drawn to him. But I don't think it's wise to let on that I don't trust him yet. He's either following my every word without question, or a very good actor. I hope it's the former, but I won't chance it.

  Niko is sleeping now. He was clearly exhausted. Neither of us knows how long he was walking around when he came to. He asked me how he was able to walk and carry me without being awake. I expined to him what a bckout was. He said he's never experienced anything like it.

  He asked if my head hurt. It doesn't. He cims his is "killing" him. So I checked him. He doesn't have a concussion, or anything else that causes any immediate red fgs. I'm loathe to admit the problem must be his augs. I asked when the st time he drank anything was and he said that was probably it like the possibility had never occurred to him. He seems rather out of touch with his own bodily sensations. I will need to keep a close watch over him.