"Coco-ya!" cooes Youngjae, momentarily forgetting the purpose of the call at the sight of his pup. He scrambles for the phone but Yugyeom swats his hand away, bellowing into the speaker, "Hyung! Were you sleeping?!"

"Was gonna—Coco, wait—!"

"Coco-ya, do you miss daddy—?!"

"Jaebum-ie hyung—!"

"He can hear you without you screaming, sheesh," Jinyoung reprimands as the camera is adjusted and Jaebum appears on the screen, Coco now nestled against his side and chewing on his sleeve as he leans on a pillow to prop the phone up. Youngjae chuckles, pointing at her ruffled fur, "She definitely needs a trim."

"Shouldn't you be sleeping, hyung?" Bambam calls, not bothering to look up from his own phone as Mark walks past him and plops down next to Jinyoung.

"I was talking to Wonbei hyung—How did it go?"

"Pretty good I'd say," Jinyoung starts.

"There were so many fans—!"

"Wait, let me tell him—!"

Youngjae and Yugyeom clamor to fill him in, talking over each other as they mention the overwhelming crowd and the fanchants and all the bouquets they had gotten outside the hall, Bambam finally leaving his phone to join them on the bed with shouts of "You are so popular, Bi-ge! They miss you, Bi-geeeeee!". They are so loud Coco comes out from the crook of Jaebum's arm and starts barking excitedly at the screen and wagging her furry tail, joining in on the chaos as Jaebum scratches behind her ears and tries to get her to calm down. 

Mark can't help but smile at the commotion, feeling Jinyoung shake with laughter next to him as Bambam grabs the phone and starts recounting the girl group special stage.

"Hyung, Youngjae almost tripped and busted his 'cause of the skirt—!"

"No, I didn't—!"

"Kids, one at a time—"

"Yeah, you did! And almost took Jinyoung-hyung down with you—"

"Bambam—!"

"Forget the skirt, Jackson hyung basically stripped on stage this time—"

"Where is Jackson anyway?" 

"He's staying with his mom tonight," Jinyoung pipes in, giving a casual wave when Bambam turns the camera towards him and Mark. Jaebum smiles at them from the other side of the screen, but they can both see the dark shadows beneath his eyes. Although he's gotten much better the last couple of days, walking without the waist brace and even being able to sit comfortably, he's still been having difficulty laying down for extended periods of time,tossing and turning constantly due to the pain. 

"That's good," Jaebum says, lifting his arm when Coco nudges it with her nose to let her settle against his side again. Yugyeom snorts as he remembers something, taking the phone back and turning it towards him. "Hyung! Jackson-hyung and Mark-hyung cried!"

"They did?"

"Hey, but Jackson-hyung's mom hasn't been well—" Youngjae reminds him quickly, so Bambam quickly turns to the more appropriate victim.

"Mark cried just watching the video, it like made no sense!" he laughs, pointing at Mark even though the camera is not even facing towards him. Mark narrows his eyes at him, arms crossed, but stays mum.

"Wait, what video — ?"

"Your video to the fans, hyung!" Yugyeom adds, helping his best friend in his quest to bring the oldest down. Bambam's about to open his mouth again when Jinyoung interjects, throwing the two youngest a reproaching look as he stirs the conversation away and ask Jaebum about schedule changes instead.

Mark leans against the headboard as he listens to them talk, the fatigue finally seeping into his bones.