Though Varian is awake early as he usually is, he doesn't wake and immediately leave Broadhurst to get to work either. He can feel the depression of the bed beside him, reminding him he isn't alone...that Rina is there, having spent the night. Ruddiger sleeps between their pillows, curled in a tight little ball. He can hear the distant sounds of other people out and about already, but that's just what it is.
Distant.
Varian tries to go back to sleep. He wants to hope that dream was just that: a dream.
Eventually, he has to get up. He's alone by now, having been here for everyone waking and leaving. He has to. And so he does, though he's a bit quiet and somber this morning even compared to yesterday. It seems, perhaps, everything is finally sinking in...it's becoming a reality through the shock. He no doubt has heard- maybe seen for himself, by now- that the doors finally opened. He doesn't need to try to fight to get out anymore. Even if what he'd done personally hadn't effected it...they can leave. He doubts it's as easy as just leaving, but...
He goes to the Auto Shop to spend nearly the entire day working on the car. The outside isn't going anywhere, and if they could actually leave the others would have called a meeting or something by now, it's fine. He needs to work, hard, and not think.
...all of that hard working pays off, because all of a sudden as Varian is up in the front tapping wires together to try to hot wire the thing, the car engine roars to life.
After that small victory, Varian will actually venture outside. He doesn't go too far, though he will go at least to the start of the forest as he gently pulls Ruddiger off his shoulders and sets him into the grass.]
Go ahead, buddy. It's alright.
[Ruddiger is of course ecstatic to see the trees, immediately darting off to climb all the way to the very top of the nearest one. He zips back down, runs around Varian's ankles, and does this a couple more times with some other trees. Varian has no plans to go anywhere right now, so he's fine staying with Ruddiger while he does this.]
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I know that I've disappointed you.
Though Varian is awake early as he usually is, he doesn't wake and immediately leave Broadhurst to get to work either. He can feel the depression of the bed beside him, reminding him he isn't alone...that Rina is there, having spent the night. Ruddiger sleeps between their pillows, curled in a tight little ball. He can hear the distant sounds of other people out and about already, but that's just what it is.
Distant.
Varian tries to go back to sleep. He wants to hope that dream was just that: a dream.
Eventually, he has to get up. He's alone by now, having been here for everyone waking and leaving. He has to. And so he does, though he's a bit quiet and somber this morning even compared to yesterday. It seems, perhaps, everything is finally sinking in...it's becoming a reality through the shock. He no doubt has heard- maybe seen for himself, by now- that the doors finally opened. He doesn't need to try to fight to get out anymore. Even if what he'd done personally hadn't effected it...they can leave. He doubts it's as easy as just leaving, but...
He goes to the Auto Shop to spend nearly the entire day working on the car. The outside isn't going anywhere, and if they could actually leave the others would have called a meeting or something by now, it's fine. He needs to work, hard, and not think.
...all of that hard working pays off, because all of a sudden as Varian is up in the front tapping wires together to try to hot wire the thing, the car engine roars to life.
After that small victory, Varian will actually venture outside. He doesn't go too far, though he will go at least to the start of the forest as he gently pulls Ruddiger off his shoulders and sets him into the grass.]
Go ahead, buddy. It's alright.
[Ruddiger is of course ecstatic to see the trees, immediately darting off to climb all the way to the very top of the nearest one. He zips back down, runs around Varian's ankles, and does this a couple more times with some other trees. Varian has no plans to go anywhere right now, so he's fine staying with Ruddiger while he does this.]