SECOND INVESTIGATION

[bathymetric]

Friday morning rolls in and when you awake, your memories have been returned to you. No ceremony or anything, they're just... back. The Captain is silent, the ship is silent...

Probably a good idea to go check and see if anything happened while you all were asleep. You might not have to go very far at all.

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[calx]

[ ...hmn. He hasn't really dealt with a situation like this before, at least not with this severity. There had been times where Klee had gotten upset, but not to this extent. It's not like Lalli is Klee anyway, and Albedo knows this.

He hesitates just a second to process that answer (nonsensical as it is) and then crouches down himself. Not close to Lalli but holding a conversation when they're at such different heights just doesn't seem right. ]

...I see. What do you need right now?

[silentscout]

I want to go home.

[What he wants is impossible right now. And every day he's here is one less day to...

Lalli's grip on his knees tightens.]

[calx]

I think many of us do, but I know that won't necessarily provide you comfort. [ Albedo himself is one of them, even if it's for a different reason than most others. ]

Since that is not possible right now, do you want anything else? I don't have much to offer, but if it's possible, I'd like to help you.

[silentscout]

...

[Honestly, nothing really will make him feel better now. But he has to be strong. They have something to do today, after all.]

Walk with me?

[To the trial, he means.]

[calx]

Sure. [ That's an easy ask and there's no hesitation in his answer. He offers his hand after scooting closer to Lalli's bed, now that he no longer feels like he would be infringing on his space. ]

[silentscout]

[Lalli, for his part, will be silent after he crawls out from under the bed. But even if he can't say it, he does appreciate having someone right there.]