[While Brennan and Sandy reunite, Lance goes to get water from the refrigerator; there's still pretty much no food in his apartment other than what he's been making sure to get for Sandy, but at least he's managed to stay on keeping water stocked. This batch is from Delight's temple, so free of any effects.
He returns to the living room, offering Brennan one of the bottles as she speaks, and her words answer one question he has; it's been three years. That means she's been home for five or so, since she was here last, and it also means that he can ask--]
Is... Is everyone okay? How are Daisy, and...?
[He can't ask directly about his child, because if he does then the careful semblance of calm that he's been holding onto will completely fall apart in an instant. He doesn't want that to happen in front of Brennan, because she's clearly dealing with enough already.]
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He returns to the living room, offering Brennan one of the bottles as she speaks, and her words answer one question he has; it's been three years. That means she's been home for five or so, since she was here last, and it also means that he can ask--]
Is... Is everyone okay? How are Daisy, and...?
[He can't ask directly about his child, because if he does then the careful semblance of calm that he's been holding onto will completely fall apart in an instant. He doesn't want that to happen in front of Brennan, because she's clearly dealing with enough already.]