[Ronan's fingers tighten a little as he looks from Adam and then back to his double, thinking suddenly about what would happen if the other thing got the drop on Adam in his absence. It would be simple enough to switch clothes, to pretend to be Adam and, although he hates himself for it, Ronan can't quite tell the difference between the two of them when they're just staring at him like this.
But they need to tie this creature up somehow, and Ronan is the only one who can get supplies quickly enough to be of any use, and so after another moment's thought, he steps closer to Adam, drawing him closer and pressing his mouth against Adam's good ear, shielding his face from the view of the other boy.]
Codeword's salvus. So I know it's you.
[And with that he pulls back, satisfied with his own quick thinking, and he casts another look back toward the double, who hasn't said anything in the past few moments. It's unnerving- maybe it's planning something?- but they have to imprison it somehow, and Ronan doesn't trust it enough to take it back home without being tied up in some manner.
He moves back toward one of the nearby trees before hefting himself to sit in front of it and tilting his head back with a sigh. He's not going to sleep easy, knowing that Adam is left with only a gun to protect himself from whatever this thing is, but it's necessary if they're going to move forward from here.
It takes him longer than it should to drift off, but eventually he manages, his hands going slack and drooping into the grass next to his thighs.]
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[Ronan's fingers tighten a little as he looks from Adam and then back to his double, thinking suddenly about what would happen if the other thing got the drop on Adam in his absence. It would be simple enough to switch clothes, to pretend to be Adam and, although he hates himself for it, Ronan can't quite tell the difference between the two of them when they're just staring at him like this.
But they need to tie this creature up somehow, and Ronan is the only one who can get supplies quickly enough to be of any use, and so after another moment's thought, he steps closer to Adam, drawing him closer and pressing his mouth against Adam's good ear, shielding his face from the view of the other boy.]
Codeword's salvus. So I know it's you.
[And with that he pulls back, satisfied with his own quick thinking, and he casts another look back toward the double, who hasn't said anything in the past few moments. It's unnerving- maybe it's planning something?- but they have to imprison it somehow, and Ronan doesn't trust it enough to take it back home without being tied up in some manner.
He moves back toward one of the nearby trees before hefting himself to sit in front of it and tilting his head back with a sigh. He's not going to sleep easy, knowing that Adam is left with only a gun to protect himself from whatever this thing is, but it's necessary if they're going to move forward from here.
It takes him longer than it should to drift off, but eventually he manages, his hands going slack and drooping into the grass next to his thighs.]