Right. So you'd think, but you never know.

[ people are selfish, sometimes. not strohl, but. dang.

anyhow - the perking up makes him smile, too, brief because that's his blorbo!!! though it flickers away fast as he continues. ]

...Yeah. That was the plan, right up until it wasn't. Something went wrong, when we tried to leave together. [ mods voice: funny ] For as awful as this whole situation is, I'm thankful we've the chance to try again - hardly any time's passed for her, but it's been months, for me. All that stress.