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[Millitimed to just after this]
Alyx remains frozen on the spot, lost on thought, for a long while after Kaidan excuses himself.
D0G gently prodding her shoulder finally rouses her from her trance. Mwoooo? he inquires, clearly very worried.
"I--I'm okay, D0G," she says, managing a weak smile.
Mwoooooooo? He sounds, if anything, even more distressed.
"No, really, I'm fine. I just... need some time to get my head on straight." Alyx gives her pet robot a quick hug. "I'll be back soon, okay?"
Bwrrp, says D0G, mollified for the moment.
"Good boy." Alyx gives him one last pat on the shoulder before turning and heading for the stairs to the rental rooms.
Alyx remains frozen on the spot, lost on thought, for a long while after Kaidan excuses himself.
D0G gently prodding her shoulder finally rouses her from her trance. Mwoooo? he inquires, clearly very worried.
"I--I'm okay, D0G," she says, managing a weak smile.
Mwoooooooo? He sounds, if anything, even more distressed.
"No, really, I'm fine. I just... need some time to get my head on straight." Alyx gives her pet robot a quick hug. "I'll be back soon, okay?"
Bwrrp, says D0G, mollified for the moment.
"Good boy." Alyx gives him one last pat on the shoulder before turning and heading for the stairs to the rental rooms.