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[perfektsymmetry]

[A) Crowe is out for a walk today, looking exhausted as he sometimes does. Nightmares have been back after the zombie incident, so he hasn't been sleeping well. He yawns as he casually tosses papers to people's houses... but they're not going where they should be. They might be heading through your window, into the garden or right for your head

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[a_gentle_boy]

((Because I missed Callie's response, whoops.))

[Lucas will be trudging home from school a bit later, having decided that one hour of piano practice today was enough. He'll call out as he enters.]

Hi, Mr. Silence...! I'm home.

[perfektsymmetry]

[Crowe's head pokes out from the dining room, and he gives a little wave.]

Oh, there you are. Um. I brought dinner. I wanted to see how you were doing.

[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas startles a bit before relaxing - It was rare they got visitors, after all.]

Oh, Crowe! You... made dinner?

[There is a brief trailing off as Lucas processes this. Because, after all... Silence who made the meals before was...]

That's really nice of you. Thanks...

[perfektsymmetry]

S-Sure. I uh, figured you guys could use the help. I-I'm not fantastic cook by any means, so I hope it's okay.

[a_gentle_boy]

I'm sure it's a lot better than anything I could do. Thanks a lot, really! Can I ask what I should look forward to later?

[perfektsymmetry]

Ah, baked chicken and mashed potatoes. Nothing fancy. Maybe I can bake something for dessert though...

[a_gentle_boy]

Oh, no, we couldn't ask you to do that... It's already too much to accept.

...Was, um, everything alright afterwards with you?

[perfektsymmetry]

Ah, I don't mind, really. I-I'm better at baking anyway.

Um, yeah, I-I was okay. How about you?

[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas nods a bit.]

I went looking for more people, afterwards, but... I didn't really find anyone. I should have just stayed with the two of you.

[perfektsymmetry]

It's okay. We had gone out to try and help others, too. Y-You can't always predict what might happen.

[a_gentle_boy]

...

I can't even protect someone who lives in the same house as me. I don't know why I think I can help anyone else. ...I should've...

[perfektsymmetry]

L-Lucas, you were out trying to help people. You can't hold it against yourself. It could have happened to anyway. I-I was the one that was there with Silence, I should have...

[He shakes his head to chase the thoughts away.] I won't let something like that happen to him again. You can be sure of that.

[a_gentle_boy]

...

[He'll nod slightly, and after a few moments, lift his head back up with a faint smile.]

I should... think about how I ought to help him now. I don't think I can cook, anyway.

[perfektsymmetry]

[Crowe's look softens at that.] Don't worry. I'm not the best cook, but I can handle it for now. I'm sure he'll need help with the chores and things around the house, though.

[a_gentle_boy]

Do you think I could try to learn a little from you? We can't ask you to cook for us every day. ...I guess we can let the drone do it, too.

[perfektsymmetry]

I'm still learning myself, but I can teach you what I know.

A-And I wouldn't mind helping out, really. There's a drone mother at our place again, and their cooking can get a bit, um... stale.