Apartment Above Wellspring Arms, Sunday Noon

[spring_lost]

Nathan was pacing across his apartment with device and readings in hand, his laptop beeping quietly in the background on some of his last--

Well, he didn't really have to mention any of that.

So close. He was getting so close...

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[flowering_mind]

Ino didn't know why she wound up here, but yesterday he'd been nice and he wasn't like mean lady and...

But she was there, and banging with a tiny fist on the door.

[spring_lost]

His gaze pulled away from the papers in his hand for a minute.

He could just ignore whatever was going on out there-- then again, the island seemed to be in some kind of crisis. After a moment's debate, Nathan put everything down on the table, quietly moving downstairs towards the door--

Ino.

He opened it.

"Can I help you?"

[flowering_mind]

She flung herself at his legs, wanting to cling, and burst into tears.

Stupid mean lady.

[spring_lost]

That was--

Cable reached down with both hands in something approaching a very awkward, tiny hug. He could say something. It just didn't happen to be his forte. "Ino?"