Alex peaked his head into the building that Luna's comm-ring was pinging from. He tentatively stepped in, holding his laptop. He had kept his promise. As soon as he knew that he would not be needed for anything more he found where Luna was the same way he found Shiva and rushed to be with her
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"Oh, thank Merlin...though I don't know why I was so worried." She pauses, shakes her head. "Well, no, that's not true. There's a perfectly good reason for worrying." And she pauses again, eyeing him from across the room. "I'm quite glad you're alright. And Alice." And there is a smile on her face at the mention of the rat, wan though it may be.
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Alex used his heel to scratch at his leg, unphased by his untied shoes. "Wh-why were you w-worried?" He wasn't sure if she just meant that him being in a dangerous situation, or if it was something more complicated. It sounded like it should have been.
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"I don't need much help staying safe," she says, laughter lurking somewhere in her tone as she straightens, Alice in hand. "But thank you."
She watches him, mouth open a bit. After a moment, she tucks her wand behind her left ear (she still has it out from her little sojourn out of the cottage), tugging her long tumble of blonde curls over her shoulder absently.
"We were all in danger, so it only makes sense to worry about friends. I was fairly certain that I was safe--none of the...bobs? Are they called bobs? Anyway, none of them were out this way, so I knew I would be fine, but I had no idea about you and Katara and the others." A pause, and her eyebrows lift slightly. "Have you heard from Katara? Is she alright?"
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Alex nodded, "I ch-checked on her using the c-comm ring, right after you. I think she's sh-shaken, but who isn't?" He rubbed his left arm with his right hand. It hadn't been confirmed, but his gut told him someone was dead. Someone besides just the unnamed pod sleepers.
"They're c-called bombs... an' they show some o-of the w-worst of muggle technology. Always tryin' to find a more efficient way to k-kill each other." He wondered if the wizarding community of her world was the same.
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