[ i'll be okay, she says, like he's heard her say a number of times before. crimson meets merlot for a moment, unblinking, before he heads down the path in front of them. she needn't make the effort to reassure him, but after their time together, he understands that it's become a habit; instinctual, now that they've been reduced to merely two. ]
The research lab.
[ as much as he dislikes the idea of it. but a lab has always been a lab: a wealth of information stored, but never freely given. ]
The data may not have survived, but the equipment could be useful.
@promisely
[ i'll be okay, she says, like he's heard her say a number of times before. crimson meets merlot for a moment, unblinking, before he heads down the path in front of them. she needn't make the effort to reassure him, but after their time together, he understands that it's become a habit; instinctual, now that they've been reduced to merely two. ]
The research lab.
[ as much as he dislikes the idea of it. but a lab has always been a lab: a wealth of information stored, but never freely given. ]
The data may not have survived, but the equipment could be useful.