Will's eyes are bright (a little too bright, a manic sort of energy behind them) as he opens the door. As she and Hjerte hugs him, he closes his eyes tight and hugs her tightly back. It's amazing he hadn't realized how touch-starved he was, not until he came to the Barge. Now he feels like he needs to soak up forty-years' worth of care to make up for it.
"Hi, Ulla. Hello, Hjerte," he says to both of them. "Thank you for coming."
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Malcolm hangs back a little, but takes his hug when it's offered. He laughs faintly for what feels like the first time in a year, though it's just been... what? Twenty-four hours?
"Hjerte's tentacles tickle," he says with delight as he pulls back from the hug. He returns to his place near Will's elbow. "Can I get you some tea or...." He glances at the kitchen. "Mineral water?"
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Ulla clings to Will for a moment, asking him, "You're really
alright?"
To Malcolm, Hjerte replies with warm amusement, "Do they? Taylor's never
said so." And Ulla adds, "Tea would be nice. Can I come? I wanted to check
on you too." Plus she has something to give him, if they get a moment's
privacy and Malcolm seems up for it.
But she's simultaneously holding her arm out towards Will and letting
Hjerte clamber down it, to hold onto Will in her stead for a moment. She
can't quite be in two places at once, but these days she gets a lot closer
than most people manage. The two of them don't need to consult aloud,
they're in full agreement that Will isn't getting even marginally left on
his own. And if Will wants to come to the kitchen, the bracelet will keep
as long as it needs to.
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Re: Shortly after Jedao's post about Justine, video
"Hi, Ulla. Hello, Hjerte," he says to both of them. "Thank you for coming."
Re: Shortly after Jedao's post about Justine, video
"Hjerte's tentacles tickle," he says with delight as he pulls back from the hug. He returns to his place near Will's elbow. "Can I get you some tea or...." He glances at the kitchen. "Mineral water?"
Re: Shortly after Jedao's post about Justine, video
Ulla clings to Will for a moment, asking him, "You're really alright?"
To Malcolm, Hjerte replies with warm amusement, "Do they? Taylor's never said so." And Ulla adds, "Tea would be nice. Can I come? I wanted to check on you too." Plus she has something to give him, if they get a moment's privacy and Malcolm seems up for it.
But she's simultaneously holding her arm out towards Will and letting Hjerte clamber down it, to hold onto Will in her stead for a moment. She can't quite be in two places at once, but these days she gets a lot closer than most people manage. The two of them don't need to consult aloud, they're in full agreement that Will isn't getting even marginally left on his own. And if Will wants to come to the kitchen, the bracelet will keep as long as it needs to.