Oxy gingerly stitches up your head wound so it won’t heal weird the next time you drink.

Jay sticks close, offers his hand for squeezing as Oxy works.  You don’t need it, the pills Dave had brought you made quick work of the worst of your pain, but you take it anyway.

Dave, in the meantime, has set up shop in front of the transportalizer, guarding it, you, everybody from whatever the forces might think to send your way.

Martha has taken a spot beside Dave.  For the same reasons, maybe; she stands at the ready and keeps her head on a swivel between the transportalizer and the front door.  Good dog.

Dirk... Dirk worries you.  You’re freshly revived, and yet, he looks even worse off.  Dull eyes, blank expression.  You pity him.  He’s seen too much, you wish it could have been Cath or Jingle, somebody less emotionally invested in you.

And then, a newcomer.  A troll of some significant stature, his arrival puts you on edge until you’re told that he is Dirk’s moirail.  Equius, you remember being told about him.  Anybody who can help Dirk is welcome in your home right about now.

i’d like t0 meet with y0u t0m0rr0w. if i’m g0ing t0 send a bunch 0f l0ved 0nes int0 y0ur castle, i want t0 stake it 0ut and make sure it’s 0k. i’m n0t saying i d0n’t trust y0u, but.

(( @arsenic-centaur​ did another one, I’m gonna have a heart attack. Here we see a dork who is too high to walk home, and told his moirail is was good training to carry him.))

You’ve felt this before. A long time ago, you felt this same despair. You’re hovering over Heat and Clockwork, wings fluttering, when the vision strikes you. Him again. Fucking Equius. Was once not enough? Your bicolored gaze sweeps around, looking for the tall tower, and you fly full speed towards it. The knowledge comes to you as you fly. You know exactly where to go.

When you reach the transport pad you’re crackling, but then you realize it won’t get you there. But then you hear a bark. It seems someone’s working in your favor. You grab the dog when he jumps at you, expecting to be teleported. He’s hungry, no doubt.