[There's a slight smile in the question. Tired, worn. He'll deal with the feelings surrounding all of this once everything is in place. Once they're somewhere off the streets. Warmer. Keith looks... he looks like he did when he first got to Deerington. Before the Pit - ]
[His Omen headbutts the back of his leg, angling toward the lamp at the end of the boardwalk. He follows her, the hand at Keith's back reaching to dig into her fur, instead. Grounding.]
It's something like that. This is called "the Waking World", Trench. Before that, the Dream. "Deerington". [A shake of his head.] It's a really long story.
[Before they reach the lamp, he hesitates, staring at the warm little light. Gathering the words he wants to say properly.] People came and went, a lot. They'd wake up, then go back to sleep again. Almost the whole team was there, at one point.
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[There's a slight smile in the question. Tired, worn. He'll deal with the feelings surrounding all of this once everything is in place. Once they're somewhere off the streets. Warmer. Keith looks... he looks like he did when he first got to Deerington. Before the Pit - ]
[His Omen headbutts the back of his leg, angling toward the lamp at the end of the boardwalk. He follows her, the hand at Keith's back reaching to dig into her fur, instead. Grounding.]
It's something like that. This is called "the Waking World", Trench. Before that, the Dream. "Deerington". [A shake of his head.] It's a really long story.
[Before they reach the lamp, he hesitates, staring at the warm little light. Gathering the words he wants to say properly.] People came and went, a lot. They'd wake up, then go back to sleep again. Almost the whole team was there, at one point.
... including you.