Twenty Eight Truffula Trees

[whichwayyoulean]

[Friends]

[He'd meant to do this yesterday, but the Lorax arriving had thrown him off. Still, the forest guardian had done him some good. It meant he had to try to piece himself together again, or at least start to. But there was something more important to attend to now. After losing Zelos and House (the memory of watching the latter die engraved on his brain and refusing to leave) he needs to know...]

Okay guys, if you could tell me if you got out of that mess now would be a really great time. Don't make me come looking for you, because I'm pretty sure someone in here will drag me back to bed before I can pathetically shuffle as far as the door. We'd be at it all day.

Just...check in.

[Mom]

[He didn't want to make this filter. He'd rather her not know where he is. Perhaps, even, he has the smallest hope her visit in the castle was brief. Enough to shake him up before she went home again. One last wonderful stab in the chest to remember her by.

...But she's still his mother. And he still needs to know if she's okay]

I asked after you. Where were you? Are you still here?

Comments

[rose_of_battle]

[She won't!]

And no boot, right?

[A pause.]

Does Clint need fed?

[whichwayyoulean]

No boot, I absolutely promise.

[He nods] Yeah, and Wilson.

[rose_of_battle]

Okay. I'll take care of it.

[She's in the middle of rising when...]

Wilson?

[whichwayyoulean]

He's the mutant newt that-

[He's quiet for a moment, and when he speaks again, his tone is much sadder]

That someone important gave to me.

[rose_of_battle]

[She looks at him in understanding and when she responds, her voice is soft.]

I'll make sure he's well taken care of. That both of them are.

[whichwayyoulean]

[She gets something of a weak smile for her troubles]

Thanks, Sheena. I appreciate it.

[rose_of_battle]

[She returns that smile.]

It's no problem. [And she rises completely.] I'll be back as soon as I can, okay?

[whichwayyoulean]

Yeah, sure thing. [He gives her an idle wave] See you later.

[rose_of_battle]

[With a nod, she leaves, already planning her course of action, which begins with approaching his room with a smile at the lack of a boot greeting her, before knocking and entering to take care of the animals before going through with the rest of her idea.]