Giving Edy a look, Loren opened his mouth to make a snarky comment, but before he could, she was dragged off. Shrugging, he made his way over to the alchemist, who’d stood up by the time Loren had arrived. However happy Remi might’ve been to see Loren, it was nothing compared to how happy the librarian was. Returning the other man’s hug tenfold, Loren let his other concerns wash away for a moment; even if there were still other people who he needed to find, with Remi, Loren knew they’d get through it. After everything the two of them had been through, Loren very much felt that he had earned the right to hold the other man in the librarian’s arms. Whatever else had happened, this relationship was something they’d both decided they were going to fight for. Just because there was something really strange going on didn’t change that, at least not in Loren’s mind. Maybe the alchemist felt differently, but it didn’t seem that way.
Returning Remi’s smile, Loren felt his own fade before too long. “I’m here. We’re here. We're okay.” They could have a discussion about where here was and what that meant and all of that. But later. For now they should get organized. Turning to look at the woman, Loren nodded. “Follow me.” If she wasn’t going to take over and just make suggestions, he would; Loren was also pretty sure that the alchemist would follow suit, but if not, the librarian would make his way over to Ronin.
If the captain would allow it, Loren would give Ronin a hug: it would be slightly less affectionate than the one the librarian had exchanged with Remi, but for once the Launceleyn needed some comfort, even if he was keeping it together well. Regardless, he'd greet the other man. “Hey. It’s good to see you. I’m glad you’re okay. We can talk later, but for now, where do you need us?” There didn’t seem to be much of a plan right now beyond ‘gather everyone together.’ That made sense, but they needed some guidance and Loren didn’t think people would listen to him. If he had to, though, he could and would start whipping people into shape.
Returning Remi’s smile, Loren felt his own fade before too long. “I’m here. We’re here. We're okay.” They could have a discussion about where here was and what that meant and all of that. But later. For now they should get organized. Turning to look at the woman, Loren nodded. “Follow me.” If she wasn’t going to take over and just make suggestions, he would; Loren was also pretty sure that the alchemist would follow suit, but if not, the librarian would make his way over to Ronin.
If the captain would allow it, Loren would give Ronin a hug: it would be slightly less affectionate than the one the librarian had exchanged with Remi, but for once the Launceleyn needed some comfort, even if he was keeping it together well. Regardless, he'd greet the other man. “Hey. It’s good to see you. I’m glad you’re okay. We can talk later, but for now, where do you need us?” There didn’t seem to be much of a plan right now beyond ‘gather everyone together.’ That made sense, but they needed some guidance and Loren didn’t think people would listen to him. If he had to, though, he could and would start whipping people into shape.
