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Eion grinned a little bit when he said he'd fit in with their oddball family. It would be good, since he didn't even really fit in with his birth family. He offered to let Eion stand with him while they did paperwork, but he didn't really want to do that. He mentioned packing and a playroom, which confused the boy. Just where did they live that could have a playroom? Did that mean they were loaded? Were they just adopting him as like... a charitable good deed thing? He bit his lip, wanting to tell Reggie and Max that he was being adopted. He never really thought he'd go before they did. Then again, Reggie had bigger fish on his plate now, and Max had another friend here... that Finney kid, or whatever his name was.

Suddenly, the man mentioned telling his friends, and Eion vaguely wondered if he'd read his mind. Maybe it'd be better if he told Reggie and Max, rather than letting the grown ups do his dirty work. He looked up at the blonde, then back down at his feet. "I gotta tell 'em... but maybe alone. You can go do papers with Luke, and I'm gonna go find 'em." But what should he say? He'd only ever had to tell his mom goodbye, but it was in a room full of angry child services guys. Now he had to say goodbye to his best friends. He walked into the room they all shared, spotting Max and Reggie. Reggie, it seemed was just waking up, which was probably going to make Eion seem like a jerk. "Hey guys, hold onto your eyeballs, I got some news." He offered up his most mischievous grin, then followed his words. "I'm movin' out. Some guy decided to adopt me. So now I'm only gonna have one brother, insteada you two. But... I'm really gonna miss you guys." He said the last line, voice cracking a bit. He felt tears well up in his good eye, but tried not to cry so his friends wouldn't be sad.

Eion looked a bit confused when Reggie hurried to tell him not to close his suitcase. He hadn't forgotten anything, right? Suddenly, he was being presented with Patch, who was Reggie's stuffed bunny. Eion remembered the other boy cuddling with it before he'd been bitten. Perhaps the bunny was cursed (at least, that's what he was going to tell people). "He's not too ratty. He's just perfect. Plus, I need a patchy-up bunny to take on my adventures!" He wrapped Reggie in yet another hug, looking over at Max when he said it was something to remember them by. "Pft, like I could ever forget you two goobers! I'll come visit before you know it!" He grinned brightly, pulling Max into a hug as well. He was going to miss those two, though he couldn't say he'd miss Wool's as a whole. He set Patch carefully in his suitcase, then snapped the latches. He didn't know how much longer he had before the grownups came to get him, but he didn't want them to have to search either. "G'bye guys. I'll make sure to write! And once you guys get adopted, don't forget to remember me too!" He grinned, then tugged his suitcase along behind him in search of Emeric.

Eion looked up at Emeric, wondering if the paperwork and boring stuff was almost done. He wiped his eye on his sleeve, trying to appear like he hadn't been crying. "Yea, I'm ready. I've got my bag here too." He gestured lamely at the bag beside him, thinking it pretty obvious that it was his. The man took his bag and loaded it in a car, and Eion shuffled slowly after. He absolutely hated living at the orphanage... so why was it so hard to leave?

He walked outside, shivering a bit in the chilly winter wind. When Emeric said he was getting a wave, the boy turned in place. He spotted his friends in the window and waved back, lip trembling as he tried his best not to cry. He never, ever could have imagined it would be so hard to say goodbye. He wiped away a stray tear on his sleeve, then sighed as he climbed into the car to begin his brand new life.