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Algie again was fine letting the others speak. It had become increasingly obvious that Heliodora was going nowhere and they were going to be going home. Sooner the better for him at this point.

Sunny's deals didn't seem to be strictly to the letter, which meant Jeremiah possibly didn't have a strict time limit on his quest to bring the kids home. They hadn't even found the other two yet. More pressing matters were some very anxiety inducing chats that were to be had when they got home.

Except Jeremiah, of course, had more to say before he left. Algie wasn't blaming him and didn't yet take a step to leave, but the umbrella did get hooked in the man's belt loop as a precaution.

"What's your connection to this whole --" Alexis waves a hand aimlessly, gesturing at smol and Pax and Heliodora -- "whatever-this-is? Why's your ********' face on the sign?" Their curiosity is hollow, by this point. They're just tired.

Going home doesn't hold too much appeal, though. It's not like their apartment is really 'home'. It's just a place where they live. Maybe a couple more questions, and then they can get home somehow, and they'll sleep for a decade.

Sunny shrugs. "I don't wanna tell you that. I don't owe you s**t, yo."

Page spent too much time gawking at the scene in front of them trying to make sense of it all. And getting sprayed by the torrential and sudden rain (basically a waterfall) that landed on them, sending poor Quixote clambering out of Page's arm. They really hoped it hadn't ruined their notes they took earlier. They nodded vaguely to Kalisha's question. After all, they were just fine, really. Maybe a bit... dazed by the excitement. They arrived near the end of this mess, and it seemed like it was simply... beyond their understanding. They weren't happy with that, but they would take in all the information they could for now.

"Yeah, of course..." Page said, reaching to pick up their wet cat again and hoisting her onto their shoulder. They wanted to get home, see if they could find a book on this. Map out what they'd seen, these creatures? This place was magic but all magic had logic and reasoning to it. But staying around wouldn't help any. They turned to Kalisha and smiled, taking her hand again. "If we aren't together when we pass through the door... we should meet up again, okay? I'm ready to go home."

Zero Dream

Ashdown Crier

Page is ready to go, as is Quixote!

Jeremiah felt Algie hook him, looked over his shoulder and his lips just barely twitched. Not the time to be amused. He turned back as Heliodora spoke, nodding his head slightly. "That works then." Simple enough, really. A glance to Pax because he still did not trust the thing but for now he would have a little faith.

Just a little faith. "I'll figure out something to tell your parents," he added a moment later. Never mind what he would have to figure out for Zac and himself. That was going to be a headache. The detective looked to Sunny, blue-green eyes focused on her.

"I'll see you later, Sunny. Might even bring you a pack of smokes." He would, absolutely. It was easier to trade in than anything else. There was a conversation with her that would need to happen. One he would need to have (and it as one he did not look forward to all the same).

"Let's get out of here, Alg." It was quietly said because ... really. Jeremiah was fully expecting to be marched out. Not that Algie unhooked the umbrella from his belt loop.

Algie nodded at Jeremiah and tugged him along where the other's seemed to be going. He paused a moment to turn to Heliodora, "I'll take care of your book."

He wasn't sure if it had meaning in the grand scheme of things, but since it had showed them her memories- or at least memories of her- Algie felt obligated to protect it.

So much, so fast. Ves could only stand and take it all in as words were exchanged. But as people began to leave, she found herself moving as well, throwing a glance back at Heliodora and Pax as she did. Interesting, she thought. And perhaps not quite as terrifying as it had all seemed not too long ago.

Brie just shook her umbrella to clean the rain and stared at Rabbit and Tory. Of all this madness, all she was prepared to do was go home.

She just wanted to go back.

"We can leave." She looked at Tory and then took his sleeve gently. "Are you going to stay?" she rested the umbrella on her shoulder and took Rabbit's next. "I don't think we should." Because hello, Dream world was no go bruhs.