Felix blinks to see Grant answering the door, and the man is so tall and broad that he can't see anything past him into the room. He frowns, a spike of alarm going through him, and the part of him that's coiled up tightly waiting for more shoes to drop wants to tell Grant to get out of his way.
Instead, Felix says, "It's...me, yes." Then, to Grant directly, a little sharper than intended, "What's going on? Did something happen to Claude, too?"
Clearly Claude's not asleep, but...just as clearly, something's wrong, and...Goddess, Felix can't handle losing both of them at once.
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Instead, Felix says, "It's...me, yes." Then, to Grant directly, a little sharper than intended, "What's going on? Did something happen to Claude, too?"
Clearly Claude's not asleep, but...just as clearly, something's wrong, and...Goddess, Felix can't handle losing both of them at once.