voice; day 106, late afternoon

[enchangement]

What is the _point...?

Every step forard becomes another leap behind.

There is ^no food. Or not enough to go around.

There is a monster in the wa_{ter that they} can't keep in check.

The guess is: the captors are gone.

The ex^{periment has g}one awry.

And we remain.

[ ooc: weird text is meant to indicate parts of River's post that are difficult to understand. Network instability for the lose! ]

Comments

[mentis]

[ He opens the door and he's standing and dressed all by himself. Basically his grin carries with it an air of smugness. ]

Hello River.

[enchangement]

Hi Charles.

Arm in arm? [ Or is that too indicative of needing support? ]

[mentis]

Only because I'm a gentleman.

[ He offers her a half joking, stern expression. ] There's absolutely no other reason why I should walk with your arm in mine. [ It's a tease, an attempt to smooth a balm over everything that has happened. ] You can pick the route. I believe you know more of the outside world than I do.

[ English? Upper class? Liable to sunburn? Outside is not his go-to. ]