Ioan: Besides, May made herself cry and I don’t think she’s going to be good for much more tonight.
May Then My Name: Ioan I swear to god.
May Then My Name: I am going to eat crackers in your bed and put sand in your shoes.
+Douglas laughed in spite of himself.
+Douglas: Thank you both, then. I really mean it. Ping me whenever, and I’ll get to it as soon as I can.
After they said their goodbyes and he put his terminal to sleep, he turned out the lights, stripped out of his clothes, and climbed into bed. He was prepared to let emotions overtake him, but where that knot of feelings had formed within him was now only calm. He wasn’t through it, he suspected, but at least he was able to untangle some of that grief tonight.