[ The first sign that he's heard you shows in the line of his shoulders. He has his head bowed, his thumb rubbing along the grooves on the side of his phone case.
He hadn't actually heard you coming.
Glancing over at you now, Miss Delacroix, and clearing his throat for a bit. ]
Am... am I needed?
[ Because Riley and Gio have gone, which means that as the Daywalker's second, in spite of the godawful early hour, there must be something here that requires his attention -- right?
He looks tired. Worn. Maybe a little lost. Or perhaps it's just the way the shadows fall across his face. ( It isn't. He feels like a truck hit him square in the face. ) ]
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He hadn't actually heard you coming.
Glancing over at you now, Miss Delacroix, and clearing his throat for a bit. ]
Am... am I needed?
[ Because Riley and Gio have gone, which means that as the Daywalker's second, in spite of the godawful early hour, there must be something here that requires his attention -- right?
He looks tired. Worn. Maybe a little lost. Or perhaps it's just the way the shadows fall across his face. ( It isn't. He feels like a truck hit him square in the face. ) ]