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[ladyfirestarter]

It's the same hallway as the last time he came through. The drawings have changed; one of them is a careful pencil sketch of two hands in repose, fingers halfway overlapping.

Charlie stands aside to let him pass, studying him carefully as he crosses the threshold.

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[walk_ins]

Avi looks from him to Zillah; his glance flicks to Charlie, and then to the apparently empty air, and then down.

"Won't find him here," he says softly. "Safe."

[thisfatefulhour]

Charles' glance echoes his -- Zillah, then Charlie -- then up, through the swirling dust specks, and out to someplace else.

(peace safe quiet)

"Okay."

okay, echoes the good-mind, and Charles smiles again, just a little.