Savannah has been stopping by the cottage every day, now, wanting to tell her dad how the sentient veggies from the garden went over in the Sanctuary. It was quite funny to her that people in the Nexus, who had such weird things as ghosts, cat brownies, a ceilingfish, and occasional pirate floods, could be so shocked by a couple of bad-mouthed carrots.
But every day for nearly a week now, her father has not been home. Today, her knock on the door goes completely unanswered, so she invites herself in and steals away to Gabe's room, just to make sure he's not sick or anything.
The cottage is likely not completely empty, as Gabriel tends to have at least one other person living there at any given time, up to three other than himself, but his own rooms are empty. His things are as they were a week prior, his bed made. A good week's worth of dust has settled, an empty teacup on his writing desk.
She calls his name a few times, no answer. And she notices the staleness of his rooms. It is a bit dusty, though she doesn't really notice that. What she does notice is an absence of anything recently used. No dirty laundry in the hamper, no drops of water in the shower. Everything put away, no papers out.
"Huh. Could have at least left a note, Dad." She goes to pick up the teacup and take it to the kitchen.
The thing is, he usually does leave a note, or at least tell her that he's going to be going somewhere himself, even if he knows he won't see her for a few days. Sometimes, it's to the point of near-annoyance.
He usually doesn't leave dirty dishes out, either.
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But every day for nearly a week now, her father has not been home. Today, her knock on the door goes completely unanswered, so she invites herself in and steals away to Gabe's room, just to make sure he's not sick or anything.
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"Huh. Could have at least left a note, Dad." She goes to pick up the teacup and take it to the kitchen.
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He usually doesn't leave dirty dishes out, either.
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