[He doesn't know that on the other side of this door is a tense conversation, that Riley is breaking down even further with the admission of his death so someone whoโto himโis a stranger. All Eridanus knows when he approaches Riley's apartment is that he can hear her voice, and he doesn't wait long enough to wonder if she's developed a habit for talking to herself.
Instead, his mind races. He thinks of a hundred scenarios where Aunamee tracked her down, and then a hundred more. It hastens him beyond reasoning, leads him to that door knob with all the preparation to rip it off of its hinges just to get to Riley a fraction of a second faster.
But it's unlocked, which almost concerns Eridanus more. Slowly, he turns the knob and peeks his head inside. It's a scene he expects, and there's the additional figure he speculated, tooโbut it isn't a man dressed in white with shattered glass for a head. It's a young girl, likely Riley's age, and he exhales a sigh of relief at the sight of her.]
Riley? [He calls out as he steps into the apartment, and closesโlocksโthe door behind him. His expression is strained, but gentle, with concern tinging his soft tone.] I'm here now, my dear... I am so sorry it took me so long to arrive.
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Instead, his mind races. He thinks of a hundred scenarios where Aunamee tracked her down, and then a hundred more. It hastens him beyond reasoning, leads him to that door knob with all the preparation to rip it off of its hinges just to get to Riley a fraction of a second faster.
But it's unlocked, which almost concerns Eridanus more. Slowly, he turns the knob and peeks his head inside. It's a scene he expects, and there's the additional figure he speculated, tooโbut it isn't a man dressed in white with shattered glass for a head. It's a young girl, likely Riley's age, and he exhales a sigh of relief at the sight of her.]
Riley? [He calls out as he steps into the apartment, and closesโlocksโthe door behind him. His expression is strained, but gentle, with concern tinging his soft tone.] I'm here now, my dear... I am so sorry it took me so long to arrive.