#day5*

[nikola-dross]

Lost and Found || Day 5 After Private Training || Callan & Nik

Nik was pretty assuredly lost. After the private training session that morning, he'd started just wandering the halls of the complex out of sense of restlessness. Now his aimless jaunt had landed who-knows-where, and a stupid saying he'd heard as a kid kept repeating in his head: don't let your mind wander too far, it might not come back.

Nik frowned and paused under the sign reading 'Infirmary'. Well, he wasn't entirely lost then. He just didn't know where he was going. He heard footsteps down the hall and turned to call after the figure, "Hey! 'scuse me, I think I'm kinda lost, I--" He stopped as he walked toward the person, struck by recognition. "Oh, uh. Hey." He blinked at Callan, surprised. "Long time, no see?" he tried weakly.

[nikola-dross]

Three For Mirth || Day 5 After Private Training || Tesla & Nik

The sun was setting outside the windows of the suite. Nik's head still buzzed faintly from the drink Darcy had given him. Since she'd left, he'd been thinking intently about the training scores, about the impending dawn tomorrow, and about home. He had a cup of tea growing cold nearby, untouched. He watched the sun set and wondered if anyone back home was watching it too.

He heard soft footsteps come into the common room and he looked up. "Hey," he greeted Tesla with a halfhearted smile.