A knock on the door, and a very familiar voice calls through with faux hesitance: "Two people here to see a... Mr. Eh-than? Did I get that right- oh, Ethan?"
He almost makes it through the sentence without giggling. It's a truly valiant effort.
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Ethan is on his feet so fast he nearly loses his balance. He's at the door in seconds, and by the time he opens it, he's already beaming.
"Charlie! Niki!"
It looks like he wants to hug them. It also looks like he's frozen in indecision as to which one to hug first.
And then there's tears in his eyes, which widen as he realizes he's about to start crying.
"Shit, it's so good to see you guys."
His voice breaks over the last word as the tears threaten to spill over.
The door is open wide, and the room behind him is... as messy as it can be when one has so few possessions. There's a laptop and mouse sitting on a desk, across the room from an entirely unmade bed. There's at least four pairs of socks scattered around, and on the floor in the middle of the room is a pile of plastic Easter eggs.
On the desk is also a plate, of what appears to be half-eaten -- and very burnt -- scrambled eggs.