Corvin Estate, New Thessalonica, Planet Yuma, Coronado
evening of 11 Sept. 824 A.S.
Doreen was managing to pose well enough for Erik not to notice anything out of the ordinary. However, compared to her, he was visibly relaxed. He offered his usual smile as a greeting, then motioned for Doreen to come inside. "Please, come in." He didn't know exactly when or if she'd come to get Ben, but since it was still quite early, he thought this would be a decent moment to catch up a bit.
After she spoke with both boys for a moment and turned to him, he walked her over to the living room. "So how have you been?" she asked. "Rather busy fixing a lot of machinery, these past few days. Somehow almost all of them manage to break at the same time." - he chuckled briefly, then continued with counter-questions "What about you? Oh, by the way, would you like a cup of tea?"
Expecting a positive response, he was already a few steps towards the kitchen before she would answer.
