>>6021754... Kiikoinen?
He's covered in scars.
He didn't have those scars before.
Meeting your gaze, Lalli rubs his jaw. A cloudy skin colored substance smears across the ravines of flesh dashed across his face before dripping down onto his neck.
Kiikoinen's usually stern gaze has become loose and soft, but still carries all of its intensity. When the elevator starts moving, he grins. There's a thousand things on the tip of his tongue, but a clear level of exhaustion holds him back from opening his big fat mouth. Finally, he smiles. "Forgot to check if it would rain today."
You're still forming thoughts. It's happening rather quick. Your floor is coming up soon.
"Sigrun wants to try and overwork us tomorrow. Two missions, perkele." Alcohol comes crawling from between his teeth. "I mean, I don't mind. You up for it?"
His metamorphosis is making it hard for you to think straight. "If I can. It's been a long day, I need to sleep."
"Ah, it's fine. If it's so much a problem we can bother one of those noita for something to keep us strong. Thoughts and prayers are nice and all, but-" Your mentor begins to cackle and his smile morphs into a hyena-like grin when he finally stifles it. "You'll see."
Your door opens. You don't hurry out, but you're a little confused. In the few moments you had your back turned, he wiped the grin off his face and was standing as he normally was. He nods and gives a goodnight as if it were any other moment.
When at long last reach your bed, you don't think a single bit about all that happened that day. You crave the silence.
You hug the pillow, and imagine it hugging you back.
