[He'd found a spatula shaped like a sword, half-buried in the sand. He knows it belongs to Natsuki; after all, he'd given it to her...yesterday? A few days ago? The hazy not-memories after Candlenights make time a little difficult, and he has a hard time believing the date on his HUD is accurate.]
[What Wash hadn't known was that Natsuki was so close by. He stops when she calls out to him and offers her the spatula.]
Yeah. Yeah, it is.
[And then, because he hasn't seen her yet and he's worried about damn well everyone who's arrived here:]
III
[What Wash hadn't known was that Natsuki was so close by. He stops when she calls out to him and offers her the spatula.]
Yeah. Yeah, it is.
[And then, because he hasn't seen her yet and he's worried about damn well everyone who's arrived here:]
Are you holding up okay?
[And does she recognize him?]