Stay or leave?

Carson doesn’t have any awareness of being moved around at all, and continues to sleep as he’s settled on the couch.


Wyatt waits in his jeep for a long while, finally becoming just a little concerned. He knew his cousin could handle herself okay…and Carson hadn’t been violent earlier at all…but he still didn’t feel completely comfortable not checking on Misty.

Getting out of the vehicle, Wyatt makes his way inside and up the stairs. Pausing at the door, he can just make out the sounds of the television, and carefully opens the door, glancing around before he enters fully.

Seeing into the living room, he realizes what has happened, and relaxes. Ambling over to the couch, he sighs deeply at seeing Carson so out of it. “You staying or going?” he asks Misty quietly.


It was afternoon by now, and Trooper was getting restless. Jason looks at the clock. He needed to go for that walk before the dog got himself into trouble.

Standing up, Jason grabs the leash off one of the chairs and clips it to Trooper’s collar. He didn’t really need a leash, but he’d get in trouble if he didn’t use one.

Heading out into the hall, Jason stops for just a moment. Katie had offered to walk with him…but she’d been gone quite a while today already going to look for Carson…surely she had better things to do today than leave work again.

Opting just to leave quietly, Jason aims for the main floor, then the exit.


Mick sits in the quietness of an empty room downstairs, a phone to his ear. “Yeah…I’m pretty sure of it.”

Jim’s shocked voice is on the other end, and Mick continues.

“I don’t know…he’s been here for a while… Yeah…no, I said something the other day but didn’t explain. This fellow Carson, drew a connection pretty quick, but it wasn’t quite the right one, and no one has questioned me since…. No…he’ll be on trial like the rest of us. He’s been here long enough now…yeah… Okay, Jim. No, I won’t say anything yet. Alright…talk to you soon. Bye.”