His doppleganger's next words cut through the jumble that comes with trying to imagine everyone living together, and Cesar is reminded in the most painful way that this is, in fact, his double. Similar minds trace similar paths, and hearing that Caesar had wondered the same thing and watched for signs of their return kills any remaning shreds of hope he might've had of seeing them there. He could've been wrong in his assumptions--but his copy wouldn't have been wrong in his observation.
"I see," Cesar says softly, feeling the weight of their absense more than ever.
"... Then it is unlikely that they will arrive here any time soon."
2/3 -- Sorry, added one more.
Date: 2012-02-27 08:44 pm (UTC)"I see," Cesar says softly, feeling the weight of their absense more than ever.
"... Then it is unlikely that they will arrive here any time soon."