[ The Apothecary seems to function well enough as a safe zone, from what Claude could tell -- but he's too bullheaded, too curious, too concerned about his people to leave it well enough alone. And so, sword and bow at his side, Claude strikes out into the great unknown to find his people. He has a list of them running in his head: everyone who works at the Apothecary, Ethlyn, Ange, Spock, Kirk, Manjiro, Root, the kids...
He won't be able to find all of them. But he can at least find some of them. When he sees Ethlyn (he's not sure if she was chief on his list, but not for lack of affection for Ethlyn is his closest friend here, but because she has the sort of common sense that means he can trust her to take care of herself), he brightens immediately, running towards her with a raised hand. ]
Ethlyn!
[ ...oh. ]
Two Ethlyns. [ It's easy to tell which is the real one: it's the one who isn't drinking in the middle of a crisis. He wouldn't hold it against her, truly, but she would be drinking in the comfort of her own lodgings and not in the middle of the street. He wastes no time in approaching her, gently grasping onto her shoulder and tugging her to his side and takes a protective step in front of her. ]
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He won't be able to find all of them. But he can at least find some of them. When he sees Ethlyn (he's not sure if she was chief on his list, but not for lack of affection for Ethlyn is his closest friend here, but because she has the sort of common sense that means he can trust her to take care of herself), he brightens immediately, running towards her with a raised hand. ]
Ethlyn!
[ ...oh. ]
Two Ethlyns. [ It's easy to tell which is the real one: it's the one who isn't drinking in the middle of a crisis. He wouldn't hold it against her, truly, but she would be drinking in the comfort of her own lodgings and not in the middle of the street. He wastes no time in approaching her, gently grasping onto her shoulder and tugging her to his side and takes a protective step in front of her. ]
So. This is happening now, huh?