Water, Water Everywhere

[iamnotgod]

Date: March 1st ; ETA: March 2nd
Characters: Walter Weekes, Sadie Moore ; ETA: Walter Weekes and Benjiro Thorne

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It hasn't even been a full week, and though Walter's learned much he is still struggling without sight apart from the not-quite-darkness of webspace.

More mundanely, the house is still barely livable after the disastrous flooding; Ben's assistance, among other things, has been vital towards getting the place drained and dry.

Other visits - like Sadie's - are much appreciated, and Walter is well aware of what chaos Echoes have been wreaking in her life lately.

His mind keeps coming back to that water, though, and he can never quite settle, never quite relax-

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The next day comes the first chance to test a possible workaround - finally, finally, by Walter's account, though he still feels guilty for having the notion.

After all, he's not in charge of the passage of time.

Comments

[warped_replica]

That is all it takes for Benjiro to grasp a proper understanding, and the teenager echoes with a smile of his own at his eyes as he releases Walter’s shoulder. Excellent. It may not be a permanent gap, but something within walking distance for Walter is appreciated.

“You can take a break from the sunglasses if you’d like. I’ll see about how far the gap is along the walk,” he says to encourage his friend to take advantage of the space. Phone raised to watch it search for networks, he walks slowly down the path further ahead to determine the stretch available.

Hmm - continue to the end of the wifi deadzone, or fade out?

[iamnotgod]

Walter nods, though he keeps the glasses safely tucked in a pocket.

Settling back against a spot of door-free wall, he notes internally that he is never going to take this view for granted.

No matter how limited it might seem.

Fade out in a few tags I think

[warped_replica]

Watching his phone with care taken to not entirely ignore obstacles of other people walking and objects, he makes it almost all the way to the corner of the next street before a new signal is strong enough to register. Phone pocketed, he turns around to walk with a much faster pace to return to Walter where he leans at the wall.

Easing himself next to his friend to also lean against the wall, he gives the report, “About a meter shy of the corner. At least for this side of the street.”

Sounds good!

[iamnotgod]

Hopefully no one would read their behavior as suspicious - but it's easier to remain calm when Walter can see, and rejoice at it.

"I'm not going to ask you to cross the street to find out how wide the gap is," Walter emphasizes. He's still clearly pleased, though.

"We might not want to be kicked off the sidewalk for loitering, either way."

[warped_replica]

“You don’t have to, Walter,” he points out. The task is a simple one, and if he can follow the dead zone along another direction, then that means all the more space for Walter to enjoy.

Benjiro shrugs his shoulders, “I don’t think anyone will take notice with only the two of us for a while. Especially if we don’t block other pedestrians from passing easily.” Leaning against the wall, he closes his eyes as he settles there to encourage Walter to stay and simply take in the view.

Aaand thread wrap?

[iamnotgod]

Perhaps he is too concerned with 'what it might look like' from the outside, if Ben isn't worried about the matter.

Fortunately, this sidewalk isn't the most narrow in the neighborhood, so the offer is accepted with grace.