[While Petra is grateful to have been released from her own forced rest in the hospital (thank you, Hilda), she has still been spending a great deal of her time there in order to keep an eye on recovering friends, in addition to keeping them company. Even so, she must return regularly to the Sarstina; when she doesn't need to pass through in order to visit their shared apartment above, it's a pleasant and familiar place to enjoy a meal before going about her business once more.
This evening, her aim is to get herself a bath and a fresh change of clothes before heading back, and, knowing Hilda is likely aiming to do the same thing, she intends to check in and ensure her friend isn't pushing herself too hard— these last few weeks have been wearying for all of them, taking everything they had and then some. Now, more than ever, they all need to look after one another.
It's common to spot familiar faces at the Sarstina, of course, but as Petra enters and prepares to head upstairs, she sees one she hadn't expected— one that almost makes her do a double-take as she suddenly halts her own progress.]
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This evening, her aim is to get herself a bath and a fresh change of clothes before heading back, and, knowing Hilda is likely aiming to do the same thing, she intends to check in and ensure her friend isn't pushing herself too hard— these last few weeks have been wearying for all of them, taking everything they had and then some. Now, more than ever, they all need to look after one another.
It's common to spot familiar faces at the Sarstina, of course, but as Petra enters and prepares to head upstairs, she sees one she hadn't expected— one that almost makes her do a double-take as she suddenly halts her own progress.]
Marianne!