Moments later, Adam returned to the room.
"That was fast." [Orion]
"So… how was it?" [Felix]
Without saying a word, Adam made an "ok" sign with his hand.
"We're good to go!" [Adam]
"Seriously?!" [Orion]
A smile grew on Felix's face, causing him to slap Orion on the back.
"Good for you. Better start packing your stuff before you get your money siphoned again." [Felix]
"Hold on. Did your sister really say that you can house my sister?" [Orion]
"I think you're misunderstanding something here." [Adam]
Orion felt a lump in his throat when Adam replied. He couldn't help the thought, "Of course it's too good to be true".
"It's not that she said we can take in your sister. She agreed to take in your sister AND you." [Adam]
"What…?" [Orion]
His mouth fell open in disbelief. It was like a dream come true.
"Stop gawking and pack up. You don't want to stay any longer do you?" [Adam]
Tears formed at the edges of Orion's eyes, but he wiped them away and smiled.
"Yeah." [Orion]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
About an hour later, Orion finished fitting his belongings into a large suitcase.
"Why do you even have one of these? It's not like you travel, right?" [Adam]
"I bought one just in case." [Orion]
"Just in case? How much money do you even make?" [Felix]
"A decent amount. All my part time jobs range from nineteen to twenty something dollars. I like to either spend or save up." [Orion]
Felix opened his mouth to speak, but closed it after reconsideration.
"Okay, let's just get this over with. Do we pack your sister's stuff now?" [Felix]
"Uh… There's a slight problem with that." [Orion]
"What?" [Adam]
"I… never bought my sister a suitcase…" [Orion]
The two friends stared at Orion with unamused expressions.
"You bought yourself a suitcase, but didn't consider getting your sister one?" [Felix]
"Would you believe me if I said it slipped my mind?" [Orion]
"No." [Felix] [Adam]
Orion scratched the back of his head and sighed.
"Alright, I'll do something about it." [Orion]
Raising a hand, the floorboards creaked.
"Wh… What are you doing?" [Adam]
"Making a suitcase out of wood." [Orion]
A sprout grew out of the wooden floorboards, increasing in size as time passed.
"And… done." [Orion]
There it was. A wooden suitcase with wheels at the bottom.
"Cool. Let's get to it." [Adam]
He grabbed the suitcase by the handle, but it wouldn't budge.
"Huh?" [Adam]
Adam gave it a few more tugs, but stopped after hearing the floorboards creak.
"Yo, Orion…" [Adam]
"What's up?" [Orion]
"I think you might have to cut it off the floorboards." [Adam]
Pointing at the bottom of the suitcase, they could see that it was still fused with the ground.
"...Shit. I don't think I have anything that could cut it." [Orion]
"Hold on, I got this." [Felix]
Lowering himself to the ground, he swiped a finger across the connecting wooden parts. As soon as he finished, Felix grabbed the suitcase by the handle and lifted it.
"There we go." [Felix]
"...What just happened?" [Orion]
"I used my ability. I cut the space between the suitcase and the floorboards." [Felix]
"...Well problem solved." [Adam]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They filled the luggage with Orion's and Halia's necessities, and started to move them outside.
"We're almost done. Just go wait outside and I'll bring Halia with me." [Orion]
"Aight." [Adam]
Just as instructed, Adam and Felix waited outside.
"Hm… Maybe I should call dibs on what my room should be first." [Adam]
"I don't think you need to. It's not like they can call shots inside your house." [Felix]
"Yeah, but I want to give them the freedom to choose." [Adam]
"...I don't get your logic." [Felix]
The two made small talk as they loitered about, but they began to question what Orion was doing.
"We've been waiting for a while… You think something happened?" [Adam]
"Hm… perhaps?" [Felix]
As they started to worry, the door opened.
"Oh, he's out?" [Adam]
A person stepped out of the doorway, but not the one they had expected.
"Wait, that's… Halia?" [Felix]
There stood Orion's little sister, looking back towards them. The moment she made eye contact, Halia descended the stairway and approached them.
"Hey, Halia. Do you know where your big brother went?" [Adam]
She shook her head in reply.
"Big brother is talking to dad right now. Big brother said to go to his friends first." [Halia]
Right when she finished her sentence, Adam received another call.
"...I'm getting a lot of calls today." [Adam]
Stepping away from Felix and Halia, Adam answered the phone.
"Hello?" [Adam]
"Yo, head to the back." [???]
The familiar voice could be recognized as only one person, Orion.
"The back? Why?" [Adam]
"Just do it." [Orion]
Leaving just those words, the call ended.
("Guess I'll listen.") [Adam]
"Felix, I'm gonna meet up with Orion. Watch Halia for me." [Adam]
"Yeah, yeah. Just get going. I want to be home by dinner." [Felix]