The last couple of days have been a haze, mostly because Donnie had been running on fumes and the near-delirious need to just keep doing things. Every time he checked his tablet he was reminded of how many days had gone by, and each reminder always threatened to send him spiraling with anxiety again.
The first notification he gets that tells him things have changed isn't from Leo, but from Robotnik's repurposed robot that he'd left in the shuttle, a confirming notification echoed by yet another bot he'd installed on the train. Temba was accessible again. That's all the information Donnie needed as he grabbed what his things and made a mad dash for the hangar.
He'd made no progress in his attempts to soup up the shuttle, so the ride back is painfully slow and only stimulates him to anxious pacing. Maybe he shouldn't have drank that mug of coffee before he'd left but he needed to refuel, needed to be sharp, needed to-
The sound from his communicator has him jump several feet, shaky hands digging it out of the bag he'd stuffed it into, and for a moment, he can only stare. Finally dropping down to sit, Donnie fumbles out a message, glad at least that it's only him on this shuttle at the moment.
omg whathappned are you okay??? I'm heading back from Shka eta
How long had he been on here? He does a quick check, hoping he's not off from his estimations during the trip out.
20 min
He can't be bothered with proper punctuation and complete sentences right now, Leo's finally answering. He's okay! Please be okay.
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The first notification he gets that tells him things have changed isn't from Leo, but from Robotnik's repurposed robot that he'd left in the shuttle, a confirming notification echoed by yet another bot he'd installed on the train. Temba was accessible again. That's all the information Donnie needed as he grabbed what his things and made a mad dash for the hangar.
He'd made no progress in his attempts to soup up the shuttle, so the ride back is painfully slow and only stimulates him to anxious pacing. Maybe he shouldn't have drank that mug of coffee before he'd left but he needed to refuel, needed to be sharp, needed to-
The sound from his communicator has him jump several feet, shaky hands digging it out of the bag he'd stuffed it into, and for a moment, he can only stare. Finally dropping down to sit, Donnie fumbles out a message, glad at least that it's only him on this shuttle at the moment.
omg whathappned are you okay???
I'm heading back from Shka eta
How long had he been on here? He does a quick check, hoping he's not off from his estimations during the trip out.
20 min
He can't be bothered with proper punctuation and complete sentences right now, Leo's finally answering. He's okay! Please be okay.