Marcus frowned at her abrupt departure. He knew how to take a social cue, but that didn't mean he was okay with it. "Right then," he said as he stopped walking, letting her go. He hugged the snacks he'd picked up to his chest, as if for some reason she'd try to take them from him after ditching him. "I guess I'll just eat all of these snacks myself," he called after her as she left. Once he was sure she was out of earshot, he cast a glance over his shoulder at Russell, who was still busy in his endeavors. Marcus clicked his tongue and just walked out with his armfuls of snacks and made for the tower.<br/><br/>Dicen lay on the sofa, legs draped over the top with his head hanging near the ground. His fine, pale hair had started to calm out of its braid, pooling on the floor beneath him. When Marcus entered, he was only acknowledged with a small, upside-down wave.<br/><br/>"...What are you doing?" Marcus asked slowly, dropping his pilfered goods into a chair.<br/><br/>Dicen did his best to shrug in his awkwardly prone position. "I've been told that I'm not allowed to go outside without one of you accompanying me. It's incredibly boring so..," his voice trailed off, his hands coming out to gesture to the sofa around him. "You just missed Blue, actually."<br/><br/>At that, Marcus quirked an eyebrow. "Did I, now?" he pressed, plopping down on the opposite end of the sofa. That was interesting; that meant she and Lex had been hiding right under their noses. "Did she say anything to you?"<br/><br/>"I don't even think she noticed me, actually."<br/><br/>"Interesting. Well, do you eat food?" he asked, rhetorically at first until he realized he didn't actually know if Realians had to eat food. Dicen let his legs immediately fall off of the back of the couch as he twisted himself around to sit straight. "I'll take that as a yes."<br/><br/>Just a few floors up, Lex idly kicked his legs off of the side of the table he still perched on. It was peaceful, being alone with his thoughts. Peaceful and terrifying all at the same time, and he was incredibly thankful for the sound of the door opening. He jumped to his feet to take what was an alarmingly heavy bag from Blue. "Good lord, woman," he laughed, dumping the bag onto the table. "We're not hibernating. What all did you even get?"