*he took off his seat belt and pushed his door open before hopping out*
*Carlos locked the car and led the way to the store front.* So, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Am I forgetting something?
nope, only need the two things *he followed close behind, putting his hands in his pockets*
Alright. *he thinks about maybe picking up a bag of cookies so they could each have one on the way back, and then give one to Angie when they get back* So the personal care stuff should be… right there. Let’s go. *he starts for a corner of the store*
*nods* Okay then. If you’re sure. *he puts the tissues back in his pocket*
*he loosely hugged himself, unsure what to say*
*Carlos put a hand on his shoulder.* Why don’t you head to your tent and take the day off?
*he flinched slightly when Carlos brought his hand up* o-okay..
Alright. Would you like me to walk you there? *he notice the flinch, but he’d acted too quickly to abort the touch that was meant to be reassuring. He thought that Max would probably appreciate it if it weren’t pointed out.*
*he hesitates before nodding slightly, glancing towards his tent*
Alright. Let’s go, buddy. *he stands up and offers Max a hand to hold, if he wanted it*
*he started walking, not noticing the offered hand*
*Carlos followed after Max silently, watching the child closely as they walked.*
*he quietly sniffled a few times before they reached his tent, looking up the door*
*Carlos moves to open it for him.* Here you go, buddy. Need anything? A snack or some water?
*he took a slight step back as Carlos moved to open the tent* n-no i should be fine…
*Carlos frowned apologetically* Yeah, okay. Um… I’m sorrry. I didn’t mean to startle you.
i-it’s fine Carlos, i-i think i’m just gonna go to bed…
The Perfect Scientist 