[Marco gives a quick whistle to the birds so to let them know he's heading off and he grabs a bottle of green tea for himself and some hot cocoa for Spock. Just in case.]
[He's got Stefan at his side, but the large dog looks sleepy and just noms on a plushie without looking up at anything.]
[Marco couldn't even begin to put into words everything he felt about the event. Even a month didn't feel like enough time to process it all. Still, more than anyone, Marco knew how useless and toxic guilt could be. And if nothing else, he needed to make sure his friend wasn't still burdened by such a thing for a problem that had been almost wholly out of their control.]
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[He's got Stefan at his side, but the large dog looks sleepy and just noms on a plushie without looking up at anything.]
[Marco couldn't even begin to put into words everything he felt about the event. Even a month didn't feel like enough time to process it all. Still, more than anyone, Marco knew how useless and toxic guilt could be. And if nothing else, he needed to make sure his friend wasn't still burdened by such a thing for a problem that had been almost wholly out of their control.]