Who: Dietre and Francis. What: Francis is preparing dinner and Dietre comes into the kitchen to join him. Where: Francis' house. When: Thursday night. Rating: Low.
That evening found Francis in the kitchen cutting into a pumpkin with his largest chef's knife. The TV in the living room was on even though his back was to it, and he had changed out of his work clothes in favor of a t-shirt and sweats. It was a normal weekday night, as if Dietre had never moved in, which at first had been kind of disconcerting, but Francis was finally relaxing a little over the whole situation.
Out of all of the teenagers on the island, Dietre was probably one of the best fits for his lifestyle. The kid was rarely difficult, never loud, and unfalteringly polite. Since getting the kitten, he also seemed much more content, which eased Francis' mind a little. He didn't want to be the next victim if the kid somehow had a relapse and activated his apparently dangerous powers. Francis was a gifted healer, but he couldn't heal himself.
At least, not with his powers: things like cooking did help heal him in other ways. It probably wasn't a far stretch for anyone to come to the conclusion that Francis wasn't the happiest guy on Frye Island – not even close. But when he was in his kitchen creating, it was easy to put life's stressors on the backburner for a while.