action.
[ after sharing that he'd "Only be a moment," alois brings their conversation over the feed to an end and heads out.
moving from the common room of sector zero to sector five, he feels himself growing more anxious. he's not even sure why he admitted so much. aside from that he's given up hope on going home and by that, given up hope on feeding his demon. is that why he doesn't care who hears? or, is it love? everyone should talk willingly and unguarded about the one they love, right? he's not sure what provoked him. maybe even missing claude alone was what did it; the need to have someone hear about him, because he's just that fantastic.
either way, he feels very stupid and twice as small as ordinary when does make it into sector five finally, shuffling and in a sweater much too large for someone so petite and with stockings up to his thighs. he knows the face he's searching for, but not even a name yet (and when that dawns on him, he feels even more stupid), and so he looks without calling. probably looking as much out of place as he feels. ]