[WV is in the bedroom he shares with PM, laying out some quilts, which depict colorful flowers and abstract geometric patterns, on the beds. The snow today has given the chill in the air a new edge, and he wants them all to be prepared—a third quilt, for AR's bed, sits folded on the floor by his feet.]
[he may be prepared for winter, but he totally isn't prepared for the door opening. PM and AR are both out today...]
[he calls from the doorway of the bedroom, without a clear line of sight down the hall and through the living room to the front door:]
Hello? Hello! AR, is that you? You have returned ahead of schedule!