Somewhere in Kaisou's junkyard

[droptheious]

Varian's been working steadily on his portal since he got to the city. Sure, there have been some...complications along the way, but they've only made him all the more certain that he needs to get out of here before more madness happens. Rapunzel and Cassandra showing up from the wrong point in time was definitely the last straw for him in that regard. He needed to resolve this, and quickly as possible.

So he's been working on his portal. He's had help, of course- had his friends (and Hunter) gather ingredients for him. He's been focusing largely on the building himself- he remembers how dangerous the last portal was, how he'd got half of Corona trapped in the Lost Realm. He'd rather not repeat that particular incident.

So when it comes to starting the damn thing up, he plans to be alone. He doesn't get to be alone, of course, because Fern caught him trying to sneak out to do it and that was that. So one hot morning, Varian circles his completed portal, hemming and hawing.

"Okay. I think it's ready."

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[laminae]

He's very glad Varian is there, he's very sturdy in both the physical and emotional sense right now. Fern isn't feeling that way at all, and certainly not when the phone buzzes.

"Seriously?" He huffs, rolling his eyes. "Great, that's just what we need."

As far as he's concerned they can handle this without Zodiac stepping in, and if they do, there's a good chance they'll get into trouble. He resists the urge to take Varian's phone and throw it in a pile of trash, because as satisfying as that would be it wouldn't actually help.

"Maybe we can get this fixed before they get over here."

[droptheious]

Varian would rather he didn't. As much as this is...bad, he also knows he can't run from it. He opens up his phone to view the message - stating there was an anomaly from a man-made portal and his heart sinks.

"I think they already know. I... I can try to stop it but...I don't think I can hide if from them," his brow furrows as he turns to his control panel. "...And I don't want to. That wouldn't be fair. I can own up to my mistakes. "

[laminae]

Fern, however, would love to hide this screw-up from everyone. The reason for that is mainly to keep Varian safe and prevent him from getting into trouble. Not just with the authorities, but anyone who is particularly angry over all of this. Who knows what humans can do when they're angry enough.

"Let's deal with that later," he says, putting a hand on Varian's shoulder. "Let's just get this thing closed first. Okay?"

[droptheious]

Varian glances at the hand on his shoulder and does manage to force a scared, tired smile Fern's way. He's not so convinced he can close it with the blood gone, but damnit, he is going to try.

"...Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Later."

And with that, he takes a deep centring breath, focusing back on the controls, hoping to fix things but honestly knowing it's just a matter of time before Zodiac find them.