Chapter 316: Is someone going to match his freak?
"Kellen, you’ve had your head down all morning. What are you working on?" Brent asked, leaning over from where he was stuffing his face full of a sweet treat, the bags under his eyes apparent.
Apparently, they had made a bad decision when they had invited Casper out. No one had known that the man was going to be a loose cannon. Kellen had no idea how they couldn’t have realised that. The man never did anything fun, and that was coming from Kellen.
At least Kellen had cooking and now, reading. He had been able to maintain his cooking throughout his time on the front lines. He was unsure what enjoyment Casper had kept by his side during all this time, but it was clear from what he had heard from Hill, Charlie, and Brent that Casper had gone off the deep end.
The man was recovering in his office, the lights off, and a puke bucket nearby. Brent had been laughing when he told Kellen what Casper had gotten up to, and how the man had participated in a drinking contest and had gotten so drunk he’d kissed a random man at the bar. Karen had been so proud, practically glowing when she recounted the moment.
Kellen hadn’t gone to check on him yet, but had sent him a small care package to help him recover. It included a warm blanket, and noise cancelling headphones.
Charlie had returned in one piece, and was actually quite happy. He had gotten alone with Gwen’s friends quite well, and they had taken great care of him. Charlie had enjoyed his time out, and had even told Kellen that he really enjoyed it because no one was forcing him to do anything, and he got to drink a lot of sugar. He hates the taste of alcohol, and he got to dance. He had a great time.
Kellen was worried about the two Guides for two very opposite reasons, but he was glad that they had actually gone out. Despite his concerns, Kellen had his own to worry about.
The episode with Rhys this morning, once he had more time to wake up, had been really concerning. Both of them had a meltdown yesterday. He was sure it was because the two of them had been shouldering a lot of stress for the Guild, and that was reasonable, but Kellen needed to make sure that Rhys didn’t get to a point where he blacked out again.
It was clear it had shaken him greatly, and Kellen would need to put some things in place so that he could help him as much as he could. Of course, Kellen was going to suggest therapy again. He kind of felt like a broken record, but Kellen wasn’t going to suggest it without doing it himself. He had reached out in the morning to his therapist on the front lines through email, and was just waiting for her reply.