Chapter 484: Elwin’s Vocal Opinion
Elmo yawned as he watched Kim and Elin head off into the trees. He was pretty sure what they were about to do and he knew it would be in his best interest to avoid them until they came back. Not because he didn’t wonder what exactly Elin had in mind for her attempt, but rather because he was pretty sure his life would be much, much shorter if Kim saw him there.
Though, he couldn’t help but wonder if maybe he should try the same thing with Joans. He doubted Jonas would be as interested by the idea as Kim seemed to be, but he couldn’t be sure. Even though he and Jonas were together, he wasn’t sure about a number of things about him. He was eager to learn, but the circumstances in which they were brought together seem to have made it hard to actually learn about the other.
Or at least since Jonas started opening up to him. Even if it was more like a crack in the door than anything else.
"While we wait, we should talk about what to do if we see Stanley first," Elwin said, looking like he might think he was in charge. Though Elmo suspected that it was more for his benefit more than anything else.
"Might as well," Owen sighed. "It’s not like we have anything better to do now."
"Where’s Kim?" Jonas asked. "I think she’d want to be a part of this discussion.
"Uh, I think she and Elin went to take care of something private," Elmo said, not sure if it’d be a good idea to say what he was sure they were doing at that moment. Especially since he didn’t want to say how exactly he was sure that that’s what they were doing.
"What is it that she’s doing that’s more important than this?" Elwin demanded, looking like he was ready to searching for her, regardless of what he might find.
"Well, we did start this discussion after she left, right?" Elmo asked, wondering just how tight of a tightrope he was walking right then. "So, in a way, she doesn’t necessarily think it’s more important, just that she’s busy with something else right now."
"You know, he has a point," Jonas remarked, looking around. "I’m pretty sure that Patricia and Patrick should be involved in this discussion too, but they’ve disappeared as well.