[Winston is the one who reacts to the keys in the door first. He stands up and immediately trots over to sniff the bottom crack of the door to investigate. It gives Alana just enough of a warning to wipe away stray tears, wipe her hands on her dress and stand up from her desk chair.]
[She knows it's Abigail - she's the only other person with keys - but Alana still has a look mixing surprise and confusion all in one go all the same. Abigail is, more or less, the last person she would expect to see.]
Abigail, hi.
[She doesn't bother with asking if everything is alright. There are quite a number of things that are not alright right now.]
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[She knows it's Abigail - she's the only other person with keys - but Alana still has a look mixing surprise and confusion all in one go all the same. Abigail is, more or less, the last person she would expect to see.]
Abigail, hi.
[She doesn't bother with asking if everything is alright. There are quite a number of things that are not alright right now.]