Though unaware of the similarities, Mesec and his companions were of as differing views about Ampere as Chico and Roskuld were. When Ampere fell, Mesec’s reaction was to hurry forward a few steps to make sure that she was alright while Lyra barked with laughter when she heard the tremendous thud. Lucius helpfully described to her what it had been like, since the kitsune had not been able to see for herself, and Mesec’s smallest companion promptly decided that she wasn’t missing any more of the good stuff just because Mesec was a Nervous Nelly. Her small black head popped out of Mesec’s folded wings and she scrambled out, trying to get a good look. Only, from Mesec’s back, his fat head and neck were blocking her view so she took a little tumble herself - clamouring down his wing and then falling to the ground. She spotted Chico a moment later - her violet eyes widening in delight at seeing another companion - and she scrambled over to greet him/share in his vantage point.

Mesec wasn’t exactly satisfied that Ampere was okay, but there was little he could do about it. Lucius ignored the request to go find a Moon Doctor and there did not seem to be any outward bleeding.

In her slurred voice, Ampere stated that she had been looking for him. Well, they knew that part already. But why? And why in this state?

When Roskuld asked, Mesec considered for a moment whether he wanted her to leave but it didn’t take any time at all to reach the answer. He was being a coward, he did not want to face Ampere alone - certainly not while she was in… whatever state she was in right now. Seeing her was confusing, causing conflicting emotions to swarm in his head like debris caught in a storm - slicing into the new persona that he had found. He was building himself, putting himself back together. He was a family man now, the a member of a herd, surrounded by new friends… As if he could just leave behind everything else.

It was easy to push aside the feeling of nostalgia that rose at seeing Ampere when she was acting so… strange. Intoxicated? Mesec had never actually seen the effects of alcohol before, not that he could remember, but something was causing Ampere to not act like herself. He did not like the idea of Roskuld leaving them alone together - as though he needed something to anchor him. Last time, their children had been nearby and he had Vesper’s watchful gaze giving him strength. Now, he had his sister. So he whispered back to her, “No, please stay” before focusing his attention on Ampere and answering her question in a slightly different fashion than Roskuld. “The Edge is my home now.” He stated it simply, though of course it was far from that simple. He had made himself an outcast from the Throat, unable to face returning to that herd after everything he had done, and spent over a year crawling through Helovia on his own before his mother had encouraged him to join this place.

Perhaps that was a conversation that he should have with Ampere, actually explain why he did not go back to the Throat, but it did not look like today would be the right time to have it. Not while she was like this. His gaze shifted to Roskuld for a moment, wondering if his sister had any idea how they should handle this situation. Concern edged back into his voice and expression as he spoke again, changing the subject from himself and back to his friend. “Are you feeling okay, Ampere? Do you want to lie down?”