"Don't you people knock?", Brand asked rhetorically as he heard the other members of his team step into the garage.
"Well, when you've been cooped up in here so long, we had to come in and check if you were still alive.", Newman said with a smirk as he crossed his arms.
"Hilarious. I've just been putting the finishing touches on Muninn.", Brand replied as he took off his goggles.
"Bullcrap, Brand. That's just your latest distraction. You've been cutting yourself off from everyone for three months now. Outside of class and your patrols, you barely leave this house anymore!", Iona exclaimed.
"Look, we're all worried about him too, but you're not exactly inspiring confidience right now, either.", Rogan added.
"...Six months, guys. He's been gone for six months with no word. And everytime I try to inquire about where he is, I just get stone-walled. Ciarán's gone, and it's my responsibility to find him.", Brand lamented as he shook his head.