“Nothing. Gods damn it, I thought we had it that time.” R swore, crossing his arms. He withdrew from the closet and let his head thump against the wall with a sigh. Emma tried to hide her frown.
“It's ok, it takes time to master this stuff you know?” She soothed, rubbing Phoebie's back. Phoebie looked on the verge of tears. “Seriously Phoebie, it's alright. You don't even want to know how many skills I still haven't mastered.” Emma laughed lightly, then shuddered. “Half the time I'm just running on instinct and Bel's chasing after me yelling.” Emma's voice choked off and she felt Cern's arm wrap around her shoulders. Phoebie eyed Cern with distrust, but Emma couldn't help but relax into the embrace.
“Well we'll just try again another time then.” R said forlornly, looking int
