[ Everything in him is resisting finding someone to travel with. He can wait for Karkat and Davesprite, but they're far. ]

I don't want to travel with anybody close by. [ Period. There's a long pause. Alfie had all the supplies. But - maybe he can do food. He's going in that direction. Don't let the depression control you. Royce's breath catches slightly. ]

The night all of us spent in the same house, not too long ago. With Alphonse. Do you know what I said to Solomons?