Benji lead the way back to the cheap he'd been staying. One of those motels where all the little rooms where lined up outside rather than collected together in a large building. His possessions were scarce and everything he owned could be carried in a simple duffle bag he'd gotten at an army surplus store. The few things he had were mostly replaceable with the exception of the few pictures he had left of his family, which he always kept on his person. The duffle bag was always kept mostly packed in case he needed to make a quick get away but he could easily live without it if necessary. The room itself was kept neat, Benji didn't like having clutter and he rarely spent a lot of time in the room anyway. He helped Willa get Paon onto the bed and while she was in the bathroom he wrote out a note with his phone number for when they guy finally woke up. He was fairly impressed with the dragon's ability to sleep through anything, Benji was a light sleeper and his enhanced hearing made even the slightest noise loud enough to wake him. Benji was taken off guard by her question, he hadn't intended anything by it and it took him a second to remember when he'd said it. That didn't mean that it wasn't true, Willa was clearly beautiful. He'd thought so from the moment they met but they had become such good friends he didn't want to ruin that or make things awkward. “Of course I think your beautiful and I've got prefect vision so you can trust me on this. Your completely stunning, and I don't say it because I expect anything or to make things awkward. I say it because it's true and you deserve to hear it.” He said before stepping closer and giving her hug. “If we ever get separated again I swear I won't bail, I'll look everywhere until I find you. I promise. I should have tried harder to track you down before. I wasn't even sure you wanted to see me again and I was too full of myself to apologize. I'm sorry. You're a much better person than I am and your the best friend I've ever had. I couldn't handle losing you twice.” He added before letting go of Willa. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, he wasn't used to expressing himself this much or talking about emotions. He rarely told people how he felt, preferring to show those things through his actions. He felt like Willa needed to hear it, he didn't want her to think he'd abandon her and he didn't feel his actions back then truly conveyed how much she meant to him. “Ok, I'm done being sappy. I know a nice diner not too far from here that only uses organic and free range products.” He suggested, awkwardly trying to change the subject and slipping by her into the bathroom to brush his own teeth; he didn't want to have dog breath or anything. --------------------------------- “Thanks, you're a life saver I haven't eaten all day.” He managed to say before devouring a donut. He made sure he didn't talk with his mouth full of food, he had a bad habit of doing that sometimes. “Tinkerbell, ha, that's funny. Dr. West says that whole Disney fairy stuff is bull, I guess fairies like to steal babies and all kinds of crazy stuff. Dr. West said that the sanitation of the old stories, you know about monsters and things, has been completely detrimental to humanity. See cause now people think these creatures are these harmless Disney versions and most people have no idea the dangers they really pose. Man you should hear him talk about vampire movies, then he really gets going.” Charlie said with a chuckle as he grabbed another donut. He was mid swallow of the last half of a donut when one of the handlers slapped him on the back. "Nice job on skinning the werewolf Charlie." Charlie started coughing but managed to both cover his mouth and keep all the half chewed donut inside his mouth. He swallowed the food, cleared his throat, and quickly regained his composer. “Thanks, I guess, but if you consider throwing up in a trash can for fifteen minutes and almost fainting while Dr. West laughs at me doing a great job, you might need to tweak your hiring process.” He joked. He lost his appetite at the mention of what he'd seen this morning but tried to keep his reaction hidden. Charlie really wanted to fit in and he felt he was making progress with becoming comfortable in his new job. Dr. West had given the werewolf a paralytic to keep the creature still but it was still a grotesque thing to witness. “Nothing to worry about Kid, I threw up my first time too. A lot of us did, it's almost a right of passage. I'm sure West took to it all right away though, he lives for this creepy shit.” The guy said slapping Charlie's shoulder in friendly way. “Everyone here's so nice, I was worried that being younger than most of the other scientists they wouldn't take me seriously but they've all been friendly. Well, I mean Dr. West can be kind of weird and creepy but I think deep down in his robotic heart he likes working with me. I even saw him smile a couple times. And he said he'd let Dr. McConnel know how well I'm doing.” He said proudly as he set the donut box back where Maren had it. He noticed she looked different, upset maybe. “You okay? I'm being annoying right? Here you are trying to get work done and I'm going on and on about my boring day. If I'm ever being a bother feel free to tell me to go away, I won't be offended. I don't always take hints so well, sorry for being pest.” He said and flashed a friendly smiling. “You're doing great work too by the way. I'm glad they paired me with a cool assistant.” He added before heading back to his office.