Sorry, guys, October had kind of entered a state of cleaning zen. Now that he's finished with that, he joins them near the door. Astrid looks up at him but doesn't step back from him. Closer to, one can see he looks worn and tired and thin, his suit looking a bit large on him. Some of that fear is back in his eyes but he focusses on Donald.

"I came to find you," he says quietly. "You... know how to survive here. I--I do not know why I am still in this time or why I cannot leave it. I need a safe place to work on how to leave it again. And... we must find the others. Some of them are..." He pauses, blinking, trying to find the right words. "...in trouble."