[ Well, it seems as though Rick is already being disagreeable. But his son had disappeared throughout the entire third day. Rick had even attempted to reach out to him via the mental network -- and whether it was because he couldn't figure out how to get through on it or that something was seriously wrong, when he hadn't heard from Carl, he entered a state of panic. That panic, in spite of all the attempts to 'calm him down' and the extensive hours they put Rick through in the brainwashing room, had not gone away.
Come the fourth day at the ceremony, the Russians refused to leave his side. And when Rick had been completely uncooperative and refused to conform to their routine, they decided they needed to try to drag him. His nanites had been shut down. It was hard to breathe and he looked like hell. But through the crowd, Rick finally sees him. The hat. His son. And Tex.
That renews his strength and he manages to break free from the guards, running toward them. ]
Carl! Carl!!
[ The words die in his throat and he stops in his tracks when he actually catches sight of the state of his son. There's a mix of shock, devastation, and slowly boiling rage brimming to the surface. ]
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[ Well, it seems as though Rick is already being disagreeable. But his son had disappeared throughout the entire third day. Rick had even attempted to reach out to him via the mental network -- and whether it was because he couldn't figure out how to get through on it or that something was seriously wrong, when he hadn't heard from Carl, he entered a state of panic. That panic, in spite of all the attempts to 'calm him down' and the extensive hours they put Rick through in the brainwashing room, had not gone away.
Come the fourth day at the ceremony, the Russians refused to leave his side. And when Rick had been completely uncooperative and refused to conform to their routine, they decided they needed to try to drag him. His nanites had been shut down. It was hard to breathe and he looked like hell. But through the crowd, Rick finally sees him. The hat. His son. And Tex.
That renews his strength and he manages to break free from the guards, running toward them. ]
Carl! Carl!!
[ The words die in his throat and he stops in his tracks when he actually catches sight of the state of his son. There's a mix of shock, devastation, and slowly boiling rage brimming to the surface. ]