Hawk Time (open to Rex)
Nic went back home to St. Rochs after the mess with the gods.  In part because she needed to pick up some clothes but in part because things had been so crazy for so long that she just needed air.  Cindy had put her adorable little foot down about Nic flying to visit her at school and while the Hawkling didn't like it Cindy was right in that she'd be too tired to do anything once she'd gotten there.  So she went home instead and almost immediately she realized something: she hadn't actually talked to or touched base with Rex since /before/ Tharok's bullshit.  And that had been him grounding her.

Nic bought some pizza, sweet-talked the guy at the liquor store to sell her beer and then sat and waited for Rex at home with two of his favorite things sat out waiting for him whilst she, the infuriating thing, also waited.  And waited.  And waited.  And fell asleep, face down on the table, wings drooped.