Eating Crow
Vincent had needed a distraction after the events in Symkaria, and more to the point, in Latveria. He'd reorganized his lab, run some upgrades on his aide droids, and upon attempting to clean up some of his old journals, had started re-reading them.

He smirked and shook his head at himself as he read about his and Kristoff's first meeting. Various incidents with Valeria and Franklin. Pranking Grimm with Storm's help.

And then he got to the outing where they clashed with the Serpent Society, and the talk with Kristoff afterwards.

He felt his stomach fall to somewhere remote.

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"Kristoff?" He was still holding the journal. "Do you have any time?"