"Stay," Forte says to the kids, who promptly do so. Ivan and Anna remain standing, while Andy sits and Toby decides to flop on his tummy and watch a bug he just spotted.

Gospel pads over to his alt, ignoring Techno despite the small reploid still scritching the female Gospel.

Forte gives a brief glance to Middy, who promptly finds somewhere else to look and wonders if he should pull his twin away. "So, what happened?" Forte finally asks his alt. "You've been missing for a while..."

Ivan watches the other 'pups', keeping some semblance of order, while Anna watches the female Forte and Gospel and wonders just how they fit into the pack order... or if they do.