He swallowed heavily at the mention of Sissy and spoke calmly. "No... your mom... she's fine. She's just fine." He sure hoped she was, but he was unsure if he was saying that to reassure Harlan or to convince himself.

|| Hahaha... if Sissy saw her kid dissapear in front of her eyes... she was definitely not fine. 🙃

"We'll find her, okay?" It was both a wish and a promise. If Harlan somehow could jump in time alone, they'd find a way back. And if they jumped together... he had to find out. "Listen, Harlan... were you with her before? At home, were you with your mom?"

Viktor nodded, noticing how the kid seemed to get a bit distressed again when asked about his mom. "It's okay." He sighed. Definitely rushing things wasn't an option. "Hey, I have a few discs upstairs in my room, do you want us to go upstairs and choose one to listen?"

"No, of course not! You did nothing wrong." As much as he thought Sissy would be very worried about her son, he found it hard to imagine her being mad at Harlan. She knew better than anyone that he didn't mean any harm. "She might be a little scared, but not mad."

"I know, buddy. I miss her too." He almost whispered the last part, avoiding the comparison between Harlan feelings and his own. "But I'll get you back to her, I promise."

He couldn't help a soft smile appearing on his face when he heard the little story Sissy made up for him. "We can't go find her right now, but we will. I promise." He placed a hand on the kids back, gently guiding him to his room.

"Good" He noticed the kids mumbling and it was enough to let him know that he felt kind of safe again. "Look, these are the discs I have. They are smaller than yours but maybe we can find one you like."

"Alright, that one is good!" He fumbled around the room looking for his headphones and once he found them, he offered them to Harlan hoping that, after listening to some music, he would be more open to talk about where he was or what was happening before his time jump.

viktor's book dedication be like:

|| Hoy no voy a poderme pasar, intentaré venir mañana a responder.

|| I can't make replies today, I'll try to respond to everything tomorrow ❤️.