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[street_sparrow]

After this, Gavroche is left standing helplessly at the door, almost trying to stare through it.

After a while, he turns and walks slowly over to the fire.

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[ostro_goth]

By the fire, there is Teja, face hidden in hair and hands, sighing while he shakes his head.

[street_sparrow]

"You said", Gavroche says levelly, "that you wouldn't let him do that. I told you he was going to."

[ostro_goth]

Teja doesn't answer at first, merely gives a groan that is both grief for, and exasperation at, Javert.

"I failed him," he finally manages to say.

[street_sparrow]

"We'll just have to hope Valjean doesn't." He glances again at the door. "If he was doing what I think he was with that wood."

[ostro_goth]

Teja looks up a little.

"Going after him to save him," Teja says. "To pull him from the river."

[starrydome]

Elrond has not seen the commotion.
But as he returns from a walk outside, he sees the look on Gavroche's face and drifts closer, trying to gauge whether the young Man might be in need of someone to talk to.

[street_sparrow]

He glances up at the sound of soft footsteps, and offers a weak smile. "Lord Elrond."

[starrydome]

"Is something wrong, Gavroche?" Elrond asks, gently.

[street_sparrow]

"Yes", he says quietly, "and I can't do anything about it. Have you met M. Javert?"

[starrydome]

"I have," Elrond replies. "A gruff Man, not much used to kindness. Or so it seemed to me."

[a1enzo]

"Gavroche? What's wrong?"

[street_sparrow]

"Javert's gone", he says simply. "Back to the river."

[a1enzo]

"What? You mean from when he..."

Enzo doesn't know the guy well, but he's heard the gist.

[street_sparrow]

"Yeah. Valjean's gone back too, and I think he was going to do something about it."

[a1enzo]

"Thank code for that. I thought he was doing better?"

[runningred]

"Gav? You alright, mate?"

[street_sparrow]

"...yeah", he says blankly after a moment. "But somebody else might not be. I think he's just tried to drown himself again."

[runningred]

"Oh shit." Jay sits down next to him. "Anything I can do to help?"

[street_sparrow]

"There's nothing even I can do. He's gone back to our world and the door's closed behind him... but at least Valjean looked like he was doing something."

[runningred]

"But you're waiting for them. Just in case." He catches a waiter-rats attention, encouraging Gavroche to order something to drink at least. "Want me to wait with you?"

[rudderless]

Eponine chooses this very second to appear at the top of the stairs. It's his expression that encourages her to take them two at a time and rush to meet him. "What happened? Was it them?"

[street_sparrow]

"Javert's gone back to the river", he says quietly. "Valjean went after him, I think."

[rudderless]

She's reached him by the time he's sentence is at an end. She hasn't been keeping abreast of the drama between those two as closely as Gav has. "Why would he?" her brow crumples in confusion.

[street_sparrow]

"Why would... Valjean go?" He shrugs. "Feels responsible, maybe. Things happened between those two."

[rudderless]

"What sorta things? Last time I saw 'em, the inspector was mad at Mr...Valjean for giving our family money." She hasn't been to the barricade yet - it's hard enough for her to wrap her mind around calling him Valjean.