"Hmm, maybe but perhaps that's just what they won't expect me to do. Chloe, Sydney, and...?" She doesn't look at Lucien but it's obviously his turn.

"I'm- I don't know. Tucker?"

"Awww, Tucker it is. And we all need last names. I don't think anybody knows my high school boyfriend's last name so I'll take that one, Chloe Cartwright."

"I can be Sydney Cartwright, I guess?"

"You want to be sisters?"

"I mean..."

"Or married Canadians?"

Probably this should be an easy choice but she isn't sure in which direction it should be an easy choice.

"We can tell random people we meet either but should prooooobably pick just one at least for that specific use case."

"Sisters?" It would hurt to lose that. 

"Okay. And Tucker?"

Lucien is confused and vaguely wondering if fixing his ankle did something to Panacea. Or maybe she just needs a day off or something.

"Uh, oh. Thomas?"

"Perfect." No he's perfectly calm and unsuspicious. We are all fine here.

Sydney thinks it's sort of terrible but she's not going to tell him this.

Sydney is entitled to that opinion.

Driiiiiiving.

"Is there anything else I should know about espers?"

"Uh, I already mentioned the basics... probably we should also do some guiding at some point to get me down to lower backlash?"

"Of course." She reaches one hand behind her into the backseat for him to take.

"Uh, shouldn't you be driving? Also we can guide each other much more efficiently when we're alone later."

"I can drive one handed, but sure. How soon do you need us to stop?"

"I'm feeling pretty fine and can keep for a while."

"Okay. I don't think I'll be able to relax till I'm at least a couple hours away from the last place anybody knew I'd be."

"Yeah that makes sense - do we have enough cash to stay the night somewhere?"

"Yes, plenty of it."

Well in that case Lucien doesn't have much else to stay - maybe he'll check and see what the news coverage of the dungeon was like.

omw to you, are we going to yours after?

At the hospital, where are you at?

They're saying Panacea's missing

Where are you??

You've got to be like twice as backlashed as me and I feel like shit, where are you?!