[The world ends, more or less. The dimension Ange created in a twisted attempt to build a safe haven for her loved ones is gone. The house she shares with Ruby returns to normal. When the witch awakens, she removes the magic she'd implanted in Break and Ruby, connecting them to her as her furniture. Break, who had been lurking in the house to keep an eye on the girls as Ange slept, is certainly free to go.
He stays.
Baltus wanders the grounds when he isn't keeping one or both of the Nieces company, keeping an eye out for any signs that someone affected by Rokkenjima may be inspired to get a bit of revenge for this or that. The grim's patrolling leaves Break free to take up proper residence in the kitchen, cooking up all his best comfort foods in the hopes that the girls will be inspired to eat -- pizza, a twist on nikujaga with mushrooms rather than beef, proper mac and cheese that hasn't come out of a box. Given the atmosphere, he certainly isn't running another gleeful tea party, and he gives the girls their space. But his presence is solid and steady, and it's easy to tell when he's in the kitchen by the music that drifts softly from his omni, the gentle stuff he likes when he isn't being obnoxious with show tunes from children's movies.
Some good talks will need to be had before Break will be satisfied that he can return to his own house. But with everyone still finding their feet in the aftermath — himself included, though he won't admit it — it's not as though Break can simply waltz up to them and start making mentor speeches. So he simply keeps himself available, and waits for the girls to come to him.]
For Ruby: March, post-Rokkenjima
He stays.
Baltus wanders the grounds when he isn't keeping one or both of the Nieces company, keeping an eye out for any signs that someone affected by Rokkenjima may be inspired to get a bit of revenge for this or that. The grim's patrolling leaves Break free to take up proper residence in the kitchen, cooking up all his best comfort foods in the hopes that the girls will be inspired to eat -- pizza, a twist on nikujaga with mushrooms rather than beef, proper mac and cheese that hasn't come out of a box. Given the atmosphere, he certainly isn't running another gleeful tea party, and he gives the girls their space. But his presence is solid and steady, and it's easy to tell when he's in the kitchen by the music that drifts softly from his omni, the gentle stuff he likes when he isn't being obnoxious with show tunes from children's movies.
Some good talks will need to be had before Break will be satisfied that he can return to his own house. But with everyone still finding their feet in the aftermath — himself included, though he won't admit it — it's not as though Break can simply waltz up to them and start making mentor speeches. So he simply keeps himself available, and waits for the girls to come to him.]