"No, he usually does," Echo answers, padding over and reaching down to scruff Dogma's ears gently. "But he's been more anxious than usual today-" For obvious reasons he's not going to actually state. "And sometimes when he has a bad day he just likes to stay up here as much as possible." And stay out of Fives' way, and avoid the inevitable feedback loop of anger and guilt and frustration that either of them having a bad day can set off between the two of them.

"Come eat with us, Dogma," Tup adds quietly. "It's not the same without you."