The door popped open not long after Barry knocked, a brief moment between curiosity and recognition putting a smile back on Ray's more subdued than usual face. Barry wasn't the only one left feeling off since Ray got back on his feet.

"Barry! Hey, come on in." The door swung wide as Ray stepped backward to give his friend room. Normally a pretty tidy guy, Ray's section of the room was certainly ... frazzled-looking. As if he'd been searching for something he'd been unable to find.