[It wasn’t until that moment that Finn remembers what Viveca had said; how they were all taken from different timelines. The realization would have been alarming, but Finn can’t process it right now. He shakes his head, looking at Jake.]

We can talk about that later. I’m just. I’m so happy you’re here, man. [He wipes his face, wet with tears, but finally smiling.] Everyone here thinks you can’t even eat a potato raw.

[His tone had shifted, joking a little as some of the initial shock and stress gave way to better feelings. Hugging Jake had a profound calming effect on Finn. All warm memories and dog smell and the hundreds and hundreds of time he’d been hurt or scared or angry and Jake had scooped him up and made that all go away. Maybe he wasn’t a baby anymore, but he hadn’t grown out of needing his brother just yet.]