Hydroponics wasn't a usual locaton for Tim to be-- it wasn't particularly useful for him, besides scoping out the crew and what was available to them. But that night was different. In part because he was still trying to sort through a lot of things in his head, and he was willing to try a more passive break, too, instead of just fighting. Logically he knew it worked. Plus, it doubled as one of those opportunities to scope out-- to make sure there was no trouble. Odd hours be damned.

It certainly felt strange, though, to be wandering around as Tim, instead of as Red Robin. But he was supposed to be using this as downtime, and it was still a useful endeavour, to operate as Tim occasionally.

He spotted the younger boy sitting by the tree soon enough, and paused, standing perfectly silently and in the shadow. It took him a moment to remember to break out of the Red Robin character, and he stepped out of the shadows with a deliberately louder step, before asking, "Couldn't sleep?"