[Baren has no basis for family - aside from his twin sister, but he doesn't think that counts when he's also convinced they share the same soul.

#issues]

There's a lot of shit in this life that doesn't matter. I wouldn't say that thinking about how to make it mean anything is one of them.

[But after some more tinkering with the lock, it looks like it'll open!! Amazing. He works on shoving the door off to one side.]

But that's just my hot take.