NatM Tablet Gaurdians 1

Imagine Larry being late to his shift one night and the day time staff having to take over for a couple of hours.

And they're all freaking out because, what the fuck is wrong with this place?

They're so occupied with trying to keep the peace they're not even listening to Teddy when he tells them to go unlock Wea, Lewis and Clark, and Ahk.

But the daytime staff don't even have the keys to door of Wea's exhibit and so they just have to wait in defeat for Larry to finally show up, and they're all so busy with Rexy, the Mayans, and the African Animals exhibits they completely forget about Ahk.

And poor Ahk is panicking because it's been like twenty minutes and he's been banging on the stone slab over his sarcophagus with all the strength he can muster, and it's really dark, and tight, and he suddenly feels like he suffocating even though he hasn't had to breathe properly in centuries since he has no lungs anymore.

What if he's been forgotten?

What if Larry's been replaced and the new guy won't let him out again?

He can't handle another half a century in here without sacrificing his sanity first, and he's pretty much resorted to crying and begging at this point, until the stone finally, finally slides away, and Larry and Teddy are standing over him looking so concerned, and ready to help him out.

And Ahk does is best to save face, and climb out by himself, and act like he's fine, even though he's physically shaking so hard his knees are wobbling.

But he completely breaks down the moment he feels someone lay a hand on his shoulder, and suddenly he's being swept into a tight hug, and Teddy is excusing himself from the room, and the bandages are being pulled away from his face so he can speak to Larry properly, and Ahk is just a sobbing mess at this point.

And Larry does his best to act comforting, but how are you supposed to comfort 3,000+ years worth of isolation and claustrophobia?
He does his best though, and he's whispering what he thinks are words of comfort to Ahk, but nothing really seems to work, so he stops trying and just lets Ahkmenrah cry into his shoulder and use the lapel of his uniform jacket as a tissue, until he exhausts himself.