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Viktor didn't bother with a "Thank you;" the only robot with a personality had exploded (or imploded?). He tried to find his way outside, first finding the front door, and then one that led to a sideyard and the stables. "God dammit," he muttered both times.
Eventually, and quite frustrated, Viktor found the one of the doors that led to a path which would lead to the Gardens, however the path he took was wrong the first time, and took him far out of his way. Suffice to say, Callen had a good twenty minutes before she was finally spotted.

There she is. Viktor walked towards her and snagged his foot in the cleft of a root and dove into a bush just as she turned around. He sat up and brushed himself off, giving her time to turn back and start walking away. He got up and watched her silently, wondering what the hell she was doing. She turned back again, but he was obscured by the local flora well enough that he didn't think he was seen.
Rather than walk directly after her, Viktor went around a thicket of bushes growing wild berries to cut her off, and through accidental timing stepped into her path while she was turned away. "Hi, Callen. Can we talk?"