Initially, Eugene had planned to meet Hannah and the others at the waterpark. But that was before he smelled the alcohol and tobacco latched onto his clothes from his contact with Arthur. There was no way he could let his little hunting puppy smell them.
Besides, it would be weird to show up wearing the same clothes he wore yesterday.
Thus, he had no choice but to go home instead. For that, he had to take a convoluted bus route to make sure Arthur couldn't lock in his real address. Because of that, it took him two hours to come home, including the time he used to make a short grocery run.
Coming back from Arthur's full pantry reminded him that he didn't have much at home to feed his daughter.
Entering the empty house, he immediately took off his clothes after putting away his groceries. Before throwing them into the washing machine along with the rest of his laundry, Eugene brought the fabric to his nose.
