audio; un: Eclipse

[brightboy]

Listen, I need some information. I was here about a month ago, when there were a lot of people new people here who I guess left. I need to know if anyone else who was here then came back.

And I'm looking for a woman. With green hair, has a thing for metal, goes by Polaris.

If you can help me out, I owe you one.

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[ferrokinetically]

Your truth is optimistic. Is that better?

[brightboy]

Yeah, Lorna, because it's real.

[ferrokinetically]

I don't want to argue when you've just gotten here. [ But arguing is what they're good at half the time. ]

[brightboy]

[He almost does just that, but instead just releases his breath in a heavy sigh.]

Okay. Fine.

[ferrokinetically]

You want me to show you around this place or something? You get a roommate?

[brightboy]

I'd appreciate it. [Translation: I really want to see you.] And...yeah. His name's Tommy. I get the impression that might mean something to you.

[ferrokinetically]

Yeah, evidently in his world we're related.

[brightboy]

Yeah, that's what he said. Apparently I'm his uncle.

[ferrokinetically]

Well, in an alternate reality I guess you sort of would be. If we were married.

[brightboy]

Only in an alternate reality, huh?

[ferrokinetically]

Maybe, guess it's possible he exists in our world.

[brightboy]

Oh, yeah. Right. That's...I knew that's what you meant.

[It wasn't that they could only get married in an alternate reality or anything...stupid like that.]

[ferrokinetically]

He's a good kid though. Seems like he's been through some shit. Be nice to him.

[brightboy]

Hey. I'm helping him take care of his pet sloth. I think that's pretty nice.

[ferrokinetically]

Oh yeah, Speedy right? He's...pretty attached to that thing.

[brightboy]

Literally. [He chuckles.] I mean, it's cute, but...they get big.

[ferrokinetically]

He's prepared. I think the kid would give his life for that thing at this point.

[brightboy]

Yeah, I think so. You know, I never had a pet so maybe that has something to do with it.

[ferrokinetically]

Something tells me it really doesn't.

[brightboy]

Yeah, probably not.

[ferrokinetically]

Sometimes people just want family and they'll take any they can get.

[brightboy]

Yeah, sometimes.

[He doesn't say anything for a moment.]

That's not what happened with you, is it?

[ferrokinetically]

Maybe. I don't know. I made a family from what I could.

[brightboy]

[Honestly, so had he, and for worse sometimes rather than better. Not the Underground, though. They'd never been a mistake.]

...you think we were a mistake?

[ferrokinetically]

Didn't say that, did I?