[It's kind of a shock, the first time you step outside of it. He was lucky; he got years to acclimatize. Years to pretend he was something other than a freak. He got to act and play like he had a normal life, like he went to a normal school before shipping off to college.]
[So he asks, entirely too serious to be serious, eyebrows lifted:]
no subject
[It's kind of a shock, the first time you step outside of it. He was lucky; he got years to acclimatize. Years to pretend he was something other than a freak. He got to act and play like he had a normal life, like he went to a normal school before shipping off to college.]
[So he asks, entirely too serious to be serious, eyebrows lifted:]
And, uh...are you hungry?