[ caleb's surprised by the reply again, and even more surprised by it coming in the form of a video. he's immediately cheered by it, but then he actually sees the guy.
caleb knows the look, it's the same look frank has. it took ages for caleb to be able to be in the same room as frank without losing it; it's still hard sometimes, but he's gotten better at it, so has frank now that he has people to talk to.
he sends a video back only after reminding himself he can't just impose on people or make assumptions just because someone reminds him of a veteran from home. ]
Glad it helped. You doing okay? Like, with the city and shit. I didn't leave the apartment for like, my whole first week here, and when I finally tried I flipped my shit like ten minutes in. Took me almost a whole month to have it together enough to even ask about quota.
（ it almost feels traitorous to say that, seein' what he's seen, knowin' what he knows. that people are kind, that the world's a good place that just — stumbles sometimes. wöbbelin should've been the thing that cured his curious affliction of hope, but in some ways it just firmed up his opinion.
an' this place surely ain't worse than those damn camps. ）
Right? That's what I think too. When people can help, they try to.
[ caleb's had a very easy life. his stupid super power has been the only hitch, and even that led him to adam, so he can't even be that mad about it. ]
Uuh, has anyone told you about like, the robots and aliens and wizards? Because that might be a shock.
[ caleb smiles, he gets the wariness— not what it means necessarily, but he recognizes the tone. So he's trying to be reassuring, but also, he thinks people with magic and special abilities are really cool. ]
I've met a bunch of magical people, they're all awesome. Also, I'm pretty close to average on the like, superhuman scale, but I'm an empath. I feel people's feelings.
[ people haven't freaked out at him yet, so he's been alarmingly open about it. ]
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caleb knows the look, it's the same look frank has. it took ages for caleb to be able to be in the same room as frank without losing it; it's still hard sometimes, but he's gotten better at it, so has frank now that he has people to talk to.
he sends a video back only after reminding himself he can't just impose on people or make assumptions just because someone reminds him of a veteran from home. ]
Glad it helped. You doing okay? Like, with the city and shit. I didn't leave the apartment for like, my whole first week here, and when I finally tried I flipped my shit like ten minutes in. Took me almost a whole month to have it together enough to even ask about quota.
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I ain't got much to complain on. Reckon this place can't be all bad.
（ it's said neutrally, quiet an' calm. it ain't a lie — he's seen worse than this. ）
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I guess. I was pretty sheltered before here. I'm still pretty sheltered, landed in the Up and people have been really kind.
cw: holocaust mention
（ it almost feels traitorous to say that, seein' what he's seen, knowin' what he knows. that people are kind, that the world's a good place that just — stumbles sometimes. wöbbelin should've been the thing that cured his curious affliction of hope, but in some ways it just firmed up his opinion.
an' this place surely ain't worse than those damn camps. ）
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[ caleb's had a very easy life. his stupid super power has been the only hitch, and even that led him to adam, so he can't even be that mad about it. ]
Uuh, has anyone told you about like, the robots and aliens and wizards? Because that might be a shock.
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Reckon I've heard some tell of them.
（ he says it warily, less like he's concerned what caleb might tell him an' more that he's guardin' a secret of his own. ）
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I've met a bunch of magical people, they're all awesome. Also, I'm pretty close to average on the like, superhuman scale, but I'm an empath. I feel people's feelings.
[ people haven't freaked out at him yet, so he's been alarmingly open about it. ]