[His shoulders slump. He barely has any idea who Doctor Strange even is, aside from someone Andy plays DnD with(?), so that's not hugely reassuring. He doesn't know what else to do right now or who to talk to either, though. And he can't really ask anyone else. Caleb doesn't count since he already knows, but Andy asked him to keep it secret.]
Maybe.
Have you ever... faced something like that before?
Nothing supernatural, but I'm pretty good at making people feel things now? Look, it's maybe bad, but I promise, Doctor Strange is literally a comic books hero. There's a ton of people who can help.
He was pretty freaked out when he told me. It explains... some stuff that's been happening though.
[With the initial burst of panic dulling down to a more manageable level, it may be clear that the underlying emotion the fear threads through is one of deep attachment and care.]
I wish there was more to do— but I just met him, and it's gotta suck for him that a stranger knows, I don't wanna make it worse by bringing in more people.
[That's more weird information than he can really process in a short span of time when he's already hit his stress limit, so Noah just stares for a moment and finally, slowly blinks.]
Sorry. Sometimes people who are from fiction in someone's world are real and show up here. Most of the superpowered people are at least vaguely familiar, like, 'oh yeah, that guy's a brooding hero with super strength, just like the one from the Brooding Hero series.'
I don't bring it up, but I know Strange does because of the whole multiverse thing. Like, if you met Frankenstein you wouldn't go like "Oh hey, I read all about your hubris."
[ at least Caleb wouldn't, but now that he thinks about it— ]
Actually, some people would probably do exactly that.
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Maybe.
Have you ever... faced something like that before?
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[He sighs unhappily.]
I'm just worried. I don't like it.
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[With the initial burst of panic dulling down to a more manageable level, it may be clear that the underlying emotion the fear threads through is one of deep attachment and care.]
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[ He guides him to seat though, keeping a hand around him. ]
I was really worried he wouldn't have anyone to go to, but he told me he had people.
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I don't think he's told anyone else yet. He asked me not to.
There's his dads though. Not his real dads. They're just- dad-like, I guess. And there's Ky.
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[Noah doesn't know him all that well, but has a vaguely positive impression.]
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He didn't want to worry him. But I told him he should.
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[He's not sure if pizza will be a selling point or not. Depends if Andy's feeling puke-y.]
...Thanks, Caleb.
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[Even with permission, Noah's not sure who he would ask for help. Most of the magically-knowledgeable people he knew are gone now. ...Oliver, maybe?]
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Doctor Strange is probably like, the most powerful magic user here. And he's a good guy.
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I mean, comic books from my world. There's a multiverse going on and I'm not that much of a nerd, but yeah.
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... ... Oh.
[Sure, comic books are real, why not.]
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Sorry. Sometimes people who are from fiction in someone's world are real and show up here. Most of the superpowered people are at least vaguely familiar, like, 'oh yeah, that guy's a brooding hero with super strength, just like the one from the Brooding Hero series.'
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[ at least Caleb wouldn't, but now that he thinks about it— ]
Actually, some people would probably do exactly that.
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Probably. God, I wouldn't want to say anything. It would be so awkward...
'Cause it's either like telling a famous person you know they're famous or, like, telling someone they're not really real.
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