01 ★ even if the sky is falling down ★ VIDEO ; week 15, day 4
[ The Hitomi displays nothing but greenery for a moment, before a hand - a blue hand with a couple too many fingers - descends over the screen. For a moment, there is nothing visible, and then something like a voice comes out of the Hitomi’s speakers. “Something like” because it isn’t really a “voice,” per se; more like the sense that words with
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That's gonna be easier if you have a mouth, man. Some people here can't do the telepathy thing.
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Hey, you prob'ly wanna see this.
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[But then he sees that Matt has his Hitomi in hand, so he figures there is probably something on the network worth investigating.
As soon as he finds the video, his heart leaps into his throat.]
That's... That's my little brother!
[He stares at the screen, torn. On the one hand, he is so pleased to see his brother, to have the opportunity to be close to him now. Between their age difference, and him being off at war, they had not exactly seen much of one another. Not until Aximili had been assigned as an aristh to the Dome Ship, Galaxy Tree.
...But on the other hand, this world is full of dangers. Some truly horrendous dangers, that he would not have his brother exposed to, if he could help it.
Even so, he is here now, and the smile quirking at his lips wins out over the worry, for the moment.]
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Cool. How old is he? Do you guys get along?
[Matt remains fascinated by the whole idea of siblings, and it occurs to him that Elfangor might not know why.]
Heh, not trying to be nosy, I just. Never knew my family at all.
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[He smiles fondly. He knew, at one level, that Aximili would have had to survive the Dome Ship's crash into Earth's atmosphere, after what the Ellimist had allowed him to see, but now--it reaffirms something in him. He'd always been so uncertain, unintentionally leaving Loren and Tobias behind, even if it was for their protection. But his little brother also would not have existed, had he not. Seeing him now... It makes his heart feel lighter, somehow.]
We do get along, but... I was away at war for most of his life, so we are perhaps not as close as many siblings may be.
[He offers a slight smile, though it does not quite reach his eyes.] I do understand about not really knowing your family, though.
[He remembers those words he had written so long ago. My ( ... )
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Maybe it's actually harder if you know them a little.
[He'd lean over, bump Elfangor's shoulder with his own in a reassuring sort of way, except that he feels awkward, and he's not sure why. Oh, right. Could it be the intruding on a family reunion, Matt?]
Like, you know what you're missing. I don't.
[He shrugs.] I'll... just be getting outta your hair.
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[At this, he does reach out to Matt, gives his shoulder a reassuring squeeze.]
There's no need for you to go anywhere. I appreciate that you wish to give me some privacy in this, but really... [Elfangor trails off, frowning. Perhaps Aximili would prefer some degree of privacy, but he feels quite baffled that Matt would think that he would require him to leave him alone for this conversation.] It's not necessary.
Besides. [He darts a glance off to the side.] I would like to see my brother, but I am not entirely sure that I am up to... going anywhere else today. So I may ask him to visit me here. If that is all right? [It is Matt's home, after all.]
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Of course he can come over. Heh, I hope he's not too freaked out.
[Because a brother you haven't seen in forever, a vampire, and a geek who shouldn't be able to morph are kind of a lot to deal with on top of having just been dragged out of your world.
He looks at the floor again. This makes kind of a lot for Elfangor to deal with today, too, doesn't it?]
Are you doing okay?
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I am about as well as could be expected. [The attempt at humor falls flat.] But... things will get better.
[Because the alternative is not acceptable.]
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[Just like with Tree-Hugging Guy, it's way easier to say than to believe, at least for himself. Matt thinks he's holding it together pretty well, though. He has to, to keep everyone from worrying any more. He gives Elfangor a little nudge with his shoulder, and barely blushes at all.]
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I do not understand what you are referring (refer. ring.) to. [ Oh no, he couldn't stop himself from repeating that word. Maybe the other boy will think of it as a verbal tic. ] What would make you think I do not have a mouth? How would I otherwise communicate?
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Well, you were sending video before. And people come from all kinds of crazy worlds here.
[He's biting his tongue to keep from fessing up that he can morph, too. He doesn't intend to ever do it again.]
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You must have been mistaken. 'Staken. I am a very typical human. I have no physical deformities. It must have been a malfunction of the visual broadcast. [ He shows the other boy his ten pink, healthy human fingers. ]
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Look, I know someone from your home. Marco? You know him, by any chance?
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[ If this boy knows Marco, it is possible that he also knows about Andalites, and if Marco trusted him enough to tell him about Andalites, it is reasonably safe to assume this boy is not a Yeerk. ]
I take it you are trying-ing-ing to tell me that you suspect me to be more than I seem.
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Heh, I know you're more. I know about morphing. It's not the craziest thing people can do here.
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