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[notsaul]

[The best part about having weird shit happen in this town? Gift time! It's like Hanukkah if instead of lighting candles you get punched in the face. She is super excited when she gets her box: What's it gonna be? More powers? More cool stuff from home? More of Nasira's panties? The possibilities are endless--

A familiar medal clunks onto the

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[biophases]

( This girl walks up, having recently been exploring around the town. )

Annie, hello!

[notsaul]

Hey, Megs. [siiiiiiiigh staring at trigonometry instead of alien boobs

what has her life become]

[biophases]

Are you alright?

[notsaul]

Not as alright as I would like being.

... You know much about the Army? America's Army.

[biophases]

Only a little. They sometimes work with the League, but they held my Uncle J'onn captive once.

[notsaul]

Yeah, they'd do that. Basically, everybody in my clan joins the Army for whatever country they're in. It's tradition. My grandparents were in it, my parents are in it, and my brother... Well, he was in it. Until this happened.

[She takes the Purple Heart out of her pocket and puts it on the table.] And, for some reason, the town decided I'd like to have this.

[biophases]

( Well, she knows enough to know what that means. )

Oh, Annie. I'm so sorry.

[notsaul]

Shit, it's not like he's dead or anything. He's just... Fuck, how the fuck is he even getting on without me to shovel the goddamn snow...

[She pauses.] I'm sorry, Megs, it's stupid. I shouldn't bother you with this shit.

[biophases]

No, it's alright, really. I mean, we're friends, right? And friends talk about things.

...would you mind if I sat down?

[notsaul]

... Yeah, I guess. [lol what are sharing your feelings]

Not at all.

[biophases]

( She usually just reads people's minds to get there...so girl gabbing is new. 8|a )

I think families on Earth are a lot different from the ones on Mars. But I've seen them on TV; you miss them, right?

[notsaul]

[She usually just... punches people.] Yeah. All my brothers are fuckfaces, but they're still pretty cool. I'm pretty used to my parents being gone, though, so it's no big deal with that.

What's so different about Martian families?

[biophases]

A lot of stuff, actually! But mostly I guess it's that they aren't as personal. I have twelve sisters, but it's not the same as Earth siblings at all. I think Uncle J'onn and I are close because we act a bit human sometimes.

[notsaul]

Shit, twelve? And I thought five was bad. Do you come from pods or something?

[biophases]

Not exactly! But since everyone reads emotions on Mars, it's hard to distinguish who you're closer to. Family is almost like anyone else.

Five? All brothers, then?

[notsaul]

That would get really annoying really fast, for me.

Yep, all douchebags! Well, except Asher, he's the exception.