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[escapedpandora]

[Hope might sound a bit... strange. Not sick, but just a bit more mature. And are the cracks in his voice gone? Either way, the tone is clearly disgruntled.]

I thought that person in the news turned people into kids.

[There's a pause, the embarrassment thick enough in the silence that it's hard to miss.]Kind of glad that I was pretty much home

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[yamatopetals]

Turning... people into children? S-Something like that is possible?

[newbie still getting used to weird stuff happening...]

[yamatopetals]

[asdgah I AM TYPOING EVERYWHERE TONIGHT, I'm sorry... I said Home... I can really read, I know his name is Hope, haha]

Yes, I've seen that. I'm glad that's the case, it's really a testament of how wonderful people can be. [haha, she laughs a tiny bit, like she realizes... that was totally cheesy]

[escapedpandora]

[[ooc: np, that's just what I assumed. XD]]

Well-- some people. There are others to stay away from, though. But then I guess it would be strange if this place had one but not the other.

[yamatopetals]

[ooc: haha, thank you :')]

That is true.... [haha, her sister being among them :/] This place... it's just as average as it is strange.

[escapedpandora]

I think it's a good thing. Well, not the fact that we have bad people here-- but that people are still people. Powers and stuff may be different, but I'm pretty sure we'd be a lot more freaked out if people behaved differently than what we're used to.

Another world is one thing, crazy pod people is something else completely.

[yamatopetals]

As if the Core to only brought us here... but controlled us as well? [yeah, not digging that idea]

You're right, that would be... unnerving to say the least.

[escapedpandora]

Pretty much. Maybe we wouldn't notice, but I think that seems worse than just being brought here.

So maybe that's one thing to be thankful of?

[yamatopetals]

Yes. As complicated as this place seems to be, it would be silly to ignore the small blessings.

[escapedpandora]

That's true.

[There's a somewhat awkward moment while he tries to work out what to say.]

Have you been doing okay here, though? It's really different, but it shouldn't be terrible.

[yamatopetals]

Oh! Yes, I've been fine. Thank you...

How long have you stayed here?

[escapedpandora]

Months? Nearly a year.

It-- I can say it really does get better? Kind of. It's just the first month that's hard.

[yamatopetals]

I believe you. This city doesn't seem... ideal, but coming to understand it seems to be the hardest part.

And... if this isn't too personal of a question, how old are you normally?

[escapedpandora]

Uhhh, me? Fourteen?

[There's a pause, and he has to consider it.]

...Maybe fifteen by now.

[yamatopetals]

Is there a reason that you aren't sure?

[escapedpandora]

Oh, um. Just a different calendar system. And I didn't really think about it.