[Trapped again. Not home. This time he's missing two pieces of himself. Having Josh nearby helps, but it's not his Josh. It's not the Naphil that would settle onto his back and let himself be carried around. Not the Josh he smooched on New Years. That he's killed for.
The question draws him out of his thoughts and he heaves a hard sigh, kicking a little rock at his feet as they walk.]
You know, I ain't got an answer fer that? You'd think I'd say hell ye, 'cuz who the fuck wants to be livin' like that? But you know how it is, yo. You grow accustomed to it. Every month was a pile of shit in one way or another, but I had friends. I had a business, yo! Runnin' a youth center! I was doin' things, an' married, an' now...
[He stops when they hit the intersection of hte Grove and the Burnt Village, staring forward out at the buildings. Quaint. Woodsy. Far from the bustle of cars and skyscrapers, and Neku swooping with a delighted screech, and Josh with his light umbrella.]
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[Trapped again. Not home. This time he's missing two pieces of himself. Having Josh nearby helps, but it's not his Josh. It's not the Naphil that would settle onto his back and let himself be carried around. Not the Josh he smooched on New Years. That he's killed for.
The question draws him out of his thoughts and he heaves a hard sigh, kicking a little rock at his feet as they walk.]
You know, I ain't got an answer fer that? You'd think I'd say hell ye, 'cuz who the fuck wants to be livin' like that? But you know how it is, yo. You grow accustomed to it. Every month was a pile of shit in one way or another, but I had friends. I had a business, yo! Runnin' a youth center! I was doin' things, an' married, an' now...
[He stops when they hit the intersection of hte Grove and the Burnt Village, staring forward out at the buildings. Quaint. Woodsy. Far from the bustle of cars and skyscrapers, and Neku swooping with a delighted screech, and Josh with his light umbrella.]
It's all been yanked away again.