[ Because there had been a whole — weird wash of emotion then, too. Something unfamiliar. That was before he even started feeling shit from other people. ]
Wasn't sure if everyone got that — sharing thing. Feeling what other people were feeling.
[ Cathartic, though, he's not sure. Not for him. It was — something. Over text, he's not sure how to explain that feeling things from other people was really the first time he'd felt anything at all since...most of his conscious memory began. It was overwhelming, and it wasn't his, but it was. It's not something he'd find easy to talk about, though. ]
Yeah, I am. The school's really coming along, actually. There's been a lot more people wanting to help than I anticipated. I really wasn't expecting so many volunteers.
That probably says a lot more about me than the people who are helping.
[ He's pretty sure his version of Earth was nearly destroyed before he ended up here, so — not sure what'll be left of it, either. Totally different reason, though. ]
You got some space to breathe here then. However long.
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[ Because there had been a whole — weird wash of emotion then, too. Something unfamiliar. That was before he even started feeling shit from other people. ]
Wasn't sure if everyone got that — sharing thing. Feeling what other people were feeling.
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I don't even know how to describe what I saw. Or what I felt. I don't know how many people were affected, but I think it was pretty widespread.
I definitely got the sharing thing. Multiple times.
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More than kinda. I don't even like feeling my own feelings half of the time.
But I guess it was cathartic, if nothing else.
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[ Cathartic, though, he's not sure. Not for him. It was — something. Over text, he's not sure how to explain that feeling things from other people was really the first time he'd felt anything at all since...most of his conscious memory began. It was overwhelming, and it wasn't his, but it was. It's not something he'd find easy to talk about, though. ]
You still doing your teaching thing?
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Yeah, I am. The school's really coming along, actually. There's been a lot more people wanting to help than I anticipated. I really wasn't expecting so many volunteers.
That probably says a lot more about me than the people who are helping.
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I guess good people are just in shorter supply where I come from.
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[The words hit home. She thinks of all the dead in her town. She thinks of Boulder, and the night she'd left.]
You're right about that. Being a good person and surviving don't go hand in hand very often.
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I know I was on the road for months, and that seasons kept changing.
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You got some space to breathe here then. However long.
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And you know, if you ever want company out there exploring or scavenging or whatever, you can always hit me up.
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