[It's well into the night by the time Luke makes his way back to the apartment where he lives, a small bag with the belongings he brought with him being carried by his side. Unfortunately, it had rained while Luke was out there, so the mattress he brought along was ruined by the time he decided to head back. Thanks to the rain, his hair is also a
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...It was nice to have a mama and papa.
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[It's not like he doesn't know how having parents feels; he has a father and mother back home... but he wasn't their real son. Still, when they were his real parents... well, his mother, at least, made him feel warm and loved and safe.]
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It felt like...like I was home again. I had such a big family, like the one in my village. [But this one was real, was hers.] We even did things that were so familiar, too. I was with people I knew, and cared for. I wasn't...alone anymore. A-And I was really, really happy. Even if it wasn't--...I-I mean, I just, I...
I don't think it was bad. [Not at all, and she'd gladly accept that family again, if she could. She takes a deep breath, steadying herself.] And I was glad you were part of it, I had a lot of fun with you. You were a really, really good brother, Luke.
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[He would go on about how he felt throughout it, how he feels now... But he realizes that this conversation is wide open to the public, so he shuts his mouth about that. Instead:]
I think I get what you mean. [...] I'm not anyone's brother now... But thanks anyway.
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But... thinking to bring it up makes her a little uneasy, especially considering how things turned out in the end. Yet all the same, she--
...w-well, maybe she can talk about camping, too.]
I... I've gone once, but... um...
[...oh, screw it.]
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...are you okay?
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[... Yeah, screw it. The camping thing was a stupid, throwaway topic anyway.]
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I'm... yeah. What about you?
[He'd come so close to revealing just what he was - he's not sure what else he can say to her without blowing his cover... So maybe he can shift the attention to her instead.]
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I'm fine. I... think I'm fine. [...] L-Luke?
[Uh... how does she say this?]
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[Oh, jeez, what's she going to ask? "Are you a replica?" "Are you not a real person?" She doesn't seem like the type of person to ask, but sometimes Luke's paranoia can get the best of him.]
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What did you like about it?
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I enjoyed having...a family. Children. Even grandchildren, though I do hope to be much older before that happens.
...It was...warm.
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[Yeah. Pointedly ignoring that first sort-of question.]
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Was it hard to do the first time you went?
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