[Aw, but if you turn it off, you might miss this:]
Ooh! Neil, what's that? [points at his sphere and leans in for a closer look] Is that Lyle in there?! Hey, Lyle! [she's waving at the sphere now, are you going to ignore that?]
[Damn it, he can't, because it's his little sister, even if it is just a vision, even if it isn't real. So he swallows down whatever anger and sadness he was feeling and hitches on a smile]
[And now the others are crowding around as Amy continues waving, wearing a big grin on her face. Dad's waving now too, as is mum.]
Lyle, you've grown into such a fine young man. We're so proud of you.
[He barely notices his little sister's struggle to get free until he looks away from the sphere for a moment while their parents chat with Lyle for a bit, so he sets her down only for her to grab his hand and drag him toward the house. Their parents follow, a bit amazed that the sphere does as well.]
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[He offers him a grin, but he'll never tell that he's really happy because he took out the scumbag responsible for his family's deaths.]
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[tries, but can't quite get himself to be completely happy about the situation, damn guilt issues]
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[His mother sees the sphere.]
Neil, what is that thing and who are you talking to?
Ah, it's a communication device. Everyone on this space shuttle where I've been has one. The person on the other end is a coworker of mine, Tieria.
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[reaching up to turn his sphere off right now]
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Ooh! Neil, what's that? [points at his sphere and leans in for a closer look] Is that Lyle in there?! Hey, Lyle! [she's waving at the sphere now, are you going to ignore that?]
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... Amy. Hi.
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Lyle, you've grown into such a fine young man. We're so proud of you.
[He barely notices his little sister's struggle to get free until he looks away from the sphere for a moment while their parents chat with Lyle for a bit, so he sets her down only for her to grab his hand and drag him toward the house. Their parents follow, a bit amazed that the sphere does as well.]
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