[He shrugs in response, in that jerky, not-so-casual way. Why had he even brought that up? Consider this a lesson, he thinks, about accidentally letting comments like that slip. The last thing he wants to do is talk about what happened at home . . . ]

's a long story, you don't wanna hear it, whatever! I wish it was as cool as finding out I was a wizard, or whatever.

[He even corrects his language like a good, conscientious friend, or . . . whatever he is.]

I guess it's hard to say what's normal when you come from this place where the whole setup sounds crazy to me!