It was a surprisingly hard question, now that he really thought about it. He hated knowing what had happened to his world. He hated not having a choice whether or not he could leave or go back. He really hated some of the things he'd witnessed and experienced.
But he couldn't wish it all away, not when it had brought him friends.
"I guess it depends. It's exciting, going somewhere else. I meet new people and see things I never could before. But I never really had a place I felt like I could call home, not until really recently. And I realize now that I miss it when I'm gone--mostly all of my friends. But it doesn't mean I wouldn't want to meet everyone else too. I just like having a place and people to come back to."
Then, realizing this was a lot to dump on a kid, he asked, "Does that make sense?"
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It was a surprisingly hard question, now that he really thought about it. He hated knowing what had happened to his world. He hated not having a choice whether or not he could leave or go back. He really hated some of the things he'd witnessed and experienced.
But he couldn't wish it all away, not when it had brought him friends.
"I guess it depends. It's exciting, going somewhere else. I meet new people and see things I never could before. But I never really had a place I felt like I could call home, not until really recently. And I realize now that I miss it when I'm gone--mostly all of my friends. But it doesn't mean I wouldn't want to meet everyone else too. I just like having a place and people to come back to."
Then, realizing this was a lot to dump on a kid, he asked, "Does that make sense?"