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[bastardofipswich]

[ BEHOLD... a teen witch sitting on his bed. He seems way too energetic, considering he's indoors and doing nothing. (lbr he's nursing a magic-high right now, and it's got him feeling both restless and aimless at the same time.) ]

Hey, show of hands, who here's got too much free time right now? [ HE'LL START. Look at that hand go up. ] Come on, at least one of you watching raised your hand, too. So let's do something about it. Get drunk in public, find a corner to loiter on, a shop to vandalize, you know, normal kids' stuff.

[ He grins. ]

Kidding! [ With a shrug and a careless wave of his hand. ] I'd get up to way worse than that if I wanted to be a public menace. [ Still kidding? EH. ]

Anyway, I can't be the only one here with nothing better to do, so who wants to play a game of Would You Rather? Look, I can even start:

[ He claps his hands together and makes a show of thinking. ]

Would you rather... Have superpowers, but die young. Or be perfectly average, and live a long, painfully uneventful life?

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[bastardofipswich]

[ WOW, BB. WOW. ]

For some people, sure.

[volitaunt]

[ Poe picks up the communicator and flops into one of the comfier chairs in the room. ]

For most people. Most people would rather live peacefully, given the chance. Sometimes it's impossible to value that until you can't have it.

[bastardofipswich]

I guess. Try growing up in Small Town Boringville, population 8,000, and see if you don't go crazy from all the peace and quiet.

[volitaunt]

[ Poe chuckles. ] I did grow up in Small Town Boringville.

[bastardofipswich]

[ He lifts his brows curiously. ] And you didn't hate it?

[volitaunt]

Nope. [ He shrugs. ] It's part of the reason I joined the Navy--I wanted to protect what I'd grown up loving.

[bastardofipswich]

Must be nice.

[ Actually feeling, like, anything for where you're from. Some sense of belonging, blahblah. It's all rather elusive for Chase. ]

[volitaunt]

[ Poe's expression gentles. ] I've made other homes since I left. Where you come from doesn't always have to be where you feel like a part of something.

[bastardofipswich]

Yeah? I'd rather just move all the time, myself. Home's overrated.

[ DENIAL AND POSTURING, Chase's go-to responses to feelings. ]

[volitaunt]

[ Oh kid. You've already given yourself away. ]

I haven't stayed in one place for very long in the past, oh, four years? Doesn't mean I'm not home. The people I've been with make it that. [ He leans back in the chair and grins. ] Sounds cheesy, doesn't it.

[bastardofipswich]

[ Chase smirks. ] Totally cheesy.

[ Just ignore that TEENSY TINY SOUND OF LONGING IN HIS VOICE. Not like he has any people to make anyplace home, okay! ]

[volitaunt]

Fortunately, I like cheese.

[ BADUMPTISH. ]