[ He nods softly, resisting the temptation to reach for a cookie. Biscuit? After all this time here, he doesn’t think he’ll ever get used to the English way of saying things.
As for his question, it’s simple. More simple than it should be. ]
No. I’d go home. My partner, Hawk, we were... [ how to say it politely... ] on and off, back home. We're from the same place. But you can't be the way that we are and work for the government, so we were sneaking around in secret. It was really hard. On both of us. But now that we know the world can be a kinder, more accepting place, I don't think I have a choice. We have to go back and help transform it.
[ 'We', in this case, largely means 'him', but Hawk told him that he'd follow. Leave Washington behind. To even think about the way those words sounded, the fears he's long held being soothed, makes his heart flutter. It's clear on his face, bright eyed and grinning as if they weren't talking about murder and cannibalism only minutes ago. This boy is in love. ]
I would miss a lot about this place. And a lot of the people. But people like me are suffering back home. I know it sounds naive, but knowing what I know from fifty years ahead, I could really make a difference.
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As for his question, it’s simple. More simple than it should be. ]
No. I’d go home. My partner, Hawk, we were... [ how to say it politely... ] on and off, back home. We're from the same place. But you can't be the way that we are and work for the government, so we were sneaking around in secret. It was really hard. On both of us. But now that we know the world can be a kinder, more accepting place, I don't think I have a choice. We have to go back and help transform it.
[ 'We', in this case, largely means 'him', but Hawk told him that he'd follow. Leave Washington behind. To even think about the way those words sounded, the fears he's long held being soothed, makes his heart flutter. It's clear on his face, bright eyed and grinning as if they weren't talking about murder and cannibalism only minutes ago. This boy is in love. ]
I would miss a lot about this place. And a lot of the people. But people like me are suffering back home. I know it sounds naive, but knowing what I know from fifty years ahead, I could really make a difference.