[peter snorts and shakes his head. the front's too short because he keeps hacking off those parts to about nose length, but the hair behind his ears is definitely below his shoulders once it stops sitting in his collar, long enough to ponytail. this kid hasn't had a real haircut since he came to exsilium in september.]
[She was going to say something else, but the second response kind of short circuits her brain for a second, and she stares for a while before working out what to say.]
there's probably a few things you can feel sorry for me for, but being your friend isn't one of them
i do actually have a place i'm using for training. it's nothing glamorous, but if you're up for a sparring session sometime, i'm sure we can manage something
Well, start by talking to him. You don't have to make a decision just yet, but if you get a feel for how he might handle the whole alternate universes deal, it'll be easier to decide what you wanna do.
Okay, I'll remember that. Um... Thank you for listening, Steph.
[And most nights, she'd just smile and thank her for the second comment, but something makes her pause. When she speaks, it's curious, not self deprecating.]
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