"Well I..." Steve rubs at the back of his neck slightly. He seems well and thoroughly embarrassed for being such a Negative Nancy about all of this. He's been so busy feeling sorry for himself he forgot about all the friends and place he's made for himself here in the Nexus.
It isn't quite home yet, and it may never be. But it can sure be a place he feels safe and comfortable in. IN many ways it's already become a place like that for him.
"Lots of block parties. I mean like...people mingling in the streets. Cooking food outdoors. Hanging their good flags. There was a parade that used to go by my apartment. Mostly I think..what made me so homesick was not knowing, a year later....not knowing if my home was still there to celebrate the holiday. What if we lost the war? What if my city got firebombed or worse?"
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Date: 2016-07-27 01:53 am (UTC)It isn't quite home yet, and it may never be. But it can sure be a place he feels safe and comfortable in. IN many ways it's already become a place like that for him.
"Lots of block parties. I mean like...people mingling in the streets. Cooking food outdoors. Hanging their good flags. There was a parade that used to go by my apartment. Mostly I think..what made me so homesick was not knowing, a year later....not knowing if my home was still there to celebrate the holiday. What if we lost the war? What if my city got firebombed or worse?"