[ wow, he hates that!! and maybe it shows, in the lift to his eyebrows as he chews, the downward tug to his mouth after he swallows. if time can be amiss here, what can't be?
(he wishes, more fervently than ever, to never meet someone from home here. no one should choose to deal with this. no one should know he's here, either. let them live their lives without him.) ]
A week or two ago, no longer. [ the last comment surprises a brief laugh out of him, wry. ] I've been starting to get that impression.
[ circling back, ]
Is it common to have people you know here with you?
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(he wishes, more fervently than ever, to never meet someone from home here. no one should choose to deal with this. no one should know he's here, either. let them live their lives without him.) ]
A week or two ago, no longer. [ the last comment surprises a brief laugh out of him, wry. ] I've been starting to get that impression.
[ circling back, ]
Is it common to have people you know here with you?