((For Silver))

[1stmacleod]

Kairos is very nice, and he's glad of the place to stay, but after five years of wandering Connor gets restless easily. His nightmares are back, if not as bad as they used to be, so he's restless and tired, which isn't a good combination. Teaching and sparring with Jelani helps occupy his time, though, and so does cooking for Kairos. He still has too much spare time, so he sits on the fringes of the Nexus, and watches, and puts off going home to his own world.

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"Ohhhh." She snuggles unconsciously in response to the sadness. "I'm not related to my family, either. I'm not related to anybody anymore."

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Connor looks down at her, smiling gently. "I'm sorry... I have a... a distant cousin, but that's all. I used to have an adopted daughter..."

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Nearly invisible little eyebrows lift quizzically. "Is your cousin that yucky?"

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"He's... not yucky." Connor looks bewildered. "When did I say that?"

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"You said you were sorry you had a distant cousin." She frowns a bit.

Perfect misunderstanding.

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He gives a soft, raspy chuckle. "Now I'm sorry I phrased it badly. Too many languages in my head. I'm sorry you're not related to anybody anymore. And I have a distant cousin. Who is very not yucky. He's... he's been my best friend for a long time. I've known him longer than anybody else in the world." He sounds wistful.

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"Ohhhh!" Understanding shows. But then she's frowning again. "Why are you sorry?"

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"Because I assume you were related to somebody, once, and now they're gone. I know what that's like."

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A small hand patpats his gently. "The people I was related to went away before I could even think and see outside my egg, so I don't miss them. It's okay."

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She came out of an egg? That's a new one, but somehow, Connor's not as surprised as he thinks he should be. "But you do have people to take care of you?"