[He looks back down at her, watching her face as she talks and then nods, not really in a way that says he understands missing "home" but he understands the concept of belonging to something and then having it torn away. His understanding of it comes from twisted circumstances, of course, but at least he understands the concept in some way. It's a fragment of humanity.
She and Steve can bond on the point of wanting him as family. His understanding of family is warped much like his understanding of belonging, but there's deeper, buried parts of him that know what it truly is. For him, that is expressed in actions even though he hardly understands in the forefront of his mind and she'll likely find that she won't need to ask him.]
What about here? [She asks it rather tentatively, knowing that Ajna and the CDC were the last things she could ever call home. Still, there was a lot here she would miss, not least the man standing in front of her.] When we go back to our own worlds, will you miss it?
[The look on his face when his gaze is directed back at her makes it obvious that he hadn't really considered that idea before. His eyes flicker with some kind of conflict and unsureness and he almost says that there is no going back. But something stops him.]
... I don't know. [He says instead. His tone and the slightly conflicted and lost look on his face shows that that's genuine.]
I will. [She feels like it's a weakness admitting it.] Some of the people here, I don't want to lose them. I'm scared that I'll forget everything here when I go back, too.
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She and Steve can bond on the point of wanting him as family. His understanding of family is warped much like his understanding of belonging, but there's deeper, buried parts of him that know what it truly is. For him, that is expressed in actions even though he hardly understands in the forefront of his mind and she'll likely find that she won't need to ask him.]
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... I don't know. [He says instead. His tone and the slightly conflicted and lost look on his face shows that that's genuine.]
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