[... Hmm. That's... kind of a difficult question for Luke. His father was rarely around except to scold him, having purposely distanced himself thanks to the Score, and his mother, bless her, she tried... but she was sick so often that she just couldn't be there a lot of the time.
Thus, he runs his thumb lightly over one of the aloe vera stalks as he thinks about the question. What was it like?]
It's... secure, I guess. At least, back when I didn't know what I was. It's nice, growing up and knowing they're there to go to if you hurt yourself, or if you just... have something you need answering. [Even though that was mostly Guy who did that... Still, Luke gives a faint smile.] Mother used to kiss whatever scrapes I had and told me there was no medicine more powerful than that. I didn't get it at first...
[He pauses, letting the smile fall away and the stalk fall away from his fingers.] But... I'm not their real son. They found that out not long ago, too...
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[... Hmm. That's... kind of a difficult question for Luke. His father was rarely around except to scold him, having purposely distanced himself thanks to the Score, and his mother, bless her, she tried... but she was sick so often that she just couldn't be there a lot of the time.
Thus, he runs his thumb lightly over one of the aloe vera stalks as he thinks about the question. What was it like?]
It's... secure, I guess. At least, back when I didn't know what I was. It's nice, growing up and knowing they're there to go to if you hurt yourself, or if you just... have something you need answering. [Even though that was mostly Guy who did that... Still, Luke gives a faint smile.] Mother used to kiss whatever scrapes I had and told me there was no medicine more powerful than that. I didn't get it at first...
[He pauses, letting the smile fall away and the stalk fall away from his fingers.] But... I'm not their real son. They found that out not long ago, too...