He realises now he missed all sorts of important childhood lessons: how to like people, telekinesis, and the inevitability of corruption when power is granted without oversight to a state apparatus.
*rim shot*
Actually, that last one seems to need to be relearned every few years, these days...we're sadly overdue.
He steps off the bus and everything is too loud: the gulls, the voices, the traffic, and the music spilling from tiny white ear-buds that everyone now seems to wear.
Your San Francisco is perfect. The pale new version of the Haight, nevertheless containing people who recognize power, is an especially nice touch.
This is beautiful and terrifying — much like Ethan himself.
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Date: 2012-01-12 01:31 am (UTC)*rim shot*
Actually, that last one seems to need to be relearned every few years, these days...we're sadly overdue.
He steps off the bus and everything is too loud: the gulls, the voices, the traffic, and the music spilling from tiny white ear-buds that everyone now seems to wear.
Your San Francisco is perfect. The pale new version of the Haight, nevertheless containing people who recognize power, is an especially nice touch.
This is beautiful and terrifying — much like Ethan himself.