Yeah. Plus time's weird here, anyway. Some of them pointed out that if we ever get home, we'll have to turn thirty all over again and none of this time will have passed. Maybe I'll be like eighty before it happens.
[ A horrifying prospect for some of the Hargreeves; less so for Luther. ]
Uh... you know? No fucking clue. For me and George, we used to get posed for pictures for the parents' latest article about our happy family and poked for soundbites. But I don't think that's exactly normal.
Yeah, exactly. My mother would make a point to have the parties somewhere public, bonus points if it was outside because no Mason was afraid of a zombie attack.
Sometimes 'fucked up but still nice' is the best thing you can hope for. [ It was a pretty good summary of his whole life, really. ]
I've been warning most people about my siblings, but you and George have already met a few of them, I think? So you're one of the only people I don't have to give that disclaimer to. But I'll do it anyway: sorry in advance if they're assholes.
Heh. Thanks for the disclaimer, but don't worry. I'm sure we can handle them. Besides, we're siblings with a resident asshole too. It just so happens to be me.
[But at least he's a personable and sometimes outright charismatic asshole, when he wants to be.]
But nah, I'm that too. I'm just also the impatient bastard who'd rather punch through a problem rather than reason with it. I multitask. And I run a lot of interference.
[This is always true, of course, he's just not used to admitting it so openly. But Luther's a friend, and somehow he thinks the other man will get it, where a lot of people wouldn't, not entirely.]
[ A snort on the other end. Bemused. Luther doesn't know how he identifies so much with traits of both the Masons, and yet, here we are. ]
I'm the patient one, but I get you. I'm pretty sure that me instinctively -- and literally -- punching through problems has been a source of frustration for the others, in the past. When you've got superstrength, every problem looks like a nail.
Do you always run interference for Georgia vs. the world?
Even when you don't have superstrength, sometimes the direct approach just feels good. Doesn't always work, but yeah.
Yeah, pretty much. George is brilliant, you know? Great at what she does. But she can be really intense, and not everyone gets that. And the whole social thing, and the media spotlight bullshit, she doesn't like any of that. It bugs her. I'm not exactly thrilled about it, but I don't mind it. And I'm good at it.
You get it, man. Family's weird as hell, but you learn the survival skills you need and they need. And if you're lucky, some of that family even feels like actual family. My parents suck A LOT, but I've got George, so that feels like a win to me.
[ A careful tread across a detail they've never actually discussed before. What no one had ever actually told Luther, but what he'd picked up when he and George had accidentally mind-melded during the dream storm. ]
This probably isn't the right thing to ask about, but When did you guys figure ou
How did
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Yeah, I get it. I just call everyone else my brothers and sisters too, for the most part. It's an easier shorthand, even if our upbringing wasn't really anything like an actual family.
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How rude is it to ask how old you're gonna be? I mean I'm gonna ask anyway, I just want to know how rude I'm being while I do.
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You're a few years younger, right?
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Yeah. Twenty...something. I gotta be twenty four by now.
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I mean, I've been here over six months, and I didn't land here the same time of year here that it was back home so.
Math.
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[ A horrifying prospect for some of the Hargreeves; less so for Luther. ]
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Anything planned for the party in particular?
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What do people normally do at birthdays?
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Uh... you know? No fucking clue. For me and George, we used to get posed for pictures for the parents' latest article about our happy family and poked for soundbites. But I don't think that's exactly normal.
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Actually pretty normal to me, though. It was a PR opportunity. Interviews, magazine covers.
Y'know, it's kinda nice, knowing someone gets it.
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It really is. Fucked up. But still nice.
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I've been warning most people about my siblings, but you and George have already met a few of them, I think? So you're one of the only people I don't have to give that disclaimer to. But I'll do it anyway: sorry in advance if they're assholes.
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Heh. Thanks for the disclaimer, but don't worry. I'm sure we can handle them. Besides, we're siblings with a resident asshole too. It just so happens to be me.
[But at least he's a personable and sometimes outright charismatic asshole, when he wants to be.]
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But nah, I'm that too. I'm just also the impatient bastard who'd rather punch through a problem rather than reason with it. I multitask. And I run a lot of interference.
[This is always true, of course, he's just not used to admitting it so openly. But Luther's a friend, and somehow he thinks the other man will get it, where a lot of people wouldn't, not entirely.]
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I'm the patient one, but I get you. I'm pretty sure that me instinctively -- and literally -- punching through problems has been a source of frustration for the others, in the past. When you've got superstrength, every problem looks like a nail.
Do you always run interference for Georgia vs. the world?
I did it for the others and our dad.
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Even when you don't have superstrength, sometimes the direct approach just feels good. Doesn't always work, but yeah.
Yeah, pretty much. George is brilliant, you know? Great at what she does. But she can be really intense, and not everyone gets that. And the whole social thing, and the media spotlight bullshit, she doesn't like any of that. It bugs her. I'm not exactly thrilled about it, but I don't mind it. And I'm good at it.
You get it, man. Family's weird as hell, but you learn the survival skills you need and they need. And if you're lucky, some of that family even feels like actual family. My parents suck A LOT, but I've got George, so that feels like a win to me.
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Both of you were adopted, right?
[ A careful tread across a detail they've never actually discussed before. What no one had ever actually told Luther, but what he'd picked up when he and George had accidentally mind-melded during the dream storm. ]
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I try not to call Allison my sis
This probably isn't the right thing to ask about, but
When did you guys figure ou
How did
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Yeah, I get it. I just call everyone else my brothers and sisters too, for the most part. It's an easier shorthand, even if our upbringing wasn't really anything like an actual family.
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[Oh but there is though. There are words. And some are right and some are wrong and Shaun won't go into any of them.]
So shorthand has to do it.