[he doesn't have to caveat with that every time, nova. it just kind of goes without saying, doesn't it?]
[sigh, eyeroll, facepalm] I just got here, Nova. I haven't had the chance to meet anybody yet.
[he drops his hand and the look he gives nova is just...tired]
Don't underestimate the appeal of having someone around who understands your context.
[despite the wording, that's not advice for Nova; it's an explanation for himself. he's already experienced this, being completely unable to convey the true depths of the horrors of the Dark to anybody who hasn't actually been there.]
[it's a lonely experience, having something so formative that nobody around you can relate to. he can only imagine how much lonelier that is when it's an entire world's worth of circumstances nobody else understands.]
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[sigh, eyeroll, facepalm] I just got here, Nova. I haven't had the chance to meet anybody yet.
[he drops his hand and the look he gives nova is just...tired]
Don't underestimate the appeal of having someone around who understands your context.
[despite the wording, that's not advice for Nova; it's an explanation for himself. he's already experienced this, being completely unable to convey the true depths of the horrors of the Dark to anybody who hasn't actually been there.]
[it's a lonely experience, having something so formative that nobody around you can relate to. he can only imagine how much lonelier that is when it's an entire world's worth of circumstances nobody else understands.]