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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ isn't entirely there even when the plane comes to a complete stop; the noise ringing in his head is as painful as he remembers it being, making him sway a bit while pressing a hand to his forehead. the world before his eyes seems to double, triple, merge back into one, then double again, while the blueprint-world throbs in noisy emptiness. makes small whimpering noises when they're walking, barely hanging onto consciousness by focusing on that comforting, erratic heartbeat he knows is near.

gropes around for a smaller hand that he knows is around (but can't remember why it would be right this moment) while mumbling absentmindedly under his breath in german, as if he's welcoming himself back home. ]

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[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ goes along but takes three quick steps to stand beside him. ]

What kind of stuff do you eat? Other than sausage and cabbage.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

Erm. . . kartoffel is good. Many Gemüse and Fleisch. Is same food! Different cook?

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

... 'kay. Guess I'll have to wait and see what that means.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

Erm. . . I bring book. Translate. Ask Hilda?

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ flushes at the thought. ]

M-maybe...

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ glances at him at the entrance of the kitchen, looking a bit puzzled. ]

Is okay?

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

[ shakes his head quickly. ]

N-no, it's okay.

[ looks around the kitchen, spotting the fridge. points to it. ] So... water? Uh. Wasser?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ smiles, looking pleased. ]

Ja, wasser! Nathan is good at Deutsch. [ then releases nathan's hand to rummage around (carefully) for a glass to fill with water. wanders back to hand it over. ] Only wasser? Hungry?

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

[ shakes his head and takes the glass. looks at it, briefly confused, but ends up looking at caleb again regardless. ]

Naw. [ rolls the cup around in his hands a little. ] Are you?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ shakes his head. ]

Nein. See and hear okay, but is not. . . erm. . . [ flounders a little, trying his best to formulate his thoughts. ] Okay, but not okay? Not sick or hurt. . .

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

'Kay. [ stares at the cup again. opens his mouth, closes it. face gets a little pink. ] If you do just... ... tell me. I can uh. Cook eggs. Maybe toast if I watch it closely.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ already in the middle of shaking his head when something seems to catch his hear. pauses shortly, then turns the shaking into a nod instead. ]

Ja. Danke! I eat Nathan food!

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

[ offers a small smile at that, shrugging a bit to hide his happiness from the positive response. stands there awkwardly for a moment before pointing at the fridge. ]

Um. Is the water in there, or...?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ blinks & stares down at the glass in nathan's hand. makes a small yelping sound & grabs it from the other boy's hands. ]

Entschuldigung! [ starts rushes around the kitchen, nearly crashing into the counter when he fills it with tap water. comes back to hand the filled glass back to nathan with a sheepish look. ] Wasser!

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ blinks at the cup, taking it again. blinks up at caleb. looks a little confused... then says a bit dumbly: ]

I wash my hands with this.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ nods, agreeing. ]

Ja, but can drink too! Is clean, is okay!

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[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

Really?

[ hesitates before closing his eyes, taking a drink. ]

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

... ? It's good.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ beams. ]

Deutschland wasser!

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[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

[ takes another drink, looking almost excited by this. ]

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ schools his expression, another thought coming to mind. ]

Guess there's still a lot for me to learn in the world...

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ just grins at him. ]

World is big! Always learn!

1/2

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I mean, I used to hate school. A lot. I never went after-- [ stops himself. shrugs a little. ] Didn't go for a while.

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

[ fiddles with the glass of water. ]

But uh. Y-you made me want to. Go back, I mean. S-so I'm trying to learn a lot...

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ is silent for a moment, simply gazing at nathan for a moment. then places a gentle hand on a shoulder. leans his head in close to press his lips against the bridge of nathan's nose fondly. the motion seems less smooth than the others, as if he's reciting something from memory. ]

Is good. Learn more, know more. World is big. Is good to open to new information.