I mean, how many people do you know actually do have family here? Literal, blood-born family? I don't. Hardly anyone I know does. But we make our own families by getting close to people, or finding people we love. Even without the experiments that mess with our heads and change what we believe- when it's over, when those feelings fade away, we still have those people. And they're real.
[He purses his lips, looking up. God, this is hard, talking about it, but it can't be easy to hear it, either. So he'll do this. It's important to him, and he thinks it's worth hearing.]
I miss my family. Every day I think about them, and it hurts not to see them. But I know I'm not alone here. I have family here, people who care about me, who worry when I'm in danger, who comfort me when I'm upset, who support me when I need help. Who love me despite what I do or who I am. That's family. That's the family that matters. Can you honestly say that you don't have anyone like that?
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[Billy shrugs slightly.]
I mean, how many people do you know actually do have family here? Literal, blood-born family? I don't. Hardly anyone I know does. But we make our own families by getting close to people, or finding people we love. Even without the experiments that mess with our heads and change what we believe- when it's over, when those feelings fade away, we still have those people. And they're real.
[He purses his lips, looking up. God, this is hard, talking about it, but it can't be easy to hear it, either. So he'll do this. It's important to him, and he thinks it's worth hearing.]
I miss my family. Every day I think about them, and it hurts not to see them. But I know I'm not alone here. I have family here, people who care about me, who worry when I'm in danger, who comfort me when I'm upset, who support me when I need help. Who love me despite what I do or who I am. That's family. That's the family that matters. Can you honestly say that you don't have anyone like that?
[Because he doesn't believe it.]