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To: [Haller]
From: [Kevin]
Subject: Return approximation?

"A little longer" is sort of vague, ya know. When exactly can we come back-ish? If my head explodes from being with this many people in this small a space for this long I'm going to put you guys in charge of the clean up...even after doing whatever it is you've been doing.

Seriously, did you know too many bodies in one place and literally be suffocating?

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To: [Kevin]
From: [Haller]

Isn't that the worst thing about being a houseguest? Figuring out what to do for them, I mean. (Especially if the host insists on doing everything for you.)

My mistake about the confusion. Age and authority went kind of hand-in-hand for me, since I was one of those kids who respected adults just because they were adults. ...for the most part.

And yeah. Lorna's quite capable of scary. But you're probably safe -- mostly she restricts it to close friends.

Unless you do something to her kitchen, in which case you're on your own.

Psychic therapy is interesting. And, you're right, complicated. Fortunately I don't have to do much of it at Xavier's -- I don't practice on students unless there are some pretty extreme extenuating circumstances. It's a good arrangement. Clinical settings are fine, but I don't really want to know the thoughts of people I live with.

And as far as heads are concerned, you get used to it. Everyone's is scary in its own special way.

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To: [Haller]
From: [Kevin]

Mr. Jones seems to love me and the fact I want to help out. I just can't not try to do something, it feels too much like taking advantage to me, even if I know it's not.

Everyone's got default respect. I don't think there's any reason for someone to respect me as a person if I'm not willing to respect them as one. It can be lost, though, and then it's hard to earn back. Just because someone's older doesn't mean they deserve more respect just as it doesn't mean they're any smarter. Age can bring a lot of things with it, and there's a lot that's more likely to come with age, but that doesn't mean it's a guarantee. There are a lot of dishonorable, stupid people a lot older than I am. Like most things seem to be, more than default respect as a human is situational.

By "do something" are we talking as in cook in it, put something back in the wrong place or like blow it up? Just so we're clear.

You might find out they are plotting your doom. Or harboring immense crushes. Equally potentially scary there. I don't blame you, I don't think I'd want to be a telepath. Other people are strange enough without me getting into their heads.

That's reassuring, actually.

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To: [Kevin]
From: [Haller]

I agree on the respect issue, and also that it's easier lost than earned back. I don't think I'll ever outgrow the impulse to respect my elders, and honestly don't care to, but I try to respect everyone for what they can give me -- even if it's a nine year old in a terminal ward at Muir who couldn't teach me anything about living normally, but everything about dying well.

The universal weirdness is perversely reassuring. It's harder to feel like an outsider when you have conclusive proof that just about everyone around you feels the same way. Not that you need to be a mindreader to learn that . . .

Anyway, it's late, I should try to make sure the professor gets a little sleep. When he refuses I'll go to bed myself. Get some rest, and think about Mrs. Espinosa's offer.



PS: Just don't destroy, chip or otherwise mangle any of the equipment in the kitchen and you'll be okay.

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To: [Haller]
From: [Kevin]

Everyone's got something worth learning, the key's knowing to open your eyes and notice it, right? Sometimes I don't notice too well, but at least I know it.

Rest, right. Easier said than done, but I'll try.