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...you're right about that.

It doesn't really help that the city's dangerous on its own.

Yeah, that too. [Although it doesn't worry him as much as it probably should.]

I don't know that I've seen its worst, but I've seen enough bad to not want to stay.

I don't know if I have either, but- if I'd never come here, there's a lot of people I never would have met....or seen again, I don't think.

I have to go home eventually -- I need to -- but I won't regret the time I spent here.

...I don't know if that- makes sense.

When you start talking feelings, sense doesn't really have to play into it.

...that's true, too.

[ A beat. ]

We never did have that coffee, did we?

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Not yet. We could fix that this weekend.

Sounds good.

You wanna pick the place? My treat.

Only if I get the tab next time. There's a coffee shop not far from here in Sector 5, unless you have somewhere else you'd prefer.

Only since you're insisting.

And yeah- I'll meet you there.

[ ooc: Log/Action thread? ]

[ooc: Action is easiest? And I've already failed enough by losing this for two days.]

[Get out, be sociable, try not to turn into a disconnected hermit. That's Bruce's advice to himself, but some days are easier than others. At least this one's not so difficult, and he doesn't even have to leave his neighborhood.]

[ooc: No worries! <3 I've lost things for longer than two days before so it's cool. ]

[ Funny that they're thinking along such similar lines. Though Livio isn't really a hermit, he does get a bit too wrapped up in his work sometimes. A "social life" isn't really a concept he knows much about, given his upbringing, but he tries anyway.

He gets there on time and starts looking for the fellow he's supposed to be meeting. When Livio sees him, he goes over to join him. ]

Hey.

Hey. [He leans over to pull a chair out. This far north it won't be long before it's too cold to enjoy the outdoor tables, but for now, it's actually nice to sit outside with something warm to drink.]

I guess this is where I say 'we meet at last' or something like that.

[ The climate is definitely much cooler than the desert planet he came from; it used to be, he'd wear more layers, but having spent a year in the Port, he's a bit more used to it now. ]

Ah- thanks.

[ He sits in the offered chair and smiles a little at the comment. ]

Aha, I guess so.

It's nice to meet you. In person, I mean.

[Before Calcutta, there had been Bella Coola, where he'd first learned to get a handle on his rage and channel it. As far as he could tell, Bella Coola would be within easy driving distance if he weren't stuck on an island with no way off. The climate was familiar, and if it weren't for the nightlife, almost comfortable.]

Yeah, even with video, it's not the same. The chance for awkwardness is magnified and so much more real, right?

[ A quiet huff, almost like a laugh. ]

Pretty much.

...At least the weather's nice?

Today at least. Have you been here long enough to see what winter's like?

[He waved over the server, having asked the guy to wait until his new guest arrived and ordered an herb tea.]

The pastries are good if you're hungry.

Mm. I was hear for last year's. ...I'd never actually seen snow before.

[ He looks up and orders a coffee. As for the pastries- ]

I'm good for now, I think. Thanks.

Really? Where are you from?

I lived in Bella Coola for a while. It isn't that far from here geographically, depending upon the universe. The winter wouldn't have been easy if I'd never seen snow before.

...A desert planet.

[ No, seriously. He shifts a little awkwardly. ]

It was...kind of jarring when I got here. I'd heard of Earth before -- that's where the human population came from initially -- but I'd never actually seen it.

Seasons like they are here were a new thing for me.

[ A beat. ]

Is Bella Coola in Canada?

[Bruce only looks a little surprised. A couple of months in Siren's Port have made it more difficult to get a reaction. From the future? Sure. A vampire? Let's go on a date. From a desert planet and what sounds like the future? Well...]

This place hits me with new stuff every day. Is it - or was it - a difficult adjustment?

[He nods.] Bella Coola's in Canada. I went there to try, I guess you could say I went there to learn about myself.

...kind of.

[ The climate, the culture, everything was different. Besides which, he didn't exactly have a "normal" childhood, even by his world's standards. ]

I had...a friend here, from home, so that helped a little. I made friends with one of the Newcomers at the police department when I joined so that helped too.

[ He tilts his head a little. "Learning abut yourself" is definitely something he understands. ]

Did it help?

Yeah. [Maybe not in the most traditional of manners, but...] Yeah, it did. I needed to stop trying to change things that can't be changed and move on with my life.

If I hadn't taken that time, I don't think I'd be able to handle this place.

[ A faint smile. ]

I know what you mean.

This place is....really something, sometimes.

All the time, I think. Even when I'm doing things that should be normal like working or going out on a date.

It's... [he gropes for a word, but there are so many adjectives for the Port, and why always go to the negative?] ...stimulating.

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