"Long story short, one of my friends got caught up in a portal leading to my home dimension. Naturally, the rest of us had to find a way to get her back. And let me tell you, I was so scared to go back, I was terrified... What will they think? What will my friends think when they see the horror that is my home world?"
He still hasn't let go of Beth's hand, even if his grip has softened. "Mom thought I had done the right thing and offed myself when I didn't come back from whatever it was I was doing in the woods the night I disappeared. She was so mad at me for coming back and bringing shame to the clan, she spat me in the face. And that was just the beginning of it."
He shrugs, then adds, by way of explanation, "Pyleans don't normally have the emotional range of humans. No music, no love, no nothing."
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Date: 2010-08-13 12:54 pm (UTC)He still hasn't let go of Beth's hand, even if his grip has softened. "Mom thought I had done the right thing and offed myself when I didn't come back from whatever it was I was doing in the woods the night I disappeared. She was so mad at me for coming back and bringing shame to the clan, she spat me in the face. And that was just the beginning of it."
He shrugs, then adds, by way of explanation, "Pyleans don't normally have the emotional range of humans. No music, no love, no nothing."