Cameron couldn't help being a bit surprised by Wessex's enthusiasm, but they answered it with a grin of their own. "That sounds great. I really appreciate it."
Even if they weren't quite sure who -- or what -- they wanted to be. They felt secure, now, that the Voice could and would help them, whether that was through Ascension or something else. And Ascension sounded like a pretty cool option, honestly, even if it was also quite intimidating. Also -- they were honored that Wessex seemed to like them, to approve of their thoughts, even to want them as part of her family. Wessex seemed like one of the coolest people they'd ever met -- self-assured, capable -- and having her treat them as an equal, as a comrade, made Cam feel important in a way they weren't accustomed to.
Cam nodded as Wessex spoke of her family. The low number was a little scary, in a way -- so few, so precarious, and Cam instinctively realized that in such a small group, there would be no anonymity to protect them from scrutiny, no crowd to blend into. But maybe that was a good thing, actually. Maybe here, accepted by their new family, there would be no need to hide.
"The first war?" they asked, and then: "Wait, when you say 'older' ... how old?"
Nobody had ever told Cam that Ascended didn't age, but it made sense, if they thought about the whole "vampire" thing.
Even if they weren't quite sure who -- or what -- they wanted to be. They felt secure, now, that the Voice could and would help them, whether that was through Ascension or something else. And Ascension sounded like a pretty cool option, honestly, even if it was also quite intimidating. Also -- they were honored that Wessex seemed to like them, to approve of their thoughts, even to want them as part of her family. Wessex seemed like one of the coolest people they'd ever met -- self-assured, capable -- and having her treat them as an equal, as a comrade, made Cam feel important in a way they weren't accustomed to.
Cam nodded as Wessex spoke of her family. The low number was a little scary, in a way -- so few, so precarious, and Cam instinctively realized that in such a small group, there would be no anonymity to protect them from scrutiny, no crowd to blend into. But maybe that was a good thing, actually. Maybe here, accepted by their new family, there would be no need to hide.
"The first war?" they asked, and then: "Wait, when you say 'older' ... how old?"
Nobody had ever told Cam that Ascended didn't age, but it made sense, if they thought about the whole "vampire" thing.
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"Cameras" by Ennev is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
