Hard news. Extremely hard news. Land and resources, he can see that. Religion? Debatable. Skin color? Humans on Earth fought over skin color?
"Steve said that when he comes from, people woulda kicked his ass if Bucky was his boyfriend. Now you said all this, and... Shit... I met that wizard guy, Naugus? He liked me, I think, but he told me if I showed up on his planet I'd probably get lynched. Jim said I couldn't ever go to space with him 'cause of the way I am. Kinda... Hard to hear they'd probably kill me on Earth, too."
He looks down at his hands and suddenly remembers every reason he ever kept them wrapped. He twists his mouth from side to side to keep from frowning. It takes a deep breath of air and a moment's pause for him to collect himself.
When he looks back up he manages a smile and asks, "Can you tell me some more good things about the place? Or – Or! You got a phone? A photograph phone? I wanna see pictures real bad. Nat showed me one, of a car? But she wouldn't let me hold it, and she wouldn't let me see any others."
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"Steve said that when he comes from, people woulda kicked his ass if Bucky was his boyfriend. Now you said all this, and... Shit... I met that wizard guy, Naugus? He liked me, I think, but he told me if I showed up on his planet I'd probably get lynched. Jim said I couldn't ever go to space with him 'cause of the way I am. Kinda... Hard to hear they'd probably kill me on Earth, too."
He looks down at his hands and suddenly remembers every reason he ever kept them wrapped. He twists his mouth from side to side to keep from frowning. It takes a deep breath of air and a moment's pause for him to collect himself.
When he looks back up he manages a smile and asks, "Can you tell me some more good things about the place? Or – Or! You got a phone? A photograph phone? I wanna see pictures real bad. Nat showed me one, of a car? But she wouldn't let me hold it, and she wouldn't let me see any others."