"That was... oddly insightful. And a conversation that Jean-Paul and I had a length," David admitted, looking a bit shocked. He might need to rethink his evaluation of Kyle. Less like Tommy than he'd thought. Because Tommy would never get the words to come out in a shape like that. "And I think I might be happier not quite sharing my traumas. I think people might look at me differently."

Still, David went very still at the term 'normie'. What the fuck was that about?

"Don't call yourself that. No person is normal, and calling someone a 'normie' sounds a little too much like something that people back home might use as a slur," he answered, his voice a touch sharper. At least Kyle hadn't called himself 'flatscan'. David had been called that before, and he'd have actually found who taught Kyle that word and kick their ass.