[She's taking the steps one at a time but at twice her usual speed, and heading up rather than down. Once she's outside she can get airborne, so her goal is rooftop access. All that she can think about is how it's been seven years since she'd been able to talk to him, since she heard him or saw him in something other than family videos and photos or old voice mails that she secretly kept on her phone the day she learned he'd disappeared.
Not that much of a bleeding heart, he says, and yet she's sure that the reason he left had something to do with protecting them. Their mother hadn't really shared much when her powers manifested, but she'd shared just enough for Meilin to draw her own conclusions.
She's tense as she listens for his reply, not sure if he'd answer and answer honestly, but it finally does come, and she's glad he's not fighting her on this.]
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Not that much of a bleeding heart, he says, and yet she's sure that the reason he left had something to do with protecting them. Their mother hadn't really shared much when her powers manifested, but she'd shared just enough for Meilin to draw her own conclusions.
She's tense as she listens for his reply, not sure if he'd answer and answer honestly, but it finally does come, and she's glad he's not fighting her on this.]
I'll be there in ten minutes, tops.