[A small flinch, an instinctive reaction that he can't explain, hearing Nate say that. At least he's quickly moving on, sparing Scott from assessing why he reacted that way in the first place.]
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[Isn't this the sort of thing he wanted all along? For the other mutants to see him for who he is, and stop comparing him to the Scott Summers they know and hate? Tolerate. Begrudgingly respect. Different feelings lofted at the man that he might become at some point, although Scott sort of wants nothing to do with the X-Men or whatever. He still doesn't fully understand that yet besides mutant vigilante group. Superheroes??
But quietly looking at Nate, his arms drop by his sides and maybe none of that X-Men stuff matters right now. Going into Solmara, he didn't know about it or think about their connection.]
Do you actually want to know me? Have... whatever relationship we'll have? [Friendship?? Is that weird?? He doesn't know. Not like anyone made a fucking guidebook about this kind of thing. Not like he's had a ton of friends back home either.
...] Because I would.
[Quiet admittance. It's not because he's trying to make up for that other Scott, right? No, Nate doesn't want that, he's said that. It's just for himself, because he's gotten to like and care about the other mutant a lot.]
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[Isn't this the sort of thing he wanted all along? For the other mutants to see him for who he is, and stop comparing him to the Scott Summers they know and hate? Tolerate. Begrudgingly respect. Different feelings lofted at the man that he might become at some point, although Scott sort of wants nothing to do with the X-Men or whatever. He still doesn't fully understand that yet besides mutant vigilante group. Superheroes??
But quietly looking at Nate, his arms drop by his sides and maybe none of that X-Men stuff matters right now. Going into Solmara, he didn't know about it or think about their connection.]
Do you actually want to know me? Have... whatever relationship we'll have? [Friendship?? Is that weird?? He doesn't know. Not like anyone made a fucking guidebook about this kind of thing. Not like he's had a ton of friends back home either.
...] Because I would.
[Quiet admittance. It's not because he's trying to make up for that other Scott, right? No, Nate doesn't want that, he's said that. It's just for himself, because he's gotten to like and care about the other mutant a lot.]