<hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3c/19/0c/3c190c1e2e2d5650ef64122054d0214d.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;"><strong>Name:</strong> Gabriel Summers<br/><strong>Location:</strong> His Dorm<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 9-2-17 | 5:40pm<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong> Salem<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Talking again</span><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;"><strong>"You're welcome,"</strong> came a soft and choking reply. He was a little shaken up, at seeing her so...so, <em>disturbed</em> by what he'd thought was an act of kindness. But this was Earth, and as he was beginning to see, Earthlings were strange. Not in a bad way, but this was a very far cry from the kind of behavior prevalent in the Empire. He simply nodded at her "Whoa".<br/><br/> It was understandable going back to having an infinite nexus of raw energy slamming into your eyes from some pocket dimension when just moments ago you could see the world as it was supposed to be. It was like living blind, then being given sight only to realize the world was too much right now. He couldn't relate. Not without them talking more at least. <strong>"I bet it was. It's not often I see something like what's going on up there."</strong><br/><br/> He pointed at her eyes a few times to show what he meant. And he was right; if you could perceive energy like he did, it was simply fascinating. <strong>"No need to apologize though. No harm done. On my end either I hope."</strong> She finally started to understand simply how <em>alien</em> her little brother actually was. And both times she pointed out where he was from was absolutely nothing like here, he nodded and said <strong>"Yep. Humans say that right? <em>Yep</em>?"</strong> After that, she pointed out what he'd already surmised, but would continue to not understand. She was perfectly happy living with an easily fixable disability.<br/><br/> A problem that was the result of an accident or something, not her birth. She didn't even have to stop wearing the glasses. He just wanted her to have the option of looking out of her window when she woke up without scrambling to find her glasses beforehand. The "Now" seemed to get the conversation headed in a much more important direction, so he let the last part lie where it was for now. He sighed when she asked about their parents. He knew it was coming, had hoped for it even. But this part was the hardest.<br/><br/> <strong>"I do know what happened. And I'm almost certain you're my sister. The evidence certainly points to it,"</strong> he said with a tired smile thinking of the same things that had been going through his head when he found that data drive. <strong>"What I'm going to tell you is hard, Salem. Very, <em>very</em> hard. And it's going to be hard to hear. I also have...I have a video that goes into umm...graphic detail, but I'll start small."</strong><br/><br/> He took a breath and tried to calm himself before he told his big sister their families tragic history. <strong>"First...there are <em>three</em> of us. You. A blond boy named Alex, and me. I don't know which of you is older, or where he is or any of that. Just that...there's three Summers kids. And our story is a bad one."</strong> He paused for a few long, tense moments before pressing on. <strong>"Okay. Our parents, you, and Alex were in a plane over a place called Anchorage. Out of nowhere, a ship attacked you. Our parents got you both to safety on the only parachute. <br/><br/>They were captured by soldiers who serve the Majestor, the supreme ruler of the Shi'ar Empire. Which is a large number of planets and patches of space belonging to the Shi'ar. They were brought aboard the ship...Martha and Nathaniel Summers. Our father was imprisoned, chained up to be sent to the mines. Mother was....she. He. Ummm, no one knew I was even in her stomach, until he had his way. Then he cut me out of her and stuck me in a gene tank. Our mother is dead, Salem. I know that for a fact. Our father though...?<br/><br/> I know he escaped D'ken's clutches. Escaped the Shi'ar. But he's out there in space somewhere, hopefully one day he'll come home? I think you'd want to meet him as much as I did. You'd love to see how hard he fought for her, Salem. If he could've he would've moved the entire universe to save her,"</strong> he choked out finally. <strong>"I've still go the holo-vid if you want to see it, but know I'm your brother. Alex is our brother, wherever he is. And our dad is out there somewhere too. But for now, at least we've got each other, right?"</strong><br/><br/></span>