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So they don't know about Davin, then, just the results of what he did. 

He nods. 

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He nods. "Anyway, we don't just go about offering for people to stay with us indefinitely, but you're welcome to at least a visit so everyone can get to know you, and we will definitely get you in contact with the right people if you want to hone your magical potential."

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"I wouldn't expect you to, no. A visit sounds like a good idea, though." He pauses, "I'll have to call in sick to work," he muses. "Or... possibly just quit." That will be cathartic. 

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"A visit can potentially last a few weeks if you two need a place to get back to your feet?"

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"We should at least meet your family, first, before we go making any long term plans," he says, reluctantly responsible. Someone has to be.

"To make sure it's not a disaster," he adds. 

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"Reasonable... do you have any idea how it could turn out to be a disaster?"

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"Our personalities might clash somehow," he shrugs. "People have been known to find us difficult. Too flighty and distractable, in Jay's case. Too quiet, and too... willing to turn an insult or a bigoted comment into a fight, in mine." 

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"Ah, I can see that how that clashes with some people. We are not bigoted. There is like, four queer people in the house. I am not sure I mentioned that?"

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"You didn't, no," he agrees. "That's promising, though. Some of the fosters were..." he trails off. 

"Neither of us is straight," he adds. 'Bi' is probably the most succint way of describing his own sexuality, while as far as he can tell Jamie's never been particularly attracted to a woman.

"I got into a lot of fights as a teenager, and not just about that. Not as though homophobia is the only bigotry around." 

"What are they like? Your family." 

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"Man, that's very hard to answer... Dad is very... accepting." He makes a face. "Okay, what I am going to say might sound scaring, but dad cares about his family and... that's pretty much it. Our lifeforce vault can potentially kill the entire surrounding forest and town, and that moves him some, but the destruction of our family's legacy was a stronger motivator. But he is not... imposing, he always made clear that he would let us be free to be ourselves."

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"He sounds like a good dad," he offers, uncertain. Not like he has any experience in the area. "Even if he's not the best person." 

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"Describes him very well. Anyway, he got two sons from his first marriage. They are twins as well - it might run in the family. Aaron and Topher. I sometimes think that they try their best to be polar opposites. Aaron is more athletic and physically minded, adventurous, if wasn't for the family business he would probably want to travel and explore. But he doesn't resent having to stay much."

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Alex nods, flying closer to hear better. "It sounds like Jamie will like him, based on that description," he comments.

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"Hopefully. His twin, Topher, is likewise more intellectually inclined, likes to read dry history books, likes to dress formally even at home... He is gay, Aaron is straight. To add to the twin yin-yang thing. Topher's boyfriend Sawney is another distant relative and lives with us."

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"Huh. I don't think we fit that stereotype. Different, but we're not opposites. They must have some things in common, right?" 

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"I am exaggerating, but I have felt that I was closer to Aaron than Topher at times. And they get along. They just will argue about what to do in a Saturday afternoon more often than not."

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"And I'm pretty sure all siblings do that, sometimes," he agrees with a nod. "Twin stereotypes are... Well, I get it, some of them apply to us, even, and I'm sure they all apply to some pairs somewhere. They're just..." he shrugs. All stereotypes are kind of annoying. 

"So who comes after them? How many siblings do you have?" 

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"Five. All half-brothers. After the twins there is Franklyn, by my father's second wife. Franklyn is very sweet. Very gentle giant - he is over six feet tall - and he takes care of the animals and nature around our house - he can communicate with animals. And he was the sibling that was closest to me, while growing up. Not as adventurous as me or Aaron, but still open to it? He is just also content in staying at home nursing a raccoon back to health."

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His lips turn up a bit, "Cute," he comments. "Sounds like he belongs in a Disney movie," he adds.

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"Oh, he has definitely has run across the woods singing while his troop of woodland creatures followed. Except, that he flies... he also doesn't like clothes."

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"I guess the meeting will be very memorable, then," he says, eyebrows raised at the mental image this description produces. 

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"He can be dressed if it makes you two uncomfortable."

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"I don't think uncomfortable is the right word," he says, amused. "Though I guess that depends on how closely related we are." For him, anyway. Jamie could not give less of a fuck. "Anyway, it's his home. If he prefers not to wear clothes, he shouldn't have to, whether it bothers us or not."

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Temple laughs. "Uh... noted. And I am sure he will appreciate it. Either way."

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He huffs a laugh, "Good to know." 

"After Franklyn?"

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