[ Matt's lips twitch in rueful amusement. Despite how hypocritical it might seem coming from him, he kind of gets this. Like, what do people expect? He may have had his own demonic Expectation vs. Reality moment, but he was also a teenager at the time.
It's interesting to hear Sebastian talk about novel levels of freedom. Matt can't remember the last time he was as constricted as he feels here. His parents always insisted on a certain level of public decorum in the interests of protecting the family name, but on his own time, they rarely noticed what he did. He was able to summon that demon under their very roof. Horos is ... small. Harder to traverse than a 21st-century city replete with public transit, that's for sure. Even the pathways to information feel barred in many cases.
But on the other hand, he can be open about being a magic user here. That's something he's never had before. ]
That's good, then, [ he muses. ] I mean. I think it's good to be able to express yourself. Share your truth, all that kind of thing. Maybe you don't actually do it all the time, but the important part is having the option.
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It's interesting to hear Sebastian talk about novel levels of freedom. Matt can't remember the last time he was as constricted as he feels here. His parents always insisted on a certain level of public decorum in the interests of protecting the family name, but on his own time, they rarely noticed what he did. He was able to summon that demon under their very roof. Horos is ... small. Harder to traverse than a 21st-century city replete with public transit, that's for sure. Even the pathways to information feel barred in many cases.
But on the other hand, he can be open about being a magic user here. That's something he's never had before. ]
That's good, then, [ he muses. ] I mean. I think it's good to be able to express yourself. Share your truth, all that kind of thing. Maybe you don't actually do it all the time, but the important part is having the option.