[ sam's own opinions on staying or going vary; it's a complicated situation that he's of course thought about. because he has built up his family here (he was always going to, always will), and it's gotten to a point that it's hard to think of his life without them. years have passed here, lives have been built, but he hasn't forgotten his own back home, either. his sister, his nephews, people he's missing - again - as lives continue to move on.
but he also knows that it isn't going to stop him from searching out that path home, that way to get there - because when it comes down to it, it should be a choice. if they weren't given it on whether or not they wanted to be here, they should get it on whether or not they want to go home. and while sam might not know, yet, on what decision he would make if he had it, he does know for sure that every summoned here should get the chance to make it.
all this to say - whether it's been explicitly stated - sam will do just about anything to help jesper have what he does want. to stay here, to go, to have a place to call his home. and right now that happens to be here, with sam, and he's pretty good with that for as long as he'll have it. ]
It’s not a bad idea. As long as none of the governments around here can get ahold of it- the last thing we need is for them to use that against us- and they will. [ is sam speaking from experience or just that foreboding 'this has definitely been a comic marvel plot but mcu hasn't touched it yet because it's too close to the holocaust' - either way, he can't ignore that it would be helpful.
but also....sam's pretty sure jesper knows that. he's talking to a somewhat echo chamber here, but that's besides the point.
he sees the flash of relief on jesper's face and sam nods. ] It'll help open up some more space, yeah. Plus, y'all have lived here long enough. You can upgrade. [ says sam with a smile, when everyone knows he's still in the exact same room he's been in since that first day. it's the other bedroom in his suite that's been a semi-constant rotating door, but that's besides the point.
of course julie explained it, honestly she's a godsend at this point. sam should just start pointing people to for classes - she's obviously much better at it than he is. he nods at jesper, making the note that he maybe doesn't have to be so concerned with his modern references.
the mention of inej and kaz, though, has sam shifting a bit - his expression going from something easy, casual, to something a bit more focused. he knows...well, he knows a bit about inej's, the things she's let him know and mentioned to him, and kaz he was able to pick up on what he feels like enough when they'd met. hearing about it from jesper, though... ] You know- if you ever wanna talk about it, I am here. I used to work with a lot of people who went through some tough shit. Sometimes trauma responses can get...intense.
[ from what he's heard of inej, soldiers struggling with ptsd and half the shit those kids have already gone through are a lot closer than sam is comfortable with, but still. if this place has taught him anything, it's that skills come in no matter the circumstance.
the inej especially gets a nod out of sam, a brief moment where he rubs at his jaw. ] I don't know all of it, but she's told me some. Enough, really. [ he shakes his head. ] You all should have a chance to feel safe- especially here.
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but he also knows that it isn't going to stop him from searching out that path home, that way to get there - because when it comes down to it, it should be a choice. if they weren't given it on whether or not they wanted to be here, they should get it on whether or not they want to go home. and while sam might not know, yet, on what decision he would make if he had it, he does know for sure that every summoned here should get the chance to make it.
all this to say - whether it's been explicitly stated - sam will do just about anything to help jesper have what he does want. to stay here, to go, to have a place to call his home. and right now that happens to be here, with sam, and he's pretty good with that for as long as he'll have it. ]
It’s not a bad idea. As long as none of the governments around here can get ahold of it- the last thing we need is for them to use that against us- and they will. [ is sam speaking from experience or just that foreboding 'this has definitely been a comic marvel plot but mcu hasn't touched it yet because it's too close to the holocaust' - either way, he can't ignore that it would be helpful.
but also....sam's pretty sure jesper knows that. he's talking to a somewhat echo chamber here, but that's besides the point.
he sees the flash of relief on jesper's face and sam nods. ] It'll help open up some more space, yeah. Plus, y'all have lived here long enough. You can upgrade. [ says sam with a smile, when everyone knows he's still in the exact same room he's been in since that first day. it's the other bedroom in his suite that's been a semi-constant rotating door, but that's besides the point.
of course julie explained it, honestly she's a godsend at this point. sam should just start pointing people to for classes - she's obviously much better at it than he is. he nods at jesper, making the note that he maybe doesn't have to be so concerned with his modern references.
the mention of inej and kaz, though, has sam shifting a bit - his expression going from something easy, casual, to something a bit more focused. he knows...well, he knows a bit about inej's, the things she's let him know and mentioned to him, and kaz he was able to pick up on what he feels like enough when they'd met. hearing about it from jesper, though... ] You know- if you ever wanna talk about it, I am here. I used to work with a lot of people who went through some tough shit. Sometimes trauma responses can get...intense.
[ from what he's heard of inej, soldiers struggling with ptsd and half the shit those kids have already gone through are a lot closer than sam is comfortable with, but still. if this place has taught him anything, it's that skills come in no matter the circumstance.
the inej especially gets a nod out of sam, a brief moment where he rubs at his jaw. ] I don't know all of it, but she's told me some. Enough, really. [ he shakes his head. ] You all should have a chance to feel safe- especially here.