"And Richie," he added to the list, knowing nothing about the others only the one that had answered his telepathy. He smiled at her preparation to build an army of them. "Not everyone's shine is as strong as yours and mine, so if we do you need to understand that. And not everyone needs to be taught as much as given confidence that what they experience is real. Society has a way of squashing almost everyone's shine."
Dan laughed. It was unsettling to see a different version of himself, doing things. He knew Abra wouldn't lie about it and others spoke of it, but it felt like he could have a string of his truth shown to the world that him now would not wish for.
"He likely was. I went through a phase of collecting records at some point, but I never felt like I had a permanent enough of a home to keep them." It told him that maybe the last him had settled in, expecting never to leave.
Looking around the kitchen, his gaze found the child spirit peaking out from around the corner. "A friend of yours?"