Tom Sturbridge (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} timestoodstill) wrote in ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} we_float, |
"I don't know what we're allowed to tell. You could tell them that you've got a summer internship. Working for a Senator. It's not a lie." He grinned. "Or if you don't want to be the specific, just leave it at internship in a government office. I don't know how much your parents dig for details.
"I don't know if she'd stop you from visiting, either. I mean, she says she doesn't own us. So you could maybe go home for a week or two... see Alex." He shrugged. "I don't know if we have a choice. Really. I mean, yes, we can say no, we won't do it, but what does that mean? If not us, who? Like you said, people like Alex need us. Callum... he could fend for himself but he's my brother and I won't let anything happen to him. I don't care if he's older and he's supposed to take care of me. And hell, some of the others we met. You and I are strong. I'm not sure they're all so... resilient. So do we really have a choice?"
What went unspoken was the fact that his mind was basically made up, but he didn't want to go into this alone.