"Fields, huh? Well, I'm sure you were outstanding at walking through them." Eddie smiled to himself and walked closer to a barrel, holding out his hands so he could warm them up. "If you have to stand on the streets, best to stick close to the wall. Easier to blend in."
Easier to avoid trouble, which ran rampant in the area in so many ways. "Who knows, Jonny. If neither of us belong, maybe we can stand on the outside together."
He kind of liked the accent, personally. "So. Your father is a scientist?" That was a hell of a lot better than his own old man.
"Perhaps we can. You don't seem stupid." So that was a plus. He wasn't calling him gay or accusing him of being a giant nerd so this was already the best relationship he'd ever had with someone his age. Usually, it was rougher than this. "I know that I will always be there so if you wish to stand with someone, I suppose I am the right one to pick."
Jonathan watched the flames but didn't put his hands over the fire - he was just fascinated by how the flames danced in the can.
"Yes, he is. He used to do research science. Still is but less peer reviewed so I'm not sure how to define it. He has an on-going project." And maybe he could get a proper job at a university and earn them some money, who knew? "How about you?"
"About me? You mean my father?" Edward snorted, because the idea of his father as a scientist was inherently funny for so many reasons. "With him, I'm prepared to give him standing ovations should he ever manage to string together three coherent sentences. He's a few steps below on the evolutional ladder, if you follow me. Despite your lack of education where evolution is concerned."
"I understand the principles of evolution." Jonathan felt the need to point out, not wanting to seem like some idiotic zealot. He didn't care for what they taught, he had his own resources. "I read all of my father's books. He loves books, we have a lot of them. I know everything I need to know about science. I didn't read the other stuff, it's not as fun."
Though he did have a special place in his heart for Sleepy Hollow. "The best thing about my old man is all the books he owns. Books are my favourite thing."
"Books are a grand thing. I don't own any, but I love the library." Huh. He grinned at Jonathan. "I'll take you there, Jon-boy, this time I have a lot more to promise. For some boy from a hick town, I imagine the Gotham City Library would be quite impressive, since you are smart enough to appreciate books."
It was the place he had gotten the most knowledge from for sure. He had learned reading their originally, when he'd been a lot younger, now he was teaching himself a lot about computers. The library was his true refuge. He wondered whether Jonathan could truly understand that.
"I would very much like to do that, Edward. Thank you, I appreciate the offer." Jonathan very nearly almost sorta smiled at Edward, feeling good about something for the first time since he moved. So maybe Gotham wasn't the worst. He might have friends, an easy to access library and a place to go to get away from his father - it wasn't all entirely negative after all.
"I'm free almost any time, school aside." He didn't exactly have a social life. "Whenever you are ready, I am too."
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Easier to avoid trouble, which ran rampant in the area in so many ways. "Who knows, Jonny. If neither of us belong, maybe we can stand on the outside together."
He kind of liked the accent, personally. "So. Your father is a scientist?" That was a hell of a lot better than his own old man.
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Jonathan watched the flames but didn't put his hands over the fire - he was just fascinated by how the flames danced in the can.
"Yes, he is. He used to do research science. Still is but less peer reviewed so I'm not sure how to define it. He has an on-going project." And maybe he could get a proper job at a university and earn them some money, who knew? "How about you?"
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With a shrug, he summarised. "He's an ape."
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Though he did have a special place in his heart for Sleepy Hollow. "The best thing about my old man is all the books he owns. Books are my favourite thing."
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It was the place he had gotten the most knowledge from for sure. He had learned reading their originally, when he'd been a lot younger, now he was teaching himself a lot about computers. The library was his true refuge. He wondered whether Jonathan could truly understand that.
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"I'm free almost any time, school aside." He didn't exactly have a social life. "Whenever you are ready, I am too."