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      She didn’t know enough or anything about his past to even know what was going on through his head now or even all the years ago. She must have been new or else he wouldn’t noticed. “I’ve been here for three years.”

“Oh.” Liliya said with a nod. “Well, you seem to be doing well. So...congrats?” She crossed her arms over her chest and shrugged, feeling awkward.

“Uh… no. Sure you don’t just have the flu?”

“Definitely not.”

“Once, but, but I tend to struggle with the idea of feeling at home, though.”

“I suppose that’s understandable.”

“Not to that extent, no.”

“But I miss Wakanda a lot.”

“I suppose we all have our different levels.”

“I’ve often found myself feeling that way recently actually.”

“I don’t think I belong here anymore. I want to go home.”

“Once I think. Or it could’ve been the atmosphere of that planet not agreeing with my body.” Lyra tried to joke before she spoke again in a softer tone. “You not feeling so hot, cutie?”

Liliya crossed her arms over her stomach and shook her head. “No...I don’t feel like I should be here anymore. Like I never really belonged.”

He nodded a little. “Yeah.” He understood that more than he wanted to admit.

“I don’t think I belong here anymore.”

“couple of times, yeah… missing home?”

“Yeah...a lot.”

“Yeah, the first time I went for training in Gotham. Being away from home can be really difficult. Where are you from?”

“I’m from Germany. I really miss my family...”