étienne beaubier-jinadu.

" i can confirm that. every time i send my dads birthday cards i start out really big and then end up squeezing everything into the tiny space left over. i never learn from my mistakes. “ 

etienne felt so much GUILT for pushing everyone a way. everyone told him that it wasn’t his fault and he did what he felt like he had to do during that time of his life. “ are you sure ? “ tova was so adamant about becoming friends again and after what HE DID, but etienne couldn’t help but still feel so guilty STILL. 

" well - you did a good job at training them , “ etienne smiled. he had never had a pet before - his life had never quite allowed for one since he was in the foster care system for AWHILE before being adopted. “ at least you’re honest , right ? “ 

“ oh - yeah ? “ etienne smiled. albeit , a small one. but still a smile. he had lost so many of his friends during a bad part of his life and he regretted it so much but he especially regretted losing his friendship with tova. “ she is , “ it had taken him some time to realize that what he deserved wasn’t what he had been through. he was in a much , much better place now and he had some hope that he could try and rebuild the friendships that he had lost. “ did you - did you want to meet you ? “ 

“ nobody has really used dial up since 2000... “ he laughed sheepishly and in all honestly , he was EMBARRASSED for her. but it just meant that he had to show her the new age of technology. would it be rude of him to suggest one of the classes that the library has that were mainly for people seventy years old and above ? “ computers use broadband internet access now - which just means that it’s one hundred times faster compared to dial up and it’s always on. unless the internet is down -- “ it was a no brainer for etienne but not everyone felt the same as he did. “ the internet icon ? but that’s just for the browser. but yeah , there isn’t anything you have to do except for bring up the browser. “ etienne shook his head , he’s been a wiz at EVERYTHING since his powers manifested  ( one of his powers was being a supreme intellect ). “ it’s understandable. um , just ask as many questions as you want ! “ 

“ étienne , “ he knew how much of a mouthful his name was , so he never minded it when people shortened it. but he would always prefer his actual name as opposed to his nickname that was given to him by various foster siblings he lived with before being taken in by jean-paul and kyle. “ nice to meet you , “ focusing on something as simple as meeting someone new was proving to distract him from the affects the mists had on him. 

“ étienne. étienne beaubier-jinadu - most call me tye. it’s easier. “ his name was DEFINITELY a mouthful. focusing on something as simple as his name & talking to a stranger was helping him at least a little. it gave him something to think about instead of the fear. 

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etienne blushed BRIGHT RED. he loved being at the party with winnie - it definitely made things so much easier for him. and he was actually going to have a really good time with her by his side. “ me ? “ even after dating for such a long time he still got surprised with compliments and finding out how much winnie liked him. he was surprised that she still liked him as much as she did MONTHS ago. “ yeah , of course , “ etienne nodded. “ right now i’m just happy to be here with you. “

“ wh - what ? “ etienne stumbled over his words. “ why would they want to kill us ? who’s THEY ? i’ve... i’ve never even done anything bad. i-i recycle and maybe i’ve lied a few times but there were good reasons behind it ! it’s not like i - i’ve killed someone ! “