Dorm Room 229 - Tuesday Afternoon

[furrybluefreak]

Kurt was still trying to adjust to being back, both from jet lag and just trying to get back to his normal routine. After his one class that morning, he opted to stick around the dorms for most of the day.

At that moment, he was sitting in his hammock, laptop perched on his knees, as he worked on sending off more photos from the trip. Between his folks and his team back home, there were a lot of requests for photos! But it was fun looking through them all and remembering all the great times. So Kurt wasn't really complaining!


(Dorm room is open! Expecting one but anyone can stop by!)

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[outofthequiver]

"Oh, pediatrics, definitely," Libby answered, without even missing a beat. "Possibly obstetrics; it was Mama's last pregnancy that lead to me even thinking I could do something like nursing in the first place, but I think I'd really like working with kids." She grinned over at Kurt. "And I've already got plenty of experience with it, right?"

[furrybluefreak]

Kurt smiled because that totally made sense.

"You will be amazing at that fir sure," he agreed. And he hesitated a moment, hoping what he said next would be as encouraging as he meant it to be. "And it would be a great way to use your God given talent to help people...and be like a mom to many kids who need care and love."

[outofthequiver]

Libby's smile softened a little at that, from the effort of keeping it there despite the particular punch of sadness that hit her with a topic like that, and all the complicated things that came along with it.

"And hopefully maybe some of my own one day, too," she said. "But....I guess..." There was a pause, a hesitation, as she tried to figure out her words, "if I don't end up having any, like I'm--" Here, she cut off the supposed to, just in time, and faltered as she decided whether to try to cover it up or just keep going. "...like I think I'd like to, that's still a good way to serve..."

[furrybluefreak]

"Aye," Kurt said with a smile. "It would be a wonderful way to serve, either way."

He gave Libby a smile, glad she was still walking about this and seemed to be feeling better about at least considering some other option.

[outofthequiver]

"I really do think it's the right way, too," Libby admitted, after another moment of hesitation and realizing that she wasn't really paying much attention to the pictures any more, anyway. It was just sort of nice, that she could actually talk to someone about this now, who understood where she was coming from and, even if Kurt still didn't have the full picture of it all yet, he at least had an idea of what was at stake for her. "It's just...hard, sometimes, when what you feel is right goes against everything you were brought up to believe."

[furrybluefreak]

Kurt sat for a moment, listening to everything Libby said and thinking for a bit before speaking.

"It's not the same as what you are going through, and I won't pretend to know what that is like, but it was similar for me when I decided to come here to the States. When Professor Xavier found me, and invited me to come to the school with the other mutants, my folks weren't sure about it at first."

Kurt gave a small somewhat sad smile thinking about it.

"I understand how hard it was for them. They had spent my entire life trying to protect me and when they felt like they couldn't, that was hard for them. And they were worried, and still are a little I think, about what will happen. But... this is something I want. Something I feel I need to do."

Kurt gave Libby a small knowing grin as he ducked his head slightly, finally saying out loud the thing he had been holding inside for a while now out of fear and uncertainty in his own abilities. "I don't want to just hide anymore. I want to help others and make a difference... if I can. And I think, that is all you are wanting to do now too."

[outofthequiver]

"And you shouldn't have to hide," said Libby, even though she knew that wasn't the biggest take-away from what Kurt was saying, but she felt that was an important point to reiterate to him whenever she could, and she gave him another smile. "I think we both could do some really great things, Kurt. I mean....just look at all the great things we've manage to do in just this past year! And that's only just the start!"

[furrybluefreak]

Kurt smiled and nodded. It WAS good to hear it, after so long hearing and experiencing the exact opposite. It was nice to be accepted and to have friends that weren't your parents. To be able to go to school and be around others without worrying about hiding or fitting in. It was nice to have friends, like Libby especially, and Kurt felt his face heat up slightly thinking about it.

"Aye!" he said with a grin as he finally managed to look up at her again. "Only the beginning! And I can't wait to see what we accomplish next!"