the punchline to the joke is asking "someone save us"

[traumatizing]

STILL HERE, HUH?

Looks like you're still on Tera. By choice, or maybe you missed your chance to get home. Doesn't matter really, you're here now and you gotta deal with the fallout one way or another. Here's hoping that works out for you.

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[notahobby]

Amazing.

[He smiles serenely up at the ceiling.]

It's like your dick is magic or something, it always makes me feel good.

[traumatizing]

[The laugh that comes out of him is probably more of a giggle, and he shakes his head, fully surprised by that statement and it takes a few seconds before he can reply.]

I guess, technically speaking, I am literally magic, so...

[notahobby]

Shit, yeah.

[He frowns like he doesn't quite know what to think.]

I forgot.

[traumatizing]

[Terry pauses and lifts his head to look at Maxxie properly, frowning a little in thought.]

Twice over now, I guess.

[notahobby]

[Maxxie frowns back at Terry in confusion. His memories of his last few months in Tera are hazy at best since he tried so hard to push them out.]

How d'you mean?

[traumatizing]

[He sighs softly and-- well first he reaches down to pull out and get rid of the condom, but after that he lays down on top of Maxxie and tries to get his head resting somewhere comfortably.]

Well, my powers from home. Apparently those were magic.

[notahobby]

Huh.

[Maxxie wraps an arm around Terry and runs his hand through Terry's hair.]

Are lots of people magic where you're from?

[traumatizing]

Oh man, it's a whole fucking thing.

[It's never even occurred to him until this moment how little he's actually told Maxxie about his life before all this. Probably because he's so eager to forget it entirely.]

Short version is there's lots of people with powers, but not much magic as far as I know.

[notahobby]

[He frowns a little deeper.]

What's the difference?

[traumatizing]

Well, mutants are all persecuted because... It's a genetic thing? I guess?

[Terry purses his lips in thought and shakes his head.]

I don't really get what the huge deal is if someone's got powers because of a gene or a lab accident or their biological dad's a demon or whatever? Half of us are still getting kicked out of home either way.

[notahobby]

[This is too much information for Maxxie to parse at the moment, so he's silent a little while as he keeps petting Terry's hair.]

Okay, but you don't actually have a magic dick, right?

[traumatizing]

Only as much as any other part of me is magic.

[Nonchalant. It's basically a no.]

[notahobby]

Cool.

[Still frowning in thought.]

And I can't, like... catch any of it from you?

[traumatizing]

I don't think so.

[He frowns a little and shakes his head. Tone just a bit defensive, even if it's a reasonable worry.]

It's not like an infection. I'm not gonna catch curly hair from you.

[notahobby]

[Maxxie lets out an angry huff at that and raises his free hand to his hair in a hopless attempt to smooth it out. He didn't bother using the flat iron earlier because he thought he'd just be cuddling hand having sex with Terry all day not being called out like this.]

[traumatizing]

[Terry shakes his head and reaches for the hand Maxxie's using to smooth down his hair.]

I'm just saying it doesn't work like that. It's just what I am.

[notahobby]

Okay.

[He falls silent for a moment; there are too many questions floating around in his head but he doesn't want to pry.]

I've never heard of anything like that where I'm from.

[traumatizing]

[Terry shifts a little so he can cuddle up comfortably and tuck himself at Maxxie's side.]

I guess it's pretty weird if you're not used to it. I mean, technically I'm a registered superhero. [He snorts.] That's insane.

[notahobby]

[Maxxie actually grins at that, nosing at Terry's hair.]

Nah, that sounds like you.

[traumatizing]

You wouldn't say that if you ever saw me try to fight someone.

[notahobby]

I think the point is that you would try.

[traumatizing]

Yeah, well. [He shrugs a shoulder.] Didn't have a choice, so.

[notahobby]

Why's that?

[traumatizing]

Well, between the Registration Act and things with my family...

[He trails off, gesturing vaguely. He's apparently forgotten this isn't just standard knowledge.]

[notahobby]

[Maxxie keeps petting Terry's hair, trying to be calm and soothing.]

You can explain it all to me later.