Steaming Cup of Joe

Malvoes would follow Maddie into the cafeteria, still surprised by the sheer scope of this school and how advanced it was. He'd take his coffee adding some sugar and cream, he'd always had had a sweet tooth himself, bitter coffee was something he detested. He would sit down at a table materializing a spoon for himself, he'd put it in his cup then telepathically make it stir so he could keep his hands free.

"I enjoy having a cup here and there." Especially during senior year he thought, getting through a Monday without it was especially hard.

"Well, I suppose the town had a population of around 10,000, so not too big, you could walk around and know just about anyone's name easily. As for my family it was just my mother and I, and my uncle who'd stop by on occasion, my mother told me he was my father's brother. Other than that I have no more relatives as far as I'm aware." He'd look down into the coffee, thinking about his family made him a bit homesick but there was also a sense of sadness, remembering the Incident was something he never enjoyed. He'd lift the spoon out with his telepathy, picking up his coffee mug and taking a drink.

He'd nod softly listening to her, adoptive parents huh? Must be a hard way to live but at least she had her sister. He'd smile back at her, it was infectious with her, she was a very kind and sweet girl. "Yeah, I miss my mom , I mean I haven't really been here that wrong. Huh, your sister isn't..gifted as well?" He had trouble finding a word for power imbued that didn't seem pretentious or offensive.

Huh genetic powers must be common then, his uncle had them and he had them, maybe his father had them, not sure if he will ever find out either. He'd sigh, always going back to the Incident, just one day he'd like it off his mind at least in a way.He'd smile at her.

"I don't mind listening to you talk, it's nice to hear about someone with abilities and to just hear you." He'd take a sip from his cup. "It's good that she's sticking to her obligations and caring for you by sending you here."

He'd take a moment to think about what he was willing to tell her, might as well be honest. "Well, I learned about my powers at a young age, when I accidentally created a baby dinosaur in my living room while watching a documentary on the prehistoric ages. As for family, my uncle is like me, as for magic, I've never referred to it as that. My uncle has telekinesis, moves things with his mind, he was always talking about how we had ESP, that our powers were from evolution, something in our brain. He uses his for card tricks mostly, bit of a conman, but I think he's much more powerful, he helped me train when I found out I could make things. He was watching me for my mother when I did what I did, so it was a smooth transition" He'd clear his throat, "Sorry, now I'm talking too much."

"My uncle liked secrecy so he had me continue and hide my powers from the local community, with only two slip ups, one of which brought me here." It was nice times living at home, even if it weren't the best of conditions at least he was with his mom and lived a fairly normal life.

"My mother knows, I don't know if I could have kept it from her honestly and when I got the letter after I had the time of my little exposure we weren't sure what to think. We got more info and I wasn't really for going but my mother insisted I should, she thought if there were more like me I could make some friends and my uncle thought progressing my powers would go easier here." He'd stir his coffee, mom seemed to have gotten her wish.

"Honestly I have no idea either, I'll be starting my first year of college and I have no idea what I want to get a degree in to begin with but that'd take a while. So i guess I also have time to figure things out." He'd look up at the ceiling for a while, pondering this. He could live here, work here, maybe send money to his mom or bring her here as well. Maybe not since she was a normal person. He'd sigh, looking back at Maddie. "I'll figure it out though, it is a tempting idea to live here afterwards."