He'd forgotten what that was like, the laws against public magic. He's spent so long away from this town, where magic isn't something people even believe in let alone outlaw, that he has to remember to keep himself in check here even with normal magic.
He glances towards the station briefly, the plan to see his parents all but erased. Now that he's thinking a little more clearly and the magic has stopped trying to climb out of his skin, he doesn't know what he was thinking throwing himself back in there. If he's got any chance of making it now that he's back, he's got to distance himself from them completely.
"They're all hopped up waiting to arrest me for something I haven't done yet." The first visit had been his first day back in town, the cop who'd arrested his parents come knocking to give him a warning. Like he was back to pick up where they left off and needed to be stopped before he could start.
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He glances towards the station briefly, the plan to see his parents all but erased. Now that he's thinking a little more clearly and the magic has stopped trying to climb out of his skin, he doesn't know what he was thinking throwing himself back in there. If he's got any chance of making it now that he's back, he's got to distance himself from them completely.
"They're all hopped up waiting to arrest me for something I haven't done yet." The first visit had been his first day back in town, the cop who'd arrested his parents come knocking to give him a warning. Like he was back to pick up where they left off and needed to be stopped before he could start.