It's nice to know that... people are better about it here. [It sounds really nice, honestly. He'd like to chat with César a little bit, maybe get a little more comfortable talking about something he's so used to hiding. And then it turned out bad, but oh well!

He winces a bit at the mention of parents.]

Yeah, well... even in my time, it can be tough to build yourself up. My dad... when he finds out this isn't just a weird fashion change, he isn't going to be happy. My brother's cool with it, but he's moved for college... so I'm figuring out a lot of stuff on my own too. Haven't had surgery, but... damn, I'm betting they don't have any T shots here, huh?