Linking Experiments (Kallisti)

[Nox]

Nox laughed -- really laughed. It wasn't faked or forced wasn't inspired by the song. It was him. And it made him happy. He hadn't realized how much being empty had changed him. He would need to apologize to the others, but for now he was just okay with being himself -- horde or no. They'd deal with it. He had the support system to handle anything -- including losing the ability to channel apparently. And regaining it.

"What you don't think this is perfect Moscovian winter attire?" Nox grinned as he reached through the sludge and pulled at some fire and air and made a nice little ball of warmth around them. It wasn't like before it was controlled and just enough to keep them warm on a cool Moscow day. "It's perfectly fine attire for the weather. Though I do have a coat and I will definitely change before going home. Lily is fine. I just want to see her smile, feel her little body against my chest and be one with the baby that kept me sane while I was losing everything."

He stood up and offered Anita a hand. "You are Adrian's sister, you are of course family, if you want to be. You'll fit in just fine around here. And I don't mean the club, though it's as much of home as it is any other place." He leaned in when she took his hand and whispered. "I may not be fine. But I will be. Hayden worries too much, and he's afraid of me again now that I have the power back, and the horde too. Not that he wasn't afraid of me before, though there was less damage to be done when I couldn't wield the power of the gods."