(Oh. Does everyone shine?) [He's thinking of Eleven, mostly. Maybe himself, a little bit. Maybe he didn't shine before, but now he doesn't have a choice.
The question makes him withdraw a little more, mentally, before responding finally:] (A memory. Of something bad that happened. There was this thing in my head for a while that made horrible things happen. I think it left a little of itself when it went away. Like an echo.)
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The question makes him withdraw a little more, mentally, before responding finally:] (A memory. Of something bad that happened. There was this thing in my head for a while that made horrible things happen. I think it left a little of itself when it went away. Like an echo.)