(A tragedy. Though one that Jake would soon enough be able to enjoy as Eddie was horribly easy to get flustered. Earth meant horrible people who killed your dog and cut your belly up and broke your arm. It meant people who would send you to the loony bin if they knew even half of what was in your head.

And then, of course, there was IT.

Eddie chews at the corner of his lip, focusing on Jake.)

...I don't think I care about the world anymore. I just..I want to keep people I love close to me. I don't need anything else. I just want to be somewhere I know I'm wanted. (It might be a little heavy for strangers, but well. Eddie was bullied at school for a lot of reasons and his sensitivity was one of them.) I don't want to be abandoned.

(There's a faint ringing in his voice as if he means to say 'again' or 'anymore' after, but he doesn't.


Jake isn't wrong, and the idea of space food has Eddie laughing softly.)

Oh, jeez. Space food sucks. It's all like. Pouch shit and protein stuff. It's gross. We only ever got kinda normal food when we checked out other places.