That made Rich's eyebrow twitch a bit in concern, but sometimes it was hard to tell if it was okay to dig into something to ask why. 'No one could see me before now' sounded like a possibly touchy subject.
So Rich tried instead to just reassure him.
"Everyone's got powers. Either what they had at home -- if they even had any at home -- or they get new ones. And it's the same gig as you and your friends protecting kids back home. The Legion protects people. There are a lot of nasty supervillains and criminals out there that try to hurt people and the Legion stops 'em and gets 'em tossed in the clink. It's your standard superhero gig."
He shrugged.
"But if there's other things you're dealing with beyond 'hey I'm a superhero now and people need help saving all of existence' that are throwing you off, the Legionnaires -- like the ones native to this universe that guide us -- they'll understand. Kid Quantum, the Legion Leader, you just let her know and she'll make sure you're not overwhelmed by anything. There's also a staff psychiatrist, if you need to talk to somebody. You know, like a professional."
Not that Rich ever used her but well, he was pretty much king of not listening to his own advice.
"The doc, she's used to these crazy stories. 'I died and came back to life.' Stuff like that. It happens in this line of work more than you'd think. The extremes."
A pause.
"And the rest of us, you can talk to us, too. There's a lot of good people on the team, and lots of us were already superheroes back home or come from crazy lives." He gave him a gentle smile. "You're gonna find that maybe things are confusing now, but you're at least going to be around a lot of people used to being confused, too."
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So Rich tried instead to just reassure him.
"Everyone's got powers. Either what they had at home -- if they even had any at home -- or they get new ones. And it's the same gig as you and your friends protecting kids back home. The Legion protects people. There are a lot of nasty supervillains and criminals out there that try to hurt people and the Legion stops 'em and gets 'em tossed in the clink. It's your standard superhero gig."
He shrugged.
"But if there's other things you're dealing with beyond 'hey I'm a superhero now and people need help saving all of existence' that are throwing you off, the Legionnaires -- like the ones native to this universe that guide us -- they'll understand. Kid Quantum, the Legion Leader, you just let her know and she'll make sure you're not overwhelmed by anything. There's also a staff psychiatrist, if you need to talk to somebody. You know, like a professional."
Not that Rich ever used her but well, he was pretty much king of not listening to his own advice.
"The doc, she's used to these crazy stories. 'I died and came back to life.' Stuff like that. It happens in this line of work more than you'd think. The extremes."
A pause.
"And the rest of us, you can talk to us, too. There's a lot of good people on the team, and lots of us were already superheroes back home or come from crazy lives." He gave him a gentle smile. "You're gonna find that maybe things are confusing now, but you're at least going to be around a lot of people used to being confused, too."