If you could see me now (Jason)

[Matthew Roosevelt]

Matt was walking down the streets, his hands buried deep in his pockets and his eyes fixed on the ground. Walking around with non-mutants nearby made him feel even more uncomfortable than spending time in school.
At least in school he knew there wouldn't be an anti-mutant guy trying to attack him. But well, no one here could know he was a mutant, no one here could know who he was all together, so actually there was no real reason to be nervous, but he guessed it was just too soon to go through town relaxed and without looking in every narrow aisle before passing it.
He sighed, he hated having to do the shopping, but he couldn't make his roommates do it all the time, either - everybody had to do it at some point. That was the deal.
Looking up from the ground he realised he had reached the super market already and his roommate's had explained him where to get what, so he hoped it wouldn't take too long.

He was just going to go inside, when he heard an awfully loud crashing noise right behind him. He spun around, his eyes wide open from shock, not sure what he was going to see and not sure whether he wanted to see it at all.
There were bits of cars everywhere, two completely wrecked car bodies standing in the middle of the road, jammed against each other, smoke rising up from their motors.
Matt looked around, waiting for something to happen, but no one moved, everyone just stared at the wrecks, too shocked to do anything.
But someone had to do something, anything. Matt could do something; he could actually do quite a lot. Was he hurt? He looked at his hands, trying to remember. No. He hadn't done anything... no scratch, no cuts, let alone any serious injuries. Healing would be without any risk right now, he could save a life, why was he hesitating?
He lifted his head again, some people had gotten out their phones, obviously calling the police and the ambulance, but still... whoever was in those cars was still jammed between car-pieces and probably dying.

Matt had to help, to heal. Nothing could go wrong anyway, right? He walked towards the cars first, but started running pretty soon, his arm in front of his face, as there was still thick dust in the air. He decided to go to the car closer to him first, trying to find the driver somewhere in between of broken plastic, glass and motor.
It took him some time and when he found the woman, he had to look away for a second, before he could pull himself together and climb through the broken window.
"Hey, can you hear me?", he knew, it was pretty much useless, but he could at least try. As expected the woman didn't make a sound. Matt moved himself closer to her, until he could reach out and take both of her shoulders. He grabbed her tight, starting the healing process already and pulling her out of the car. He knew like this his power wouldn't be enough for both of the drivers, but he couldn't save both of them anyway, so the least he could do was help one of them and hope the ambulance was here early enough for the other one.

It took surprisingly long to get her out of the car and as they had reached fresh air again, he could feel his heartbeat slowing down already, making him dizzy. However, the woman seemed to be breathing and her own heartbeat grew stronger and stronger each second. She could make it. He took her wrist, feeling her pulse and trying speed up the healing, even though her pulse was more stabile now, he still had to hurry up.

[Jason Campbell]

It was weird, being back in Kalispell. He thought after so many years that everything would look so different to him. Sure some shops closed, others opened, some revamped their image. There were new faces and the old ones aged and were not always fully recognizable. But honestly, it hadn’t changed so much.

Jason liked walking the streets. It was his hometown, people knew him and he knew them. Without being a popular face, he had friends, he had history. Then again, he never felt all that scared, unlike so many other mutants. Even should the world know about them, what would they do to him? He could heal with his hands! They won’t lock him up in a cage where he could never get out, or shoot him, they will probably try to use his talent, beg him to heal all the rich and stupid people of the world. Knowing that, Jason always felt rather confident. Not cocky, more like a calm form of confidence, the kind you have when you’re in control and you know it.

Jason finished his work at the hospital and planned to get on with some research at home but first, he knew he needed to eat. He also knew that his fridge was empty aside from some beer. A true single man’s fridge! Sure beer was always good no matter what situation, but sometimes a man needs something a little more consistent. He needed to buy something before he starts dipping in the peanut butter without even having a toast to go along with.

He was making his way towards the supermarket when he slowed down, seeing smoke up front. Oh no, please let it not be what he thought it was. He stopped the engine and got out of his car, walking towards the accident. There were people around, staring in shock at what happened. He knew their feeling. You know you shouldn’t look but you do anyway and you can’t take your eyes off of it, even when you know you should get help.

He explained to the people as he passed by them that he was a doctor. It was enough for them to let him through. No one really wanted to see if they were dead or not. Warning the police and calling for an ambulance was all they could do anyway. There were still smoke around and Jason coughed. He covered his mouth in his sleeve, using his other hand to touch the vehicle and follow it until he reached the front of it, trying not to look at the wreck and focus on the people. He knew he wouldn’t be able to move anybody, but he could heal them, prevent their neck from being broken, which was already a lot. He could also comfort them until the ambulance would come.

When he arrived, he saw someone getting out of the car, pulling someone out of it with him. He thought it was a passenger at first but he seemed in a fairly good condition to be so. He came near them both, checked the woman’s vitals as well as her neck. Didn't seem broken. “Easy now, boy,” he said to the man, seeing he was on the verge of passing out himself. He placed a hand in his back and gave him some strength. He had no idea how the woman made it and he sent her some strength too but only a little. Obviously they would be fine. “Did you check the other driver too?” he asked as he understood he must have been passing by. He looked at the other car. That woman was safe and the smoke was not reaching them where they were. “Wait here and make signs to the ambulance once they arrive,” he told him before going straight to the other car.

Sadly the other driver was in a terrible condition. Jason winced as he tried managed to open the door on the passenger side and got in, trying to get his vitals. Not good, and he was bleeding. Well, no time to worry about what people may say or if they were watching. He touched the man and gave him all the energy he could, healing him slowly. He would need more than what Jason had, he clearly was close to death, but the most he could give, the better chances the other had to live.

[Matthew Roosevelt]

“Easy now, boy”
Matt jerked away in surprise, as someone touched his back, getting on his feet immediatly and stumbling a few steps way.
"I'm fine", he said, examing the man in front of him, "Just.. don't touch me."

He watched the man, as he knelt down to touch the woman and get up just a second later. Odd enoug, it almost looked how he was attempting to heal her, but that was way more than just unlikely. Mutants were rare and two of them meeting outside an organisation like Bellefonte Academy was improbable enough, let alone two with the same- or at least similiar- power.

“Did you check the other driver too?”, the man asked and Matt shook his head.
"I didn't get to do it, yet", he said, shooting a glance over to the other car. The smoke had already started to fade, but he still couldn't make out which parts belonged to which car. He bit his lip, wondering what had even happened to cause such an accident, it was incredibly terrifying.

“Wait here and make signs to the ambulance once they arrive,” the man told him before going straight to the other car.
"I don't think it's possible to overlook this wrecks", Matt replied, nodding to all the people standing in a circle around the accident and gaping, "Except that, I think there are enough other people here, who can explain what has happened and I’m pretty sure I could be of some help."
He wasn't sure about how he planned to heal the other driver without that man noticing, but he was sure in the end it would be worth the risk. Even if the guy realised Matt was a mutant, he didn't have to be anti-mutant, or at least not a radical one.

Following the man to the other car, he noticed his heart-beat had grown steady faster than usual. Was it possible that this was because of the guy touching him? But Matt wasn't able to heal energy loss, neither other people's nor his own, so it couldn't be because of him. Did that mean... was it actually possible the man was a healer, as well? A healer that could heal energy loss?

He watched him getting in the car and checking on the other driver. Matt couldn't see as much, as the wreck was in the way, but he did see the man leaning over the driver and touching him, trying to concentrate - and he did see the driver's wounds healing as well.
So that meant... this man was indeed a healer.

Matt wasn't sure what to think about this. On the one hand it was odd seeing someone being the same kind of different as you, but on the other hand it was a relief. This man surely wasn't an anti-mutant and maybe, just maybe this man was actually able to teach Matt how to control his powers, how to stop taking other people's energy, so he could finally stop being afraid of killing someone, again.

He went to the other side of the car, broke the door open and climbed in. He pulled himself closer to the driver, ignoring the other healer and put his hands on the driver's arms, starting the healing process himself. The driver didn't look good, he didn't look good at all, but maybe with the help of two healers he had a chance to survive.

[Jason Campbell]

Jason was quite surprised by Matthew’s reaction as he touched him. It was not like he held the boy in any inappropriate way. Perhaps he just didn't like being touched, still it was rather odd coming from one who just got the victim of an accident out of her car. Jason simply nodded as he asked not to be touched. Fair enough. Besides, he didn't look hurt at all so for now he would not be his priority and would instead focus on the two drivers. He hoped there were no passengers with them. He saw none in the first car of course but you never know. He also really hoped no one was dead. It was awful and if he could help it, he would make sure the young lad who helped would not see this. Kids always seem to think corpses were cool. They liked to talk of it, to imagine what it was like, a rotten body. But the reality was nothing like they could have imagined. It was easy not to flinch seeing a body on a tv show. It was fake and everyone knows it. But a real dead man, seeing a real human being taking their last breath, it was not the same. And it would scar you for life.

It was why Jason wanted him to stay behind and look at the woman. She would be disoriented and would need someone to keep her down until the paramedics arrived. A much easier, less nasty job. Sure it would be easy to notice the wreck, this was not the point. But apparently, trying to be subtle proved useless as Matthew claimed he could help. “Yes, you can. By making sure she’s fine until the ambulance arrives,” he replied. His tone was calm but firm. He hoped it would be enough for him to understand. He didn't want to speak out loud his fears. Seeing the state of the cars he thought it was already a miracle to have one alive. He still didn't explain the miracle just yet but this was Kalispell and mutants lived here. She might as well be able to heal herself or be more durable than a normal person. Unless it was the boy...

Focused on the car and the driver, he didn’t hear Matthew following him. Nor did he notice Matthew staring at him as he was healing the driver. He had to save him, to give his body the stamina necessary to heal faster than usual. It was draining him quickly however. He wasn’t in the best of shape to begin with, he should have swallowed something first. He started to feel dizzy but he still focused, trying to detect any internal damage as they were the most important to heal firsthand. Then he could let go and try to get him out or even just let the paramedics do it. He was a doctor, getting in the car to check on the man would not be weird anyway.

He startled when he heard the door opening, releasing his hold on the man as he stared at the young boy he was certain he left behind by the other driver. He stared at him as he grabbed the driver, but not to get him out. Jason then realized what he was doing and replaced his hands on the man. When he heard him moan, he stopped it immediately and checked his pulse. “You can stop kid. Don’t overdo it, I doubt you can save two people in one day,” he said, gently pushing his arms so he’d stop touching the man. He could hear the sirens. Perfect timing to stop. Jason knew he had to focus on the man, try to get him to regain consciousness, but every now and then, he was checking on Matthew. He was intrigued by him and didn’t want him to run away before he could have a word with him.

[Matthew Roosevelt]

“Yes, you can. By making sure she’s fine until the ambulance arrives,” he replied. His tone was calm but firm.
Matt bit his lip. He knew it was useless to talk back, that man certainly was sure it was better for him to stay with the woman - to be honest Matt would have thought so himself, if he hadn't known about his power - but still, he couldn't just sit here and wait. He had the ability to help people, so that was the least thing he could do to pay up for what he'd done.

He decided to follow the man, not making it too obvious, but also not intending to hide it. Even if the man realised he was following, Matt wouldn't go back to the other driver anyway. She had been all right and sure some of the passengers would help her out in case she woke up. Also it wouldn't take too long for the ambulance to arrive now anymore, so they could take care of her.
The other driver was a whole other story, he still needed help, so why should Matt waste his ability somewhere it wasn't needed anymore anyway?

In the end the man didn't notice him until Matt got into the car. At first the healer seemed surprised, but accepted that Matt was indeed capable of helping and wouldn't leave even if he asked him to. For a moment both of them just lied in the car and healed silently, concentrating on the progress. Matt felt his heart-rate drop below normal again, slowly, but consistently, and the dizziness rising up. He wouldn't be able to hold it up for much longer, but he had to at least try- with the help of the other healer the driver might have a chance.

He heard the driver moaning and pulled his hands back, before the other healer could reach out and attempt to touch him again. Surely the other healer had lost quite a lot of his energy and Matt wasn't sure about how his power would react to another power of its kind, especially in an extreme situation like this.
“You can stop kid. Don’t overdo it, I doubt you can save two people in one day,” the healer said and this time Matt nodded, knowing he wouldn't be able to be of much more help anyway. At least he could say he had given his best and chances were not too bad, it had been actually enough.

He leaned back in the passenger seat, closing his eyes and trying to concentrate on his heart-beat. It was still too slow, but now that he had stopped the healing progress it would sure grow steadier over time.
Matt opened his eyes again, as he heard sirenes- finally, the ambulance and the police had arrived. Maybe he should get away now, how was he going to explain why he was in the wreck, unharmed, but still with a heart-rate that low...? however, even if he tried, he was pretty sure he wouldn't get that far, as the police would catch him before he could run away anyway and it was pretty likely he would faint before he could even get out of the car.
So in the end he decided to stay, to be honest he didn't have that much of a choice anyway.

[Jason Campbell]

Jason had to admit, he was intrigued. He had never met with another person with the ability to heal. Other than his father. You could almost consider it a family thing. Besides, he must be relatively strong, if he managed to heal the woman, as he was getting more and more certain he did it, and still be in good enough shape to help out with this one. Jason knew back when he was his age he might as well have fainted by now, drained of all energy. Well, Jason also regenerated him a bit but barely. He knew it was not enough to come and heal another person, especially this wounded.

Maybe he should have checked, made sure no one else was watching or taking a video of them with their phone. But it clearly was not the priority here and to choose between telling those idiots not to stay here and especially not to take pictures to tell all their Facebook friends what they witnessed or saved a life, the choice was easy.

After checking the man was okay, Jason stared at Matt. He stopped holding the man and it was another thing Jason was impressed. He had not always been able to pull away so easily. Then again, with an unconscious man, it was easier. Jason didn’t exactly expect him to reach out and grab him to keep him there. He rested on the seat. A good thing no car was on fire or anything. He needed some rest. And he could tell Matt had the same need right now.

When the paramedics arrived with the police, Jason got out of the car, explained he was a doctor, came to help and that the young man with him was just a passerby who gave him a hand getting the woman out and checking if everyone was alright. He figured he had to protect him. No need to scream everywhere that they healed two people, including one that might have died. People were not ready to hear that kind of tales and even if they were Jason would not consider it was his place to start talking of it. Especially when he was not the only one involved.

Since they were not implicated in the accident, Jason assumed they could go. Why would they keep them? He did admit hearing something, seeing smoke but not the accident itself. Matt might have to share his version but seeing him weak, Jason excused him to the cops, saying it was probably the shock of seeing people in that state. Shock can do so many things, it’s incredible all you can blame on it. Jason tried to help him out of the car, to let people do their jobs. He also didn’t want him to just run away. Not when he was taking an interest in him. He was curious to know more about this healer. How come Guy never mentioned him as they talked of his students?

[Matthew Roosevelt]

Matt stayed in the car, watching the other healer talk to the police. He guessed he was explaining the situation to them and maybe Matt should've joined them instead of just sitting inside the wreck, resting, but he couldn't move - at least not yet and he would just draw even more attention to himself if he tried to walk and fainted. Who knows, maybe they would take him to the hospital and realise they was nothing wrong with him, but that his twin had died just a few months ago without being anything wrong with him either. In the end there would be questions and they wouldn't be easy to answer, so it was easier just to sit and wait and not risk his allright life now just to know what was going on.

Instead he kept his eyes on the group of people in case someone expected him to interact and tried to overthink what had just happened.
So obviously this other guy was a healer as well, a pretty powerfull to say at least. He seemingly knew how to control his powers, as he had no problem touching people and seemed to be able to heal special regions.
Maybe he could get that guy to teach him, he could learn how to control his powers and how to stop them from taking energy from other people. Maybe he could learn to lead a more normal life without the recurring fear to hurt someone close to him, again.

Matt blinked a few times, when he saw the constellation of the group change- the healer was coming back to the car.
He tried to pull himself together now, as the police and the doctors were distracted for the moment, and got out of the car. He was still a bit shaky on his feet and had to hold on to the car at first, but was able to stand by himself, as the healer came closer.

Matt bit his lip and buried his hands in his pockets, not sure what to say now. What were you supposed to say in such a situation?
"What did you tell them?", he decided to ask and nodded towards the police-men, who were now asking other pedestrians about what they had witnessed.

[Jason Campbell]

Despite the fact he was currently being the professional doctor he was, giving his version of what happened and seeming to care more about the two drivers who had an accident just now, he was also keeping an eye on Matthew. He was himself feeling pretty drained right now but he could say it was only because he came back from work and he knew no one would argue with him. Everyone knew doctors could easily make extra hours and have little time to sleep. Jason sure took enough caffeine pills in his life to talk about it.

He let them take the drivers to the hospital. He had done his work, it was now for someone else to take over. He knew the moment they will wake up, cops, nurses, doctors, family and friends, they would al say it was almost a miracle they survived with so little damage. And maybe they will take this in consideration and be more careful next time, just so happy to have been given some extra time. He assumed they would thank God or Allah or whoever they were praying for. Unless any of them was gifted, he doubted they would consider it a possibility. And it was better this way. He made a mental note to himself to ask JJ or any other few mutant cops in town to make sure nothing regarding them, especially the young man over by the wreckage, was mentioned in the report.

He could tell the young man was in as bad a shape as he was. Jason needed food and rest and he needed it quick. For now, he could still stand on his two feet but he knew better than to push it. It would look quite strange for a doctor to faint right after helping out. He didn’t need to be brought to the hospital with the drivers. To Jason’s eyes, Matt looked as if he tried to act casual after all that happened. But he was certain deep down inside he must be shaken. Jason never witnessed a car crash in his youth and he knew the sight as well as helping out with his power would have scarred him. Besides, you don’t often have the opportunity to meet another healer. Jason had his father when he was young. He wondered who this kid had.

Jason stared at the policemen as Matt questioned him. “Nothing but the truth. Or at least the truth they needed to know,” he answered. He could still not see the people in charge of taking the cars away from the road. But he assumed they were on their way. It would be best not to stand there then. “I explained I am a doctor and you helped me out but I didn’t feel the need to explain how much,” he added, assuming this would reassure the boy. Neither one of them needed the cops to come knocking at their door with questions about their real implication. “I don’t know for you but I need food right now, and some place to sit. You’re free to join,” he told him. He looked at matt for a moment before walking away. There must be some place to eat around here. Anything would do, so long as he could sit down. Sure there was the grocery store, clearly big enough for them to notice it. But unless they decided to put benches between the never-ending amount of aisles they had, he doubted this was the right place to go to.

[Matthew Roosevelt]

“Nothing but the truth. Or at least the truth they needed to know,” he answered, “I explained I am a doctor and you helped me out but I didn’t feel the need to explain how much”
Matt nodded: "Thanks"
He was reliefed to have gotten out of this situation that easily. Who knew in how much trouble he could have been pulled in otherwise. He was already in the police register and they knew he was the only one who was there when his brother died - he couldn't need any more attention from the police than he already had and he especially couldn't need any questions about why he could help out that much in such a situation, but had watched his brother die in front of him.

“I don’t know for you but I need food right now, and some place to sit. You’re free to join,” the healer told him. He looked at Matt for a moment before walking away.
Biting his lip Matt looked after the healer. Not sure what to do. He was indeed hungry and he needed some rest, as well- but on the other hand he didn't even know this man. Also he would like to get away from here, get away from people and back to the school and his dorm.
Still, that man was a healer and he might not get another chance to talk to him, so maybe he should use this one.

"Sounds good to me", he mumbled and followed the healer, giving his best to catch up with him without overstraining himself.
He still felt a bit worn out and dizzy and casually put his fingers on his other hands vein to feel his pulse, as they passed by the police and the ambulance. His pulse was still abnormally slow, even considering the fact that he had just healed somebody.
It could of course be because the injury was that heavy, but there has been the other healer as well, so why should it have drained that much of his energy?
He closed his eyes for a moment, tried to breath in and out at a normal rate and to get rid of the dizziness
However as he opened them he still saw the whole world waver and circle around him. He decided to ignore it, he wouldn't be able to help it right now anyway, so it was best just to get out of the ring of policemen and doctors and find a place to sit down and relax.

[Jason Campbell]

Jason nodded as Matt thanked him. It was not like he could admit they were both mutants and seeing as the two might die, they decided to combine their power to heal them and make sure they would stay alive. Jason would never expose his community like this. Matthew seemed relieved indeed that Jason dealt with all of this for him. He had no idea what this kid went through but apparently Jason did more to him than he imagined. He knew some mutants tended to get in trouble as their power first appeared. Perhaps it was what made him so uncomfortable around police and all. Jason would not press the matter further, at least not now. He didn’t know him nearly enough to do so.

Luckily for them, there was a fast food restaurant not far from the grocery store. It would be enough. Not the best food in the world but it was not what they necessarily needed, right? Jason wanted some salt for his low blood pressure, some sugar to get a boost of energy and, more importantly, a place to sit down before his legs just give up on him. He had no idea what kind of kickback the kid was feeling but if it was anywhere near his, he’d be satisfied with it as well.

He frowned as he opened the door for the two of them to get in. The boy might just collapse and it wasn’t good. “Doctor’s orders: just find a table and sit down, I’ll get some food,” he said. He should have expected this would have been too hard on the boy. He probably didn't control his power too well. Jason had years of training, he could use a greater amount of energy before being in that state. Besides, something he would not admit, Jason suspected he might have let Matthew do more than he should. He shouldn’t have. Sure he knew he didn’t have too much energy left in his system but he still shouldn’t have.

As he ordered something for the two of them, the thought did cross his mind he could be vegetarian. He hoped not for fries were about the only vegetarian thing in the whole menu. He ordered some with burgers and beverages before turning around and spotting Matt. he had no real plan on how he wanted to play this one. Truth was that Jason had always been more of a loner. The ice-breaking phrases were not his forte. And what could you possibly say to a guy you’ve just met and saved someone’s life with?

[Matthew Roosevelt]

Matt looked up as they came closer to some building and tried to make out what the writing over the entrance said. It took him some time, but then he finally realised it had to be a fast food restaurant. Fair enough, food like this would surely get his heart rate up a bit faster than anything healthy anyway.
He followed the healer inside the restaurant, breathing in all those smells and realising he was actually prett hungry. No wonder, he hadn't eaten anything since this morning and thanks to his low pulse nothing arrived at his cells in time anyway, so it wasn't a surprise his body asked for more to fill up those gaps.

“Doctor’s orders: just find a table and sit down, I’ll get some food,” the healer said and Matt nodded slowly. Saying anything against it was pointless. He knew he was pretty close to fainting and sitting down to relax would be the easiest way to prevent it.
He carefully made his way to the next table and sat down before his legs could give in. He rested his arms on the table, using one of his hands to support his aching head. He realised people were staring at him, of course, he was pretty sure you could tell how drained out he was feeling just by one look, but to be honest he didn't really care. He couldn't change it anyway, so why keep his mind busy with that, when he had other things to worry about?

He shot a glance to the healer, just to realise he was already looking towards Matt as well. He tried to righten himself up a bit now, still feeling way more dizzy than he would admit. But if he really wanted to ask that guy because of some training, he didn't want to look like the beginner he was, he should make at least the impression he knew how much he could use his powers before they started making him faint.
However, he still had no idea how exactly he was going to ask the healer. He had never been much of a talker at all. As Matt and Luke have been younger, everyone used to say that Luke must've taken all the talkactivity and directness, while Matt had gotten politness and thoughtfullness and to this day Matt was pretty sure this was exactly what had happended.
Still, politeness and thoughtfullness wouldn't help him in this situation, if he didn't pull himself together and found a way to start the conversation.

[Jason Campbell]

For a guy who refused to do as told earlier, Matthew was suddenly being quite docile. Then again, he probably was just too tired to argue anymore. Tired, and perhaps curious. Jason knew he was. It was always a gamble, to heal somebody. You thought all they had a little bruise on the head, you realize you cured their cancer at the same time. It’s no surprise you feel so drained then. Jason developed his power to the point he could easily heal just one ailment. But with a car crash, you never know the level of internal damage. This time, he couldn’t just focus on one thing, merely direct the energy flow where it was the most important. Let the man bear a scratch on the head. He would survive it.

Matthew really seemed tired. If Jason had more energy he would share it with the boy. But right now, he too needed some food and rest. Matthew will have to deal with just that as well. Was he straightening up as he walked to him? Jason was certain he noticed him coming closer and decided to appear not as drained as he actually was. He tried to restrain a smile. No need to look like a condescending adult. He probably did the same around his father so he’d be taken seriously.

“I hope you’re not vegetarian,” Jason said as he joined him at the table and placed some of the food in front of the guy. Before he’d start talking, Jason felt the need to eat. And that would give Matthew the chance to get some strength back too. Honestly, a burger never felt this good. Just the fact of sitting here felt good actually. His legs started to feel shaky.

Jason studied the boy in front of him. Was he sizing him up as well? Maybe. Jason would let him if that were the case. “I must say I’m impressed. I don’t think I would have been able to do all that at your age. When did it start to develop?” Jason asked. If Matthew didn’t seem ready to start the conversation, Jason considered he should. After all, one of them should talk, not just stare and making up theories in their heads about the other one.

[Matthew Roosevelt]

“I hope you’re not vegetarian,” the healer said as he joined him at the table and placed some of the food in front of Matt.
"No worries, I'll eat almost anything", he replied, shaking his head sligthly. His parents had always tried to teach their children to eat healthy, but they saw meat as necasarry and wouldn't think of using artificial vitamins to fill the gaps being a vegetarian would have left.
He waited for the healer to take his food, before he took his own. He had money with him so he would make sure to pay him back later, but he knew at that state he wouldn't be able to tell how much money he held in his hand.

He had never known how good a burger could taste. He could feel his dizziness slowly starting to fall off him as he continued eating. Coming here was a good decision. Who knew how far he would've come on his way back, he doubted he would've gotten even close to a bus station, let alone to the school itself.
While eating he watched the healer, knowing he had to decide what to say before both of them had finished their meal and he was pretty sure that wouldn't take too long.

“I must say I’m impressed. I don’t think I would have been able to do all that at your age."
Matt was surprised as the healer started to talk first and needed a moment to process what he had just said.
"Well.. thank you.. but...", he said, stopping at this moment, as he didn't know how to explain what he was thinking, "Well.. I.. I mean, my power might be strong, but I have no idea how to properly control it."
He looked at the man. He was pretty sure he knew how to control his power, how else could he have healed that driver so strategically? But still he didn't really know how to ask him about training, to be honest he thought it would sound kind of rude, so he decided to stay quiet at first and let the conversation get started until at some point the question would fit.

"When did it start to develop?", the healer continued and Matt dropped his gaze.
The memories started to hit in again, but he gave his best to push them away. Luke wouldn't have wanted this and it wouldn't help anyone to let himself be pulled down by it, it wouldn't help him, it wouldn't help his family and it wouldn't help Luke.
"A year ago there were first signs, but it's only been half a year since it actually started to develop", he finally said, putting his burger down. His appetite was all gone now and he kind of felt sorry, but at least the food had already started to take effect.

[Jason Campbell]

Well, at least Matt was eating almost anything, as he so claimed. Then again, Jason brought fries. Still, he knew the reputation fast food restaurants had. He was a doctor, he technically should be against all that crap. But that crap tasted good on occasion. And right now, junk food would actually work faster on their system than healthy one. They needed a quick boost now, not in an hour.

Jason assumed Matthew was a student at Bellefonte Academy. He could be a bit older than that, go to college and all. But there was just something that told him it was not the case. Perhaps he was just acting like those adults who considered anyone not working and living on their won as children. Not that he cared, he had no intention of sharing that thought with anyone.

He didn’t expect him to appear so surprised as he talked to him. What, did he expect he just wanted to buy him a meal because he didn’t look good, or to thank him for helping him back then? Well, technically it was Jason who helped him but still. He nodded as Matt finally phrased what he had in mind. Ah yes, Jason knew what he was referring to. “It’ll come in due time. I had no control on it either at first. I learned it.” He hoped it would give him some hope that he too could make it to his level some day, perhaps even get better than he was. “Of course, you don’t have to know how to heal one wound exactly. But it has its advantages when you’re a doctor for real,” he added, giving him a small smile. Jason pushed his power to its limits, wanting to know just how much he could do. But that didn't mean Matthew had to do the same.

Another surprising behavior from the boy happened as he asked when his power developed. It seemed such a trivial question, the kind of thing two mutants would probably ask one another after witnessing what they can do. Especially when they shared the same ability and could somehow relate. Apparently, it didn’t appear in a nice way. Jason’s story was so boring that he sometimes forgot that others found out in a painful kind of way. Besides, he came from a family of mutants. It might not be his case. “I’m sorry if I brought up bad memories, it was not my intention,” he told the boy. Now even Jason didn’t feel much like eating!

[Matthew Roosevelt]

“It’ll come in due time. I had no control on it either at first. I learned it.”, the healer said and Matt nodded slowly.
He wasnt sure, whether no control actually got anywhere close to what had happened, but he for sure didn't need to talk about that now. If the man said he learned to control it - and obviously he was pretty good at it - maybe there was a chance for Matt as well, even considering what had happened.

“Of course, you don’t have to know how to heal one wound exactly. But it has its advantages when you’re a doctor for real,” he added, giving him a small smile.
Matt nodded again. He was pretty sure he couldn't get himself to make lifes dependend on his ability to control his power every day, but he understood what the healer was talking about. Matt himself had done something similiar as long as his power hadn't fully developed and it had indeed been pretty useful from time to time.
Also, learning how to not be afraid of killing or hurting someone he was healing would be a start and surely necessary - he couldn't live his whole life keeping his hands in his pockets and watching people getting hurt, while knowing he could help them out.

“I’m sorry if I brought up bad memories, it was not my intention,” the healer added after he noticed Matt's reaction, but Matt just shook his had.
"No worries, it's all right", he said with a slight smile, feeling kind of sorry now that he saw the healer stopped eating as well.
He knew it was already half a year ago and he should've expected other mutants to ask about it, wasn't it a natural question in such a situation? Still, the whole thing haunted him in his dreams and as by now he hadn't forgiven himself - he wasn't sure he would ever be able to do that - it wasn't an easy thing to talk about.
"I'm going to be fine, I just needed a moment", he reassured, trying it with a smile again.