"I could ... be family?" He's a bit taken aback by this. He didn't have family. Not even his 'aunt' really wanted him back home. Here though... Maybe there were no other Ribika, but ... he could have a family?

That's the trouble with relying so much on notifs. ^^;; If I miss one or it gets deleted or something or LJ is being a pest and not sending them, it just falls out of my head. &heart