Dude

This chapter was so uncomfortable that it ended up being hilarious. Also what's up with the incisions on both sides of Donovan's head? Did he undergo some kind of brain surgery? Is that why he behaves in this weird way? Bro feels like an alien trying and desperately failing at acting like a human being. That part when Damian was like "um so..." and Donovan was like "Mm."????? BRO TF DO YOU MEAN MM YOUR SON DIDN'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING YET.

But then Demetrius also acts super weird like his father, so maybe it wasn't a brain surgery after all. Is it hereditary? Were they both experimented on? Is that why Anya couldn't read his thoughts? Does he have some mental barrier that blocks espers AND social cues and feelings of awkwardness? Is he more of a "no thoughts, head empty" kind of dude? (That wouldn't make any sense since he excels at his subjects). What could possibly explain just how out of depth these two seem to be?

And Melinda. Man she was so uncomfortable, totally the opposite of how she acts around Yor and her other friends. If I didn't vividly remember her thoughts regarding Damian after the bus incident, I would've thought she was normal. I wonder what her story is...

Poor Damian isn't exactly winning in life ;-; best of luck to him.