[ Huh. So it seems like people's sentiments towards people who are different in that way haven't all changed. It makes sense, given Rorschach's weird reaction. Maybe Chloe was in a place with a particular amount of people who thought that way.

At least Billy had managed to keep it hidden all his life until that awful moment of bad luck on the ships. He had to see people judge it, listen to people judge it, but never anyone judging him for it to his face until Irving. And then, until Rorschach. But Chloe has. ]

.. I am sorry you had to go through that, Miss Frazer.

[ His voice is quiet. He means it. It's something Billy can understand on such a personal level, after all. ]

And I am glad things are not like that anymore. [ Aside from a few people here who are still like that.

But really - Rorschach is an asshole even aside from being a plain homophobe, so Billy will gladly hope he's the outlier. And Irving is also just annoying. At this rate those two traits might as well be inherently connected within people, for all he knows.

And then, dryly added: ] At least the people who want to murder us here just want to do so indiscriminately, rather than for our inclinations.

[ Thanks, weird forest group!! ]