[IC] Appointments Post

[selfhelp]

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[Action, August 2013 Luceti Valley AU Event]

[selfhelp]

[from here]

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Whatever card you want! Just don't show me, memorize it. And put it back here-

[He cuts the deck, making a space for it to be replaced with the others.]

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[from here]


Definitely driving. No offense, but I wouldn't be caught dead using public transit, and it's too far to walk.

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[from here]

Hey, you're the one who offered me a dollar. Most of the time I don't take more than a few pennies. Besides, you're one to talk about wealthy aristocrat, when you're one day out of your new role as family moocher.

[What is she even doing back here?]

[selfhelp]

[from here]


[Y! Mostly because William doesn't like to risk being spotted outside of the magic act, since it really is a bit of a silly get-up even on the poor streets where no one should care about appearances. He has his pride, both in his own family and individually. He's also trying to sneak off and meet up with Ted, and he's glancing around for him instead, so he doesn't even notice Shikamaru coming until it's too late.]

[endgames]

[And hark! Looking far too amused with himself, a figure pops out from the side alongside William from out of nowhere like a ninja.]

Heeey, little brother.

[precipitous]

[ Does she look rich enough for public trans - oh. ]

Alright. Lead on, then.

[magicalesbian]

Moocher?

[Oh, it is so on. Billy, you're about to have a tiny girl all up in your business, with her hands on her hips and a very displeased look on her face.]

Look, Willy. I didn't ask Mr. Stark to let me move in. I tried to turn him down. The only reason I accepted is because it's a hell of a lot nicer than where I was before.

[She points down at the ground.] This corner? I slept here the day my mom threw me out on the street. So you'll have to excuse me if I'm a little defensive about who gets to panhandle around here. You don't deserve this spot.

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[Wh- oh crap oh crap, talk about deer-in-headlights.]

Sh- [shit] Shikamaru...! What're you doing here!?

[Oh god, he knows, he can't even hide the cape or hat or anything-]

[selfhelp]

[Poor people really do lead miserable lives...!

But yes, William will lead the way out of the school to his car. Some fancy sporty thing characteristic of a Stark, of course.]

Ever been in one of these?

[selfhelp]

[.....

Okay, he... actually does not have a proper retort for that. The very concept of having to sleep on the street is completely alien to him, and not something he really thinks about, either, so hearing it stated so plainly just makes him uncomfortable. He does have the decency to look somewhere between sheepish and ashamed, glancing aside and not meeting her gaze. He can't even get mad at the stupid nickname, even though he hates it.]

...I don't... really take that much. Pennies, mostly. When I get something bigger I give it back to someone else who's watching, with coin tricks. It's not like I'm here for the money.

[Not with a family and an allowance like his.]

[endgames]

[He snorts, sticking his hands in his pockets.]

Were you dropped on your head when you were born? I live around here.

[curiositykills]

[And that's exactly what he does, placing the card in the space that Billy just made.]

Already done.

[selfhelp]

That isn't- I mean- [Wow, and he's usually so coherent around his family. He's two for two on today's humiliation.] You weren't supposed to be here here!

[endgames]

[Oh this is going to entertain him for months. He wishes he were mean enough to prolong it - it's not often he gets to see Will riled up like this. Instead he holds up a hand, waving his brother's rising anxieties off.]

Oh, cool it already. I don't see what you're fussing about. That was a slick show you had there. I'm glad I got to see it.

[selfhelp]

Excellent, excellent.

[Billy shuffles the deck again, still not looking at it, then pulls one out seemingly at random, discarding the rest.]

So, is this it?

[It totally isn't.]

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[Damn you and your living situation, bro.]

You... you are? For real?

[He's not sure if he should be terrified of Shikamaru's compliment, or terrified. He could be genuine, or just indulging him to hold it over his head later.]

[endgames]

[His smile, at least, looks genuine. If you want to cut to the chase, though, it's definitely both.]

Oh yeah. 'Course, I'd have liked it better if you hadn't been avoiding my side of the crowd like a square, but what I saw of it was entertaining.

[curiositykills]

[...aww, Billy. Jason doesn't have the heart to tell him the truth, so he opts to lie instead. How likely was it that anyone would notice, right?

Well. He hoped nobody would notice. Jason nods, a grin on his face.]

Yeah, it is. Not bad.

[selfhelp]

[William blinks, glancing down at the card he'd picked. That... was not supposed to work. He knows the card chosen isn't on top, it's part of the trick. Is he being tricked himself, or pitied?

Either way, thank god for improv.]

Are you sure? I feel like the cards just aren't cooperating-

[He gives the card a flick of his fingers and a very slight twist of the wrist, and suddenly the card changes in a flash- and now it's the card that was chosen.]

I guess I'm having an off day today, geez.

[selfhelp]

Well, can you blame me? As soon as I saw you, I thought for sure I was screwed. Nobody knows I come down here to do this.

[endgames]

[It's fair enough in that light, but--]

Why keep it a secret? Magic's in that, what do you call it... artsy category you upper types dig, so that checks out. [He strokes the underside of his chin, then drops it with a shrug.] Unless it's that you got your allowance cut and don't want anyone catching you making a little bank.

[Action, August 19] I heard you wanted some tl;dr manpain with your magic lesson tonight

[complicatedliar]

[Things have been improving since he took Rogue to see Tony... at least with Rogue. But the progress is slow, and Loki has still found himself in the position of needing to be her fixed point and act as her support. He's not used to doing so, and definitely not for an extended period of time. As unstable as he normally is, it's become something of a strain, even as it does feel oddly good to be able to do something like that. But also frustrated because he can't do anything, and he's been physically isolated from her again. He knows it's not intentional, and not about him, but it's one more factor that weighs heavily on him.

And that's not even touching on his own tangled feelings. He never had a chance to sort things out in his own mind after they remembered their true identities. His main concern has been over Rogue, and he's just ignored the rest because he doesn't know what to do or what to think. What makes it even worse is the involvement of Tony Stark, the fact that Pepper has already turned her back on him.

He's never been good at letting things go. And the fact that he can remember having a family of sorts, can remember Tony telling him that there were people who loved him and cared about him... he doesn't want to think about it. He can't handle this. His "family" was a lie all over again.

He's been less interested in food since the end of the event, and he hasn't been able to sleep much at all; he has too much on his mind. Worse, he hasn't had Rogue or Adele after him to take care of himself. It shows in a thousand small ways.

But while he's waiting for Billy to show up for the magic lesson, he's back to trying to maintain his illusion of being wholly in control of himself and the situation. At this point, it's all he has left. He's already made coffee by the time Billy arrives.]

[selfhelp]

That isn't why!

[It's a bit louder and more high-pitched than he'd intended, and a light blush crosses his cheeks as he settles down.]

I mean... geez. You know how Dad is. Isn't street peddling kind of beneath the whole Stark family line?

[magicalesbian]

[He can look as sorry as he wants, but Kari's hardly going to soften up just because his conscience is kicking in!]


[But okay, maybe he just really didn't know better. Given the lifestyle he grew up, it made sense for him to be kind of dumb about how real people lived or something, right? She folds her arms and huffs a bit.]

...look. Whatever, okay? I mean, I'm the one "invading" on your "spot" now, so I guess I can't get too mad at you for being here.

[She's still gonna keep the nickname though.]