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[Okay, so. Several things need to be dealt with here, one way or another. First being the fact that he has a facetwin hanging around who is pretty damn hard to explain, though Tommy being more or less okay with the "brother" title helps with that. Second is that he knows the truth about his heritage now, which is, in short, a huge weight off his shoulders. Third is that his strength is mostly back in his arm as long as he doesn't bend or twist it in a way that stresses his brace too much, which admittedly doesn't mean much, but it does mean that he's able to finish the sketches he'd promised to Pepper's art gallery.

Thus, since it's so warm and dry today, he'll be heading out to deliver a set of hefty-sized rolled sheets of drawing paper to Pepper's art gallery, and then to swing by Tony's house to catch up on some work and maybe fill his... sort-of employer in on the recent developments. Mainly the kid with Billy's face who is probably going to hate him for a while. Tommy's not as keen to forgive as some people.

His last stop will be the plaza, armed with a miniature sketchbook, and props himself up against the side of the fountain to draw whatever comes his way. Occasionally he might have to stop and give his hand a frustrated shake, but hey, there's no physiotherapy like a good work-out, right?

At some point while he's out, though, he'll be doing what he told himself he'd get done: a journal entry that is better late than never.]

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Hey, it's Billy. Just wanted to get it out there that if you see anybody with my face - or hear my voice, I guess - that's Tommy, my... brother. Kind of. It's complicated. He might be a bit tough to deal with sometimes, but he's not a bad guy, so just try to put up with him, if you can. He could use some friends.

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Just don't let this get back to him, I'd never hear the end of it.

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Welcome to the wonderful world of time travel and alternate universes.

[His tone suggests that he has had way too much experience with it and wants nothing more to do with it, thank you very much.]

Wouldn't be the first time. And the houses repair themselves. So, no harm done. Fair game.

He is really big and really huge! He's the only sky bison I know whose left, but I heard that one day I'm gonna find a whole colony of them! That'll definitely be a day to remember.

Ya have a return ticket?

[Come on, Billy, smile. Why did this conversation get so depressing?]

So it's a dramedy. A fantasy-horror dramedy. That's kind of stretching the genres, but I can work with that.

Hmm, yea that would fit then.

[She pauses]

Its good to know everything turns out alright, with the war and stuff. Teddy told me a bit.

I believe both have been around, yeah. Never got to know them, though.

Spandex kinda puts me off.

[Pepper can't help but laugh as Billy explains the tower.] Did it originally have Tony's name plastered on the side too? [Because while Pepper knows Tony also has a mansion--several, in fact--the plan currently is to develop the tower into an HQ just like Billy's mentioned.

The second picture is more interesting; there are heroes that Pepper recognizes, but very few among the number pictured.] Are all these people Avengers at the same time? [Honestly, the idea of that many people with powers or advanced technology existing at the same time is a bit frightening for her, but it may turn out to be inevitable.]

Even if it rains that night?

[Isn't there some kind of important documents or whatever upstairs?]

[Aaaaaaaaaa that's so cool. So cool. Appa's not the last one!]

That's amazing. We don't have anything like that on my world!

[It's not depressing! He just hates time travel. Kind of a lot.]

Afraid not. It is the land of no-return.

Seriously? But it's so comfortable.

[He's a superhero in a tightsuit, therefore is an advocate for the stuff, okay.]

I think I'd just feel so...exposed.

That's a shame. I wish more worlds had sky bison. [It would give them a less endangered feel, regardless of what he knows about their futrue repopulation.] If you really like him, you can ride him sometime, too!

Sounds like the first good idea you've had.

[He starts to move on. The point here? It has been made.]

Umbrella. Tarp. There's ways to work around this.

Well, don't I feel special.

[She gives him a little smile, though.]

Glad ya got some good news.

[Pfft.]

That sounds like a pretty solid summary, actually. Welcome to Luceti.

Ah... yeah, we're lucky that he's from ahead of us. I'd been worried about the war until he got here, to be honest.

Ditto. I can sleep a lot better, knowing Frank and Val make it through OK, and that the Fantastic 4 get back together. That...wasn't a good thing to think about, especially here.

Yeah. It still does, actually. But the name didn't stick.

[He grins; it's totally Stark's style, even in his world. Egotistical, but in a way that works. He turns his attention to the other drawing, pointing out a few of the heroes.]

Not all of them- not at once, anyway. There's the original set- [Cap, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man, Wasp-] And what people called the Kooky Quartet- [Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch, standing near Captain America-] And there's the West Coast Avengers, and others who've come and gone over the years.

Thanks. I think I'm going to like it here. Even with the lack of cable.

[The thought still makes him shudder.]

Oh, no, of course not. Why would I mind?

[She's genuinely puzzled.]

It literally didn't stick in our world. [Pepper smiles faintly, the picture in front of her one that could very well be a "before" image.] In the battle with Loki, all of the letters got destroyed except for the "A."

[She pays attention to the people Billy points out with each group distinction, grinning at the nickname "Kooky Quartet."] I'm almost afraid to ask just how they earned that moniker. [The woman in that particular group gets Pepper's attention, however.]

You've drawn her before, haven't you?

[Billy pauses at that, following her gaze, and his smile falters momentarily. His expression isn't what one might call sad, but it isn't happy, either. Still, as he reaches out and lets his fingers drift over the drawing, lightly, to avoid smudging it, his smile creeps back across his lips.]

...Yeah, I have. She's, um. [How does he even begin to explain this? He hasn't told anyone but Rogue.] She's special.

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