[Voice / Action]

[selfhelp]

[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.]

[Voice, locked from Tommy]

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.

[....]

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

Comments

[voice]

[theogre]

How long had you been here before the arrival of your brother?

[Voice]

[distressedude]

...do you and Tommy get along?

[ filter; 60% ]

[herotypical]

[ in a moment of vain panic, buffy breaks their code only to ask: ] People don't like him more than me, do they?

[Voice]

[spiritblocked]

Whoa, no way! Think he'd show me sometime?

[Voice]

[lostinmyway]

Oh, then I can visit both of you!

[The more, the merrier, right?]

action;

[alloys]

[That's not a half-bad idea, but Tony isn't quite convinced to buy into that all the way.]

As previously established, there's plenty of differences between our two universes. But it might not be a bad jumping off point. At least until we can figure something out. What do you remember about him?

[neversurrender]

Really? That's extremely odd. I mean, I can see how it would be useful if it were true. But you wouldn't have much privacy would you?

action.

[dickmoves]

I'm not going to push anything.

[ action ]

[selfhelp]

True, we both probably have better things to do than talk about Tommy.

[This is nice. Lighter, more casual. Like a weight off his shoulders.

He can do this.]

[Voice]

[selfhelp]

Uh... sorry?

[The name is familiar, but only vaguely so; he's not really privy to many details about his extended family, so the reference is lost on him.]

[ action ]

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue eyed him.

Heh.]

Probably.

[Pause a beat.]

I thought he was Pietro at first.

[ action ]

[selfhelp]

You too? That's what Storm said.

[Maybe it runs in the family. The speedsters are obnoxious flirts and the witches are...

...are...

...crazy? Oh dear.]

action;

[selfhelp]

[He might... yes. He might need a minute. He flops back down on the bench, staring at the ground with widened eyes. He is going to take that minute and mull it over for a while.

....

Holy crap, he's in comic books. What does that even mean!?]

[Voice]

[selfhelp]

That's still to be determined.

[Things are better than they used to be, though, he's noticed.]

[ filter; 60% ]

[selfhelp]

[Oh wow, she brought up the Forbidden Subject. This is serious.]

What? Of course not! You're the strong, sexy heroine! No one's more popular than you.

[ action ]

[touchofrogue]

[She shrugged.]

Same height. Same powers. Similar attitude. Didn't stop ta harass me the first time he ran by, that was my first clue.

[selfhelp]

No, not really. Though sometimes I wonder if he does know what I'm up to. He always seems to show up when I'm with Teddy.

[Stupid cockblocking sibling.]

action.

[selfhelp]

[...Huff.]

Well, good. Can I have my sketchbook back, then?

action;

[televisioned]

[The problem with being Abed is not having any idea how long of a moment Billy is going to need. So while he sits there flopped, Abed will resume his creepy starathon.]

action;

[selfhelp]

Well... I've never actually met him, personally, but the reports are detailed enough. Adopted brother of Thor, actually the son of the Frost Giants, hates and resents Thor for being a presumed glory hog and took it out on Midgard, AKA Earth, whenever he could. Power-wise, he's super-strong, heals from injuries faster than humans, and his magic can create illusions or make him disappear or shapeshift at will.

[What else is he missing...]

...Oh, and I think he's a girl now.

[voice]

[selfhelp]

Let's see... it's been about four months now.

[Cycles make it easy to remember, but even so, it's hard to believe that it's been that long already.]

action;

[alloys]

[.........this face.]

He's a girl now.

[voice]

[theogre]

That is no insignificant amount of time. [...] Is it difficult? Being away from others for such a long period of time?

action;

[selfhelp]

[You don't question 616-verse, man. You just don't.]

That's the word. But hey, Skrulls can do that kind of thing, so why not?

[Voice]

[selfhelp]

Oh, sure, I wouldn't mind. And Tommy probably wouldn't complain, either.

[If nothing else he'd enjoy the view...?]