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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.]
[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.
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.
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Mmm.
[She makes a small noise of agreement.]
It's not exactly simple, but... yeah, they're both with the Brotherhood.
[A half-shrug.]
Which means different things at different times.
[And she'll just... leave that there, rather than going on and on about something she's not even sure he's interested in.]
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[He knows that, and certainly Rogue ought to as well. At least, he hopes she feels more or less the same.]
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And then she decides that this conversation is entirely too heavy.]
So would tellin' you the time Pietro brought three girls to the Sadie Hawkins Dance be entirely out of line?
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He did what?
[Oh god Tommy would totally do that if he could, wouldn't he.]
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[She shakes her head, smiling a little.]
It was one of the tackiest things I ever did see.
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[He's really hoping Tommy has more class than that, but... who knows.]
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An' that makes it less tacky... how?
[Rogue shook her head.]
'sides. That was before the world [briefest pause] knew about mutants.
[Gawd it seems like ages ago.]
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[It doesn't even occur to him how weird that sounds, considering the only parent he's referred to has thus far been Wanda.]
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It's just as surprisin' ta hear that it's so common in your time.
[And you can thank your grandfather for that, Billy. 8|]
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I can't say it's a good thing, but it's not all bad, either. If knowledge of mutants was widespread then I might've been taken right to Professor Xavier's school as soon as I discovered my powers. I probably wouldn't have met Teddy, or the rest of the team- maybe not even Tommy, either.
[Who knows, he probably wouldn't even exist if Magneto's crazy hadn't driven Wanda off.]
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Too many "what-ifs" an' "maybes" for my blood.
[ action ] and then my typo caused rogue much confusion ~_~
[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.]
[ action ] Whoops! What was the typo?
[Come on, Billy, smile. Why did this conversation get so depressing?]
[ action ] hahaha yeah but it's okay, just meant to say "wasn't"
Afraid not. It is the land of no-return.
[ action ] ahahaha, gotcha
[She gives him a little smile, though.]
Glad ya got some good news.
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Just enjoy it while ya can.
[Her last bit of free advice.
Because this place likes ruining things.]
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Roger that.
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By the way. I met Spike last night.
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That's just mean. At least follow it up with a promise to introduce me or something.
[ action ] /tags this out of order and out of plan BECAUSE I DO WHAT I WANT
Does it count if I follow up by sayin' he was still in his New Feather pants at the time?
[ action ] WHAT EH VAH
You're evil.
[She saw him shirtless and in person and ugh he is so jealous right now aaaaa]
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[She'll wink - yes wink - and saunter off now.
She doesn't feel the need to share with Billy that she specifically warned Spike about being a fictional character, just in case Billy meets him and can't hold back.]