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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.

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Yeah, that's kind of where the "it's complicated" part comes into play.

Easier to just say twins, though, yeah. One of those separated-at-birth things.

[There's a lot of things that Peter can think of, mostly from bad sci-fi, that might fit Billy's bill. But he won't pry into it. Anything's possible when you're a witch, he supposes.]

I'll be sticking to twins. [Pause.] I can try hanging out with him, if that's cool.

Well, you know... give him a chance, is all I'm asking. I doubt everybody will actually be able to get along with him. Then again Tommy's the kind of guy who thrives on antagonism sometimes.

[Friggin' troll.]

What, like he likes bullying people around sometimes? [BECAUSE. That kind of sucks.]

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No, not that, exactly. It's more like he just knows which buttons to press.

Sounds like one of those legendary annoying little brother situations. Or older brother, whatever floats your boat.

I've got both, and trust me when I tell you that legends barely scrape the surface of how annoying they can be.

Guess I should consider myself lucky. Sorry you've got to deal with all the annoying, man.

It's okay, it's not all bad. It's just the normal hassle of having a family.

[Maybe it's like Flash. Childhood friend turned into... well, a huge jerk. Okay, maybe it's a little different.]

I guess it's probably not nearly as bad as it sounds to a single-child, if that's the case. It won't last forever, right?

I'm hoping not. Family is family, and we're always going to be stuck with them, but it'd be nice if an attitude adjustment happened once we all get older.

Just steer him to it, then! Good influence and all, right? [Be his Uncle Ben, Billy. Do it.]

Well, I'll definitely give it my best shot.

[Not going to hold his breath, though.]

Don't hesitate to ask if you need a hand. [BECAUSE HE IS THE BEST SUPERHERO OF ALL TIME.]

[He is pretty boss, yes.]

I'll be sure to remember that, thanks.

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