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[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

[neversurrender]

[As the silence goes on Steve grows increasingly worried that he'd upset Billy somehow. Maybe he said something wrong and hurt the boy unintentionally.

He's just about to break the silence and ask him what's wrong when Billy beats him to it. Caught off guard, it takes him a moment to reply.]

Uh..yeah. No problem.

[selfhelp]

[Billy fully recognizes how awkward this could get - considering how awkward it already is - so after another moment's pause, he offers up a smile.]

Anyway, Tommy might take some getting used to, but he won't cause trouble. ...Probably.

[neversurrender]

[Thankful for the shift in topic, if only because it helps ease the considerable amount of awkward that's building between them, he smiles back.]

I'll take your word for it. You'd know better than I would. But I doubt he'll be a problem.

[selfhelp]

Well, he's an Avenger- trouble comes hand in hand with the title. But it's the good kind of trouble, usually.

[neversurrender]

I wasn't aware there was a good kind of trouble.

[selfhelp]

Clearly you've never been grounded for saving the world.