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[Action] Fourth Wall

BILLY KAPLAN will be either a) flying/teleporting around or b) wandering through the chaos just wondering what the hell is going on; he's never seen this in Luceti before, and it's definitely something to look at. He'll be watching for familiar faces, definitely, or just poking at interesting-looking people.

EDWARD ELRIC is, surprise! Back from his kidnapping. Sort of. Temporarily. And he's trying to get himself home, but who knows what he'll run into on the way... eh-heh.

ASCH is in Good Spirits, mostly unruffled because he's been through like five years of this madness and refuses to get his feathers ruffled. But he will anyway, because he's like that. You might catch him outside as well, if he decides he's had enough and tries to drown himself in the lake or something. (This is entirely possible.)

[ooc: please put who you want to ping in the subject line or something, this is a catch-all! And Ed's just back for 4th Wall, his real return will be a few days after this. |Db]

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[Yes, who knows what (or who) he'll run into on the way home.

Does this confused woman look at all familiar? Because she remembers this place, but can't quite remember it all. Help out your mom, man.]

[Look who's appearing suddenly in front of you midflight. And he's so excited to meet you!]

It's Wiccan!

Yaaaaay!

[Oh god. Oh god. Thanks, Luceti, he didn't need that heart or anything.

He's not going to try and hide himself this time- he has no way to know if she remembers or not, but he isn't going to risk it. He learned his lesson already, and he'll never waste what little time he has with ever ever again.

He's beelining right for her.]

...Mom...

[kjshdff SMALL FLYING TALKING THING, WHAT ARE YOU.

Billy can't help but stare. Is that... a cosplaying midget? Who recognizes him, apparently?]

Uh. Hi?

[You know, when you have a superhero for a son, you come to expect a lot of strange things happening. Like your apartment being blown up by a Skrull and suddenly having two adopted sons.

Being whisked away to a place that's the complete opposite of New York wasn't quite on Rebecca's list of Strange Things to Expect. And so she wanders, occasionally covering her mouth with her fingers at some of the more unusual guests of this village (though, really, if this had been before her life got Stranger, she would've reacted with much more shock), but mostly just wishing she had her notepad. Think of all the things she could learn by just talking to some of these people and analyzing what they say...

And, of course, she's trying to find a way back. But it's a little hard to do so when no one else knows what's going on here.]

[Apparently Asch is trying to drown himself in a lake.]

[This fate could have been avoided if he'd had a Sassy Gay Fon Master.]

Asch.

What.

What.

What are you doing?

[Speaking of sons, her eldest is flying above her, scanning the crowd, when he spots her from above. At first he freezes in place, eyes wide, stunned. No. No way. No way.

And then he drops to the ground, hurrying to catch up with her, already reaching out. It's been so long.]

Mom!

[Goddammit, Ion, he was just trying to WHAT THE HELL IS HE WEARING]

...Fon Master?

[Rebecca doesn't generally look to the skies, or she'd see her son already. But when she hears his voice, she doesn't mistake it for any other. She could pinpoint it in a large crowd.

And that's something to take pride in, considering this is a large crowd. Her head lifts and her hand drops from her mouth, putting her study of what seems to be a brightly colored, talking pony to heed Billy's call.]

Billy?

[She turns, and - yes, there he is. Honestly, she only saw him a few hours ago, but she still visibly relaxes and smiles as she makes her way towards him. At least she knows where her child is this time.]

Billy!

[Only the most pimpin' outfit in all of Luceti.]

[BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST: DRAGGING ASCH AWAY FROM THE WATER.]

Listen here, cockatiel, I don't know what is going through your mind right now, but whatever it is? I got two words for you: Get-- wait for it: Over it.

Now see, that was three words. But if you spent less time counting the words I'm using and more time thinking about things before you do them? You'd cause your friends a lot less grief, let me tell you.

[It's been like ten months for him, not a few hours, so it might come as some surprise to her when as soon as she's within reach he pulls her into an uncomfortably tight embrace. He has Teddy in Luceti, yes, and he's been a freaking godsend, but that doesn't mean he hasn't missed his family every single day.]

I can't believe you're here...

[Well.

She wasn't quite expecting such an embrace, no. Or even a hug at all, but here she is, pulled in tight enough to hurt.

Goodness, every time this happens, Rebecca has to marvel over how tall Billy's gotten.

The most important thing, however, is the fact that Billy's acting like he hasn't seen her in a long time and, related to that, has been here for a long time. Which doesn't make sense, but she still lifts her hands, one to wrap around his back and the other to card through his hair in a soothing fashion.]

Frankly, I can't believe I'm here either. Or you.

[And while Rebecca would like to step back to look Billy in the eye, it looks like he needs to hold her a little longer. So, she moves one hand to grip his shoulder and keeps the other in his hair.]

Just where is "here"? [Please don't tell her it's a teleportation spell gone wrong.]

[He really doesn't want to let go; a part of him is terrified that this is some stupid dream, or a trick of the Malnosso, or something else out to maliciously break his heart, because that's really been his luck lately. But she feels so real in his arms that eventually it's enough to reassure him into pulling back to get a look at her.

She's okay. Confused, but okay. And he already feels better.]

It's- god, I don't even know how to explain it. It's crazy, it's not even Earth, and we've all got-

[He pauses, noticing something strange- or rather, belatedly recalling what he hadn't noticed while he hugged her. He peers over her shoulder, eyes widening.]

...You don't have wings.

[Not Earth? It's hard to hold back an exclamation at that alone, but she is a psychologist. It's something of a specialty to listen, hear someone out and not interrupt regardless of what they say.

But his next statement is a little more disconcerting. Her surprise over being in a world that isn't Earth is coupled with an arching frown.]

Wings? Billy, what on Earth are you talking about? [She takes his chin in her hand and looks him in the eyes, as if searching for an answer in them. With her attention completely on his face, she hasn't noticed the fact that there are a couple of additions to his shoulders that really shouldn't be there.] Have you been sleeping enough? You know what studies have shown about lack of sleep. It can ruin your concentration and your sense of reason.

[Billy furrows his brows at her, zoning out during the psychology mumbo-jumble to try and give her situation a good pondering first. Everyone has wings when they come here. Everyone. It's kind of a rule. At the very least a standard. Why are these people different? Why is his mom with them? It has to mean something, but he has no idea what.

Instead of answering her question - because a picture really is worth a thousand, and he's certain she'll have a few to say about this - he just lifts his cape aside and turns his body just enough to show off the little blue jay wings he's been sporting since he got here.]

[...Oh. That explains quite a lot.

For a moment, Rebecca is shocked enough to be speechless. Her hand covers her mouth again, and she nearly takes a step back and away. Had it been anyone else, she might have. But this is Billy, her son, with wings on his back, and she's certain he didn't just decide that he wanted them there.

There's a small pause before her free hand runs down one of the wings, then pulls away, only to take his shoulder and turn him to face her, the motion somehow gentle yet firm.]

Explain. [There isn't any bite to the phrase, like there would be if he'd stayed out past his curfew before Teddy came to live with them, just pure concern. Not on Earth, wings on her son's back- it's a bit much.]

[His poor mother. She's taking it better than he expected, which is a pleasant surprise, but then again, his mother is nothing but thick-skinned. She'd dealt with his super-heroing, his boyfriend being an alien, and him having a magical speedy soul-twin all in the same weekend.

Really, he gave her grief sometimes (a lot) but he has one incredible mom. Okay, two now.

He lets his cape fall back into place, pointing in the direction of the plaza area.]

Um- first we should get you out of the snow, this isn't really a great place to talk. And it could take a while.

[Honestly his first impulse is to teleport them to the restaurant or something, but... he's not sure if she'd be okay with that. Maybe they could fly...?]

[Oh, were you planning to drown yourself in this river, pretty haired boy? Well, Ammy's just about done roaming around exploring it.

By, y'know...running across its surface.

With her feet.

Yep.]

[At some point, at Ben's insistence, a tall, lanky man with a hint of a beard will actually leave his mathematical calculations that'd already begun to fill the walls of Ben's apartment. And go knock on Billy's apartment door. If that fails, he'll just go and invent a Billy-Kaplan-Detecto-Tron out of rolled up newspaper, bits of string, and other odds and ends. ~~Because he's Reed Richards and he can do that.~~ Whenever he finds the young man, he'll wave politely.]

Mister Kaplan.

[Oh god.

Oh god, it's hideous. Should he kill it? It's speaking nonsense, it's probably brain-damaged. Another defective replica.]

What. The hell. Are you talking about?

[Maybe it's one of the volcano-rejects. Dist raised it or something.]

[HE'S REALLY NOT TRYING TO KILL HIMSELF he just wanted some quiet, sob. But he is wandering around the edge of the lake when he spots a familiar wolf running the length of it.

...Whoa, he'd never seen her do that.]

Amaterasu?

[Apartment it is! Thankfully when Teddy is not home ~~because that would be messy~~ And as soon as he opens the door it takes every bit of self-restraint not to slam the door in the man's face. It's been a long time since his time in prison, and he's not locked up here, and... well, he gave Tony a chance. Who knows when and where this Reed is from?

...Still. He's definitely on edge, moreso because he was greeted by name.]

...Mr. Richards, sir.

[Reed eyes the young man up and down and takes a step away from the door. He's not inattentive, and he's as far from stupid as you can get. He knows what's going through the youth's head. That's not really the point, though. Ben had made it clear that this was something the boy could use.]

May I speak with you, young man?

[Don't drown yourself Asch, don't let those tasty looking ears and legs and everything go to waste.

There's a rustling nearby, in a tree, or perhaps a bush? Who can say. But what's this? For a split second there's a figure, disappearing from the corner of your eye. It's none other than Hollywood superstar...

Shia LaBeouf.]

[Billy studies the man for a long moment - probably longer than he should - gauging whether or not this is a good idea. And ultimately, he's pretty certain it isn't, but he finally nods and reluctantly steps aside to let Reed enter the apartment.

He's really hoping he doesn't regret this.]

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Oh Billy, get ready...

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