selfhelp: ([billy] oh god. oh thank god.)
William "Billy" Kaplan (Wiccan) ([personal profile] selfhelp) wrote2013-07-12 09:13 pm

[Action, July 11th-13th]

[To say that Billy is a bit of a basket case right now would be a severe understatement. His mom is here. His admittedly teenage and therefore doesn't-know-who-he-is-and-kind-of-alternate-universe mom, yes, but that doesn't seem to make the intensity of his feelings about the matter any different. One small comfort is that they're getting along (so far), and their shared powers gives them common ground, but there's still that lingering... risk that he can't stop thinking about. That he won't be able to keep his secrets, that eventually everything will come crumbling down. He's terrified of that.

The first day, he does little else but fret and mull over it, after separating from Wanda; Teddy's kind enough to cancel any of his daily doings, since he's in no state to be pretending like everything's normal. It had been hard enough with Wanda the first time. Today, though, he feels much better. His head is more clear, he's found his center of calm, and he spent at least half the day and night before meditating so he figures he has a firm grasp on his sanity again.

There are certain things that he knows he needs to do, especially since he ditched all his usual priorities the day before, so he's made himself a list, and today he's going through it all. It is as follows: He swing by the art gallery and removes some of his work, namely anything that features the Scarlet Witch (only a couple of pieces, mind you, and they're his, but art theft is still art theft). He attends training with Logan and begs for forgiveness about skipping the day before (beg may be an overstatement of what actually happens because he isn't really sorry at all). He'll attend X-Men Training and try to perform decently despite feeling ridiculously scatterbrained. And finally, he'll probably talk to some Very Important People in the process of completing the rest of his list.

In the end, well... he's decided to track down Wanda again, maybe not now, but some time in the near future. Because despite his fears and misgivings, despite everything he's likely to say to everyone else - that it's a bad idea, that he'll mess things up, that he'll accidentally reveal himself - the temptation of sharing his powers with hers, teaching her, helping her, is too strong to resist. This is about more than a lost family, now. This is about magic.]
snikting: (Keeping the doctor away)

[personal profile] snikting 2013-08-04 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
... makin' Magneto yer gramps.

[He doesn't hold much against Wanda. But that realization still doesn't sit well with him.]
alloys: (Default)

action; friday

[personal profile] alloys 2013-08-05 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah - I'm starting to get a better hang on that. Marginally. [ Slowly, but surely, he was opening himself up. God, it was hard, but he'd be lying if he said it didn't help. ]
fashionably_strong: (happy)

[Action, July 12th]

[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-08-05 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Bulla is almost guaranteed to enforce good fashion choices, without forcing anything that isn't remotely to her shopping partner's liking.]

Let's fly. We can enjoy the view on the way over that way.

[It's also an ideal place for a private conversation if Billy wants to talk about what's bothering, and if not, maybe the view will help relax him a little. It often works for her.]
complicatedliar: (Default)

[personal profile] complicatedliar 2013-08-05 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
No. I have no reason to do that. And I know you'd rather I kept that a secret.
frost_jewel: (content)

[action]

[personal profile] frost_jewel 2013-08-06 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
I understand, of course. [Billy seemed at times a very different person than the one she spoke to in Vaskoth. Something she was glad for.]
alloys: (☢ i had a class!;)

action; friday

[personal profile] alloys 2013-08-06 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
So what happens if things just sort of - flatline?
snikting: (Is that right?)

[personal profile] snikting 2013-08-06 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. [Well. Good enough. So he goes back to the matter at hand.] So, you tell her?
fashionably_strong: (tee hee)

[Action, July 12th]

[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-08-07 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Bulla takes off after him a moment later, focusing her ki to let her fly out into the open air with him. Slipping out the window reminds her of something that makes her chuckle and smile fondly.]

My older brother used to slip out of his office window at work sometimes when he was stressed out. It drove his poor secretary nuts, because he usually didn't bother to tell her he was leaving the office.
not_a_troll: (this is not an argument)

[action]

[personal profile] not_a_troll 2013-08-07 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Loki raises both eyebrows at that, fingers quickly working on arranging things on his sandwich.]

First of all: your secret is safe with me.

[He nods shortly, a very serious expression on his face.]

You haven't told her you are her son, right? Even though the situation between Thor and me has been quite similar to yours there can be a danger that if you mention this to her...you might not even get born in the future.

That would be quite tragic, you see?
alloys: (Default)

action; friday

[personal profile] alloys 2013-08-07 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That was probably something important to bear in mind. ]

I'll file that away, then.
snikting: (Piloting)

[personal profile] snikting 2013-08-08 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
You ain't wrong. But she's gonna find out, one way or another. Luceti ain't so good a place fer keepin' secrets. Better she gets it from you than through some experiment.
tryit: ([neutral] thinking)

[ July 11th | action ]

[personal profile] tryit 2013-08-08 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think I could, either.

[Her voice is gentle and honest, lacking any sort of condescension. There really isn't any good way to go up to a stranger and just announce that you might be their future alternate reality son or daughter. Hell, she had been there when Billy and Tommy had finally found Wanda in their own reality.

And then, Cassie and Jonas had died.]


Let her think it's some strange coincidence. It's probably easier than the truth. For both of you.
fashionably_strong: (triumph)

[Action, July 12th]

[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-08-09 02:14 am (UTC)(link)

[Bulla laughs.]

It's kind of hard to ground a teenager who can fly and teleport. How long did you have powers before your parents found out?
complicatedliar: (no light)

[personal profile] complicatedliar 2013-08-09 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
I hear it is one of those things friends are supposed to do. I thought I'd give it a try.

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