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.]
halfnhalf: ([teddy] yeah it was kinda a big deal)

[July 11th | Action]

[personal profile] halfnhalf 2013-07-14 11:15 am (UTC)(link)
[too late

But no, Teddy does whatever he needs to do that day. He leaves a message for Pepper first thing, telling her that Billy won't be able to come in and, thankfully, she didn't pry. Before training, he leaves the now fixed guitar at Cloud Nine. It's a little harder to excuse Billy's absence during training later, since it's, well, Logan. Ororo understood, of course, which made him give her an all too grateful look.

He spends a little more time outside after that, despite this being usually the time that he goes home. Visits the library to look over a few things and not concentrate on a single word, people watches at the fountain, practices a bit of shapeshifting... wonders if he should talk to Wanda himself.

He stops by Shot in the Dark before heading home, grabbing one of Billy's iced favorites. After all that, he heads for their place, and soon enough, he's opening the door and setting the key aside.]


Billy?
halfnhalf: ([teddy] i'll raise you up)

[July 11th | Action]

[personal profile] halfnhalf 2013-07-14 11:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Teddy can't help but smile, at least glad that Billy's out of his room and, even better, still in the apartment. He shuts the door behind him, then decides to do a bit of coaxing - at least, after noticing that Billy's been in that position a little too long.

So, he waves the drink back and forth below Billy's nose. It's a little hard to smell an iced drink like this, but if nothing else, Billy's a cafe-addict like Teddy himself, and he could probably sniff out one of these things a mile away.]


Billyyyyy...
halfnhalf: art from kaciart.tumblr.com, colored by me ([teddy] we're not doing anything naughty)

[July 11th | Action]

[personal profile] halfnhalf 2013-07-14 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
Mmhmm. And it's waiting just for you.

[Now that Billy's got a grip on the drink, Teddy sits down beside him, an arm winding around his back both in support and with an ulterior motive in mind. His fingers pass over the muscles in Billy's shoulders, subtly looking for tension there, before he lets his hand settle on his upper arm.]
Edited 2013-07-14 11:50 (UTC)
frost_jewel: (please no fighting)

[action]

[personal profile] frost_jewel 2013-07-14 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mia's first coherent thought prods her to roll away from him. Just because the dome can't hurt them doesn't mean they can't hurt each other, and she gets up pretty fast after remembering that.]

Billy, are you all right? I'm so sorry. [She offers a hand and half-bends to help him up again.]
alloys: (☢ it's green but what else is about it;)

action; friday

[personal profile] alloys 2013-07-14 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Tony pours himself a mug, loading the coffee with more sugar than necessary, as usual. He finds his perch on a barstool and leans against the counter, idly sipping from his cup before deciding where to start. ]]

So, what, one of your parents showed up? From a time before they know you exist?

[ He's never been good at subtlety. ]
snikting: (Walk away)

[personal profile] snikting 2013-07-14 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Ain't it about time you got over that? Yer not gonna be a teenager forever, kid.
handing: (awkwardly)

Re: [action]

[personal profile] handing 2013-07-14 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it's safe to say you've been pretty preoccupied. [Her smile sympathetic, Pepper moves on to the next piece, lifting up the frame and turning it over to open it.] But maybe Tony's experience can help you some--even if it's just by giving you someone to talk to who will understand.
complicatedliar: (Default)

July 11

[personal profile] complicatedliar 2013-07-15 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Loki has only just finished up a bit of practice in the Battle Dome and departed, still a bit sweaty from the activity. He spies Billy as he's stopping to get a drink and gives him a little wave. There are other people about, so he doesn't approach immediately.]
touchofrogue: (Uncertain About This)

Re: [ action ]

[personal profile] touchofrogue 2013-07-15 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
[w o w, you live in NY, learn to lock your door.

Rogue takes in the scene, confirming that he's alive, but then sees the spread of self-help books.]


Uh. You're not workin' on a new master plan to keep from blowin' up or anything, are you?
fashionably_strong: (chillin)

[Action, July 12th]

[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-07-15 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Bulla's stopping by to meet Billy to see if he'd like to join her for a shopping trip. She's been shopping much less than she used to, in part because there's less selection, and in part because other things have been occupying her time. Training sessions have taken up a larger chunk of time than they ever did before she came here to Luceti, but then, she wasn't likely to be drafted to fight back home.

She stops by and knocks at the door.
]

Hey! It's Bulla.
alloys: (Default)

action; friday

[personal profile] alloys 2013-07-15 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ He did, vaguely. One piece of trivia he filed away until it became relevant. Well - apparently, now it was. ]

Her?

Page 4 of 16