[Voice (Locked from Tommy) / Action]

[selfhelp]

[Oh god, he is really, really hoping that he got the lock right. This will all be kinds of pointless if he did.]

Hey, Lucetians. Or whatever we call ourselves? ...Anyway. This is going to come across as super self-serving, but my birthday's on the 9th. Usually I'd be fine with it breezing by and nobody knowing, but it's also my twin's birthday. Tommy. Local speedster. Kind of a brat, but the good kind, I guess.

I won't go into the gritty details, but I... don't think he got many parties for him, growing up. I'd like to change that. [A pause, and then, quietly-] ...I want to.

[....]

So, we're going to have a party. A surprise party, if that's possible. (Please don't tell him.) This Sunday, February 9th, at the rec center, from 6PM until people are either too drunk or too tired to party anymore. Keyword there is drunk- we'll need to raid the liquor supply. He'd be so mad if I threw a big party and there was no booze.

Basically, this is an open invitation to make it as big and loud as a guy like him would enjoy. We can take care of the decorations and music and food, don't worry about gifts... don't sweat the details, basically. Just show up and have fun, if it sounds like your kind of thing.

This is assuming that the dreaded V-Day doesn't ruin everything, of course. Uh. I'm crossing my fingers. Did I just jinx it? I better not have jinxed it. Sorry in advance.

[After the announcement - and dealing with any relevant responses - Billy's going shopping for supplies for said party. He needs a sound system! He needs catering! He needs decorations! ...He needs help. He doesn't know how to throw a big party at all.]

Comments

[selfhelp]

It's kind of hard to bring up in casual conversation, isn't it? "Hi, I'm Billy, let's be friends so you can get me presents on this date, and this date..."

[It would probably be creepy if he mentioned he knew her birthday, and the birthdays of most of the Avengers, besides.]

But yeah, you can bring stuff if you want. Just don't feel obligated or anything.

[maximoff_girl]

... No obligation. I sort of... Missed out on Hanukkah. This, though... A specific day. ... And time, even.


... Tommy I have ideas for. You... are going to be harder to shop for, I think.

[selfhelp]

Hah, really? Well, don't stress yourself about it, seriously. I know gifts are a huge pain in this place, with everything being free anyway.

[maximoff_girl]

... I managed for Teddy, I should be able to manage for you two. [She thinks it would be downright rude not to get gifts for family. She doesn't have much to offer in the ways of social graces, so she'll show affection in any way she knows how. ]

[selfhelp]

I have complete faith in you.

[She's a cool person, and they are pretty easy to shop for, or at least Billy thinks so. She'll manage.]

And if you get stuck, and you really feel like you need a gift? Teddy can probably give you some advice.

[maximoff_girl]

Oh...! That's a good idea! [She is 100% going to steal that idea from him.]

... It's really nice of you to throw him a party. I'm sure he'll be thrilled.

[selfhelp]

I'm sure he'll play it off as no big deal.

[Billy's pretty much resigned to this fate.]

As long as he doesn't hate it, I'll be satisfied.

[maximoff_girl]

... Near as I can tell, "No big deal" is how speedster brothers operate. ... It doesn't mean they don't actually feel something. [When did you get so smart, Wanda.] He'll love it. ... Even if he doesn't show it.

[selfhelp]

He's like that with hugs, too, I think. Pietro's like that too?

[Somehow he's really not surprised. And the witches are the touchy-feely-friendly ones, apparently.]

[maximoff_girl]

Yeah.... Yeah. [She gives the briefest of laughs.] ... I don't subject him to them often, since I know it's not his "thing"... but he knows better than to say no, if I really need one. ... He's not as big an asshole as he likes pretend he is. [Tommy or Pietro?]

[selfhelp]

[Billy figures she could mean both and still be accurate, so he shrugs.]

No, he really isn't. Anyway, I think Tommy'll just be glad that people showed? He's a people-person. Or at least a fun-people-person.

[maximoff_girl]

Yes. ... It's a good gift for you to get him. A party. ... I wouldn't have thought of it.

[selfhelp]

Honestly, I'm surprised I did. It's not really my thing at all.