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[selfhelp]

[Today something strange is going on in the plaza; Billy and Tommy are there and hanging out, chatting awkwardly and messing with their powers. "Billy" is tossing bursts of blue light into the air like fireworks, and "Tommy" is flashing between one side of the plaza and the other, skidding a bit over the pavement like he's out of practice. They don't seem to be there for any particular reason, but if people happen to question it, they're more than happy to strike up a casual conversation. Just don't expect a straight answer...

At some point they split off to visit their usual haunts (the battle dome, the coffee shop, the school, some of the other stores, and in Billy's case, the sky) but they never seem to be very far from one another, for some reason.

Eventually they'll be back at home, and that's when the journal comes out:]

Hey, people, got a question for you. My little bro is really fixated on getting a piercing. It's probably the boyfriend's fault. Anyone know how to do that in a way that won't make him lose an ear? Like, not involving ice and a needle?

Oh my God. Tommy, shut up... okay, well, kind of what he said. Minus the gore.

You're getting holes poked into you, dude, that's gore by definition.

Not if it's done professionally.

Yeah, I'm sure you'll find a real pro on Paper Facebook.

Don't you have somewhere to be? [ With the most put upon, quietly frustrated sigh. ]

With my speed? I'm already there. At the same time. [With a smug tone equal to that frustration.]

Thanks for making this a total wash. Sorry for wasting your time, everyone. If you know the answer just contact me privately.

Hey, are you getting a Prince Albert while you're at it?

OH MY GOD. [Maybe a little over dramatic. The journal is slammed shut.]


(( this is a JOINT POST between Billy selfhelp and Tommy dickmoves. At Tommy's request they have SWAPPED APPEARANCES, so Billy is pretending to be Tommy and Tommy is pretending to be Billy. As such, their powers are being faked - Tommy via enchantment and Billy via disguised teleports - and their personalities might not be up to par with what their CR is used to. They're identical twins aside from hair and eye colour (which is easy to fake) so it's a pretty good swap. The game is to see how many people can be pranked! So, you know, have fun with it. Journals used will be selfmoves and dickhelp.

Please specify in the subject line who you're tagging! If not, you might get a random or both of them. w/e. Three-ways are not discouraged but they are slow, so bear that in mind...! ))

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[selfmoves]

He-

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CRAP BILLY DOESN'T KNOW HOW TOMMY TALKS TO BULLA

ABORT ABORT]

[fashionably_strong]

Yes, Tommy?

[...huh, weird. Tommy's normally not one to struggle with what to say unless it's talking about personal feelings.]

[selfmoves]

[Oh god. He's so boned isn't he.]

Doesn't that seem like a super frivolous way to use points? It'd just be for the one time, anyway.

[fashionably_strong]

[Since when does Tommy worry about things like the frivolous use of points? Bulla knows he worries about more than he lets on, but Billy's more of a worrier than Tommy is.]

I don't think it would take a lot of mission points, and it would be the safest and most sterile way to do it. Besides, a piercing gun could be used by other people as long as they had the earrings to pierce with.

[Short pause.]

...is everything okay?

[selfmoves]

[Ugh, he really is bad at this with her. He should've asked for some tips from Tommy, but knowing his brother he'd probably have been steered wrong. The problem here is that he's never really seen them together - or Tommy with an actual girlfriend - so he's got no reference here.]

...Yeah, sorry. The whole thing just seems dumb, is all. Way more effort than it's worth.

[fashionably_strong]

[He just seems...off to her, which worries her more than she'd care to admit. Her father's personality was off when he was possessed by Bebi. Admittedly, they just seem like their personalities got switched somehow...which sadly is not out of the realm of possibility for the Malnosso's scientists.]

I suppose, but I'm pretty sure that's the safest way to do a piercing. Unless there's some way to just will it to be there with magic or something.

[selfmoves]

[He should probably have asked Teddy for acting tips or something, oops. Then again, Tommy would be difficult for anyone to fake. He's very... unique.]

Pretty sure he doesn't want to do it that way. Probably paranoid about messing it up, knowing him.

[fashionably_strong]

[Well, that's interesting considering the discussion she's having with Billy below...]

The pin and ice cube method might be the way he'll have to go, then.

[selfmoves]

[....Augh. He'll have nightmares about disinfectant monsters for weeks.]

Sucks to be him, I guess.