selfhelp | [Action / Voice] evening + morning

[...This doesn't look like Prison #42. At least, not as he recalls it. Billy pushes himself upright in the grass, squinting in the early evening light, and absently lifts a shaking hand to his ears. There's no device there, nothing to prevent him from casting any spells... a fact he proves to himself with a wave of his hand, conjouring up a shirt to go with the unfamiliar white pants he finds himself in. What's all this about, exactly? Some new trick that Stark and Richards came up with to keep their prisoners placated? Or has he - against all odds - been freed and dumped somewhere in the wild?

What've you gotten yourself into now, Kaplan?

Cautiously he lets his magic take him up to the tree line, resting on a high branch to get a better look around. Up ahead, not far in the distance, he can see a village, but it's so small and old-fashioned that he doesn't recognize it at all. Wherever he is, it's pretty remote.

Well, whatever. What does location matter to a witch who can teleport? His priority is finding Cap and the rest of the Young Avengers. Teddy's probably flipping out right about now. Dropping back into a crouch, he sits himself down on the branch, cross-legged, and lifts his hands again, letting the glow return to them, and begins chanting under his breath-]

"IwanttobeinNewYorkIwanttobeinNewYork..."

[Yeah, he's pretty noticeable like that. Especially since he'll be there until he's discovered, pointedly not teleporting to New York. Awkward.]

[In the morning, however, things are a bit different- he's settled (sort of), he's rested (a bit), he's informed (just enough). And he's sorted out how to use the journal. Thus, around mid-afternoon, he sends out a message:]

Okay, this is weird, but... let's give it a try. Hey, uh, whoever's listening out there. I've heard there are people from all over the galaxy, and lots from Earth, especially. That's where I'm from, too. I was wondering, though- are there people living here who'd be considered "super heroes"? Here or on your own world, I mean. I'm actually-

[Actually... he really shouldn't just announce it. What if someone from the Initiative is here and remembers him when they get back to Earth? Even a slim chance isn't worth the risk.]

...I'm actually a huge fan of the superheroes from Earth! You know, heroes like Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-man... I've been a fan since I was a kid. Though I guess it's not unusual for someone from New York. There's a ton of superheroes living in the city these days.

Sorry for rambling so much. To be honest, I'm just nervous... I've never been to another world before.

[....]

Teddy? You here?

[ooc: first dibs to action (chronologically) goes to Buffy, otherwise he is free to be met wherever/whenever. Also if you could have a look at his permissions post I would be much obliged!]

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I don't think there's anything wrong with doing both at the same time and getting some credit for it.

I'm Billy Kaplan- nice to meet you.

Actually, I don't know how much credit I'm getting. I don't think very many people know about it, since it was on a different planet...

Mind if I just call you Billy, then?

So long as I can just call you Precis, sure.

[The other one's too long anyway.]

So you're a secret hero, then? That's actually kind of... more heroic, in a way.

Yeah, I guess it is cooler that way. I don't really know, first time hero and all that.

[Oh, wait. There's something else she's supposed to say, right?]

Oh, riiight. You're new here. Anyone show you that guide thing yet? It's kinda useful.

Actually, yeah. I showed up here last night and met, uh, Buffy, so I got the newbie tour.

[And it's still surreal as hell but he's trying not to dwell on that.]

Never heard of him. Sooo, now you just gotta settle in! It's not so bad, really.

Her, actually. And yeah, that's the idea. I got myself a place and some stuff to do, so I'll probably be okay for a while, but I dunno. I hope I'm not here too long.

[Still, it sure beats prison.]

Some people are here for a really long time...but it's not so bad. Gotta make the best of it, at least.

So how do you cope, then? If you been here long enough, I mean.

Oh, just keeping busy. I'm almost done building an elevator. Stuff like that.

Whoa, so you're like an engineer or something?

Roboticist, inventor, engineer, mechanic...pretty much all sum me up. What kinda guy are you?

Uh... high school student.

[IMPRESSIVE ISN'T IT]

...High school? Like, university?

[That's. Higher education, Precis.]

Huh? No, high school's... before university. By a couple years, actually.

Oh, right...I think someone told that to me once. I've never been to school, sooo. It's not really important.

Never? How did you learn what you know, then?

[What kind of a world must she come from? She doesn't look that old...]

My old man and I pretty much figured everything out. It's a long story, though! I'm sure it wouldn't be very interesting.

Still impressive, anyway. Most people need to take a lot of courses before they can start inventing stuff on the fly.

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