[The unfortunate thing is that he kind of wishes he did get any new surprises lately. His voice still hasn't healed--or hasn't returned, or hasn't worked yet. He feels like the only recent surprise he's gotten has been Tony apologizing for misunderstanding the entire Narciso situation. Is that good or bad? Hard to say.]
I'm going to go ahead and assume this means you did. What happened?
[Nat had talked to Tony, mostly because she had a bigger suspicion that his assholeish tendency was based on a misunderstanding of the understanding than him being an even bigger asshole about consent. But it was a conversation she needed to have for her own peace of mind with the capabilities of his powers.
But the text makes her wonder if he's still not able to use his voice. Hmm. He's having a time of it.]
Woke up with glowing eyes. Heard Tony had horns. Wasn't sure if anyone else had any... surprises.
I just have the wiggly tats as a surprise still. [he says not knowing he'll get some more bullshit down the line] Can you control the glow? They do anything fancy for you?
Have you SEEN Tony lately? I'm waiting for him to sprout a whole pointy devil tail and turn red. Maybe he'll get hooves next. Some people have wings. Steve has scales like a lizard.
I mean I'm not happy that any of this is happening to any one of us. Just mean some of us are getting hit a lot harder than others. And some people aren't getting hit at all that I can see. Think there's any rhyme or reason behind it?
Strange said he has horns now when I talked to him yesterday. I think they’re trying to make me more one of them. I’ve seen the wings. My court is Dusk, so I don’t know if this is supposed to make me light up during sunset, but the feeling I’m getting between the off purple skin and glowing eyes is fairy…
My best guess is magic. I know Billy and Peter Parker haven’t been hit, yet. I don’t think they’re sparing kids, but Billy’s using his own magic, and I think Peter is just trying to do his own thing. It’s hard to say who gets hit and who doesn’t.
I’ve been learning with Billy—- looking into crystals. Sounds weird even coming from me, but I’m working on something.
I got your gift btw. Billiam said they're for protection? You want me to wear some runes around my neck and see what happens? Did you make any for yourself?
I actually have been trying to get a little magical protection and other minor effects from tattoos. New ones I got here. I'll have to show them off to you sometime. And you can blame Tony but in a good way.
Not entirely my idea. I’m working on something different for you. Kid’s working with what he’s got, and hey, if one of these runes catches something and stops it from doing something to you, you can him for it.
Yeah, he gave me a couple, too.
Blaming Tony but in a good way seems appropriate. You with more ink also seems appropriate.
Kid's looking out for us squishy normies. Warms my heart.
Hey beats blaming Tony for stupid shit he did. He apologized to me you know. I damn near had to beat it out of him what about. Typical. But sometimes he causes good things to happen. Guess there was a reason we kept him around.
He's a good kid. I told him we trained Wanda when she was first starting out. May not know about magic, but I've got his back if he needs someone. Might know a thing or two about complicated families.
Speaking of-- have you seen Yelena?
I'm not surprised he did. He can be an ass, but I didn't think he'd be so dense to not understand the concept of consent. He has a tendency go too far when he's onto something, but I'm still holding out hope we haven't lost all decency. [And honestly as far as sexist comments he'd gotten better over the years-- and out of two Tonys here, he's not the one constantly propositioning her. Though she has learned that the other version of Natasha and him have much more of a history there.]
I know Yelena's here. She said we're fine, and it isn't that I don't believe her, but I figured I still wasn't going to be the first face she wanted to see when spending time drinking fairy vodka. I'll say hi face to face eventually. Figuratively speaking.
Oh THAT bullshit. My roomie apparently shot Steve. A couple of times. So I feel like maybe I need to intensify her lessons some. (She did good from what I hear, she just needs to get better at calming down, finding her center, not panicking.)
You're going to judge me in a second but you know I'm a gentleman. Futaba's great if a really socially awkward teenager. She's extremely tech savvy and could be a frighteningly effective mix with Tony. She's more of a backliner, has abilities to boost the skills of others rather than be a fighter herself, but she's looking to change that, so I've been giving her lessons. Her and some of her buddies here are skilled at sneaking around and stealing which is not a bad skillset to have. She can summon up an honest to god UFO.
I don't really get that last part but it's handy anyway.
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I'm going to go ahead and assume this means you did.
What happened?
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But the text makes her wonder if he's still not able to use his voice. Hmm. He's having a time of it.]
Woke up with glowing eyes.
Heard Tony had horns.
Wasn't sure if anyone else had any... surprises.
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Can you control the glow? They do anything fancy for you?
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I just need to find a good pair of shades.
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oh no
Or masquerades with you
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Are you okay?
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Yeah, I’m okay. I’m just starting to look… real ethereal.
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I mean I'm not happy that any of this is happening to any one of us. Just mean some of us are getting hit a lot harder than others. And some people aren't getting hit at all that I can see. Think there's any rhyme or reason behind it?
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My best guess is magic. I know Billy and Peter Parker haven’t been hit, yet. I don’t think they’re sparing kids, but Billy’s using his own magic, and I think Peter is just trying to do his own thing. It’s hard to say who gets hit and who doesn’t.
I’ve been learning with Billy—- looking into crystals. Sounds weird even coming from me, but I’m working on something.
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I actually have been trying to get a little magical protection and other minor effects from tattoos. New ones I got here. I'll have to show them off to you sometime. And you can blame Tony but in a good way.
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Yeah, he gave me a couple, too.
Blaming Tony but in a good way seems appropriate. You with more ink also seems appropriate.
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Hey beats blaming Tony for stupid shit he did. He apologized to me you know. I damn near had to beat it out of him what about. Typical. But sometimes he causes good things to happen. Guess there was a reason we kept him around.
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Speaking of-- have you seen Yelena?
I'm not surprised he did. He can be an ass, but I didn't think he'd be so dense to not understand the concept of consent. He has a tendency go too far when he's onto something, but I'm still holding out hope we haven't lost all decency. [And honestly as far as sexist comments he'd gotten better over the years-- and out of two Tonys here, he's not the one constantly propositioning her. Though she has learned that the other version of Natasha and him have much more of a history there.]
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[Which honestly fits for a family reunion with them.]
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[Look, he's not wrong.]
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Who's your roommate? Sounds like a good person to have on our side.
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You're going to judge me in a second but you know I'm a gentleman. Futaba's great if a really socially awkward teenager. She's extremely tech savvy and could be a frighteningly effective mix with Tony. She's more of a backliner, has abilities to boost the skills of others rather than be a fighter herself, but she's looking to change that, so I've been giving her lessons. Her and some of her buddies here are skilled at sneaking around and stealing which is not a bad skillset to have. She can summon up an honest to god UFO.
I don't really get that last part but it's handy anyway.
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Like the ship? Or an alien?
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Which yeah that isn't fair of me to say in retrospect. [Tony did have a kid. She's cute. She's gonna grow up okay.]
Ship. Like straight up classic flying saucer. Only it also has tentacles, and I'm a little concerned what she's looked at on the internet before.
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