1st Matchstick Ψ Video

[relightabull]

You here, Jim? [Yes, he has priorities and he still isn’t sure about all the weird things around here, but Jim was just right there. Him being taken when the Original Human Torch was right will never make sense.] I know nothing’s for certain with things like this, but usually when I wake up in weird places at least someone I recognize is around.

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[video]

[ippotsuko]

You're in torturehell, and whoever you're looking for probably isn't here.

[video]

[relightabull]

Hey, that was originally "The Flaming Torch Kid." It got cut short to fit better in the papers.

[Everyone called them "The Torches" back then, anyway.]

And I wouldn't do that to a kid, anyway, Buck. But remember I was the nice one and you were the cocky. Kids love me. [Sort of.]

[video]

[bucky_cap]

Who the hell needs a nickname that long, anyway? [He knows you're a Torch. But it's more fun to tease you.]

Hah. I bet you a bottle of vodka you can't get Accelerator to warm up to you.

[video]

[relightabull]

[You can be a jerk. Why are you his best friend?]

Why do I have the feeling you're setting me up, but you know I'm not going to back down to a challenge.

[video]

[bucky_cap]

[For reasons. You knew he was a jerk when you entered into this friendship.]

You're on then.

[video]

[relightabull]

If he's as stubborn as you are, I can handle him. [He's Bucky's kid, so of course Tom with pester him with attention.]

[video]

[bucky_cap]

More stubborn than I am, if you can believe it. [Tom you're the best uncle to his kiddies.]

[video]

[relightabull]

Just means I'll have to put some effort into it, is all. [He will be the best uncle they could ever have.]

[video]

[bucky_cap]

Good luck with that.

[video] ohai dad

[ippotsuko]

...How many fucking friends do you have?!

[Hey, he never had any friends. Three is a lot.]

[video] hey son :T

[bucky_cap]

Not many, they just all seem to show up here. I guess you've met your Aunt Carol, too?

[video]

[ippotsuko]

...Aunt Carol?

Yeah, we need to talk about you calling these people shit like that. Just because you like 'em doesn't mean I have to associate with them.

[video]

[bucky_cap]

Except you've already associated with them to an extent, kiddo. It's like you know. [He's smiling a little teasingly.] And Carol's the one runnin' around calling herself you kids' aunt. Steve and Tom get uncle status because they're my best friends. Only family I've got back home, really.

[video]

[ippotsuko]

Doesn't make them my family.

[video]

[bucky_cap]

That's the thing about family, kiddo, you don't always get to choose 'em.

[video]

[ippotsuko]

Plenty of people choose to get rid of theirs. That's how orphans happen.