(Untitled)

[repeatshimself]

[There's clear radio silence for a long, long time. Billy isn't saying anything right now, but then he speaks. He sounds a little shaky, but not teary. Billy hasn't been home yet - but finally after a night out, he's back home.]

I just...

Whatever happened this weekend, the people I hurt, I'm so, so sorry. I don't know what that curse was or why

Comments

[orangetoughguy]

Hey.

[orangetoughguy]

I know.

[FANBOY TIME. He takes the Spiderman chopper out of his pocket to start transforming his into the mecha version of Peter Parker. There's a robot fist out ready to bro bump with Cap's.]

[repeatshimself]

Is that-

[FIST BUMP]

Dude where did you even find these?

[orangetoughguy]

A guy I know knows a guy.

[Pocketing mecha Spidey now.]

[repeatshimself]

This is so cool.

[He realizes he's been grinning like a loon and he suddenly seems a little shy about that fact]

Hey, thanks. I owe you.

[orangetoughguy]

[He may be pre-Young Avengers but Billy Kaplan is still one of Them. Flappy hands are flapping.]

What? No. No way. The whole wishing thing. [Even though it didn't turn out quite like he imagined, and he's read Watchmen.] It's no big deal.

[repeatshimself]

Well, I mean....

[PAUSE]

I can take you flying? That usually doesn't make anyone sick.

[orangetoughguy]

[Flying. So cool. Oh but there's one Lawrence Dimick to consider.] Sure, maybe later.

[Not now Newendyke not now. Oh but he's got questions.] Can you do it like the Human Torch or Silver Surfer?

[repeatshimself]

[He thinks about it]

Definitely not like Johnny Storm. But maybe the Silver Surfer?

[His eyes glow blue, and a blue translucent disc appears and turns into a surfboard, and it settles next to Billy's feet.]

I think Teddy once imitated Johnny Storm? And technically, I guess, he could do that if he learned all the powers of the Fantastic Four.

[orangetoughguy]

[No no no you can't do that, Galactus and Doctor Doom would hand you your ass and plus it's not nice to copy people for fun just look at Mystique but also Sue Storm would be pissed cause she's a mom and you don't mess with moms.

He doesn't say a word aloud but look at Freddy looking at that surfboard looking like he wants to hop on.]

Super cool.

[repeatshimself]

Our friend Xavin can fly like Johnny, though. I don't think she does much, though.

[Pause, and then the surfboard vanishes]

That's a lot more work. Better to just fly.

[orangetoughguy]

Who's Xavin?

[Oh look who's taking out his smokes. The cigarette's supposed to help him feel less nauseous okay? Even though fanboying has the same effect but it also makes him feel a little high and dizzy from awesomeness.]

It's cool, maybe I'll book a flight later. [ie. When Billy's feeling better too. Don't think he didn't catch that Magnus stuff.]

[repeatshimself]

She's a Kkrull. I think her greatest wish is for Teddy to give up Earth and go back to lead the Skrulls back to greatness, but right now she's content with Karolina.

Which, looking back on that statement, probably explains nothing.

[orangetoughguy]

[Smooooooooke. Well he knows what Skrulls are so. But seriously, you gay kids and your gayness.]

It's okay. Maybe the less I know the better huh? [Cause he's just a civilian. A civilian with a lot of comics knowledge.]

[repeatshimself]

[A shrug]

Karolina and Xavin are mostly civilians anyway.

[orangetoughguy]

[....Right and the Punisher picks on 12 year old girls. Freddy taps ash onto the curb.] Anyway if you need anything from me you know you can ask too.

[And stuff.]