happy go lucky

what do you call a power outage?      – a current event   alec masters . 19 . they/them tyche kid, never shuts up

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demixgxds:

“What the hell is that?”

“An elephant!” They hold up their small creation in one hand. “An origami one– obviously, eh? Bit small to be real.”

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demixgxds:

Ellie was tending to her bleeding knee, after having skinned it from falling. “Look, it’s fine, I just fell off my skateboard, no biggie.”

“Are you sure you’re okay?” They look vaguely queasy. “You’re bleeding.”

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lavinahudson:

L looked a bit excited by this. “You met her long enough to talk to her for?”

Alec blinks. “Yeah! Like, three times. She’s pretty cool. Can I call my mom cool? Is that weird? I think Fizz likes her too.”

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ichorvcined:

“Is it?” Caine asked, making sure that the game Blackjack really was easy. “The name sounds like it would hard for some reason. Blackjack,” He repeats and then smiles. “But, I’d be up to learn. Which would you like to do first?” He asked again. “Play Blackjack and then I can teach you Solitaire later?”

“It’s also known as twenty-one, which sounds a lot easier, eh?” They deal two cards to each of them, Caine’s both face up and one of their own face down. “Yeah, that sounds good! A learning experience for both of us!”

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fizzcaner:

“That’s a nice shade,” she said watching their dice. “Do you carry those with you all the time?”

They squint to try to see through the die, but they can’t, because it’s a die. Sadly, they have not developed x-ray vision since the last time they checked. “Uh huh! Never know when you’re gonna need them.”

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lavinahudson:

L looked down at the cards between the both of them. “Is that why you’re so lucky?”

“Maybe! Or maybe my mom just really likes me. She’s always seemed pretty nice.”

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keatonxarkwright:

“Look, I’m fine,” he snapped slightly but instantly felt bad. Everything was taking a toll on him and it was apparent the boy was not fine, he was sitting up against a wall after accidentally falling and he probably definitely shouldn’t have been anywhere near out of bed.  

Alec hovered a few feet away for a couple seconds after Keaton snapped, and then put their tray down cautiously on the bed Keaton should have been in. “I made you pie?” they offer. “And cheesecake in case you don’t like pie.”

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lavinahudson:

L took a moment before responding. “You’re right. I can’t think of any. Give me a few minutes and I might, but the electricity puns just came popping out.”

They laugh. “Sometimes you just gotta go for it and hope they make sense. Fortune favours the bold.”

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ichorvcined:

Caine listened to the growing list of card games that Alec began listing off and he smiled, eyes widening a bit. “I think I’ve only heard of and played war and speed,” He commented and then shook his head as if to say that was a good enough list. “But, which ones would be easiest to play right now?” He asked, raising a brow. “I wouldn’t mind learning a game either.”

Alec considered the question for a second. “Blackjack? It’s the most widely played card game in casinos around the world, fun fact. And it’s easy.”

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lavinahudson:

L snorted as she laughed at each of their jokes, shaking her head in amusement. “Watt! How can that be it? All these jokes have me wired,” she tries to think of another joke but can’t quickly enough and shakes her head. “Why do you need superpowers to make puns, why not have whatever power and then make them?”

Alec looks thrilled when she continues the puns, and laughs out loud at the last one. “I could do that too! Some just have more pun options than others. Like, there’s only so many puns I can make about being lucky, y’know?”

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umitscasey:

Casey laughs. “My power works a little faster than that. It’s like…” He shrugs, trying to think of an example. “If you blew a raspberry, I could tell you how many times your lips flapped.”

“Really? Have you ever used it for that before? Like, if you had a crush on someone that you didn’t want, you could tell them to do that and then watch their face contort in weird ways. Though I guess if it’s a real crush that wouldn’t stop it.”

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lavinahudson:

L laughed again. “Maybe it’s both. A superpower that you don’t know about.” She scrunched her nose. “How many puns can you get out of electricity?” She raised her eyebrows in surprise, “wait, I actually thought of one! I’m shocked!”

Alec snapped their fingers and pointed at her. “Exactly! And there’s so many possible puns and jokes. What do you call a power outage? A current event! What kind of car does an electrician drive? A Volts-wagon! Or maybe I should switch to a more current form of power, eh? I hear wind turbines have a lot of fans!” They take a breath, and grin. “Okay, I’ll pull the plug on the jokes.”

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elliotxwinters:

“So I’m guessing you liked that, huh,” she said letting out a small giggle.

They nod, still laughing a bit, and have to cover their mouth. “Can I add that one to my collection?”

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fizzcaner:

Fizz let out a large laugh when Alec pulled out the dice. “Um, that color,” she said pointing to the indigo colored one. “I mean, it’s quite possible considering who mom is. Though, you might just natural be lucky or something.” Felicity shrugged. “What about you? What’s your favorite color?”

They beam and put the other blue die into their pocket, before pulling out another die, somehow exactly the one they wanted. “This shade of orange!” they announce, holding it up to the light. “But I also like yellow.”

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lavinahudson:

L laughed. “Sounds like all the more reason to try it out.” She paused. “What do you think your secret power would be?”

“Are we talking superpower or something I could actually have and just never know about? Because if it was a superpower it’d probably be like, super speed. Oh! Or controlling electricity! Imagine how many pun opportunities I’d get.”

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umitscasey:

“Okay. That’s a cool power. Sorry, I was just curious.”

They relax and smile again. “It’s fine! Your power is cool too. If I was like, talking really fast, could you use it to understand me and respond in real time? Or would I just be talking slower and harder to understand because everything is drawn out more? If someone is speaking while time is going slower is their voice a lower pitch?”