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dependent tommy shepherd for beginagainhq

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   liddol tommy starter call !!  trying to get some new interactions under way.  capping at ..... imma say seven.  if you play more than one character PLEASE tell me who you want the starter for. ya girl is not a guesser. 

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@mistressxfmagnetism

  tommy’s gonna play this one cool, not gonna rush into the family ( or pseudo-family, or almost-pseduo-extradimensional-family ) introductions, because...well.  because, honestly ??  he’s tired of it.  and he didn’t know lorna all that well back in his world, so what would the point be, of making a big deal out of it ??  that’s a rhetorical question -- there is no point.  

so, instead.  “ you know.  i never thought about committing to the green so much i dyed my hair.  but i like it.  you think i could pull it off ??  are the roots a bitch to deal with ?? ”

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@ofosbcrns

time for a confession -- “ you know, that party wasn’t actually all bad. ”  tommy still hates the costume, and he’s seen a couple pictures of himself in it since the event, and...well.  yikes.  honest to god, yikes.  but he had fun, and fun's something that's been missing in his life for a minute or two.  tommy's fingers rap against the nearest service at an almost insane pace, his foot taps out a frantic rhythm, too.  

     " look.  harry. "  tommy doesn't so much seamlessly bridge topics of conversation as rush headlong into the next one, like some kinda fast-talking bull in a china shop.  " i gotta ask you a question, and i need you to really think it over. "

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universalmxge‌:

alright, maybe that’s got a laugh out of him. not that billy wants to encourage tommy here, but he’s kinda surprised he hasn’t been suplexed already. no complaining, totally loves being in one piece. but this isn’t exactly a typical family road trip. plus tommy’s the kinda terrifying who could get away with it before billy even blinked. “ already lost the element of surprise, dude. just make all the floors outta trampolines, i’d bounce back alright. ” billy teases, but he could stand to earn a couple brownie points, as a freakin’ reality warper, and shoves the rest of the fries at his brother. “ for the record, this is still one of the less weird universes. so. family luck is coming through. ” a pause, just a beat. “ and, y’know. I could try boot you back home, if you wanted. no promises, but i’d get it. ”

tommy doesn’t question the good will, just slides the fries closer, drowns them in ketchup, and then digs the hell in.  things come to a screeching halt, though, at the next part.  it’s...not a totally off-base offer.  it sounds like the offer tommy’s been hedging for.  except tommy isn’t actually hedging for any kinda answer, he’s just talking for the sake of talking.  tommy shakes his head quick, shoves the fries back billy’s way like they’re some kinda peace offering.  

     “ hey, fuck that. ”  tommy fiddles with the salt shaker, looks at it just for something to look at.  there’s a weird tightness in his throat, and he doesn’t wanna think about that too hard, either.  “ i’m staying.  i’m where i want to be. ”  he has to look out for billy -- billy’s the family he has.  “ teddy can’t be the only one watching your back, right ?? ” 

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@speedysmaximoff

tommy’s quiet for a few seconds, uncharacteristically thoughtful.  he doesn’t want to rush this introduction, exactly.  or maybe he doesn’t even want to make this introduction.  he crosses his arms over his chest and leans a shoulder against the wall.  “ so you’re the guy, huh ?? ”  good, good.  keep it vague, keep it light, keep it a little bit creepy.  “ you don’t look like the one i know.  the guy i know is like. old as shit.  crows’ feet, whatnot.  pietro, right ?? ” 

as much as tommy likes to shit talk the pietro he knew, that’s his uncle -- and this is just.  weird.  makes tommy sad and nostalgic, actually.  god, why didn’t he make sure billy was here for this, too.  “ name’s tommy. ”

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@outlawe

“ oh, wow. ”  tommy drops down on his haunches to see the little girl more clearly.  in the interest of looking more friendly, he pushes his goggles up on top of the shock of white hair and smiles.  there’s a quick wave to match.  “ that’s a cute kid, ” he says, looking up at the grown man and giving another, slighter smile.  “ i’m tommy, ” he introduces, offering the little girl a high five.  secret identities have never been of much interest to tommy, truthfully, so why start now ??

       when he stands up straight and offers his hand to shake.  ““ you might know the name speed better, though. ”  it’s a little presumptuous of tommy, sure, to think anybody knows who the fuck he is on a whole new world, but.  hey, he likes to think ( or pretend, at least ) that he makes some sort of a 

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@believcinlove

if life were a loony toons show, smoke would follow with how quickly tommy screeches to a halt.  instead, he just stumbles half a step and gazes up in wonder.  tommy’d never call it wonder; he has some self respect.  but the woman, diana so far as he’s heard, is high above his head, but she moves so quickly that it’s jarring.  maybe not speedster fast, but sure as shit not snail slow.

   “ well, holy shit.  -- ma’am, ” he adds hastily, because he can feel the influence of his mom, his real, proper mom hovering over him still.  god, he had forgotten for a day that he missed her.  “ you’re so fast. ”  he sounds like a total dweeb, but he doesn’t care.  he props his hands on his hips and just watches for another second.  “ but you’re not like me, right ??  never seen somebody like me hang out in the air like that, too. ”

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ofosbcrns‌:

[ harry → tommy ]: nah you’re fine everyone expects me to have big scary dude bouncers [ harry → tommy ]: it’s why my bouncers are even better [ harry → tommy ]: don’t tempt them [ harry → tommy ]: give me an hour and you can wear whatever you want for the rest of the night

[ text ; harry ] alright alright. deal. [ text ; harry ] you’re a real party tyrant. a partyrant.  [ text ; harry ] this is a no mask event, right?  no ‘superheroes’ showing up?

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ofosbcrns‌:

[ harry → tommy ]: my awesome bouncers are pretty badass [ harry → tommy ]: they’re both woman and they could definitely stop you [ harry → tommy ]: c’mon, wear the costume for a little while it’s not gonna hurt

[ text ; harry ] oh my g-d. [ text ; harry ] am i sexist?  fuck. [ text ; harry ] i would be honored to be bounced by a woman. [ text ; harry ] maybe i’ll wear the costume for thirty minutes [ text ; harry ] an HOUR max.

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ofosbcrns‌:

[ harry → tommy ]: gross please don’t call me harold [ harry → tommy ]: i dunno you’d be surprised [ harry → tommy ]: uh sorry man my bouncers are under strict instructions not to let anyone in who’s not in costume [ harry → tommy ]: spare me you’d look great i’m getting you a costume

[ text ; harry ] i can literally vibrate through walls, who’s gonna stop me? [ text ; harry ] if you have a bouncer who can stop me, i think he deserves the chance to bounce me.  [ text ; harry ] that sounds like a euphemism. rest assured it is NOT. 

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ofosbcrns‌:

♣ for a bitching text / @shphrdspeed​

[ harry → tommy ]: are you coming to the party i told you about [ harry → tommy ]: it’d be nice to have one person come because they /want/ to be there

[ text ; harry ] listen, harold. [ text ; harry ] what other reason IS there to go to a party?  [ text ; harry ] yeah, i’m coming. duh.  not wearing a weird outfit though.  do you know what i’ll look like if i slick my hair back?

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☽ for a sleepy text / @frosticr

[ text ; snowman ] you think anybody, like, actually watches baking shows? [ text ; snowman ] like, other than to fall asleep?

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thehoneyxbadger‌:

“I was never an only child. I was the youngest, actually. I can’t imagine being completely alone.”

It’s not quite true. Gabby had imagined it, after losing her sisters and Laura was considering sending her away. But she’d never truly had to experience it. Frankly, she hoped she never would. “As for reality warpers… Well, they’re definitely super powerful. Hang on. What do you mean ‘weird universes’?”

   “ well, i’m older -- ” with literally no way to prove that and at least two births to account for, tommy’s not sure if that’s true.  but he’s spiritually the older sibling, and if they’re just spiritually brothers, then that’s what counts.  “ i just mean this ain’t my universe.  some problems on mine. ”  he gives a remarkably blase shrug of his shoulders for someone revealing minor secrets of the multiverse.  “ there’s a weirder universe where i have kids.  can you fuckin’ imagine ?? ”

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universalmxge‌:

if billy’s honest, tommy was for the most part tuned out about two songs and a plate of fries ago. not that he doesn’t care, really, but y’know. heard it once, heard it a million times. “ y’know you’re just straight up handing me snitch material, right? gonna break mom’s heart if she hears all that. ” empty threat, but come on. about everyone in their team had some kind of weird family thing going on, a sudden twin is like – alright, maybe it’s something. and just maybe, billy feels a little guilty for tommy being along for the ride on this one. by accident. freaky twin column just keeps getting bigger. “ ‘sides, this place isn’t too freaky. sure, there’s a sonic movie with creepy human teeth, but hey. paint you blue and you’ll fit right in. ”

here’s what tommy won’t say: he’d rather be here in a weird little universe with billy than to have let billy go alone.  billy doesn’t need his protection or help, probably.  if either of them has their shit together, it’s billy.  the universe is his bitch, and that’s the technical term for it, yes.  “ i don’t think blue’s my color, bud.  and if you tell mom, i’m gonna suplex you. ”  the thought of disappointing their mom is a new sort of horror -- normally tommy lives to disappoint parental figures. 

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     “ you know -- i used to be an only child. ”  tommy’s only fake-annoyed, if he’s being honest.  but he’s got a reputation to maintain. 

 “ back in those days, i didn’t get dragged into weird universes.  i mean, granted, i was in jail, ” he rambles on, “ but you win some, you lose some.  y’know what i mean? ”  he’ll take this over jail, too.  “ freakin’ reality warpers.  don’t know why everybody’s so crazy about them. ”  tommy loves his brother, really.  he swears.  

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