Winter Wonderland [OTA]

[doubled_speed]

WHO: Tommy Shepherd, OTA
WHERE: Twin Roses, Winter Event Planet
WHAT: Winter Wonders, Cold Speedster, Baby Speedster, Post Baby Shenanigans
WHEN: Event Start until 1/31
WARNINGS: None will update if any are needed

Didn't Agree to This | Twin Roses Crew

It's official. Tommy wants to punch an Agrii in the face. He doesn't CARE that they only mean well. They've decided to trap him in the ship. AGAIN. This time with music. He doesn't like that he can't TRUST MUSIC NOW. Fucking assholes. Wants to punch them in the heads.

Which of course is what Tommy is grumbling under his breath as he works through the awkward process of stripping the mattress from one of the beds in the quarters and navigate the floppy thing toward the cargo hold. Strange thing to be doing, right? But damn if the super-strong speedster isn't doing it anyway, trying to get the mattress to the cargo hold and then tucked into a nice, secure corner that looks warm but not too bright.

And once that's done he's busy getting the bed made up and super comfortable.

Strange kid.

Fuck the Cold | Planet Arrival

"Oh come the fuck on!" Tommy snaps when he heads down the ramp of the ship at full speed and then comes to a skidding stop at the edge of the snow. "Snow and Speedsters don't MIX!" he shouts fruitlessly at the sky.

With a grumpy look Tommy wraps his arms tightly around himself, trying not to shiver too much. The cold is so much more acute to him. Makes sense given he runs quite a lot hotter than most other people, what with the enhanced metabolism that came with his mutation. How the hell was he supposed to eat enough food to stay warm enough with what he's wearing while they're here.

There is a part of him that is almost tempted to go back onto the ship, curl up in his bunk and never come out. But the thing is COLD in there too. So at least here he might be able to warm up some by running. So, with a distasteful look on his face he rushes onto the snow. Maybe if he goes fast enough he can Legolas this bitch and walk on top of the snow.

Nope. His foot goes through immediately and he yelps at the cold before frowning and slogging off to go find shelter. Or his family. Either works. Both work. Anything is better than standing around pointlessly in the snow.

And his first destination? What looks like a gingerbread house. Hopefully he either gets some company or someone foists something warm on him first.

"You could have warned us," he grumbles as if the Agrii could hear him. "Coulda brought my space blankets. Assholes."

Tiny Little Speedy Baby

The houses aren't bad. And the food in them isn't bad. A lot of the things in them aren't bad because it's warm and cozy and there is warm clothes. But most importantly? Sugar based candies. Damn but Tommy needs all the terrible for him sugar he can get. He works his way through some pieces in one of the houses as he pokes around, curious about the place out of boredom.

He even picks up a piece of gelt, thinking 'wow I've got to get Billy one of these, he's gonna love this shit, even if the candles here are over done'. Unwraps the piece of milk chocolate goodness and devours it in one bite.

...

And then there isn't a Tommy Shepherd poking around in the room. Instead there is an eight year old boy with his eyes and his hair and standing in his far too big clothes, crying because his clothes are too big. Maybe someone could help with that.

Once that's dealt with, well, now there is a new special sort of menace in the village. A little kid with winter clothes, joy, wonder and... Speed. Ever try and catch a kid running sixty miles per hour through the snow who wants nothing more than to dump snow down the back of your shirt? Hope you like snowballs, because once the boy learns how to make them the green clad menace will be throwing them with utter delight at anyone who gets too close. And when he gets tired the boy, friendlier and happier than Tommy ever actually was as a kid, is going to look for the nearest warm body and cuddle up next to them.

Whatever is this place going to do with an eight-year-old superboy? And how will the other kids keep up or argue the shouted challenge across the village of

I'm the fastest there ever was!

Comments

[doubled_speed]

Oh, there's someone there. Tommy cries for an extra moment to prove his point before shuffling forward to hug Billy.

"My clothes got way too big."

It's not normal for a kid his age to be crying so hard over this, but it's COLD and he's alone and someone needs to help him. Sure, he's a big kid, but whoever said big kids can't cry are completely wrong.

"And it's cold!"

[wearingthestars]

Oh.

Billy freezes up for a moment at the easily given hug, sure he can count on one hand the number of times Tommy's actually sought one out, and his heart melts a little, hugging him back tightly.

"It is cold," he agrees, echoing Tommy's words to help show he's actually listening. "Here-" Some mumbled chanting and glowy hands later, and Tommy's dressed in something much warmer, layers of clothes that actually fit him. "See, it's fine- I'll take care of you- promise."

[doubled_speed]

Well, Tommy as Billy knew him never had hugs. Never had the affection. And so it was a hard thing to consider, a hard thing to fathom. But this? This he can accept. Because this is Tommy, but Tommy as he SHOULD have been. Tommy as Thomas Maximoff with family here and knowing he's loved. Sure, he doesn't QUITE know what's going on, but he's a good child, a well adjusted child.

And hey, Billy's lucky. Unlike Tommy, he's actually got experience with being an older brother.

As for Tommy? His eyes go huge at the display of magic. And there he is, in warm clothes, and he's grinning.

"You're MAGIC! How did I get here, magic guy?"

Not like he knows who Billy is. but if he's told he's Billy's brother, well, he'll absolutely accept it.

[wearingthestars]

Magic Guy.

He laughs a little and nods. "You can call me, Billy. I'm um...I'm actually your brother," he offers, hoping that's not too weird a thing to hear.

"And a um...a space ship brought us here for a bit. Us and some other people too," he explains. He has no idea if this is going to be a permanent change or short lived, and he doesn't want to traumatize him by getting into the WHOLE story, but lying doesn't feel right either.

[doubled_speed]

Oh. Tommy grins up at Billy then.

"Oh! Hi Billy. I guess I must have forgot," he says. But then there's the space ship thing and Tommy's eyes are HUGE. He's except. What little kid doesn't love space? "We're space men?! That's SUPER COOL. I guess I must have slept coming here. Cause I don't remember. Are we space heroes? Do we fight bad aliens? Do we have blaster pistols? Pewpewpew!"

[wearingthestars]

Well, that was easier than expected. Billy's smile grows, not quite able to help himself with how excite and eager and...unguarded Tommy seems like this.

"Mm- something like that," he agrees. If he ends up being stuck like this, Billy can tell him the truth about things, but for now there's no harm in confirming Tommy's interpretation of things. "We're heroes. You're called Speed. We help take care of people. But there's no one here to fight right now. We're just here to have fun, okay?"

[doubled_speed]

Yeah, it's weird for Tommy to be so unguarded. And after the emotional intensity of talking to their mom, it's probably been harder. No doubt Tommy's been giving Billy and his family some space.

But he is grinning. He's a super hero and his name is Speed? Sounds awesome. And his brother is magic too. That's even more awesome. Especially if they're here to have fun.

"Do I have a cape? I love capes!"

Secrets Tommy will NEVER give up.

[wearingthestars]

It's quite possible nothing has ever made Billy feel quite so pleased as that question, and Billy beams, half nodding with a conspiratorial smile.

"I do. You wanna see?" he asks, magicking into his Wiccan costume for Tommy's benefit, turning on the spot so he can properly see the cape. "We could get you one too if you want.

[doubled_speed]

"I want!" Tommy agrees, already bouncing on his feet.

And that's definitely going to teach Billy one important thing. That Tommy still has super strength relative to his height. Because his bounce takes him nearly two feet in the air. Won't that be an interesting thing to have to deal with?

[wearingthestars]

Oh wow. That's...that's going to be a lot. His little brothers are hard enough to handle at their most hyper, and they're completely human.

He conjures up a matching cloak for Tommy, but coloured green. "How's that?"

[doubled_speed]

It's not often that you get a kid with his kind of powers at his age. Tommy is going to be a few handfuls. But at least Billy has magic to help him. HE grins, though, at the cloak, and moves closer.

"I wanna put it on!"

[wearingthestars]

Billy laughs.

"All right, hang on, let me help-" He fastens the cloak around and smooths it out. "Just be careful, 'kay, if it gets caught on anything while you're going too fast it's gonna knock you down."

[doubled_speed]

Going fast? Tommy tilts his head at that statement. Sorry, Billy, he hasn't figured that part out yet. A kid's understanding of time is very fluid when it comes down to it, which means Tommy's mostly spared some of his acute discomfort from his powers.

"I bet I can run really fast if I'm Speed. Watch me run with my cape?"

[wearingthestars]

Oh no, well maybe he shouldn't have said. But there's no taking it back now, so Billy nods a bit apprehensively, still smiling.

"Yeah, go for it, just be careful."

[doubled_speed]

Careful is the best thing he can be, of course. But he's a kid. He's not even nine. Careful isn't really in the cards. So Tommy runs in circles around Billy. Not that he's going that fast. Only, you know, faster than the fastest olympic sprinter. Not that he knows the difference.

"Is my cape flying?!"

[wearingthestars]

Billy laughs, head turning to try and keep track of him. It's not quite usual Tommy speeds, but it's still alarmingly fast.

"It's flying," he assures, "Hey Tommy- do you remember what you were doing before all your clothes got to big?" he asks, trying to keep the question as light as possible.

[doubled_speed]

Awesome! He had to look the absolute coolest right now. Almost as cool as his big brother. Sorry, Billy, you've now got a VERY affectionate younger brother to deal with, who will deny this all later. But the question makes him stop and look at Billy and tilt his head like he's trying really really hard to think.

"Eating."

[wearingthestars]

Eating. That's very on brand for the Agrii. But probably good, because as far as Billy knows anything else that's had weird effects has worn off eventually, so this should too. It's just a question of when.

"Do you remember what you were eating?"

[doubled_speed]

“Candy,” Tommy answers and he looks a bit guilty now. Because he could have ruined dinner.

[wearingthestars]

Candy, right. There seems to be a lot of that. Billy doesn't look mad, even makes a point to offer a reassuring smile when he sees that guilty look.

"Do you know which ones?"

[doubled_speed]

He isn’t guilty. Your face is guilty. Duh!

“Chocolates.”

Because what else was he gonna eat?”

[wearingthestars]

"I don't think the chocolates here are good to eat, okay? If you want more ask me and I'll get you some that's safe. Deal?"

Because Billy really doesn't want to risk him eating it again and potentially wiping himself from existence.

[doubled_speed]

Well now Tommy is absolutely pouting, because why shouldn't he eat the candy.

"But it's my chocolate!" he protests.

[wearingthestars]

"You can still have chocolate, just not that chocolate." He magicks up a chocolate bar he knows Tommy likes at his normal age and holds it up as a sort of peace offering. "Okay? I know it's yours, but it's not safe."

[doubled_speed]

Oh wow! Magic chocolate. Tommy jumps for the candy. It's got CARAMEL and he's so EXCITED for it.

"You can have my chocolate if I can have that!"

And then he has to stop for a moment. Not safe?

"Like Halloween?"