Silver white winters that melt into springs...

[wearingthestars]

WHO: Billy Kaplan, OTA
WHERE: First Breath, Winter event planet
WHAT: Winter event, babysitting, a whole lot of magic
WHEN: Event Start until 1/31
WARNINGS: Will update if needed



First Breath

This is not good. Billy realizes that as soon as he finds himself on the ship, but like before, there's no escaping, no getting back to Tommy. Unlike last time, the ship actually moves, and Billy starts in surprise.

Baby sitter for hire

There's so many kids. It's pure luck at first that Billy isn't one of them, but he does figure out the source eventually, and makes a point to steer clear. Some one needs to stick around and be responsible, and oh God, that's him??

Tommy's naturally his primary focus, but he spends his time trying to keep an eye out for the others, magicking up blankets and earmuffs, and mitts, and trying to insist they actually keep them on. There's a few scraped knees and that sort of thing to take care of from time to time, and Billy's actually pretty good at this, when he needs to be. He even conjures up some books for them, and hosts a couple story times to try and keep them out of trouble.

Worn out

Of course all this magic is seriously draining, on top of running/flying around after the kids, and Billy's utterly exhausted. A few days in he nearly passes out after a simple bit of magic, and has to resolve to take it easy for a while, though he tries not to let any know, especially the kids.

[OOC: Feel free to find him anywhere/anytime not mentioned and write your own starter for them. <3]

Comments

[wearingthestars]

Billy turns and flushes, trying to shrug the concern off. "I'm fine. I've just been going a little heavy on the magic." Or a lot heavy.

He's grateful to have some adult time though. Even if Billy might be close enough to a child from Bucky's point of view.

[stillgotmyleftarm]

Bucky will take what he can get - and Billy is not a bad option.

Of course, Bucky is also intimately familiar with people pushing themselves too hard, and that looks like exactly what's going on, here.

"How about you take a break, and let somebody handle things the old-fashioned way, for a while?"

[wearingthestars]

"Are you this stubborn in every universe?" Billy counters with a small smirk, but he relents a little. "...Maybe a little break. I dunno how my parents managed this without magic." He definitely has a whole new respect for parenthood.

[stillgotmyleftarm]

"Sure as fuck am," Bucky assures him, despite the fact that of course he doesn't know for sure. But he can assume.

Plus, Billy definitely needs a break, and Bucky's going to stand there and make sure he takes it. "I'd say most parents do, but most parents don't have kids with super powers, so... what's the term, mad props to them?"

He sighs, because, "I hate to say it, but Steve at least used to get tired after a while."

He still wouldn't trade super powered Steve for the one he grew up with, though. He wouldn't wish that on Steve again. Not ever.

[wearingthestars]

He laughs, not quite used to the older generation of heroes being quite so informal around him. It's nice, not being treated like a kid for once.

It helps him relax a little, and yeah, okay, he needs a break. Just joking for a minute and not stressing over what the kids might be up to is all ready making him feel better.

"I'm just glad Tommy doesn't seem to know just how fast he can actually go yet."

[stillgotmyleftarm]

Bucky laughs softly. "I feel like yet is the most dangerous word in the English language, right about now," he points out, but he doesn't seem all that on edge. "Do we need a backup plan for when he does?"

[wearingthestars]

He's not wrong, but Billy's not too concerned either. This place should limit Tommy's more destructive powers, and if things get out of hand- "I can levitate him if it comes down to it. He can't run if his feet can't touch the ground."

[stillgotmyleftarm]

Bucky looks both bemused and impressed by that solution: "Works for me," he says, with a bit of a lopsided smile. Tommy will just love that, he can tell already.

"You guys know each other really well, right?"

[wearingthestars]

That earns a briefly uncertain look, but a small nod. "...Pretty well," he concludes after some hesitation. He'd like them to know each other better, but...it takes time.

"We've only really known each other a few years, but...yeah."

[stillgotmyleftarm]

Bucky tilts his head, trying to look confident in the face of Billy's uncertainty. "A few years isn't so short," he points out. "But I know how it goes. Sometimes life gets in the way of getting close to people."

He isn't sure if that's the case here, but if it is, he understands.

[wearingthestars]

Well, Billy went kind of near full dis-associative depression during part of that, and Tommy was kidnapped for another good chunk of it, so...yeah. Life.

Billy nods, and tries to put on a smile. "It's...weird, but...being here has been kind of good for us, I think."

[stillgotmyleftarm]

Bucky does have to smile a little at that. "No, I get it. It's weird, but... not so weird. I never would've met Steve - this Steve - without being kidnapped for an interdimensional reality TV show. So - I can't get as up in arms about that as I want to, you know?"

So, "It's okay to be pissed off about something and thankful for it at the same time."

[wearingthestars]

Billy laughs, and gives Bucky a grateful look, feeling a bit better about those conflicting emotions. "Yeah...I get that."

He hasn't really talked about any of this, it helps to know he's not the only one feeling this way.