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[seeingscarlet]

Do we know what happens to people who disappear? Are they safe?

[Everything is fine.]

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[doubled_speed]

[God how Tommy wishes that Wanda didn’t have to share this particular issue with his own mother. The being a weapon in someone else’s hand until they found their own agency. But he scoffs at the idea that the boat isn’t gone. Even his team had only used him for their own ends. Even Billy had failed him when Tommy wasn’t convenient anymore. It had been... stressful. Complicated. Painful.]

Being an Avenger is the only good thing in my life. It’s all I have. So no, there really isn’t more to me than that. Even the job I work when I’m working just uses my power so I have money to go other places and help people. It’s what I am.

[Not ‘who i am’. Just what I am. Tommy sees himself that way, and he can’t help the bitter disgust he has for himself in his mind, bubbling just at the surface level right now.]

And right now, this Avenger, despite his age, is saying that we’re a team, and so we work together, okay? That’s how it’s gonna be, Aunt Wanda. Sure, we’re family, but we’re a team too.

[seeingscarlet]

[Wanda doesn't say anything for a moment, just gives him a long, brittle look.]

You're a 'who,' not a 'what.'

[She's been there. Her mind still goes there some days, but she's had enough gentle correction from Vision over the years to recognize those thought patterns. All the more reason to find him faster - Tommy needs him and his gentle logic just as badly as she does.]

...let's go find Vision.

[doubled_speed]

[Too bad they're doomed. But he nods and offers her his arms.]

Come on then. Let's go find Pops.

[seeingscarlet]

[Some part of her knows this is hopeless. But she still has to try.

Never quote a Maximoff the odds.]

Where do you want to start? I haven't gone far from the city.

[She hasn't had much reason to - all their needs are close and she's been more focused on improving their immediate living situation.]

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[Tommy lifts her up and sighs.]

I don’t know. Everywhere. Keep your shield up and your mind open. We’re gonna go fast.