When What You Are Is Violence

[doubled_speed]

WHO: Tommy Shepherd, Wanda Maximoff, Open
WHERE: Near the Hangar, Later In Wanda's Home
WHAT: Rage Bug Bite, Bonding with a dragon
WHEN: During Bug Issues
WARNINGS: CW: Violence, potentially attacking other characters in one prompt. Possible Discussions of violence/abuse with Wanda.




The Violence Begins

For all that he's seen how the bites affect people, that doesn't save Tommy from his own issues. The bite of a bug, on the back of his neck. Happened not long after he left Altair's attentions, getting the electrical burns on his arm looked at (not to mention other pains). But it didn't overtake him quickly, strange given how prone he was to having everything happen. It's nearly half a day between the bite and when Tommy can't take it anymore. Half a day that he spends alone, near the hangar, hiding out from everyone and trying to put together a really awkward project of potting some seeds from the greenhouse into whatever containers he can find to move onto the Twin Roses.

But when the fury comes, it overtakes him suddenly.

The problem with a speedster with rage is just how much damage he can do. And near the hangars... Well, the targets are obvious, aren't they? So there's Tommy Shepherd, with super human strength, pulling up looks stones the size of people's heads, throwing them toward the hangar walls, like he's trying to bring it down. Strength is one thing. The fact that he can hurl the things at well over a hundred miles per hour is what gives the greatest bit of force.

It wouldn't be very safe for someone to be around that. But he wouldn't hurt a person, right? Tommy's a good guy.

Comments

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See, now that's smart. Because Tommy does chase after Poe. If the guy goes fast enough, he'll probably be safe, especially because Tommy won't be able to get onto his ship.

[happybeeps]

Bolting back into the ship, the doors slide shut, locking Tommy on the outside and hoping whatever this is, he isn't able to force the doors open or damage the exterior of the ship too badly.

"Buddy- whatever's going on out there, you need to stop-" he calls through the door.

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Tommy's too angry to respond. He's too busy slamming his fists angrily against the door. Stupid, durable door. He's practically roaring in his rage, stupid thing.

[happybeeps]

BB-8 gives an anxious whir, and after what seems to be a moment of hesitation, he briefly places an arc of electricity into the door. No where near as strong as what Tommy's all ready been subjected to today, but what he hopes should dissuade the attempted entry, closer to a taze.

"Tommy. Talk to me, Buddy! We can work this out."

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The door shocks him and Tommy jerks back, yelping in pain. And shaking in fear. That at least cut through the man's anger. And it makes him step back a bit.

"Next time I see your face, asshole, you're dead."

[happybeeps]

Poe winces at the yelp and BB-8 draws back from the door with a low whine.

"Tell me what's wrong, Tommy. Let me help you."

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"Come out here and ask me to my face," Tommy snaps back, punching the door. No dent. Not even pain in his hand. Oh well. "Coward!"

[happybeeps]

Poe shakes his head despite the fact that Tommy can't see him.

"I tried that, remember? You threw a rock at my head. Prove I can trust you first. Tell me what's going on? The door's not going to open, you're only going to hurt yourself doing that."

[doubled_speed]

This is trying his patience, but Tommy doesn't have the strength to force the issue. Which means he's going to get bored soon. Really bored. Which means Tommy ignores the question and walks away from the ship, going to collect rocks along the way.

Talking was useless, and when his powers couldn't get him in, he just had to keep moving. H was going to break these damn ship-shaped traps.