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revivalproject2021-05-06 11:59 am
doubled_speed) wrote in revivalproject2021-05-06 11:59 am
Fastest Hero In The City
WHO: Tommy Shepherd, OTA
WHERE: Around the City
WHAT: May Madness
WHEN: May
WARNINGS: Potential for violence in Heroics stuff.
1. An Prodigy's Life Open to Anyone At SI
Morning. Tommy didn't always like mornings. SI had more than a few interns who were happy to be up and bright eyed and running around in the mornings. Most of them were high school students, and thus of an age with the most noticeable of their number, the one who was working on a defacto 'we'll hire you once the internship' understanding. That was Tommy Maximoff, a young man fresh out of college early, starting his PhD in the fall, with a shock of white hair and who always came in looking tired.
This morning that was true of like any others. He moved at a brisk walk through the lobby and to an elevator and looked half annoyed to have to hold an elevator open for someone.
"Just get on quick," he grumbled, his hand wrapped around a very large but mostly empty cup of coffee.
And then, ten minutes later he was walking into the R&D division he'd been assigned to, putting his coffee down on a counter before unslinging his backpack from his shoulders. He dragged it open and pulled a box of donuts and another of bagels and put them on the counter.
"Food's up Sci-bros!" he called over the work space, grabbing up his cup and heads for his own desk. Cup goes down, an energy drink is pulled out of his backpack, and it gets cracked and poured into his quad-shot espresso. It was a morning ritual that horrified many.
"Okay, what are we working today?" he yawned before taking a very large drink from his cup. "Is Beck in yet?"
2. Crimson Speed On The Streets Open to All
His watch beeped suddenly in the middle of the work day and Tommy cursed under his breath. Why did there have to be an Avengers call in the middle of the day. He called out to no one in particular that he had to go to the bathroom and rushed out.
And instead of the bathroom, he ran for the stairs. Once he was in them he quickly changed and bolted down the floors at impossible speeds and out into the road. He stopped quickly in his running to pull one person off of the street out of the way of a bus, and kept going toward the alarm for a fire.
"See," he said as he came to a stop, dust and dirt kicking up around the scarlet and silver of the costume of Crimson Speed, "it was my understanding that fire fighters did standard fires. Something weird up here?"
3. Tommy At Home Closed to Wanda and Billy
"Mom! B! I'm home!" Tommy shouted as he came in through the front door. It was later than he had wanted. And later than he'd promised, with him arms loaded with grocery bags. He made his way to the kitchen several beats faster than he really should have been able to manage. But given there were only two people in the world he could use his powers around when he wasn't in costume, he wasn't going to be slow at home.
"Did anyone start dinner, or should I work on a stir-fry? Could do a paprikash, but it would take so long tonight," he kept shouting as he entered the kitchen.
"Stupid bank robbery," he grumbled to himself as he did.
4. Speed Dating (lol) Closed to Kyle
Tonight. Sucked. Hard and fast statements there. Work had been hellish, there had been TWO super incidents he'd been caught up in, and JUST before this second one he'd gotten a text from Kyle saying he'd be late for their date. Which just hurt. Kyle was punctual as hell, and Tommy worked so hard to live up to that with his secret life, so this was just a lot.
At least, he supposed, it gave him a chance to come out to this crime and put a stop to it, and even with his favorite team up potential. Who was still there right now. The Human Kite, Tommy's best friend that he wasn't related to or dating.
"So," he said as he watched a cop out some dampener cuffs on the perp the two of them had caught together, "I know I normally stick around to chat you up after these things, but, uh... I sorta gotta book. My boyfriend, that awesome guy I always tell you about? We're supposed to be having a date tonight and yeah he said he was going to be late so I slipped out to do this, but fuck I'm SO late now and he's gonna be hella pissed. Forgive me?"
WHERE: Around the City
WHAT: May Madness
WHEN: May
WARNINGS: Potential for violence in Heroics stuff.
1. An Prodigy's Life Open to Anyone At SI
Morning. Tommy didn't always like mornings. SI had more than a few interns who were happy to be up and bright eyed and running around in the mornings. Most of them were high school students, and thus of an age with the most noticeable of their number, the one who was working on a defacto 'we'll hire you once the internship' understanding. That was Tommy Maximoff, a young man fresh out of college early, starting his PhD in the fall, with a shock of white hair and who always came in looking tired.
This morning that was true of like any others. He moved at a brisk walk through the lobby and to an elevator and looked half annoyed to have to hold an elevator open for someone.
"Just get on quick," he grumbled, his hand wrapped around a very large but mostly empty cup of coffee.
And then, ten minutes later he was walking into the R&D division he'd been assigned to, putting his coffee down on a counter before unslinging his backpack from his shoulders. He dragged it open and pulled a box of donuts and another of bagels and put them on the counter.
"Food's up Sci-bros!" he called over the work space, grabbing up his cup and heads for his own desk. Cup goes down, an energy drink is pulled out of his backpack, and it gets cracked and poured into his quad-shot espresso. It was a morning ritual that horrified many.
"Okay, what are we working today?" he yawned before taking a very large drink from his cup. "Is Beck in yet?"
2. Crimson Speed On The Streets Open to All
His watch beeped suddenly in the middle of the work day and Tommy cursed under his breath. Why did there have to be an Avengers call in the middle of the day. He called out to no one in particular that he had to go to the bathroom and rushed out.
And instead of the bathroom, he ran for the stairs. Once he was in them he quickly changed and bolted down the floors at impossible speeds and out into the road. He stopped quickly in his running to pull one person off of the street out of the way of a bus, and kept going toward the alarm for a fire.
"See," he said as he came to a stop, dust and dirt kicking up around the scarlet and silver of the costume of Crimson Speed, "it was my understanding that fire fighters did standard fires. Something weird up here?"
3. Tommy At Home Closed to Wanda and Billy
"Mom! B! I'm home!" Tommy shouted as he came in through the front door. It was later than he had wanted. And later than he'd promised, with him arms loaded with grocery bags. He made his way to the kitchen several beats faster than he really should have been able to manage. But given there were only two people in the world he could use his powers around when he wasn't in costume, he wasn't going to be slow at home.
"Did anyone start dinner, or should I work on a stir-fry? Could do a paprikash, but it would take so long tonight," he kept shouting as he entered the kitchen.
"Stupid bank robbery," he grumbled to himself as he did.
4. Speed Dating (lol) Closed to Kyle
Tonight. Sucked. Hard and fast statements there. Work had been hellish, there had been TWO super incidents he'd been caught up in, and JUST before this second one he'd gotten a text from Kyle saying he'd be late for their date. Which just hurt. Kyle was punctual as hell, and Tommy worked so hard to live up to that with his secret life, so this was just a lot.
At least, he supposed, it gave him a chance to come out to this crime and put a stop to it, and even with his favorite team up potential. Who was still there right now. The Human Kite, Tommy's best friend that he wasn't related to or dating.
"So," he said as he watched a cop out some dampener cuffs on the perp the two of them had caught together, "I know I normally stick around to chat you up after these things, but, uh... I sorta gotta book. My boyfriend, that awesome guy I always tell you about? We're supposed to be having a date tonight and yeah he said he was going to be late so I slipped out to do this, but fuck I'm SO late now and he's gonna be hella pissed. Forgive me?"
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But he believed in it. There might not be a chance to do it again later, to be something more. He kept pushing his powers further and it was helping him to keep rushing forward. To learn more.
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Kyle hugs Tommy close. "Just let me shower compliments upon you. God knows you've said enough nice stuff about me to me before you knew I was me."
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"Shower the compliments upon me. Please. I love to hear it. And I talked nice about you because I love you.'
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He touches Tommy's face gently. "And as my best friend? You give me shit. Tommy, I love that about you. I NEED that back and forth, it gives me life."
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"Well, I'm glad to give you life. Now give me your lips."
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"Later for that. Fuck, just... I'm hungry.
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"We can still go for dinner."
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Still go for dinner. He grinned. Yeah.
“Let’s order something to your place while I tell the fan not to expect me home tonight.”
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His eyebrows raised. "The whole night, even. I'll try not to be presumptuous, and instead place an order to that Thai place with the huge portions. Say hi to your family for me." He snickered. "Dude, if THEY knew and you didn't? Because that's possible."
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"Gonna wine and dine you, babe."
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Wine and dine. He laughed.
“I gotta warn you, my proper appetite is hard to deal with.”
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Kyle looked up and grinned. "I know. You've explained it to the Human Kite before." Food ordered he returned and draped himself over Tommy's shoulders.
"I can't get over this, it's the funniest moment of my entire life. And somehow it makes you even CUTER."
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Damn asshole, calling him cute.
"Shut up and I'll carry you home."
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Kyle smiled and smushed a kiss to Tommy's cheek. "Careful, I'll start forming intentions at this rate. Sexy ones."
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"I want you to form intentions," Tommy answered. "Because now I don't have to worry."
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"Human Kite didn't need to know all the details of my life, and Kyle didn't need to be at risk by dating Crimson Speed. So yeah, I thought to protect you."
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"Then run, Speed. I wanna feed you and love you."
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