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revivalproject2021-06-07 02:17 pm
wearingthestars) wrote in revivalproject2021-06-07 02:17 pm
Entry tags:
- destiny: cayde-6,
- it chapter 2: richie tozier,
- marvel comics: billy kaplan,
- marvel comics: tommy shepherd,
- marvel comics: tony stark,
- mcu: james buchanan barnes (dfau),
- the magnus archives: jonathan sims,
- †: circle of magic: lark,
- †: hannibal lecter: clarice starling,
- †: star wars: cobb vanth,
- †: star wars: din djarin,
- †: star wars: ezra bridger,
- †: star wars: obi-wan kenobi,
- †: stargate: drake riley (au)
I didn't mean for it to happen
WHO: Billy, Tommy, Bucky/The Soldier, OTA
WHERE: Temba, YA House
WHAT: The aftermath
WHEN: Early June
WARNINGS: TBD
The Return & What Follows (for Tommy)
Billy screamed, and the world dissolved. The Shadow had shielded him from the worst of it, assaulted by those memories in a non stop barrage for however long they were in there, but now he remembered it all. He dimly registered he was back in his calibration room, hoping he'd managed to release the others before he collapsed heavily onto the floor. He shouldn't have been able to perform that level of magic here. And whatever had allowed it abruptly cut it off with his return, utterly drained from the experience.
He was unconscious, in and out of nightmares for days before he finally jolted awake in a cold sweat, practically tumbling from the bed in his race to the bathroom to retch.
What had he done?
Avoidance [OTA]
Even after he awoke, Billy didn't want to leave the house. He was ashamed and scared, and used the excuse of resting for far longer than was true.
A few faces managed to hunt him down there, and it wasn't like Billy could turn them away, eventually relenting and breaking down a few of those barriers.
After that it was a little easier to venture out. It took a few smaller outing before he was able to get as far as the Hospital, but there at least he could focus on work.
(For Bucky/The Soldier)
Billy knew he probably wanted to stay hidden away as much as he did right now, but after what they'd been through together in the other world, he trusted the man to help him with this. Tommy and the others would refuse, but he was confident Bucky would understand. And he needed to apologize.
His magic was still weak, but it led him to the general location where he was meant to be. Billy couldn't quite meet his eye when he found him, swallowing thickly and looking uncomfortable.
"...Hey. Could we talk?"
Apology- Network- Text
I can't begin to make up for what I put you all through this last month. I had no right, and I'm so sorry you all got caught up in this mess.
I know that doesn't begin to make it right.
They did something to me. Like Calibrations...but worse. I don't know how. And I'm not trying to make excuses for what I did but- I'm scared they'll do it again. To any of us. I thought people should know.
WHERE: Temba, YA House
WHAT: The aftermath
WHEN: Early June
WARNINGS: TBD
The Return & What Follows (for Tommy)
Billy screamed, and the world dissolved. The Shadow had shielded him from the worst of it, assaulted by those memories in a non stop barrage for however long they were in there, but now he remembered it all. He dimly registered he was back in his calibration room, hoping he'd managed to release the others before he collapsed heavily onto the floor. He shouldn't have been able to perform that level of magic here. And whatever had allowed it abruptly cut it off with his return, utterly drained from the experience.
He was unconscious, in and out of nightmares for days before he finally jolted awake in a cold sweat, practically tumbling from the bed in his race to the bathroom to retch.
What had he done?
Avoidance [OTA]
Even after he awoke, Billy didn't want to leave the house. He was ashamed and scared, and used the excuse of resting for far longer than was true.
A few faces managed to hunt him down there, and it wasn't like Billy could turn them away, eventually relenting and breaking down a few of those barriers.
After that it was a little easier to venture out. It took a few smaller outing before he was able to get as far as the Hospital, but there at least he could focus on work.
(For Bucky/The Soldier)
Billy knew he probably wanted to stay hidden away as much as he did right now, but after what they'd been through together in the other world, he trusted the man to help him with this. Tommy and the others would refuse, but he was confident Bucky would understand. And he needed to apologize.
His magic was still weak, but it led him to the general location where he was meant to be. Billy couldn't quite meet his eye when he found him, swallowing thickly and looking uncomfortable.
"...Hey. Could we talk?"
Apology- Network- Text
I can't begin to make up for what I put you all through this last month. I had no right, and I'm so sorry you all got caught up in this mess.
I know that doesn't begin to make it right.
They did something to me. Like Calibrations...but worse. I don't know how. And I'm not trying to make excuses for what I did but- I'm scared they'll do it again. To any of us. I thought people should know.
[Video]
[Billy glances off screen with a frown to make sure Tommy hasn't heard that word. He would not react well.]
Um...I could be. What would you do?
Re: [Video]
Well not a lot, I'm afraid. I'm a bit short of diagnostic instruments here, and I'm still exploring the research building to see what useable equipment might be around and what it does; hopefully I don't...I don't know, transport myself into a sun or something ridiculous.
What I do have,
[ He holds up a finger proudly as he tilts the screen to show off the probe he purchased on Coruscant and has been tinkering with ever since. It looks a bit like this, only more rough and slapped together, with treads instead of wheels, and it has a few extra instruments affixed to it. ]
is this. It's a M.A.L.P.! Sort of. My own version, anyway. Mobile All-terrain Laboratory Platform. I bought it on Coruscant and've been working on it to make it more versatile. It was mostly for sample analysis, you know, chemical and metallurgical makeup, air quality, limited environmental monitoring, that sort of thing. I've taken a couple of the more redundant instruments off and added a camera and microphone and a radiation assessment detector.
There's a couple more instruments around that could be useful, but what'd honestly be best in this situation is a medical team. My expertise is in studying technology, not people. I'll find out what I can, but if you know of an EKG machine just lying around, that'd be helpful. And perhaps someone who knows how to use it.
With what I've got, though. Just taking readings and interpreting them.
[Video]
I don't think we have anything like that at the hospital. At least nothing operational. I could to magic something up, but I assume you don't want me testing myself...
Re: [Video]
Too right. Wouldn't exactly be a blind test, would it? That's all right. My tablet can pick up a variety of energy signatures as well. Although it is a bit boggling that the hospital doesn't have working imaging equipment. Something else to put on the list, I suppose.