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You awaken amidst the darkness with only a faint light to greet you. Your body is hemmed in by shards of crystals, gently sparkling and possibly pricking your skin. The surrounding landscape is dyed in the pinks and purples of the dusk filled with crystals protruding from the ground, some as large as a skyscraper. After an hour or two of wandering through the crystal wilderness, a group of people find you worse for wear. They are the gallant Moon Knights from the planet of Prismatica. Because of the strange phenomena during the past months when scientists observed the sudden appearance of rainbow crystals in the sky, the government has been feverishly combing through the moon for more Moonblessed to be rescued. You’ll eventually be brought into Iris’s moon government center.

You all may have your usual inquiries — Where are we? Who are you? What's going on? — and the Prismals are almost too eager to answer. They tell you about their world and about the first appearance of the Moonblessed as the medical staff give you an examination to make sure you’re not carrying any viruses or biological hazards. If you react violently, you may be restrained and nerfed with a specialized neurotransmitting gun that releases a numbing agent through the top of your spine. Once the examinations are over, you’re informed that you will be provided accommodations on their planet during your stay. You will then be escorted to the docks, and led onto a large transport vessel that makes frequent trips back and forth between the Iris moon and the planet. Faces onboard vary from both old and new Moonblessed as well as the local Prismals.

The next destination: Prismatica.

▶ There and Back Again
Iris Moon, Government Center (Arrival) and Planet Prismatica, City of Lunatia | top

Welcome to Prismatica’s hub, Lunatia, the city of your dreams! A bustling metropolis lush with bright lights, vibrant colors, luxuriant plant life, and all the conveniences of technology absent from your own world… It seems like paradise to all the uninitiated. After a quick tour of the city, new arrivals can find themselves getting cozy in their new homes.

 A  Settle in your new home at Level 2 to find new roommates and say hello to your neighbors! City officials will give you directions to the designated districts across Level 2 and instruct you to pick out a unit. Each apartment complex has a different aesthetic, some may look cozy, some stylish, and some bizarre. The free accommodations have a basic living space that can only fit two or three people at most in one unit.

Starter Chromaspace furnishings are provided which can be controlled with the touch of a built-in panel. Examples are color-changing curtains, transforming sofa beds, cabinets turning into tables, etc. Customizing your apartment or moving out will have to wait until you earn more chroma. Until then, why don’t you check out your new neighborhood or explore the city levels? Maybe your new roommates or neighbors can give you a “hand” with allowance for dinner.

 B  As a Remooning gift from the Lunar Scientia Headquarters, the dedicated team from the Amphoria Room has released their latest perfected technology: Amphoria Pods. These VR Pods, which can fit up to four people at a time, have been set up in the gaming hub within Level 1’s PrismaPlace. They allow users to upload sceneries of their world in order to create a realistic holographic landscape of their homes that others can access and play around with, granting everyone the means to relive past memories with their loved ones as well as interact with the bestiary of other worlds. The pods also use the same technology that enhanced the popular virtual game, League Match Action Online (LmaO), which means you’re liable to feel the chill of cold environments, the burning heat from boiling water, the hard slap of your ex-lover, or the biting sting of a stray wasp. All who use the Amphoria Pods for the first time this year will also receive a small amount of Chroma in case things get too real.

▶ God Save Us from the Queen
Level 1, PrismaPlace and Level 2, Greatmoon Groves | top

The first month of the year is packed with two of the most important winter events this season: Queen Elara’s birthday and the League Match Action Online (LmaO) PVP semi-finals. It just so happens that the Queen of Lunatia is also a huge LmaO fan. Coincidence? Definitely not! LmaO players and royal family fans alike can meet her at PrismaPlace, where she will be appearing in cosplay of her favorite hero, Ah-Kari, while holding a body pillow of Commander GareBear. You, too, can get an autograph or selfie with the birthday girl if you’re willing to fall in line! Her bodyguards will also be in LmaO cosplay, keeping the crowd under control during the long wait.

Queen Elara

Good day to you all! This may come as a surprise to our guests the Moonblessed, but I am a normal person despite my exalted position. Please do not think of me today as Queen Elara. Instead... my name is Ah-Kari, sorceress of the crystal! With my soul fan blades, through the darkness, I shall slice all who dare hurt my commander in twain!

But when she is not meeting and greeting...

Queen Elara

My comrades, we're going to make history today. We're going for a new record. Perhaps the highest kill counts or the fastest clear for this map — it matters not. We’ve practiced day and night for this tournament, so let us show everyone that we’re not to be taken lightly! Also, the livestream is going in the royal archive, so make your successors proud!!

... she will be furiously grinding her character and training her skills in LmaO in the hopes of qualifying for the finals. Spectators will see her bring her own team full of hapless palace attendants who are there to either serve as her practice match partners or provide support to the one-woman army that is Queen Elara.

PrismaPlace is packed with giant crowds, many of them also in cosplay. While the semi-finals are taking place, new and old LmaO players alike can participate in the game’s current campaign: players who form teams get an improved chance of spawning unique monsters as well as winning rare items and skins in those prized lootboxes! Teams can also try to clear the event’s story together, featuring an aerial battle fought on griffin-back, which is heavily inspired by the popular Lunatian epic, The Battle of Abraxas, a colorful and complex story about the conflict between two families fighting over the fictional land of griffins, Abraxas.

 A  Progression in the event requires acquiring a griffin mount and getting it ready for battle. You can lure a wild one to yourself with a special veggie pie on a fishing pole. Should the griffin reject the lure, your character will be caught in a wind gaol and can only break out with the help of other players. Should you succeed, raising the griffin is a tedious task that involves players training alongside their respective griffins, running laps with them, taking them to hunt monsters, and feeding them properly. Depending on their diet, the food you give them will affect the color of its plumage and their battle stats.

Or you can skip the hard work and simply moonlace with your teammates through all the progression bars and required materials to save time. Once finished, you’ll be able to battle one another through the thunderous aerial domain of Abraxas. Clearing the event will net you an event-exclusive skin inspired by the royal family’s shining celestial robes and a weapon skin of a body pillow with your favorite character, so do your best!

 B  In celebration of Queen Elara’s birthday, the office of the royal household is hosting a modest tea party in the Greatmoon Groves. Swiffy bots that are normally programmed to remind visitors to keep the groves clean are now playing a birthday jingle on repeat. For people who prefer to be away from the blinding neon lights and the thumping techno music of PrismaPlace, this is the ideal escape. Unlimited tea and cookies are being served!

The tea is a soft-colored lilac concoction made from Ehrysian tea leaves that are known to cause a huge spike of alertness and is popular to Moon Knights and office workers with long night shifts as well as gamers for those all-night grinding sessions. The assorted cookies have either Ah-Kari or Commander GareBear printed on them. In case it isn't obvious yet, both are the birthday girl’s favorite LmaO characters.

Any Moonblessed looking for extra income is welcome to be royal attendants for the day; the hours are paid by Demichroma. They must be properly dressed up as maids or butlers (outfits provided by the royal household) as they serve tables.

▶ Say Cheese
Level 3, Caihong | top

Meanwhile, Caihong is in the midst of Remooning festivities in celebration of the new year, and merriment usually lasts a fortnight, filled with fireworks in the sky. Upon entering the district, beautiful Prismals with rat ears and tails greet you with a Happy Remooning and eagerly tug you along to join in.

Those welcomed will receive a pack of multi-colored sparklers, mooncakes topped with cheese, and a glowing drink called Champagne Supernova, poured in a thin glass in your hand. If you are over eighteen, the rat Prismals will ask if you prefer your drink with a kick. If you say yes, then they will add flavorful ice that causes extreme intoxication and might leave you to be susceptible to all levels of suggestion. Saying no (or if you’re under 18) will simply leave it as a sweet drink.

 A  One of the party games being played by the locals is called Lucky Tail, which is basically pinning the tail on the holographic rat stand-in — with a twist, it must be played with a partner! Another participant will blindfold you, spin you around, then push you forward. The stand-in is located at the end of unsteady elevated platforms forming a maze, filled to the brim with distracting objects underneath. They’re long, they’re thick, and they’re vibrating furiously in an attempt to knock you off the platforms.

Your partner must guide you by voice to successfully navigate through the maze! The game is rigged with various mechanisms, so stepping on specific platforms will activate a number of traps against you or your partner: machines that may tickle, drop colorful slime, or cause the platform to repetitively spin, and who knows what else?

Should you manage to get through the obstacle course and pin the tail successfully, you and your partner will win copious amounts of Demichroma, courtesy of Buwan from Buwan’s Stop.

 B  Another attraction is a fun magic glamour booth known for its face or body swap features. The booth staff, clad in their festive rat paraphernalia, will encourage you and your friends to take aesthetic shots using an illusion generator. The effects last an hour. Photographed images can be instantly uploaded and shared in Prismagram. New year, new you! Why not take the chance to celebrate this momentous occasion in a unique fashion? It’s all in good humor.

There are two buttons to press: (A) CUSTOM or (B) RANDOM. Pressing A will allow participants to customize their desired effects. Pressing B will cause the illusion magic to randomly rearrange participants in questionable positions, new outfits (or lack thereof), and you may even come out of the booth looking like your best friend or your worst rival. The possibilities are endless!

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teddy altman | marvel 616 | iris

[dangerouslyunhip]

▶ THERE AND BACK AGAIN (A)

Alright. Shopping for a space apartment. In space. Space-shopping.

[He's not really talking to anyone in particular as he makes his way down the corridor, having opted to investigate this particular apartment complex because of the architecture: sleek, modern, asymmetrical on the outside. If he was going to be looking for a place to stay in space, he might as well go all the way with the aesthetic.

Also, he really needs to get over the space part of this. He's been to space. As an alien hybrid, he was born there. That really shouldn't be the weirdest part of all this, but when he'd broken away from the team with the intent to leave town, he hadn't meant to go this far. Texas would have been fine.

He sighs, rubbing at the back of his neck as he turns a corner, only to collide with another person due to the fact that he'd been looking anywhere but ahead. He quickly rights himself, reaching out a hand to either offer assistance up or maybe pick up any items that may have been dropped.]

Whoa! Sorry about that— guess I wasn't paying attention. Kind of a lot to process right now?

▶ GOD SAVE US FROM THE QUEEN (A)

[For all that's unfamiliar about this place, video games are something he can easily get behind, no matter what they are. When the opportunity to try out LmaO presents itself, curiosity easily gets the better of him. Before long, he's in deep, prepared to grind his way through the current event, his eyes set on that griffin mount. While it seems like there are some shortcuts to progression, he opts to do things the old-fashioned way, which is what brings him to trying to lure a wild griffin with a fishing pole and veggie pie. So far, no luck, but that just means it will be that much more satisfying when he pulls it off, right?]

Come on... aren't you at least a little hungry?

[The pie doesn't seem to be enough to grab the griffin's attention on its own, at least not yet— but calling out to it at least earns him a quizzical look in response from the creature itself.

Huh. Pretty expressive. That's some programming...]

There's more where this came from, too. Come on, buddy, just a little closer...

[He might need a hand from a more experienced player, as much as he hates to admit it. Clearly, animal handling isn't a thing in this game, or if it is, it's definitely not his strong suit.]

▶ WILDCARD

[Teddy will be doing his best to roll with the punches and will probably spend some time sorting out his thoughts while indulging in the unlimited tea and cookies. He might even be able to be talked into a round of Lucky Tail. Hit him up wherever!]

A

[supersoldier]

[Colliding into Sephiroth is a bit like hitting a brick wall, and his frame doesn't so much as jostle. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the item held in the crook of his arm, a silver-sleek desk lamp-looking item, with a neck twisting in upwards in odd, alien-modern curvatures. It tips over and gravity takes it straight towards the floor, dropping like a stone. Teddy might reach out to try to right this misstep, but Sephiroth is already bending forward to grasp its base mid-air, preventing it from crashing to the ground courtesy of reflexes alone.

His long bangs hide the curves of his face, swaying with the sudden movement. He straightens, righting himself, revealing an assessing look.]

…The first time is difficult.

[Plainly-stated, almost bluntly straightforward. But it comes from a place of vague understanding, an almost-empathy, because he has indeed been there. This is, after all, his second time searching for a room on this planet.]

But the faster you decide to settle in, the better. Find a routine and pretend at normalcy.

[dangerouslyunhip]

[Whoa. Nice reflexes.

Teddy clears his throat as he straightens up, none the worse for wear for the collision— the man in front of him may be a brick wall, but so is he, even beyond what his broad frame suggests. There's something about the man's posture and presence that make a statement, enough so that Teddy himself is momentarily startled, but quickly manages to collect himself.]

The same could probably be said for any place. Routine is always a good thing, right? But pretending at normalcy...

[He can't help but laugh a little, mirthless.]

What does that even mean anymore?

[supersoldier]

[That’s the million gil question, isn’t it? There is a reason that Sephiroth said ‘pretend’ at normalcy, of course — that it meant different things for different people, but the purpose was always the same: stave off the surreal sensation of being so far departed from home, knowing that all of one’s priorities have been put on hold, no matter what they once were.

Being here is a strange sort of equalizer, and half the time he doesn’t know what to do with it. Just look at him, ushering a desk lamp down a hallway and running into a stranger newly-arrived and wheeling from the change. Grasping at the threads of a reply to form a conversation, because Gaia knows he’s not much of a big talker.]

I can’t answer that for you. [Not helpful on the conversation front, maybe, but he adds-] It’s whatever makes you comfortable, if you can ignore all else this world requires.

What did you do on your planet?

[dangerouslyunhip]

[The conversation itself just so happens to echo what seems to have become the running theme of his life these past few years— normal just doesn't exist, and he'd been a lot happier once he'd given up trying to chase after it. Of course, that just meant redefining what it meant to him. Without his team, he's not sure how attainable that is. 'Normal' these days was getting tangled up with alien parasites, but he's not exactly itching to get back to that anytime soon.

He folds his arms across his chest, relaxing into an easy stance as he nods in reply.]

When I wasn't working, just the usual kid stuff, I guess. Comic books, video games— I helped run a superhero wiki.

[His smile turns wry. He knows exactly how trite all of that sounds.]

Thrilling, I know. The weirdest part of all this might be how weird it isn't, if that makes sense. The idea of visiting other planets isn't exactly new, but I've never been 'stuck' before.

[Not like this.]

You said something about 'the first time.' What does that mean?

▶ WILDCARD but i'm just making this up as i go along

[ladybro]

[ okay, so she's been intergalactic-kidnapped to another planet (who hasn't?) and, sure, the economy of the place is kinda beyond futzed up. but none of it (none of it!) distresses her more than apparent rift between her two buds. kate can stomach a lot of disruption, yeah, but this might be one disruption too far.

—so she's sitting across from teddy at a cafe table, cupping an obnoxiously oversized coffee in both hands, and calmly bemoaning their new circumstances without straight-immediately talking about how twisted and weird it is that billy's already been here for months.

(and don't even get her started on tommy!)

kate takes a big gulp, sighs through the heat, and tips back in her chair. ]

Look. I'm just saying. There are worse planets to be on, right? We would know.

he's so glad she's here

[dangerouslyunhip]

[He frowns, his lips pressed together into a thin line as he appears to contemplate his own oversized cup of coffee. Kate certainly isn't wrong— and if he's being honest, the whole 'other planet' thing is one of the least disorienting parts of this whole situation. Billy having years of memories of time spent without him, or some version of him that he doesn't even recognize in the retelling— that's the sticking point, what makes all of this feel so wrong.

He's grateful for Kate. He always is, but now more than ever, he's glad that he can always count on her to be so consistently— well, Kate.]

The whole 'hey, you live in space now' thing isn't as jarring as I thought it would be. We definitely could have ended up somewhere much worse. As planets go, this one seems alright so far, but— you know. Nothing feels right.

[Maybe this is his punishment for needing to walk away, even if he'd always intended to come back.]

[ladybro]

[ they cope—of course they cope. the team once felt like inter-dimensional fugitives, running from the adults in their lives. they've loved, they've lost, they've loved again. so (naturally) kate prefers to a imagine a version of here, of being here, where they all cope together.

—maybe in their respective timelines and experiences, they were all of them in various states of not with the team, but that she'll be damned if that drowns them all now.

she gulps down another mouthful of hot coffee and reaches for one of teddy's hands. ]

Hey. Altman. At least one thing feels right. You're you and I'm me and—okay, yeah, things with Billy are beyond complicated but...

[ she breaks into a smile she doesn't really feel. ]

C'mon. You gotta meet me halfway, here, 'cause while I'd look good in the uniform...a cheerleader I most definitely am not.

[dangerouslyunhip]

[Her efforts are met with a lopsided half-smile, tired around the edges but still managing to be genuine.]

I think I might pay good money to see that.

[The expression he imagines on her face while in such a situation would be absolutely worth it.]

Sorry, I'm not usually the one sitting on this side of the table— used to doing the cheering instead of needing to be cheered?

[Often for Billy, which makes this whole thing that much harder.]

I don't think there's ever been a time where Billy didn't want to talk to me. But you're right. I'm still me, and you're still you. That's something. I'll take that as a win.

A. Ready for this? >.>

[actualwizard]

[ Billy isn’t looking where he’s going. He’s distracted by his wrist device, trying to type out a text and walk at the same time. Which means he’s not looking up when he turns the corner and collides with someone else. He instinctually reaches out with a bit of magic to steady both of them as he looks up. ]

I’m so sorry, my faul- Teddy?

[ He was reaching out but as soon as he looks up he freezes. That’s. That’s his ex, although he’s not sure if Teddy knows that or if he’s from home. Where none of the terrible things he did to Billy in wonderland would even be fathomable. He feels torn in two. On one hand he loves this boy standing in front of him, on the other he can still feel the ghosts of his hands around Billy’s neck as he snaps it. That part is currently winning as he takes a step back. ]

When did you get here?

nope, let's do it!

[dangerouslyunhip]

[He's never been so glad to see anyone in his entire life— recent discussions back home are almost immediately forgotten, and he gives a bright, awed smile upon realizing exactly who he'd run into.]

Billy?!

[He reaches a hand out to grab hold of his shoulder, but Billy takes a step back before he can connect. He lets his hand fall away, dropping to his side.

Oh. Of course. He'd thought that Billy understood why he needed time away, that he know it meant he didn't feel any differently, but— it made sense that he was hurt.

His smile fades, his brow furrowed slightly as he tries to veil his disappointment.]

An hour ago, maybe two. It's been hard to keep track. What about you? Are you okay?

[If anyone could handle landing on a strange planet that looked like a snapshot from an acid trip, it would probably be Billy, but of course he's still worried.]

Sorry not sorry :P

[actualwizard]

[ He sees the hurt on Teddy’s face when he steps back and guilt flares up in his chest. How can he blame him for something he probably doesn’t even remember doing? How can he not? ]

Sorry. I. I’ve been here for about six months? I was somewhere else before that though. I’m fine. Are you okay? I know this place is strange.

[dangerouslyunhip]

You— what?

[Six months? Teddy had just seen him two days earlier— but considering all they've seen and done over the years, he can hard say that the discrepancy is impossible. Now that he's had a moment to study Billy's face, he does look older— not much, and it's mostly in his eyes, but older all the same.]

I'm... fine. Just trying to get my head on straight. It's... a lot.

[He exhales.]

... seriously? Six months?

A (because what are video games??)

[flamebearer]

[ He's on his way back to his apartment... which happens to be very near here. And to Billy's, coincidentally, not that that's going to come up just yet. But he's looking a little over-tired and distracted and his thoughts might be more focused on flopping face-first into his bed when he rounds a corner and... wow, who put that wall there??

Except the wall talks and Alibaba, ripped abruptly from his daydream about his pillow, blinks blearily up at the guy who is... actually not a wall, after all? Although he does a very good impression of one, on second thought. ]

Uhh... no, it's fine! It was partially my fault, too. I wasn't watching where I was going. Are you okay?

[ Alibaba, you definitely did not do any damage to Mister Wall, just look at this guy. ]

[dangerouslyunhip]

[He's not a real wall, but he plays one on TV! Also chairs, from time to time.

Teddy seems to have weathered the collision just fine, but he looks concerned all the same, quickly scanning their surroundings to see if anything might have been knocked aside or out of Alibaba's hands in the process.]

I'm fine— no harm done. Just kind of disoriented, but that started way before I ran into you.

[Not a scratch on him, thanks.]

What about you?

[flamebearer]

[ He holds up his empty hands with a sheepish grin, because he hadn't had anything on him at the time, which really meant he didn't even have an excuse. But at least it minimized the disaster? ]

I'm fine. I'm sturdier than I look. [ Ali, what.

He squints up at the other boy for a moment before grinning and offering his hand. ] You must be new. You look new. I think we all have that really confused look on our face when we first get here. I'm Alibaba.

[dangerouslyunhip]

Ah— it's that obvious, huh?

[He has to laugh, letting out an exasperated sigh as he rakes his fingers through his hair.]

Yeah, fresh off the transport, just trying to figure things out as I go. Is it really as easy as just— picking a place to live? No paperwork or anything?

@ a ➠ space apartment

[divaricate]

[ She shakes her head slightly with a smile. She'd saved her tea from splashing over the side of her too full cup with a small wisp of scarlet magic. ] It's fine; this place does like to get overwhelming.

[ god, that's such an understatement.

But since they're both fine and scalding tea isn't all over them or the floor, she switches gears slightly. ]

You're new?

[dangerouslyunhip]

[There's something about her that strikes him as vaguely familiar, though he can't put his finger on it. Either way, he's grateful that she doesn't seem out of sorts. He'd like to avoid casually making any enemies this early on.]

Is it that easy to tell?

[He gives her an awkward half-smile, reaching back to rub at the back of his neck again.]

That's me. Fresh meat.

a!!

[arachneighbor]

Woah-

[ man, this is like, the fifteenth time peter's knocked right into someone since he got here. it seems like just when he thinks he's getting used to how bizarre his senses feel in this place- it just happens again. the shopping bag in his hand drops to the ground as he tries to readjust himself and regain his balance.

this time, though, before he even has a chance to apologize, the other person is apologizing.

that part's kinda nice. ]

Hey, man, no problem, I get it- [ he says hurriedly, giving him an understanding smile as he crouches down to pick up his spilled shopping bag and what appears to be... just a lot of instant cup noodles rolling away out of them.

look. sometimes it's like that.

he's quick to pick up on teddy's words though, and pauses to look up at him, cup noodles in hand. ]

Just get here? I get it. It's a, uh, lot, huh?

[dangerouslyunhip]

[Hey, manners are important, even in space. Maybe even especially in space?

Man, that's a lot of cup noodles. He crouches down to do his part, reaching for the nearest one and handing it back to its owner before he leans to grab another.]

Here— and yeah, I guess that part is pretty obvious, isn't it.

[He gives a lopsided smile. He might have the build of a jock, but he's a quick study, and it hasn't taken long to pick up on the fact that this place sees new arrivals in droves. It makes him feel a little better about wandering around and trying to figure things out— he's far from the only one.]

Fresh off the transport. They just send people in here to pick out apartments, no rental agreements or anything?

[arachneighbor]

[ especially in space. they have to hang onto SOMETHING, right?

peter accepts the noodles gratefully, shoving them back into his bag. he seems to suddenly become mildly self-conscious about it, so he hurries a small explanation. ]

Thanks- Uh- there was a sale- [ not that they weren't pretty cheap to begin with, and he's definitely on a budget, but. you know. oversharing with strangers, and all that. he grins back at teddy's appraisal of the situation, nodding. ]

Yeah, no paperwork needed. Guess they figured the least they could do is give us somewhere to live, right? [ the last of the noodles returned to his bag, he straightens up. ]

So you can totally go crazy if you want- get a corner apartment! Or even a top floor one, so there's no noisy neighbors above you. [ LIVE THE DREAM, TEDDY. ]

Wildcard

[zoomandboom]

[OOC: Wildcarding it since you've got multiples hopped on the other prompts already, but lemme know if this isn't okay!]

[Tommy had heard the words extra income and signed right up to serve tables, since it didn't seem at all weird or skeevy for once. It did seem super boring, but whatever. He just zipped around giving people stuff when they ordered it and flirted with people or was a shit to them if they were rude, depending. He wasn't going to get EXTRA tips probably, but he was still getting paid and Tommy being Tommy he could always go run off and look around or check in on Billy or whatever in between.

Which was mostly what he'd been doing, or idly texting or playing games on his phone, when he saw someone familiar wander by.

Billy had told him a lot about his last run in with Teddy. Tommy was still of the opinion that it had been some OTHER Teddy, and not THEIR Teddy. A Teddy from doucheface dimension or something. (Tommy assumed in that dimension, he himself was probably shy and quiet and nice, if it was backwards.)

But if it had been-not-actually-Ted in one world, could be in another too. Tommy frowned. If it wasn't, he didn't want Billy to run into him before Tommy could warn him off.

He blew off the job just that quickly and zipped over to plant himself in front of Teddy. Tommy was currently dressed as an old-fashioned butler, and was eyeballing him and then asked rapidly.]

Hey. Whenandwhereareyoufrom?

works for me! c:

[dangerouslyunhip]

[He would know that streak anywhere, brief and gone-in-a-blink as it had been, and when Teddy finds himself face-to-face with Tommy, he's caught somewhere between startled and relieved— more familiar faces had the great potential to be a very good thing, though there's a part of him that worries some of the others might remember the same 'version' of him that Billy seems to.

God, he hopes not. He's still struggling to get his head around that particular story.

It takes him half a moment to parse Tommy's question, rushed as it is— like everything he does— but he exhales as he cracks a tired smile that only manages to be halfway genuine.]

It's good to see you, too.

[That part is real, however.]

2013? The "where" is a little harder, though. Kind of just finished up a multi-dimensional roadtrip.

[You know, like you do.]

[zoomandboom]

[Tommy doesn't remember the same Teddy, but he's HEARD about him, which is enough to have Tommy's feathers ruffled on his twin's behalf. It might not matter that Billy was perfectly capable of taking care of himself. Tommy still cared enough to get protective, even if he'd deny it.

Though it kind of sucked trying to figure out if TEDDY was an asshole. It was Teddy. Even when he was being annoying, Tommy kind of loved the guy. He grunted at the greeting. Oh yeah.] Hi. Welcome to weird sex town. Sometimes you might get a tail. You okay?

[Tommy squints. Yeah, so, about when Tommy remembered last, maybe a little before.] So the multi-dimensional thing with Billy, Kate, David, mini-Loki and new me? So not just a trip to get stuck in some weird other world with Billy?