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Tweak says, "I'm no one at all"

Billy Kaplan (actualdemiurge) wrote in somerealityrpg,
@ 2020-02-12 18:34:00

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Who: Klara Prast & Billy Kaplan
What: Rooftop Conversations
When: Not long after this [before the glitter plot]
Where: The rooftop garden
Rating: Low
Status: In Progress/Closed

Billy didn't wait too long before pushing open his window and lifting himself carefully out of the frame and up towards the roof. He was glad he'd pulled a hoodie on and zipped it up before he left as there was a light breeze that would have been chilly if he was just in a t-shirt. He got halfway up the building before he realised that he definitely needed to close his window. He drifted back down and closed the window before he headed back up again, gracefully lifting himself up to the roof of the building and looking for the green.

When he saw the garden, he carefully lowered himself down to land near Klara, greeting her with a warm smile. He might have felt sad without Teddy around, but seeing a familiar face - someone who he knew and knew him right back - was a relief and made him feel a little better. It wasn't Teddy magically appearing but it was something and Billy had learned to appreciate everything that brightened his day a little.

"Hey you," he said as he landed, pushing his hood back and sweeping a hand through his hair, body language open for a hug if she wanted one. She didn't look much older than she had done the last time he had seen her, even though he definitely was.

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actualdemiurge
2020-02-15 07:29 pm UTC (link)

Billy chuckled. "Multiverse here might do what it wants, but normally it does what I want. It's taking a bit of getting used to." He didn't talk about his powers openly, certainly not when there was a chance the conversation could move into how he was the Demiurge with people that didn't know him - and even those that did and didn't already know - but Klara was safe enough to hint a little bit. He didn't figure she'd consider it anything other than weird grown-up talk.

He did, however, return her smile and shrugged his shoudlers, resuming giving her all of his attention as she told him about driving. He laughed, "Oh, I bet she was," he said after a moment, "but you guys are awesome. I couldn't have driven a car when I was your age." He tipped his head, so the Entity that had brought them here responded to wishes? To communication? He thought for a moment about asking it to bring him Teddy, or to send him home, but Klara had been without someone who knew her for such a long time that he was reluctant to just leave her.

The way her shoulders dropped when she talked about the kids at school calling her weird made his chest tighten in sympathy. She'd squared her shoulders before he could reach out to comfort her but he did it anyway.

"You're living your best life," he repeated, agreeing with her. "You gotta be who you are, Klara, 'cause everyone else is already taken. And no one's awesome like you are."

He squeezed her shoulder gently, "You know, when I was at school, the kids called me weird too. Sometimes kids can be really mean, especially when they don't understand you. But what makes you different from them is what makes you special. Besides, now I'm here if anyone messes with you again I'll fry 'em." He wouldn't, and they both knew it, well, at least Billy knew it. He was in a much better position now to handle bullies.

After a brief pause, he added, almost like an afterthought, "You got any of those voodoo dolls left?"

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