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Tobias (Animorphs) (ex_birdboy908) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2009-01-19 21:17:00

Entry tags:

rachel berenson, timey wimey plot, tobias

Who: Tobias and Rachel
What: Reunions, over dinner
When/Where: Tonight, starting in Rachel's apartment in NYC, then on the town
Warnings: Cuteness? Probably nothing too bad, with the giant age gap XD

It took Tobias a while, after hopping a portkey and morphing to take flight, to remember his way to Rachel's old apartment. She hadn't lived there for years, after all. But once he saw the neighborhood, he found his way easily enough, fluttering down to land on the fire escape. It was too cold to morph outside, so he let himself through the window, before changing back.

"Rach? It's me." A beat, "Uh, Tobias," He realized she wouldn't recognize his voice, of course. God, this was going to be weird. But it wasn't like he could stay away.

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fashionwarrior
2009-01-20 08:42 pm UTC (link)

Rachel just shook her head, it was hard to imagine Marco with a wife, let alone a pregnant one. Rachel was happy for him though, that he'd finally settled down with someone. It was nice. She wondered what Jake was up to, if he had anyone special in his life, maybe she'd have to ask him later. Or maybe Tobias would tell her about it.

She slipped into the coat. "Of course we are." Rachel said. It wasn't too cold to walk, really. She didn't have a car, maybe she'd get one at some point but it wasn't high on her list.

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ex_birdboy908
2009-01-20 08:55 pm UTC (link)

"You know, that's what I said, but then... it made sense at the time. Ceridwen is.. well, she remids me of you, actually." And that wasn't something he really liked admitting to, obvious by the way he just brushed right past the idea, onto dinner.

"Alright. It's not far- I just have to remember my way around," That just made him smile, as he moved to the door to hold it open for her.

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	fashionwarrior 2009-01-21 07:15 am UTC (link)
	Rachel grinned, Tobias could be quite the gentleman when he wanted to. She suspected that Marco would make fun of him if he saw this, and she knew that Jake would. "So what do you feel like having?" Rachel asked him. "I think I want spaghetti." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_birdboy908
2009-01-21 09:35 am UTC (link)

So he was a sap- there was actually a lot less of a joke made about it than Rachel assumed. Then again, she hadn't been there to see what a wreck the three of them had been without her, so she probably wouldn't understand why Jake and Marco just looked the other way, when Tobias started coddling her. It was better than his alternative.

Closing the door behind himself, he moved to let her lock it before heading down the hall, hands stuffed in his pockets. "I never really know before I get there, honestly. The chef likes to mix up the menu, always something new to try," It was sort of ironic, that the man that spent half his time eating roadkill actually had a pretty well-defined palate as a human, but there it was.

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fashionwarrior
2009-01-21 10:42 pm UTC (link)

Rachel hadn't been there to see how any of them were after she died, but she didn't think it would be handled too well. She died bravely, and to her that was sort of what was important. She would rather have lived of course, but she died fighting for what she believed in, and that was enough for her. But now here she was, alive again and it wasn't a second chance that she planned on wasting.

She'd changed a lot. She wasn't as reckless or eager for war as she was then. She was a different person now. She suspected that they all were. It was strange though, still being 16 and Tobias being well...however old he was now. "I guess after awhile of eating well...what a bird would eat you need some variety to spice up your life." Rachel offered as they walked out of the building.

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ex_birdboy908
2009-01-22 08:21 pm UTC (link)

Her comment earned a chuckle. "Hey, and yet I can still eat sushi. I'm versatile, like that." He gave her a lopsided grin at that- something that probably looked out of place on his face, but he'd grown a lot more laid back about his reality since joining X-Factor.

Once they were on the street, he pointed them in the right direction, sticking close to her as they weaved through the crowded sidewalk. He still wasn't terribly fond of walking- claustrophobic, for obvious reasons- but if she stayed close, he wouldn't have a problem.

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	fashionwarrior 2009-01-23 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	She grinned back at him, this would be a good night, just the two of them. And who cared what anyone else thought? Of course they probably wouldn't act like they were together when they were out, but it was sort of hard to hide. After all they'd been through...Rachel just really wanted to be with him, no matter how much older than her he now was. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_birdboy908
2009-01-23 08:32 pm UTC (link)

"So, have you looked into who you are here, yet?" It was just for smalltalk, something to keep his attention on her while they walked. Not that he needed help, but it was better than the awkward silence of him just watching her. Especially considering one hand slid from his pocket, to reach for hers. So people would think he was a creepy old man. He'd dealt with worse.

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	fashionwarrior 2009-01-24 02:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Who I am here?" Rachel was confused by that. Wasn't she just Rachel Berenson? She didn't know what that was really supposed to mean, but then this place was really strange, wasn't it? Why wouldn't you be someone else here? His hand felt good in hers and she didn't care what anyone else thought about them at the moment. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_birdboy908
2009-01-24 02:46 pm UTC (link)

He just smiled a little at that. "I'll take it that's a no. I don't remember much about the school you went to, but I remembered you liked it. You have an alternate identity here, that the vortex assigns you. You're still you, but it sets you up with the house, a bank account, that kind of thing, under another name. At the risk of ruining the surprise? You're not bad-off," They paused at a stoplight to let the traffic whiz by, and Tobias' other wrist came into view for just a second, to let him check the time. He knew he was nowhere near two hours, but old habits died hard.

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fashionwarrior
2009-01-25 09:57 am UTC (link)

"So am I a celebrity or something?" Rachel asked him curiously as they walked. She caught him checking his watch, and she knew what it meant. It couldn't be time yet though, right? They'd only been reunited. She tried to hide that she was anxious about it, shaking it off for the moment. "And what about you?" She asked him. "Who are you here?" Anything to take her mind off the fact that they couldn't be together for very long. The universe was fundamentally unfair.

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ex_birdboy908
2009-01-25 01:38 pm UTC (link)

Her first question just earned a chuckle, and a light squeeze to her hand. "Hey, not my story to tell. As for me, well..." He shrugged, looking around the city.

"I get motivated to try that whole 'living in civilization' thing again. There's an agency here, made up of comic book mutants and superheroes," He turned to give her a 'no, really' look, before continuing. "That I went to stay with when I first started out. We ended up helping them with... a small incident with some Andalites. And Jamie offered to let me stay on." He shrugged, really hoping that would be left where it was. "I help out mutants when they arrive, handle the occasional aliens, that kind of thing. Not bad for a guy that never got a high school diploma."

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fashionwarrior
2009-01-25 07:24 pm UTC (link)

Comic mutants and superheroes? Was it really so unbelievable with all they'd been through? Rachel just sort of nodded, accepting what he was saying. She listened to his story and sort of got the idea that he didn't really tell more of it. There was likely a reason why and Rachel would not pry. Not now anyway, save that for another time. She was just thrilled to be reunited with him.

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