apping to capeandcowl this week

[tattling]

Why didn't you reserve--?

I'm never gonna understand "grownups". I mean, like Uncle Ben says, you gotta poop or get off the pot, only he doesn't say "poop"--

But really? Really this time? And you've got internet that actually works... sure, okay. And if you don't app me? I can sic some skeleton mofos on your butt, straight from Wakanda!

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[invisibly]

It's official then?

[tattling]

I hope so, Mo- ... Miss Storm.

I mean, the mun person just has to write up a little bit of background, and I know it's all the stuff she's already read!

[invisibly]

Then I suppose I should set up my futon or something.

That is, if you'd like to crash with me awhile. I know your friends will probably offer too.

[elongates]

Well.

It's about time.

[tattling]

Oh, I-- I dunno. I guess it depends where Alex and Katie-- I don't want want to leave them on their own! You know? Not when there's no Baxter Building for them to stay in.

[tattling]

That's what my mun says, Dad.

Uh, she also has this weird smile when I said "Dad" ... what's that about?

[elongates]

I thought that this was going to come up.

[ cough!! ]

Susan and I―over here―we're not. We're not, in the technical sense, your parents. Biologically or dimensionally.

[tattling]

Oh, I-- no, I know that! I mean, I knew Mom wasn't-- my actual mom. I guess I knew you weren't my actual dad, too--

Are you from whole separate universes? Like, I'm from universe A, Mo- Sue's from B, you're from C?

[ he's gonna need val to explain it all to him later ]

[invisibly]

I understand. They're staying with the X-Men, at the Institute. A lot of the younger imPorts choose to live there.

yes all my characters look the same tbh

[elongates]

Well, if you know that? Then nothing's up. At all.

[ brb being quietly evil ]

And that's right. We'll clear things up when... Sorry, if, you get here.

[tattling]

They are?

[ He can trust xavier's institute with his friends! he is, of course, assuming the institute is made up of the same mutants he's met in the past, when he stayed with xavier-related mutants. ]

...where are you staying?

[invisibly]

Yes. I'm told it's very nice there.

I have an apartment of my own. It's very spacious. [A pause. She's almost hesitant to add:] A friend of mine purchased it for me.

:D

[tattling]

Okay. Awesome! Cause I totally know about different universes -- and timelines, haha, and all the stuff Grandpa says I'm not suppo-- oh, uh...

[ so. obliviously. dumb. ]

[tattling]

Well... I just hope it's safe. [ heck, not that alex and katie need "safe"--! ]

You-- you really don't live with Dad, then?

[invisibly]

I wouldn't have let Rachel take Katie there if I thought it wasn't.

I don't live with anyone. I don't even know where Reed is staying, to be honest.

[elongates]

[ wh

that awkward moment when ultdad is a horrible person you killed as opposed to cool time travelling 616 dad ]

Hang on. I let you―that man is in your life? I didn't shut him out?

[disintegrator]

Finally. I need someone here to help me with Alex.

[tattling]

What? Of course not! I mean, he didn't used to be around a lot, but that's cause he was always busy in the timestream. He's lived with us for months now though.

[ trolled them for months more like ]

[tattling]

What's wrong with Alex? Is he talking about quantum physics again? Damn, at least back home he can have those conversations with Val instead of boring the rest of us.

[elongates]

Timestream.

[ blinks at... ]

Hm. Shows the differences between where I was and where you are. [ shrugs!! ] My father wouldn't know his way around a thermal cycler, much less anything theoretical.

[ awkward smile!! ]

Maybe if he were more like your grandfather, the man would still be around.

[disintegrator]

Ugh, worse. He's thirteen again and thinks he can boss everyone around. I'd take the physics over the yelling.

[weightoftheworld]

Good to hear you're coming, Frank.

[ And don't listen to anything bad Katie tells you about him!! ]

[tattling]

Well, I dunno what any of that means... [ shrug ]

But yeah, my Grandpa, he's pretty smart. Almost as smart as da-- uh ... you?

[elongates]

It doesn't matter.

[ beat. ]

Well, I wouldn't mind running into him sometime. If you arrive on our inter-dimensional shores...

Fingers crossed.