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[wordiness]

Display Name: Billy Kaplan-Altman
Profile Photo: Here
Notes: Threadjack to your heart's content.

[ the video opens to billy perched on his bed in what is decidedly not the hotel. he's dressed, unsurprisingly, in black, though when he reaches up to push a few curls back from his face, his nails are red. (gotta rep he and his mom's color.) ]

Hi. Soo.. I was thinking. [ a beat. ] Oh. Wait, uh, I'm Billy, by the way, for those of you that don't know me. I'm a witch, which-- [ heh. ] --is sort of what this is about? .. Right. [ wow, embarrassing. this is why he doesn't do public speaking. ]

Anyway, I was thinking about magic-- [ jazz hands. ] --and people that do magic here. Specifically those of us that, uh, came out of one of the Confluences? Though I guess if there are natives here that want to get in on this, that's probably fine, I don't know. Loki mentioned-- [ another beat. ] My Loki-- [ no. ] Young Avengers Loki? [ ugh. ] .. Whatever, a Loki mentioned magic club, and I don't know how serious he was.. [ leaning back and peering off-camera like he's expecting loki to pop up in the doorway (entirely possible). ] .. but I think it's a good idea?

[ he glances back at the camera again. ] Personally-speaking, it's nice to have other people to bounce ideas off of, test spells with, learn from.. that kind of thing. And who knows, maybe we could figure this Confluence thing out and get the hell out of here, though I'm not holding my breath yet.

[ a pause, and he rolls his eyes at himself, blowing a breath out. ] Which is all to say that if you have magic, are magic, come from a magic world and have a pretty strong understanding of it, or you're just really interested in magic and want to learn or.. whatever.. let's get brunch? What do you guys think?

[ he hesitates, then starts to sign off, then pauses. ] Also, I guess at some point in the future, possibly not even all that distant future, I probably have to create at least one new reality, maybe more? So if you have experience with that kind of thing, I'd really like to talk to you.

[ you're fucking welcome, little loki. ]

Comments

AUDIO; un: @Pete2011

[nerdylilspidey]

I'm not magic or anything, but-- Just out of curiosity. Did you say "create at least one new reality"??

[wordiness]

Yyyyyyyes. I-- Yes. I did. It's a long story.

[nerdylilspidey]

Um. Can I- I mean, I have time, so like. Am I allowed to ask... why? Why you need to create... at least one new reality?

[wordiness]

[ uuuggghhhh.. ] Well, we can talk about the one. A little bit. I guess. [ he rubs his face. ] .. Okay, so a friend of mine comes from an alternate dimension, right? And I guess it turns out that in the future I.. create her reality..? It's all pretty timey-wimey and paradoxical, but I don't want to say no, you know? If future-me doesn't do it, she'll never exist, and that's. Awful.

text; UN: THOROFASGARD

[thecoolerloki]

BRUNCH

[Guess who changed their username finally.]

[wordiness]

😌

the best meal.

[thecoolerloki]

[And he switches to video since the only reason for text was in case he got a fun reaction]

Breakfast meats! And mimosas! Are mimosas good?

action;

[ikols]

[ From the kitchen, down the hallway, comes a call: ]

Did you just say you were handing out new realities?

[wordiness]

[ immediately, defensively: ] No!

.... Not yet, at least.

[ikols]

[ Sounds of vegetables being chopped. ]

Don't do that. I will be the Mean Guy in your broadcast if needs be!

Audio, un: wallflower

[fridgeflower]

No judgement on you personally, but, wow, all of this sounds like potential Big Trouble. Capital B, capital T.

I mean, a "magic club" probably has its uses, particularly if part of the point's to keep track of each other, but I've yet to see a new reality that ended well for those involved.

[wordiness]

Whether it's big trouble or not, it's already happened, so I might as well learn how to do it safely.

[ It's Complicated. ]

[fridgeflower]

So, you've done this involuntarily before? May I ask about the circumstances?

( video | un: iceicebaby )

[dothelokimotion]

Yes, a club sounds perfect for ages five to fifteen.

[wordiness]

[ he grins. ] I didn't know what else to call it, okay? And I added brunch! Most teenagers don't do brunch. I could call it a coven instead. [ no. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ there were so many words, billy. so many. ]

I'm not sure adding brunch offsets the prepubescents quality of a "club". I imagine you have yet to secure a location for this as well?

AUDIO.

[resurrxion]

What the --

[ okay, he means to say something else but that's what comes tumbling out. you can't just say that when there's a mutant nearby. he feels his whole body go rigid.

as much as he wants to go back and change reality, make splinter timelines, get the fuck away from the hell that has been 616 -- guess what has catagorically never turned out well for mutants? ]

Can you just, I dunno, not?

[wordiness]

[ dryly: ] You'll have to be more specific, I covered a wide range of topics here.

[resurrxion]

Mess with reality? Like, ever?

Text | UN: Prodigy

[helpdesk_hero]

Are you really looking to fully manifest at this point in your life? Because deliberate creation of a new reality might be on that sorta scale.

[Seriously, Billy, can't you see the potential problems here? Let's not go full Demiurge until it's really warranted?]

[wordiness]

oh my god why is everyone thinking i'm planning to go full demiurge, because i'm not. i'm asking because this is a good opportunity to learn things from other people from other dimensions.

[helpdesk_hero]

Because creating a new reality means new lives. Sure, you're making echoes of ones that already exist, but there's something new in their future too. I don't think these things are easy to make, and so it really could be not only a dangerous thing to pursue, but one that could require a higher scale of power.

audio; un:skypirate

[portolan]

Yes to magic, yes to brunch, can't help you on the realities front, unless you're building them with words.

[ While Strange has been some help with testing the limits of his new powers, he has further questions, including whether there's anyway to restore some of his former ability. This would seem like the place to ask.

New realities, he doesn't like. Everyone going "home" he honestly doesn't like either. So he's going to want an eye on that as well. ]

[audio] @staycation

[seenicroute]

Magic Club honestly sounds precious.

[But the point about a "new reality" really is burying the lead, isn't it?]

The variety of magical potential here really is interesting.

@boo, private—

[hiyakai]

( he can connect the dots between "avenger" and "loki" enough to know that this is a superhero, so he has little interest in having a public conversation. 💁‍♂️ )

personally not too interested in magic club
but i've got experience with creating alternate dimensions