[ oh. he didn't realize this was.. important. as important as it is, at least. his grandfather has been through a lot over his life, and he's done a lot, and he knows that must be true of this version of him, too. who has he lost? he can see it right there in the widening of his eyes, in the stutter in his control. ]
Two, [ he says gently, squeezing erik's hand before releasing it. ] My twin's name is Tommy. Thomas. [ he hesitates, then settles back in the grass, seating himself and spreading his palms open on his knees. ] Here, I'll show you, since he's not-- I think it's just the two of us here. [ he'd sense if his twin was here.
since he's not, though, and since he doesn't know if he and tommy will ever exist in this erik's reality, he tweaks a little thread of his magic and breathes out. between them, above them, illusory figures bloom into being, edged with the same blue sparks as before for a moment before they solidify. first, a young man with billy's face, white-haired and rolling his eyes. beside him, their mother appears, pietro and lorna following close behind.
billy lifts his hands and spreads them out, and the figures obediently go still as portraits. ] My twin, [ he says, pointing at tommy. his index finger moves to pietro. ] Uncle Pietro, Mom's twin. He and Tommy have basically the same mutation. They're speedsters, though I personally think Tommy's faster and does cooler things with his. [ the finger moves on to lorna. ] Aunt Lorna. She has your mutation. [ then to wanda. ] Wanda. Mom. She and I have the same powers. We're reality-warpers. [ that's the easiest way to put it, anyway. ]
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Two, [ he says gently, squeezing erik's hand before releasing it. ] My twin's name is Tommy. Thomas. [ he hesitates, then settles back in the grass, seating himself and spreading his palms open on his knees. ] Here, I'll show you, since he's not-- I think it's just the two of us here. [ he'd sense if his twin was here.
since he's not, though, and since he doesn't know if he and tommy will ever exist in this erik's reality, he tweaks a little thread of his magic and breathes out. between them, above them, illusory figures bloom into being, edged with the same blue sparks as before for a moment before they solidify. first, a young man with billy's face, white-haired and rolling his eyes. beside him, their mother appears, pietro and lorna following close behind.
billy lifts his hands and spreads them out, and the figures obediently go still as portraits. ] My twin, [ he says, pointing at tommy. his index finger moves to pietro. ] Uncle Pietro, Mom's twin. He and Tommy have basically the same mutation. They're speedsters, though I personally think Tommy's faster and does cooler things with his. [ the finger moves on to lorna. ] Aunt Lorna. She has your mutation. [ then to wanda. ] Wanda. Mom. She and I have the same powers. We're reality-warpers. [ that's the easiest way to put it, anyway. ]