"T-Tommy?" Jeff asks, looking from his son to his wife to the stranger. "That's..."
"Short for Thomas," the kid says, and he's frowning because yeah, everyone is acting so weird about this. And with what was said about the Scarlet Witch and all that... He's so scared of the idea of hoping.
Rebecca and Jeff share a look before Rebecca moves to the table to pull out seats for the boys.
"You're a young mutant too?" she asks, prompting.
"I... yeah. But different from Billy. I use electricity," he says. "And... magic."
His eyes cast to Billy, just about begging for interference. For something. He sits in the seat further from Rebecca and looks just about ready to curl up into himself. How come Billy's parents have to be so interested and so invested and so nice? It's not fair.
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"Short for Thomas," the kid says, and he's frowning because yeah, everyone is acting so weird about this. And with what was said about the Scarlet Witch and all that... He's so scared of the idea of hoping.
Rebecca and Jeff share a look before Rebecca moves to the table to pull out seats for the boys.
"You're a young mutant too?" she asks, prompting.
"I... yeah. But different from Billy. I use electricity," he says. "And... magic."
His eyes cast to Billy, just about begging for interference. For something. He sits in the seat further from Rebecca and looks just about ready to curl up into himself. How come Billy's parents have to be so interested and so invested and so nice? It's not fair.