001 » You Never Call me on My Tell Phone

[prodigalvampire]

[Thomas has been keeping a fairly low profile and away from most people, going out at night to get a better feel for things around here, but after the speech in the square and the week-long party, he's decided maybe he should get to know the others here, since apparently some crazy gods brought them here to rebuild the place.

Besides, eventually the Hunger that makes up half of his soul is going to demand to be fed, and while he can subsist on nearly nothing for quite a while it is nearly nothing, not nothing at all. Still, when he starts the transmission, it's pretty tame and not at all suspicious.]

You know, these phones really clash with the decor. Do they just throw things into a hat and see what they pull out this week? How many of you are familiar with these things?

[Because knowing the sorts of people he's trapped here with is important.]

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[prodigalvampire]

I think that's all of us, and probably the least likely thing to have happen.

[somewhereintime]

[Thomas was right and Steve knew it, but he still sighed.]

That's true. But to answer your question, we have phones like this back home.

[Technically he's way before their time, but that's not important right now.]

[prodigalvampire]

More and more votes for phone worlds, but that's not how this place started out.

[There's something to that, he thinks, but what, he's not really sure.]

[somewhereintime]

I'm surprised given the state of the world that we even have phones.

[This from a 100 year old man but one who felt young when he looked around at the technology of the time period.]

[prodigalvampire]

You woke up in a completely different world and the phones surprise you.

[somewhereintime]

You could say that.

[This world and his home world surprised him with the technology or the lack thereof at points.]

[prodigalvampire]

Okay...is there anything about the place that doesn't surprise you?

[somewhereintime]

[He had to think on that a minute.]

The fact that people here are willing to be helpful and friendly.

[His faith was always in people.]

[prodigalvampire]

[And in Thomas' experience, that is the complete opposite.]

And you think that's normal?

[somewhereintime]

I guess normal depends on where you are.

[He'd known some bad people back home too like Red Skull for starters. There was also Loki, and Ultron but Thanos had been the worst case so far.]

[prodigalvampire]

Most people are willing to turn a blind eye to people in need.

[somewhereintime]

[Steve didn't, but that was besides the point. He wouldn't ever bring up about the time back after he changed from being scrawny how he was chasing a bad guy. But an innocent little kid had been thrown into the river by said villain and before pursuing the guilty party, he checked in on the little boy who assured him that he could in fact, swim.]

That might be true of some people, but at the end of the day it comes down to who you are and what you're personally willing to do to help someone out.

[He paused and smiled slightly even if it couldn't be seen.]

Besides, next time it could be you that needs some help.

[prodigalvampire]

Maybe. [And there were certainly people Thomas would die for. There were people he had nearly died for, and more than once.]

But you can't save everyone.

[somewhereintime]

[There was a small laugh at the last comment because Ultron had told him as much once upon a time.]

Seems I've heard that somewhere before.

[prodigalvampire]

[He didn't even know this guy that well and he could already tell he had a hero complex or at least self-sacrificing hero tendencies. Steve was reminding him of some of the most annoying traits of his brother.]

Maybe you should start listening?

[somewhereintime]

[There was a very small laugh.]

Maybe someday.

[But not any time soon.]

[prodigalvampire]

[Steve is starting to remind him of someone...and it makes him a little nostalgic.]

Make sure it doesn't get you killed in the process.

[somewhereintime]

[There was a small laugh in the tone.]

I'll keep that in mind, thanks.