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[areasontohope]

[Never mind the baking ingredients in the background along with the mixing bowls. In the foreground are a bunch of books, piles of notepaper and pens since someone's been studying. But paws are seen and hands pick the puppy up and put him on the ground.]

You know you're not supposed to be on the table.

[He then straightens back up and notices that the camera on.]

I'm sorry, I didn't realize the puppy had turned the phone's video function on.

[Yuki pauses a moment.]

But since it's on I wanted to ask if anyone else studying at the Academy?

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[areasontohope]

Four hours..

[Yuki repeated this softly and wasn't going to doubt Tommy, even if that wasn't a lot of time. He himself would be a zombie on four hours and practically was every morning.]

If you say so, then I believe you.

[doubled_speed]

It's the whole speed differential thing. My biology is different too, so it means I'm in a weird state most of the time.

[Awake when no one else does.]

[areasontohope]

[He had to laugh lightly.]

You almost sound like a superhero.

[Something he'd told Kyo he couldn't be.]

[doubled_speed]

[Tommy laughs, shaking his head.]

Not here. People don't need me to be Speed here.

[areasontohope]

[Ok..]

So you are a superhero, you're not denying it.

[doubled_speed]

Yeah, man. WHy would I deny it? Back home I'm a superhero. Had a team and everything. Helped save the world a time or two. Mostly just help people in need. I'm great for disaster situations with my speed and everything.

[areasontohope]

Oh right, I remember a story you told me about a lady and a bow.

]But he hadn't known that Tommy was a superhero. He thought he recalled the bit about having a team too. But at the time he hadn't really thought about all of the reasons why Tommy had helped that lady with the bow.]

[doubled_speed]

Yeah, Kate.

[He's missing her so much right now.]

The Young Avengers. We saved people.

[areasontohope]

I can completely picture you doing that.

[He really could.]

[doubled_speed]

Yeah, I looked great doing it too. Now I'm here instead.

[Away from his family. From the people he loves. And now he's too nervous to make deep friendships. Because you'll all just disappear.]

[areasontohope]

[He couldn't help but laugh slightly at Tommy's reply of looking good. For something so serious, the man just had a talent with words to put an interesting spin on what he did.]

Well superheroes are needed here too.

[doubled_speed]

[He's got time to weave the words into what he wants them to be. And he wants them to be light.]

Nah. This place just needs reliable UPS service.

[areasontohope]

[Tommy's words had him laughing a little more.]

You could probably do their job for them and then some.

[doubled_speed]

Yeah, I could. But then I could do other stuff too.

[But a major company might poorly treat children, and they needed work, so Tommy was just this he supposed.]

[areasontohope]

[Yuki nodded, the laughter fading from his tone.]

That's very true. There's so much you could do, I don't know how you manage to schedule your time.

[doubled_speed]

Most of it is taken up with the two jobs. People got so much to deliver here.

[areasontohope]

I didn't realize things were that busy here.

[Wow, really?]

That must keep you pretty busy then.

[doubled_speed]

[If only it was that busy. But it wasn't. Tommy was having a terrible time at being busy.]

Busy enough to be satisfied with life, man.

[What a lie.}

[areasontohope]

[He just smiled.]

It sounds as if you're happy here.

[doubled_speed]

Yep. Very happy.

[He wants a drink. Badly.]

And I need to get this package delivered. So I gotta go.

[areasontohope]

Alright, you take care out there.

[He has no idea.]

[doubled_speed]

[Tommy nods.]

You too. Study hard or something.

[areasontohope]

[Yuki smiled with a nod. He had to because he had a damn good reason to learn all of this stuff.]

I will.