Video: 004 Calling all children!

[did_i_say_percy]

[Armand waves at the camera, then shrugs.]

I, uh, have seem a few extra children around lately. If you have unexpected children on your hands, I could watch them. Sometimes anyway.

It's Armand, if you remember me. If you don't, I just woke up again about a week or so ago. I'm good with children.

[Another embarrassed shrug, then he switches off.]

[private to Todd]

[Armand is less nervous for this message.]

Todd, I hear you still have one of those huge beasts. I've been wanting to say 'hello' again. Do you have time to come by? I'm staying above Callahan's for now. Until I get my bearings again.

I hear a lot has happened, and I'd love to hear what you think about it all.

[He gives a sudden smile before turning the device off.]

Comments

[catchingflies]

Not really. He wasn't horrible to Pietro, but I bet he wouldn't do anything he didn't want to just because Pietro said he should.

[did_i_say_percy]

How do your friends normally act?

[catchingflies]

Pietro's the jerk, usually, though he's gotten better since he got here. Kurt's the one who'll put up with, like, anything, he acted like we were friends from the very beginning, even when we kinda weren't.

[Because Todd doesn't usually admit that he and an X-Man are friends.]

And Pietro's totally afraid of Thing One, but yesterday he scratched behind his ears! While Kurt, who usually, y'know, gives him scraps and stuff, tried to avoid him.

[did_i_say_percy]

They do sound changed then. I don't know either of them, not really. [He worried for his friend.]

You'll be in no danger with them, yes? [He didn't mean to insult Todd by dwelling on this, but the situation sounded so unpleasant that he wanted to find some way to help.]

[catchingflies]

I'll be fine, geez. If all Kurt does is drop me off roofs and out of windows, it's not too terrible. Just startled me, ya know?

[Todd bounces, after all. Landing from great heights is part of what his mutation lets him do, given he can jump almost that high, himself.]

[did_i_say_percy]

[Armand was merely expressing his worry.] If he upsets you too much, you can always come tell me. It might make you feel better.

[catchingflies]

[Todd may have gotten a little more used to people caring what happened to him, since he got to Verdana, but Armand is still a kind of new variable. He's still working out the guy's place in things and just what all he really does care about.]

... sure, okay, if you want. I'll probably be okay, though. It's just annoying, ya know? Friend suddenly goes all total opposite-day on ya.

[did_i_say_percy]

[Armand decides he just has to accept that. Todd actually does seem a little more adept at looking after himself compared to some people, even Armand himself.]

If it's any consolation, I doubt anyone will be like forever.

[catchingflies]

[He's a street kid. He's not too bad at making sure he doesn't die, at least. He does, however, give Armand a dubious look.]

Ya think? How come?

[He's unaware of the kiddifying going on, too, pretty much only aware of his little group of friends going weird.]

[did_i_say_percy]

Some people are children, not just acting strange. [He bit his lip.] Mr. Stark thinks it's some weird time or dimension thing that may need to be mended, or it might mend itself.

[catchingflies]

Oh. Huh.

[That makes Todd perk up a little, at least, once he works out that this means his friends might not be weird (and mean) for forever.]

Well, hey. If anybody needs a Toad to help mend things, just point 'em my way, right?

[did_i_say_percy]

I will. I hope I cheered you up some. I am glad to see you again.

Familiar faces help when I am trying to get used to a new city.