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[bringer_of_fun]

Bobby is not his usual bright and sunny self when he comes into the bar. In fact, everything about about him fairly screams, "bad mood." His is wearing a scowl and holding a wadded up newspaper in his hand, though it's hardly the newspaper that has him muttering in a dark growl as he heads for the bar.

"Stupid Johnny Storm. Stupid secret identity."

He sits grumpily on a stool as asks for Twinkies and an iced mocha. A large plate of the golden sponge cake treats appears, and he dips one in the mocha before taking a sullen bite.



[[tiny tag: Teddy Altman]]



[[ooc: Slowtime likely for the afternoon (MST), though I should be around all evening for your tagging pleasture!]]

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[alt-hulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy perks up from his camp on the couch at the name, and he sets his Calculus book down to see what's going on.

"...You ok there?"

[[Bobby's not Earth-616, right? Just wanted to make sure.]]

[bringer_of_fun]

[[no, he's not 616]]

"I'd be better if I'd just frozen Storm's ass before he hit on my girl."

Bobby is drowning his sorrows in sugar and caffeine--not that that's different from any other day, really.

[alt-hulk.livejournal.com]

"...Storm? You don't mean... Johnny Storm?"

Johnny Storm is not exactly Teddy's BFF either, from the look on his face. "He's kind of an ass, isn't he." It's definitely not a question.

[bringer_of_fun]

"You know him? Pffft. Yeah. Thing were going great, and we made a hell of a team, then suddenly he's hitting on Zelda and showing off and stuff. Jerk."

He nudges the plate toward the other guy.

"Want one?"

[alt-hulk.livejournal.com]

"I know of him. Never really met him." And he's certainly not going to try now. "That really sucks."

He'd been eying the Twinkies. "Sure, thanks!"

[bringer_of_fun]

Twinkies make everything better, sometimes.

"We made a good team for a while. His fire, my ice; we were building up a nice list of villains to fight, made the papers...it was awesome, then he stabbed me in the back."

[alt-hulk.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, Cap tried to do that to our team... us stubborn kids don't know what's good for us, apparently. I mean, I knew he was a womanizer, but seriously? To a teammate? That's--sick."

It reminds him of Greg, and the disgust is obvious in his voice.

[bringer_of_fun]

"You a superhero, too? Who's Cap?"

He tears a Twinkie in half lengthwise and scoops out the filling with a finger.

"Zelda's not exactly my girlfriend...yet. But I've been working up to asking her out for months...then he strolls in, and he's practically got her in his lap!"

[alt-hulk.livejournal.com]

"He's kind of the leader of my group right now. Captain America. And yeah, I am." His face briefly rearranges to become Bobby's own, before shifting back. "I'm a shapeshifter, and I've got super-strength. Go by Hulkling."

"Couldn't say I feel your pain there, but I know how it feels to get fucked up in a relationship." Now that's an understatement.

[bringer_of_fun]

"No kidding? I've never met him, but he seems cool."

Bobby's eyes widen when the other kid suddenly looks like him for moment, and he grins.

"Dude! That's a one sweet power! You related to the Hulk?"

[alt-hulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy laughs. "No, but I kind of wish I was. Let's just say... I'm not exactly human by birth. Yeah, it does turn out to be pretty sweet. Especially when I found out I could grow wings and stuff. Flying's great."

[bringer_of_fun]

"Yeah...we got our butts handed to us by the Hulk once, before we realized he just wanted to be left alone and wasn't hurting anyone."

He shrugs; you win some, you lose some.

"Dude! Wings? That's so unfair--are you a mutant, or is it the alien bit that gives you powers?"

[alt-hulk.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I don't hulk out or anything, so no worries here." Teddy smiles, so completely not a true Hulk.

"The alien bit. Used to think I was a mutant, though."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

Someone with a mostly illegible bruise on his forehead wanders up, munching on a s'more.

He eyes Bobby.

"What's up?"

[bringer_of_fun]

"Stupid Johnny Storm."

He eyes the smore, then decides he likes his twinkie dipped in mocha more.

"How could he not know I was crushing on Zelda? I mean, DUH."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"It's pretty obvious," Bart agrees amiably, despite not know anything about what Bobby's talking about. But it's kinda funny without context, so.

[bringer_of_fun]

Bobby isn't thinking all that clearly, so he's just happy someone agrees with him.

"I know, right? He's all famous and stuff, and I'm only famous when I'm iced up. Not exactly great for getting cozy with a girl, and I can't just tell her my secret identity."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"Totally sucks. I mean, especially with the... you know... and all."

Bart begins to wonder what sorts of things he can slip in before Bobby starts thinking clearly.

[bringer_of_fun]

"And he's got his own place--sort of! With the...wait: what's the you know?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"I don't know. I was hoping you'd fill in the blank."

IT'S NOT LIKE HE LIVES ON BOBBY'S WORLD OR ANYTHING AFTER ALL.

[bringer_of_fun]

"Well, what doesn't the guy have? He's almost as good looking as me, but he's got money, a place of his own whenever he wants it, he doesn't have to hide his identity because everybody loooooooves the Fantastic Four!"

His voice is full of disgust as he mangles the Twinkie in his hand.

"We were totally an awesome team, kicking butt and taking names...then he goes and hits on Zelda. That's just wrong."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"Uh-huh."


STILL NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, BOBBY.

[bringer_of_fun]

It doesn't matter, as long as he's agreeing.

"So, I headed back to Xavier's. I don't need a crime fighting partner who's going to steal my girl the first chance he gets. Jerk."

He picks up another Twinkie and freezes it before dipping it in his mocha.

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

....Whatever.

"Totally not."

[bringer_of_fun]

"You ever team up with other supers from your world?"