capeandcowllogs | you never know what you'll find unless you look

WHO: Two

notniteowl, and maybe a

boosterbutt
WHERE: Ted and Booster's house
WHEN: 7:30am, January 11th
WARNINGS: Possible nostalgiangst? it just happens sometimes
SUMMARY: Vic is testing his new power, find himself on a friend's doorstep
FORMAT: Para to start, whatevs from there!

It was early when he came out of it, obscenely so even. Legs crossed on top of the bed as he sorted through everything. The tingling in his head wouldn't go away, but it moved as his thoughts jumped around. He decided he'd have to see where it led him eventually, and what better time than now? He got dressed, then grabbed his hat and coat as he went out the door.

After some time of wandering, following his instincts while also taking in the City (are they sure this isn't New York?), he found himself at a house. It wasn't a bad place, from the outside, at least. He wondered for a moment if it was the place he thought it was, but he figured there was only one way to find out.

So, he knocked.

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Ted was finishing up a bowl of cereal when he heard the knock. Luckily, he'd already had his morning coffee, or else he wouldn't even bother to answer. He briefly wondered who it could be at this hour -- the paperboy, maybe, running late? Time to go and see.

He headed to the door with another mug of coffee in hand and opened it, grinning when he saw who it was.

"Morning, Vic. Want some coffee?" He opened the door fully and gestured inside. "C'mon in."

Suspicions confirmed, Vic did his best to hide his surprise as he went through the door. "Do you have any tea?" he asked as he took off his coat and folded it over his arm.

"It worked, by the way," he said with a smirk.

"Gee, I'd never have guessed," Ted drawled, and turned towards the kitchen.

"I think we do, yeah," he said over his shoulder. "Green, or something, I dunno, Booster drinks it. Excuse the boxes, we haven't unpacked yet."

Booster was up early as he had work that morning and he liked leaving a lot of time before he had to dress up and go to the office. The house was blessing too. It was nice and spacious (considering they had a surplus of rooms). They were beginning to turn one into a work out room; they didn't have any machines yet, but Booster liked going in there to stretch (he didn't really need to do strength training anymore when he had super strength at his disposal). When he heard a strange voice that wasn't Ted talking to himself, Booster got off the floor to take a look as to who was there.

"Who's there?" Booster hovered to the top of the stairs (it was a HABIT). He couldn't recognize the Question without his mask on, so he flew down to stand beside Ted and get a closer look.

"The great thing is, it wasn't even by accident," Vic continued. "I might actually have a hang of this. But yeah, the green'll be fine."

He pulled his hat up a bit, away from his face, when Booster came in and took a long, hard look. That hair, that chin, and living with Ted? "Booster Gold, right? I'm Vic," he said, extending his hand.

"Well that's pretty cool," Ted replied, grinning. "Internal compass then, or some weird kind of thing?" He grinned again at Booster and kissed his cheek in greeting, then headed into the kitchen.

"Want some tea, Booster?" He asked over his shoulder. "I'm making some anyway."

"Um, hi." Okay, so he knew that his secret identity was a joke, but it was still a bit jarring when a stranger could recognize him without the goggles and cowl on. Unless this wasn't a stranger. He really did look familiar especially in that hat. Booster shook his hand and tried not to squint too hard the guy.

At least Ted was there to ease the awkward. He smiled, "sure", and watched him off.

Which left him with Vic.

"Import, right?" Booster asked.

"Something like that," he answered as Ted walked off. Then it's back to Booster.

"Yeah, I actually use to do the news in Chicago and Hub City," he started, but figured letting the boyfriend know the general details was only common courtesy. "There was also the mask thing, but I was a kind of small-time, not sure if you would've heard of me."

He took his hat off and held it about chest-level. "Ted and I go way back, though. I worked with him a few times when he was just getting started."

"But then again, who knows, maybe he's mentioned me. He's certainly mentioned you, but...that's a little different. I'm the Question."

Ted returned after a few minutes, carrying two mugs of tea. Not wanting to interrupt, he leaned against the wall and waited for the other two to finish talking.

Okay, mask. Super hero. Definitely if Ted knew him. Booster really should have paid more attention to his street-level heroes course in college, but he was always mystified by the big shots and what they accomplished. It was also a lot easier to remember big events though he did good that one time with the energy strike.

Then it all came together punctuated with that final reveal and Booster smacked his own forehead with the heel of his palm.

"The Question--no face guy and conspiracy nut! Wait, you have a face?"

Vic smiled and dusted off his hat. "I have a couple of them."
He put it back on his head and accepted the mug with a nod. "So, first Catwoman thought I was paranoid about litter boxes, and now he thinks I'm a conspiracy nut! What have you been telling these people, Ted?"

Ted laughed a little and shook his head. "Nothing, I promise! Maybe there was an earlier version of you here who was ridiculously paranoid? I dunno." He shrugged and grinned.

"Apparently there was one of me here, before, uh, I got here. It's kind of confusing."

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