all_powerfull (all_powerfull) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-10-19 00:21:00

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After the Death of Gods, what's left to say?
Ty didn't spend much time in Atlantis. His wounds weren't physical, and Arthur quickly made it clear that Ty was somehow to blame for all of this, and wasn't welcome. Not near him, not in Atlantis, and not near the body of the Princess. And no, she was not coming to the surface for burial or anything else.

He's been in his workshop ever since. Now and then he tries for some semblance of order, trying to put the dust and scraps back together into pieces, and pieces into something vaguely recognizeable as machinery. Trying to reassemble his star charts, his blackboard full of equations, his notebooks full of warp theory calculations. It never goes far... either things just don't reassemble right, or frustration kicks in and he destroys it all over again.

After all, that's what he does. He destroys, he loses. All the power in the world, all the powers in the world... control over time, and he was too late. The might of a god, and everything slipped through his fingers. One of the greatest psychic wills in existence, and he still lost control. And worst of all, brilliant minds, use of 90 percent of his brain and total recall... letting him relive and replay every instant. Every minute detail. Every sound, every sight. Reviewing everything he should have done over and over.

They'd been so close. Vacation, normalcy, holidays with his mother now that, with Cait's help, he had achieved a semblance of control. His plans for Christmas... and now it was all gone.

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	whydowescream 2010-10-19 05:26 am UTC (link)
	Ruth had of course been horrified to hear what had happened, and when she'd gotten a little rest from her own end of things, she sought out Ty, knocking carefully. (Reply to this)(Thread)

all_powerfull
2010-10-19 05:33 am UTC (link)

He's easy to find. He spent a lot of time in the workshop before, so its likely early in the destinations. If she'd checked their rooms, he hasn't been in either his room or Cait's since returning.

The workshop is in chaos, mostly destroyed, with just a few pieces and scraps in the middle of the room, most of the shreds, dust and ashes around the edges of the room. Ty occupies the center of the room, kneeling on the bare floor. He doesn't even look up.

"Hi Ruth."

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	whydowescream 2010-10-19 05:42 am UTC (link)
	"Hello, Ty. Cleaning up?" Right afterward is usually Not the time to break out anything remotely platitudish, Dad always said. Don't make them try to talk about it first thing. Just be there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-10-19 05:46 am UTC (link)
	He considers the room for a moment. "I'm not sure there's anything for it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-10-19 05:47 am UTC (link)
	"Point," she admits. "Care for a hand cleaning anyway?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-10-19 05:51 am UTC (link)
	He sighs. He gestures once, and the room is telekinetically swept, everything collected in a neat pile in a corner. "Cleaning is easy. Just trying to see if any of this can be salvaged." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-10-19 05:55 am UTC (link)
	Ruth just nods. "I hope you have some luck with that." A pause. "What about you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-10-19 05:59 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know if I can be salvaged either." he replies, considering the new scrap pile in the corner. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-10-19 06:08 am UTC (link)
	"Any more disassociations?" Ruth asks quietly. Because yeah, those would probably be important to know about. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-10-19 06:10 am UTC (link)
	He shakes his head. "I came close trying to get through Atlantis. Just having Arthur and his... stuff around, was bad. Since then, I haven't dared leave the room." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-10-19 06:14 am UTC (link)
	"Makes sense," Ruth says as she steps over and sits down next to him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-10-19 06:20 am UTC (link)
	He leans against her heavily. "Thank you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-10-19 06:35 am UTC (link)
	She carefully wraps an arm around him -- carefully for reasons of making sure it's comfortable, not because this is the boy who apparently ripped the heart out of a dying divinity recently. "Anytime." And they'll sit like that for a while. Eventually. "When do you think you can make it back to your room?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-10-19 07:20 am UTC (link)
	He's quiet for the whole time, to the point that when she speaks, he starts, just slightly. "I don't see any reason to. Sleep is unnece... sleep was something I did to help Cait rest when we were linked. My room is just storage space and a bed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-10-19 07:28 am UTC (link)
	If she'd never met Mr. Curry, Ruth would ask at this point if the family would need any of Cait's things from her room sent back. She had met Mr. Curry. "What're your views on eating?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-10-19 07:37 am UTC (link)
	Its sad that he has to think about that. He'd stopped almost entirely before he met Cait. Not necessary. Then started again, because it was a social thing to do and she enjoyed it. "Depends on what, I guess. I shouldn't go anywhere though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-10-19 07:51 am UTC (link)
	"Tyler...what do you need right now?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

all_powerfull
2010-10-19 07:56 am UTC (link)

He looks at her helplessly, then hangs his head. "I don't know. Everything is so on edge. I've almost broken down two or three times, and that's just sitting here. For so long, she was my grounding influence... she wasn't just my girlfriend, she kept me steady. I just feel totally adrift right now. The only thing I'm sure of is that I need to not lose control... what if he came back? I can still hear his voice in my head. Its why I'm not using telepathy... its like I'm afraid he's still there."

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whydowescream
2010-10-19 08:00 am UTC (link)

"Okay," Ruth says calmly. "You're right about not losing control. But the 'not using telepathy because you're afraid he's still there' thing can't go on indefinitely. I'm sure you know that. If you think it's a serious problem, maybe we can get another telepath to come listen." A deep breath. "Or maybe you could just try something real simple and see how it handled."

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	all_powerfull 2010-10-19 08:08 am UTC (link)
	He considers. "I've been working on getting used to telekinesis again. I don't think I'm ready for telepathy... this manifest was... it was different. I've never felt such... not even evil. Just... emptiness. I couldn't do anything but watch... I didn't... I couldn't have done that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-10-19 08:14 am UTC (link)
	"You were in really serious shock when it happens. I don't know anything about how you normally manifest, but it's not that surprising that it would be a pretty hard break, really disassociated from your normal self." "Practicing what you can a little at a time sounds good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

all_powerfull
2010-10-19 04:29 pm UTC (link)

Anything else to talk or think about, even manifestations, is good. "Its always a little different. Usually its just that its me, but with a new power that goes out of control. So, like, Chemo just means I'm spilling toxic chemicals everywhere and poisonous, and can't stop. Then sometimes, when its part of who they are, I get some quirks... like, Captain Stingaree's powers are that Captain Stingaree is a pirate... so I went all pirate. The Riddler's 'powers' are being an annoying git, so I had to ask someone a stupid riddle. This one... it was like I totally became... it."

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	whydowescream 2010-10-19 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	"So you generally end up with a power you didn't know you had before, or just couldn't access before?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

all_powerfull
2010-10-19 08:43 pm UTC (link)

He nods. "My own powers are technically sort of like my father's and grandfather's, except that I copied the people my mom was around before I was born. I can use the powers of the heads of the society... her main associates, but the other 200-some members... I've copied them, at least apparently, but I can't access their abilities intentionally. When I get too stressed, the absorption cells brings one of them up, seemingly at random. I get their abilities... and sometimes more, depending on the person. Because of the overload, I can't copy any new abilities either."

	young_swimmer 2010-11-06 08:56 pm UTC (link)
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