IC Inbox - Penance

[hybrid_prince]

Teddy here. Well, not here, but close enough. Leave a message.

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voice message ; @fuckyoudickgrayson

[knucklesbloody]

[ Jesus Christ that photo, dude. Good thing it's probably just for reference and you can't actually see it. God damn. Anyway, hey it Jason. ]

Hey, uh. Sorry about last night, dude.

[hybrid_prince]

[Just swing by his room, man. He sleeps like that. Well, normally with just the top and boxers.]

This place is stressful. I get it.

text; @billy666

[noassgardian]

Hey, Teddy.

[You don't know how many times he rewrote a simple hey and debated if he should send it at all.]

[hybrid_prince]

[At least Billy had bothered to text. Teddy hadn't.]

Hey Billy.

text; probably late o'clock

[noassgardian]

T, are you up?

I can't sleep.

[hybrid_prince]

[Was he up? No. Did he wake up when the text came in? YEP!]

Totally. What's up, babe?

text; @SPEED

[speediest]

soo none of my business but
do you know about billy's hoard of alcohol

[hybrid_prince]

He's your brother.
It's absolutely your business. But no, I didn't know.
I'll bring it up as soon as I pin him down for a talk. He's evasive.

text; sometime later after the wade ordeal!

[noassgardian]

You gave me crap about being honest when you weren't doing the same.

Were you?

[hybrid_prince]

When I got here everyone kept referring to me as ‘Billy’s boyfriend.’ It didn’t even seem like you considered me as more than that. And when you found me you didn’t even act like you knew it. We compared details and...

If you knew the choice we made that night you would have been sort of obvious. Especially knowing that I came from a point after that.

How was I supposed to tell you? And it isn’t like it’s gotten any easier. I came here and my husband wanted me to leave him. The man I vowed to be with through thick and thin was trying to get me to break up with him.

How was I supposed to explain that I’m married to Billy Kaplan when Billy Kaplan isn’t married to me? It... hurt more than everything Tanalth and Kl’rt made me say to you.

text - un: notursavior

[failed_antichrist]

[Sometime after this.]

how are we gonna save billy from the cult?

shouldn't someone stay with him?

[hybrid_prince]

I don't know, Setsuna. God help me, I don't know. I've been hurting over it since the stupid mistletoe and you were gone and I can't... I didn't want to come to you with it when I didn't have a plan, and Billy and I keep being on such thin ice or it feels like that.

[He's been trying to figure it out, he's been asking others for help. But what is he supposed to do.]

I can't even keep you from being tortured, and he doesn't WANT me to stay behind to help protect him. He doesn't want to leave. He thinks he belongs here!

un: notursavior night before the Voyage Home/Survivor Island

[failed_antichrist]

teddy i wanna talk to you about something. you got some time?

[hybrid_prince]

For you, beloved, always. I'm making cookies for the way back. Come join me?

text - un: notursavior / backdated to a couple of weeks ago

[failed_antichrist]

alexiel likes you

[hybrid_prince]

I basically threatened to go after her. How can she like that?

text;

[endofcompliance]

Teddy,

I only recently learned Steve harmed you. He didn't give me details. I didn't ask. He said it was more than once, though.

I apologize for not knowing any of this. For not being able to do anything.

If anything like that happens again, I want you to know you can reach out to me.

Re: text;

[hybrid_prince]

Of course you didn't know. He wouldn't want to tell you and I chose not to. He's your friend and you're a good influence on him, as far as I can tell.

I would never ask you to step into my conflicts with him. But I thank you for the offer. A man shouldn't see his corrupted friend in such ways. Because that's what he is. Corrupted by Hell.

He's a pitiable soul, and I hate him.

text

[endofcompliance]

[Bucky found it was hard to reach out after learning about Natalia from the demon at the desk. Some part of him, however, knew he had to. More than that, he couldn't recall the last time he spoken with Teddy, and with Nebula also gone, part of him was concerned...what if it was Teddy one day. Sure, he didn't think Teddy or Billy belonged in Hell, and he didn't want them there, but he would still like to keep their friendships going for as long as he could.]

[That line of distressed thinking is the only thing that motivates him to manage what he can.]

Hey. ok?

[hybrid_prince]

My sister is gone and I doubt she managed to clear all of her sins. Of course I'm not.

Several Days After the Mirror Doubles

[the_amazing]

[He just happened to be looking through his phone, seeing what messages the imposter had been sending, when he found the thread to Teddy. The double had been dismissive, ignorant, and arrogant, and every word made Peter cringe. He would've hidden from Teddy forever, but that didn't really work in Hell, so instead, he leaves a voicemail.]

Hey, Teddy, it's Peter. I'm the real me this time. The other one is back on the other side of the glass, which is a huge relief.

I saw... the messages you exchanged with him when he was pretending to be me. I don't even know where to start. I'm so sorry he hurt you, said all those things. Supposedly, the others are supposed to be our true, darker selves, but I think that's crap. I would never say those things.

I don't blame you if you want to take a break from talking to me. Just know I'm here and I will always listen.

[He hangs up, dissatisfied with the message, but what's done is done. The ball's in the younger Avenger's court now.]

Text

[hybrid_prince]

Another TV thing? I figured it out after Setsuna came back. And given how Setsuna behaved, I don't buy it's a darker self at all. Of course I don't buy a hell of a lot that Hell tells us.

Also, I chose text because...

[odaystar]

To Whom It May Concern,

It has been years now since Hell has been redone and made even greater than ever before. And you, my prized guest, have made it twenty-four months in your journey towards redemption. I know that there have been bumps along the way and we haven't always seen eye to eye, but I do wish to show my gratitude. Together, we will all leave Hell one day.

I have handpicked gifts specifically for you to commemorate this anniversary. I do hope you enjoy them.

A small globe that will play memories of Teddy’s mother, both good and bad, seemingly at random whenever he holds it.

A gift basket that includes an assortment of teas, chocolate, candies, etc. It also includes a photograph of all the Young Avengers smiling and happy.

A night in a themed room of his choosing at Club Penance. No disturbances and the succubi will supply whatever he wants. He may bring one partner.

Yours,
Lucifer

voice: backdated like 3-4 weeks ago, I meant to do this sooner, sorry

[starlingroad]

[America sounds harried and worried. Her voice trails in and out like she's looking around and moving as she speaks.]

Teddy? Are you still here? I can't get a hold of Billy. Can't find him, either.

Kate's going to Mammon's, and I'm...going with Lucifer to Lower Hell. If Billy fell, I'm going to help find him.

don't worry you know I have been experiencing delays too

[hybrid_prince]

[Teddy curses. Creatively. In Skrull. Yes, they had taught him the bad words]

I've been looking for him and Sets since the whole thing started. I can't find either of them!

Talk about a day that I wish I had me and Billy's wedding rings from home.