Room 307, Sunday Early Afternoon

[dollpocalypse]

"Yeah, but you can't just go to bars like that," Topher was in the middle of explaining to Maria over a breakfast of Mountain Dew and Doritos. "They're... I don't know. For grown-ups or whatever."

"Not always," Maria informed him almost a little sharply, though she didn't look like she had an interest in elaborating on that. "And it's not as though I drank. Which I don't, for the record. I just met your friend Kenzi and some Jedi who knows you guys and learned all about the time you shrunk some girl's laundry."

Topher made a face. "You heard about that?" he groused.

"Yep," Maria confirmed. "And did Dad really punch Peter at a dance? Don't get me wrong, it's seriously badass and I'd do it if I went to school with him too, but it doesn't sound like high school-dad."

Topher winced. "Yeah... maybe don't mention that one to him," he suggested. "Just. Eat your breakfast, okay?"

"Then can I look at your computer?"

Topher sighed. "Be my guest."

[[door and post open! yeah, i really freaking love this kid, why do you ask?]]

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[borntofangirl.livejournal.com]

"Um, aren't you guys dating? You started in school," Antonia pointed out. "Ooooh or did that not happen yet?"

[selfhelphero]

"Uh, well, we--there's been a date. That's as far as we've gotten though," Billy said sheepishly.

[dollpocalypse]

"It was an awesome date, though!" Topher chimed in. "Tony and Captain America were there. By accident, sort of. Is that... do you know that story?"

What? So maybe he wanted to see what track he was on. So sue him.

[borntofangirl.livejournal.com]

"Uh huh! You wanted to see the Doombots and you and dad flew and he kept you safe and then you got to meet Tony and Cap and you held hands and it was awesome," Antonia said, stopping to breathe once she was done.

[dollpocalypse]

...yeah, she was totally the best of the three kids. It was just a fact.

"Huh," Topher said, grinning. He looked over at Billy. "I guess... that's a thing."

[selfhelphero]

"I guess so. I'm...pretty good with that," Billy said with a grin. "If you are, I mean."

[dollpocalypse]

Topher wrung his hands slightly, but the grin lingered. "As a, um, possible sequence of events, really really far down the road, barring unforeseen dimension-specific complications?"

[selfhelphero]

Billy laughed, and nodded. "As an entirely possible possibility of science and fate, yes."

[borntofangirl.livejournal.com]

"You guys are such dorks," Antonia said with affection.

[dollpocalypse]

"Yeah, my guess is it's genetic," Topher told her fondly.

Beat.

"However that worked." Science? Science.