one } i got the same old shoes with a new attitude

[soundspeed]

video; un: walkeditoff

This place is very, very boring.

[yeah, good luck keeping this speedster’s attention now that nothing’s breaking.]

Someone should try to race me through the domes. [he flashes one of those patented pietro grins, sharp and smug.] I’ll even give you a head start.

action.

[he’s new and bored, so of course pietro will be found snooping basically anywhere he can in the domes ... maybe looking for interesting things to “”borrow.”” feel free to see a blue and white blur pass by, or run into him at any public space! though maybe not literally on the latter - the force pietro can generate when speeding along is likely to bruise ya!]

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Action!

[doubled_speed]

[There hasn’t been anything with the kind of speed that Tommy has had to pay attention to since coming here. Reflexes have been enough for avoiding issues. In the spheres he is the king of speed. Which means he mostly ignores most things moving around him. Hearing footsteps usually means he can avoid someone well before they get to him.

Except this time. This time Tommy was walking away from a coffee shop, a hot cup in his hands filled to the brim with his latest sickly sweet concoction. He’s on break from courier work for all of the next ten minutes. A fucking lifetime. He doesn’t bother even looking where he’s going as he starts to cross the street either. There is a bakery here that does boysenberry tarts and he wants one. Makes it halfway across the street when someone or something blitzes past him at an unbelievable speed. And the shock makes him fumble his cup onto the street.

Tommy curses and turns on his heel, bolting after whoever the speedy fuck was. Dammit he was going to catch them!]

Hey ass, you owe me a coffee!

[soundspeed]

[sorry, tommy, quicksilver don't care. pietro hears tommy call after him but doesn't stop or even slow down - he simply turns around and continues running backwards and he flashes the other speedster a smug grin and shrugs. sucks to suck, loser!]

[doubled_speed]

[Oh how dare? Tommy narrows his eyes and throws a bit more speed on. Problem is, the guy is fast. Well, not Quicksilver fast, and so clearly not Speed fast, but the guy is still fast enough. And that coordination at speed? Damn, he's finally got a challenge in town? Tommy grins as he puts a bit more effort into his speed. Which means gaining a few feet. No way this guy can run backwards as fast as Tommy can run forward.

Thing is? This is also fun. He hasn't had to put a real effort in since getting here. Maybe this guy is that speedster that Arthur mentioned. That would be fun to play with. Still, he grins and offers the man a rude gesture as he runs.]

[soundspeed]

[seriously, tommy. a rude gesture. why are you like this. pietro rolls his eyes and applies the brakes, gracefully coming to a dead stop while the trail of blue and white haze that follows him dissipates.]

Is this supposed to impress me?

[note the accent, tommy. it's the same as wanda's.]

[doubled_speed]

[Tommy puts the breaks on too, coming to a stop at the same instant speed, and with the same ease. Then he smirks.]

Got you to stop didn't it? You owe me a coffee, Maximoff. Three espresso shots. Of course you probably won't bother with it, right? Guess I'll ask Wanda to pay me back on your behalf.

[Seems a fair use of a twin, especially of his mother. Granted, he's had Billy do the same thing to him. Mostly, though, he just looks relieved. Because he's seen how badly Wanda hurts for the lack of her twin. Knows how bad he'd hurt if he lost Billy. Not that he'll say that out loud. No, his concern is far greater than that.]

You been to see her? If you haven't, you better. Seriously, I can get you where she is. Now. We'd be there in seconds.

[Not like Tommy is the sort of person to be concerned about other people openly. But right now? Right now he is.]

video // @dodger

[smokedout]

Another cocky bastard, huh?

[He's got a lazy grin on his face.]

I'm more the sparring type but I'll take you up on it, if I get to pick the track.

[He can always pick a loop and teleport to the end when Pietro isn't looking. No one said they were racing fair.]

[soundspeed]

[pietro takes a moment - which feels like approximately a month - to just look back at dodger with an arched eyebrow.]

You are frightened I will steal your crown from you?

[yup, cocky, sarcastic, full of sass. that’s pietro. on a more serious note - he shakes his head.]

No, no, if you are not a runner, this will be no challenge for me.

[smokedout]

I'm not that insecure. More the merrier, and all.

[Who else could he possibly egg into having pissing contests with him.]

If you're looking for a speedster, you've got two or three options in the whole city. Trust me, I can keep up.

[soundspeed]

[pietro gives him the equivalent of a frysquint.jpg expression.]

What makes you think I am looking for a speedster?

[stantheman]

I don't really see how racing would make it less boring.

[soundspeed]

You are not a runner, then?

[stantheman]

Not really, I guess.

[soundspeed]

Then you wouldn't understand why racing makes this place less boring.

[get good, kiddo.]

What do you think is more fun than racing?

Action~!

[minus1twin]

[Wanda doesn't know if her brother is in his room but she's had a day and she could use the comfort and calm of his presence. She knocks on the door and then waits. The locks within the Sphere's are scanners and while her and her brother are twins, they are also different enough for the Sphere to pick it up.

She hopes he's home and realizes that he can likely sense her distress.

In one hand is a rolled up brown paper bag, holding ice cream and a spoon. Wanda doesn't feel like sharing but she might... after she talks with her brother about Ultron.]

[soundspeed]

[the door opens about half a second after wanda finishes knocking. yep, pietro is home, and he can guess just by looking at wanda that something's up and it's got her troubled. his expression shifts into a light frown, and he steps back from the door and waves her in. of course she's welcome here, and he assumes she'll tell him what's going on as soon as she's inside.]

[minus1twin]

[Wanda hurries inside and then stops, waiting the half second for Pietro to come to her side. This is the first time she's been in one of the individual domes and it's small, as expected, but comfortable.

She exhales a sigh and turns towards Pietro.] I have something to tell you but you need to stay here, with me. Promise me Pietro. [She doesn't want him running off and starting a war. Not when the sphere has it's own nuances that her impatient brother might not fully understand.]

[soundspeed]

[if she's already asking him not to be his usual impulsive self and race off, that probably means it's pretty bad. the frown on his face deepens, but he nods his agreement as he steps toward his sister.]

I promise. What is wrong?

Action

[ihadstrings]

[Ultron may not be able to follow Pietro with the naked eye, but he can definitely slow down the images in his mind using his internal system. He does it when he sees a blur go past him just to confirm that, yes, it looks like he's both here and somehow still alive.

He's just hoping Pietro's not in the mood to tear him into scrap metal. Ultron's as vulnerable as he can possibly get right now.]

What kind of Lazarus bullshit is going on around here?

[soundspeed]

[bold of you to assume that pietro isn't always in the mood to tear ultron to scrap metal. he also got really good at tearing robots apart with those sentries back in sokovia. but he recognizes ultron's voice and skids to a stop, then turns and walks at a normal pace back toward ultron, scowling deeply.]

I could ask the same question. I was told the Avengers got rid of you.

[ihadstrings]

[The body of the last sentry robot is in bad shape. A missing arm, broken face plate, and missing bits all over. It wouldn't take much to destroy him. Still, he manages to sound cocky as he answers.]

Someone like me always survives one way or another.

[It's all bluster. Ultron is down to one body that he's going to have to spend an agonizing amount of time to get back to proper shape.]

[soundspeed]

Well, I hear there is a first time for everything. [his hands curl into fists, but he doesn't advance any farther.] Shall I test your theory about always surviving?

audio: marshes

[gristle]

Pretty sure Tommy could beat you.

[Look, Bev is a loyal creature and Tommy is her friend.]

[soundspeed]

[loyalty is something pietro deeply understands, when it comes to certain people - like his sister.]

Who is Tommy? He will need to run very, very fast if he wants to beat me.

[gristle]

He runs faster than you can imagine.

[soundspeed]

I don't need to imagine. I can run faster than everybody.