12-17-2017, 08:17 AM
During the trip to the siblings's home at Tier Five, Maria proceeded to tell Leo all the "basic stuff" (as she called it) about being a prime and a citizen in the Omniverse: what omnilium was, how much it was worth, what you could do with it, how to summon things, the different 'verses, Coruscant's layout... among other things. It was a lot of stuff to take in, but it was much more useful than the "memo" Omni gave to him. And everyone seemed to agree that he was a jerk, something Leo didn't have any problem with.
Jerry was, for the most part, silent, save for a few corrections he gave to Maria's speech. While the bags under his eyes were as prominent as ever, he didn't appear tired at all, unlike at the park. In fact, he tended to be a few steps ahead of Maria and Leo at almost all times; his strides long and decisive, never stopping.
Once they reached Tier Five, Leo didn't expect it to look... Like Hellsalem's lot. The gritty streets, the busy avenues, people of all kinds and species passing by, a gun fight happening a few blocks away, the poluted air... All the unfamiliarity seemed to slip away, as if he had been living here all his life. Except, of course, that it wasn't Hellsalem's Lot, and he had no idea how to navigate there. But he could, for a moment, feel at home.
...
They finally got to the sibling's house: a little appartment at the southeast zone of Tier Five. It was a mess, he had to admit, but nothing Leo couldn't deal with. Honestly, he didn't care how they lived.
Maria was the last to enter the house, giving space for Leo, with Jerry being the first the arrive. She closed the door behind her, took a deep breath, and said "Well, we're finally here. Now we can really talk"
"Don't you get tired of talking? I swear my eardrums will explode if I hear any more words coming from you"
"Tiredness is for the weak anyways, something you seem to be very well aware of. And having your ears stop functioning will be a blessing for all of us here, so be my guest and do what you have to"
Jerry snarled at her, and left the room – probably to get some rest. With him out of the equation, Maria left some of the tension away, sighing, and left her body to relax at one of the chairs. Leo sat on the one in front of her, with the table in between them.
"Are you fine with him leaving?", said Leo.
"Of course. To be honest, I'm tired of dealing with his shit. He's not really a bad person, but he has refined the skill to get on my nerves"
"No, I said because... Well, i'm also... Kind of tired of listening to so much; it reminds me of school. Not to be ungrateful or anything though! I'm very thankful of what you did!"
Maria giggled at that. "It's ok! I'm tired of talking too. And hungry too. Wanna eat something?"
"Sure"
"It's pizza ok?"
"Always"
They both smiled at the same time.
While Maria talked through the phone for their chosen meal, Leo tried doing the "summoning" she told him about earlier. Concentrating, another orb of light appeared in front of him, this one bigger than the one he had at the Nexus. And, after a few minutes, the light faded to give place... for a little monkey.
"Sonic?"
The monkey climbed to Leo's shoulder. He petted it.
"Nice pet you have there. But "Sonic"? Really?"
It seemed Maria was watching him the whole time.
"He IS a fast monkey! "Sonic" was only fit"
"I'm sorry, but you have to admit you're not the best at names"
"…!"
They spent the next minutes chatting about trivial things, like names and monkeys, until the pizza arrived. With food on the table, now was the time for serius business.
"Now, time for the serius business"
Leo stared at her, waiting for a follow up...
"… So?"
"Business I said! I did all that I told I would, now it's time for you to do your part of the deal"
"Hey, I didn't agree on anything, only on coming here!"
"And what are you going to do then?!"
"Well, knowing what the thing is about could be a start"
"WELL, the thing is that... it seemed that JERRY had the awesome IDEA," she was looking at the door Jerry went through when they arrived, "of owing money to a FUCKING ARMS DEALER!"
Maria's accusations summoned Jerry. Or perhaps it was the smell of pizza. "Hey! I DID have the money to pay them! But those bastards raised the price without telling me anything! And when they did it was already too late!"
"It's STILL an awful idea! I told you a billion times to not hang out with those thugs!"
"They had nothing to do with it!"
"Well, the guns were FOR them!"
"But we NEEDED those guns!"
"What the fuck do you need guns for?! Only thug stuff!"
"Well, it's not my fault you prefer to waste your life working stupid jobs! SOME people here would rather prefer to have a better life!"
"And how is shooting at each other a better life?!"
"It's an inversion!"
"For WHAT?!"
"You'll never get it!"
"Oh, but what *I* get, it's that we're about to get killed! And it's your fault!"
"…!"
They started yelling at each other, and they kept doing it for a while, with Leo in the middle. Jeez, these guys needed to work on their relationship!
...
Leo never had any problem with his sister. They got along so well, and, save for a few petty fights here and there, they both enjoyed spending time together. For the most part, their relationship had been as great as it can get in their 16~ years or so of living together.
But she wasn't here, was she? Could he live on his own without her? It's been a while since they last saw each other, and, for some reasson, he never had a "real" problem with that, but... Somehow, knowing that he'll probably won't see her anymore brought a nostalgic feeling. He missed her, even more so now... He should have sent her more letters. Talk with her more on the phone. Maybe visit her every now and then too.
But he couldn't do that now, could he?
What he could do though, was summon her, as he did earlier with Sonic. But in that case, she'll be a secondary and, with her disabilities, he doubted she would really enjoy living here. Maria explained him that in this world secondaries had a very short life, since everything here seems to be resolved at brawls between guns and superpowers. Leo couldn't posibly take her here in that situation – he was still regretting taking her to Hellsalem's Lot in the first place; a feeling that won't dissapear anytime soon. More baggage to carry would be... Not that good.
…
"Well, and when the fuck did I ever say that?!"
"The other day! It's just that you have such a shitty memory you can't even recall the awful things you say to me!"
"Oh, *I* say awful things now? Only me? You sure? Like, really sure about that?!"
"Oh, don't pretend to be a saint now! You've been insulting me all day, even in front of the new guy!"
"*Excuse* me, but all that is the truth! You ARE a lazy bastard who got us into this fucking mess!"
"… !"
If only these guys weren't so fucking loud! One can't even swallow in their own angst in peace... !
"THAT'S... !" Leo screamed. Both of them stopped the yelling and stared at him. "... Enough. I think"
Now they were staring at each other. Maria continued. "Look at what you did! You can't start yelling when we have visits!"
"*I'm* the one yelling?! You were who started! Literally – don't pretend you didn't!"
These guys... "I SAID that that's enough. You don't have to keep yelling at each other"
"But I'm not yelling!" said Maria. Yelling.
"That's not important! I think... you both have to sit down and... talk, not yell. And even then there's no more need for discussing about this, because..."
They were staring at Leo.
"...Because I'll help you with it. Just please stop fighting!"
Jerry grabbed a slice of pizza, and finally sat down on a chair. "Great! That's fine by me"
Maria sighed, and sat down as well. She didn't say anything. Instead, Jerry picked up the conversation, again "And how you plan to do it?"
"I'll pay for the debt. I don't think i can do anything else"
"Why not? Aren't primes really good at fighting?"
"Not... me. I don't have those kind of skills"
"And what you CAN do exactly?"
"Well..."
Leo explined how his powers worked.
Jerry was the first to comment on that. "What? REALLY?"
"Now that you say it, you don't look like the kind of guy who would be out there fighting..."
Jerry looked at Maria. "You were staring ALL MORNING at the portal, and the only guy you got was a FUCKING SUPPORT?!!"
"Oh, maybe it wouldn't be like that if SOMEONE helped me!"
"… !"
Ah...
…
And who does this guy call "fucking support"?!
Leo picked up Sonic, who was sitting at the floor near him, and putted him on his lap. And he petted him. Angrily.
Jerry was, for the most part, silent, save for a few corrections he gave to Maria's speech. While the bags under his eyes were as prominent as ever, he didn't appear tired at all, unlike at the park. In fact, he tended to be a few steps ahead of Maria and Leo at almost all times; his strides long and decisive, never stopping.
Once they reached Tier Five, Leo didn't expect it to look... Like Hellsalem's lot. The gritty streets, the busy avenues, people of all kinds and species passing by, a gun fight happening a few blocks away, the poluted air... All the unfamiliarity seemed to slip away, as if he had been living here all his life. Except, of course, that it wasn't Hellsalem's Lot, and he had no idea how to navigate there. But he could, for a moment, feel at home.
...
They finally got to the sibling's house: a little appartment at the southeast zone of Tier Five. It was a mess, he had to admit, but nothing Leo couldn't deal with. Honestly, he didn't care how they lived.
Maria was the last to enter the house, giving space for Leo, with Jerry being the first the arrive. She closed the door behind her, took a deep breath, and said "Well, we're finally here. Now we can really talk"
"Don't you get tired of talking? I swear my eardrums will explode if I hear any more words coming from you"
"Tiredness is for the weak anyways, something you seem to be very well aware of. And having your ears stop functioning will be a blessing for all of us here, so be my guest and do what you have to"
Jerry snarled at her, and left the room – probably to get some rest. With him out of the equation, Maria left some of the tension away, sighing, and left her body to relax at one of the chairs. Leo sat on the one in front of her, with the table in between them.
"Are you fine with him leaving?", said Leo.
"Of course. To be honest, I'm tired of dealing with his shit. He's not really a bad person, but he has refined the skill to get on my nerves"
"No, I said because... Well, i'm also... Kind of tired of listening to so much; it reminds me of school. Not to be ungrateful or anything though! I'm very thankful of what you did!"
Maria giggled at that. "It's ok! I'm tired of talking too. And hungry too. Wanna eat something?"
"Sure"
"It's pizza ok?"
"Always"
They both smiled at the same time.
While Maria talked through the phone for their chosen meal, Leo tried doing the "summoning" she told him about earlier. Concentrating, another orb of light appeared in front of him, this one bigger than the one he had at the Nexus. And, after a few minutes, the light faded to give place... for a little monkey.
"Sonic?"
The monkey climbed to Leo's shoulder. He petted it.
"Nice pet you have there. But "Sonic"? Really?"
It seemed Maria was watching him the whole time.
"He IS a fast monkey! "Sonic" was only fit"
"I'm sorry, but you have to admit you're not the best at names"
"…!"
They spent the next minutes chatting about trivial things, like names and monkeys, until the pizza arrived. With food on the table, now was the time for serius business.
"Now, time for the serius business"
Leo stared at her, waiting for a follow up...
"… So?"
"Business I said! I did all that I told I would, now it's time for you to do your part of the deal"
"Hey, I didn't agree on anything, only on coming here!"
"And what are you going to do then?!"
"Well, knowing what the thing is about could be a start"
"WELL, the thing is that... it seemed that JERRY had the awesome IDEA," she was looking at the door Jerry went through when they arrived, "of owing money to a FUCKING ARMS DEALER!"
Maria's accusations summoned Jerry. Or perhaps it was the smell of pizza. "Hey! I DID have the money to pay them! But those bastards raised the price without telling me anything! And when they did it was already too late!"
"It's STILL an awful idea! I told you a billion times to not hang out with those thugs!"
"They had nothing to do with it!"
"Well, the guns were FOR them!"
"But we NEEDED those guns!"
"What the fuck do you need guns for?! Only thug stuff!"
"Well, it's not my fault you prefer to waste your life working stupid jobs! SOME people here would rather prefer to have a better life!"
"And how is shooting at each other a better life?!"
"It's an inversion!"
"For WHAT?!"
"You'll never get it!"
"Oh, but what *I* get, it's that we're about to get killed! And it's your fault!"
"…!"
They started yelling at each other, and they kept doing it for a while, with Leo in the middle. Jeez, these guys needed to work on their relationship!
...
Leo never had any problem with his sister. They got along so well, and, save for a few petty fights here and there, they both enjoyed spending time together. For the most part, their relationship had been as great as it can get in their 16~ years or so of living together.
But she wasn't here, was she? Could he live on his own without her? It's been a while since they last saw each other, and, for some reasson, he never had a "real" problem with that, but... Somehow, knowing that he'll probably won't see her anymore brought a nostalgic feeling. He missed her, even more so now... He should have sent her more letters. Talk with her more on the phone. Maybe visit her every now and then too.
But he couldn't do that now, could he?
What he could do though, was summon her, as he did earlier with Sonic. But in that case, she'll be a secondary and, with her disabilities, he doubted she would really enjoy living here. Maria explained him that in this world secondaries had a very short life, since everything here seems to be resolved at brawls between guns and superpowers. Leo couldn't posibly take her here in that situation – he was still regretting taking her to Hellsalem's Lot in the first place; a feeling that won't dissapear anytime soon. More baggage to carry would be... Not that good.
…
"Well, and when the fuck did I ever say that?!"
"The other day! It's just that you have such a shitty memory you can't even recall the awful things you say to me!"
"Oh, *I* say awful things now? Only me? You sure? Like, really sure about that?!"
"Oh, don't pretend to be a saint now! You've been insulting me all day, even in front of the new guy!"
"*Excuse* me, but all that is the truth! You ARE a lazy bastard who got us into this fucking mess!"
"… !"
If only these guys weren't so fucking loud! One can't even swallow in their own angst in peace... !
"THAT'S... !" Leo screamed. Both of them stopped the yelling and stared at him. "... Enough. I think"
Now they were staring at each other. Maria continued. "Look at what you did! You can't start yelling when we have visits!"
"*I'm* the one yelling?! You were who started! Literally – don't pretend you didn't!"
These guys... "I SAID that that's enough. You don't have to keep yelling at each other"
"But I'm not yelling!" said Maria. Yelling.
"That's not important! I think... you both have to sit down and... talk, not yell. And even then there's no more need for discussing about this, because..."
They were staring at Leo.
"...Because I'll help you with it. Just please stop fighting!"
Jerry grabbed a slice of pizza, and finally sat down on a chair. "Great! That's fine by me"
Maria sighed, and sat down as well. She didn't say anything. Instead, Jerry picked up the conversation, again "And how you plan to do it?"
"I'll pay for the debt. I don't think i can do anything else"
"Why not? Aren't primes really good at fighting?"
"Not... me. I don't have those kind of skills"
"And what you CAN do exactly?"
"Well..."
Leo explined how his powers worked.
Jerry was the first to comment on that. "What? REALLY?"
"Now that you say it, you don't look like the kind of guy who would be out there fighting..."
Jerry looked at Maria. "You were staring ALL MORNING at the portal, and the only guy you got was a FUCKING SUPPORT?!!"
"Oh, maybe it wouldn't be like that if SOMEONE helped me!"
"… !"
Ah...
…
And who does this guy call "fucking support"?!
Leo picked up Sonic, who was sitting at the floor near him, and putted him on his lap. And he petted him. Angrily.