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Post by Orion Black on Oct 7, 2021 0:50:19 GMT
Orion sighed and kissed his baby boy's forehead, watching as he grumbled in his sleep and turned on his side, facing him. He just got his son to sleep after the horrendous day he had. Goodness, when Honos calmed down enough to understand what happened to both himself and to Timothy, he broke down and cried. Honos clung to him like he did when he was just a tot, hands holding his shirt tightly, face hidden against his neck, legs wrapped around his waist... all so he wouldn't be alone without his father. It took about forty minutes for him to calm Honos down enough to drink something so he wouldn't be dehydrated. Another 5 for Honos to fall asleep and another 7 for Orion to release the child's hold on him when he laid him down in his bed. It was draining, both emotionally and physically, to watch his son panic and struggle to breathe through his tears and fear. He can't understand why that monster tried to kill a child, his child, all for the sake of getting a one up on... Surge? He couldn't remember what Timothy called himself, but regardless, the man stood in front of his son and protected him. At least that is what Honos said. He looked down at him and smiled, running a light hand through his son's wild curls before standing up. He had a few people to talk to. One being Timothy. Luckily Hades was free for the day and offered to watch Honos and maybe talk to him to see if he needed a session with his therapist. Orion already set up a few appointments for Honos, but he did wanted the confirmation on how many he should get on this. He walked down and hugged his little brother, thanking the man and telling him where everything is, even though Hades rolled his eyes. Cheeky shit. He paused briefly and decided to bring a batch of cookies for Timothy, as an apology and as a thanks. He hoped the man liked peanut butter chocolate chip. Once he got everything, he set off towards Aegis. Hopefully he'll arrive there in time while Timothy is still there. He'd rather not have to do a wild goose chase for him. Not when Honos could wake up in the next few hours. Once there, he walked in and looked around curiously. He walked up to a desk and tried not to feel so damn awkward. He honestly had no idea how to go about this. He never done this before and all he has is an extension number and instructions to talk to Alice the AI. ...How does he talk to Alice the AI? What in the world does he do with this number? Regardless, he cleared his throat to gain the attention of the person at the desk. "Excuse me, so sorry to disturb you. But could you help me reach Surge? Or Timothy Smith? I have his extension number. And maybe could you point me to how I can talk to a Lady Justice as well, please?" He asked, voice firm and smooth, even if it's thick with his Scottish accent. Well... one could say Scottish accent with how close Adaira was to Scotland. It was more of a Scottish accent, but a step to the right and two steps down from it. Regardless, he just hoped the person understood him enough to help him. He rather not have to focus on his accent at the current moment. Timothy Smith
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Post by Timothy Smith on Oct 7, 2021 4:42:52 GMT
The hologram of Alice's avatar sitting at the reception desk flickered as she looked up at Orion, her movements stiff and robotic. It was all part of the act. The "Amplified Light" technology that Tim had developed and pioneered was good enough to keep flickering from really happening, and Alice could easily move her avatar smoothly and naturally. But if it flickered and moved like a robot from a sci-fi movie, people were less likely to think that this AI was sapient, that she was alive. Which was the idea. All of Aegis might know she was a person, but she wasn't quite ready yet for the rest of the world to know. "Hello! You have requested to see -Surge, AKA Timothy Smith- and -Lady Justice.- I am ALICE, Amplified Light Interface and Computational Entity, and I would be happy to assist you." Again, the robotic talk was all part of the act. As was asking Orion for his name and the purpose of his visit, which she did. She already knew to expect Orion to come by, looking for Tim and Lady Justice, but she had to act like she was a dumb AI that needed more input. After a few minutes of rigmarole to get things set up just right, Orion was sent on his way. "Please follow the screens as they direct you to -Research and development.- Thank you for visiting Aegis!" Orion was directed to Tim's lab, where the man was seated in a chair, one leg bandaged and propped up on another chair, magnifying goggles on his face, and was working with a pair of pliers, a screwdriver, and a soldering iron on something robotic. It was hard to tell exactly what it was supposed to be, but there were arms. Or were those tentacles? Either way, despite being informed that he had a visitor, Tim didn't look up. "Hey, hi. Uh, come in at your own risk. It's not a waiver day, but you never know what might happen. What can I do for you, mister...? wait you are a guy right? I could have sworn Alice said "Mister something."" Orion Black
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Oct 26, 2021 19:55:09 GMT
Post by Orion Black on Oct 26, 2021 19:55:09 GMT
"Thank you, Miss Alice. Have a great day yourself" He spoke, smiling at the AI. If Honos could see her, he'd gush to her and about her. She was lovely.
He walked down to where she said and knocked on the doorframe of the room. He walked in when acknowledged and took a moment to just admire the place. Goodness his son would be throwing a fit if he had to leave this place.
"Black. Mister Orion Black, Honos's father. Goodness this place is amazing. My son would beg me to never let him leave. Thank you for helping my son. I brought cookies too." He held the bag up, distracted with a piece of technology. "You mean a lot to my baby. Did you know he sees you like an uncle?" He asked.
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Post by Timothy Smith on Oct 27, 2021 4:06:23 GMT
Tim jumped up, tossing the project he had been working on down when he heard the other man's name. "Oh, Mr. Black! Oh good, I was hoping you'd stop by. Did Alice get you set up with Lady Justice? And is it okay that I hang out with Honos as much as I do? I've been meaning to meet you and talk with you about that. The kid's brilliant and I love spending time with him and--wait what did you say?" While brilliant, Timothy Smith was not always very observant if he wasn't focusing on observing. He would often launch into a description or a response before fully processing what he had been told until halfway through. It was something he knew he needed to work on, but the work was slow going. "I... wow. I knew he liked me, but I didn't realize he thought that highly of me." The realization seemed to sober him up quickly. Tim reached out without looking and grabbed a cookie from the bag and began to eat it, lost in thought. After a few moments, he spoke again. "Do... do you know about what I've done in the past? Have you looked me up? I'm... I'm not sure I'm the best person to look up to like that. Sure, I'm more than happy to geek out about science with him but... there's things that... have you looked into me?" Orion Black
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Oct 27, 2021 23:46:01 GMT
Post by Orion Black on Oct 27, 2021 23:46:01 GMT
Orion smiled and walked over to Tim, patting him on the shoulder. "I've heard of you and what you do as Surge. As for your history? Your past? Yes, I know of it. My grandmother and I did extensive research on you. We know a decent amount to make many people squirm. I do not let my son hang out with anyone alone, good sir."
He sat down in the discarded chair and looked at Tim. "You are an interesting man, Timothy. My son looks up to you and I see no problem with that. You have good morals, at least what I've seen. You've constantly helped the community and created amazing things, even if one of them backfired on you and harmed you to the point of death or the splitting of your person and your...morals? I'm not sure how to think about the false twin thing."
"Regardless, I trust you with my baby boy...enough to make you godfather too. Should you wish that." He smiled, pulling out papers. "Not everyone is willing to help a child they barely know. Nor mentor him and take him as your own apprentice. You're a good man, Timothy. I trust you."
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Post by Timothy Smith on Oct 28, 2021 4:39:44 GMT
Tim blinked in surprised when Orion said he wanted to make him Honos' godfather. It was... he didn't know what to think. He certainly didn't think he was worth that level of trust. "I...are you sure? I mean... seriously. You know what happened and... did you just read the police report that said it was an "accident?"" Tim sighed. He hated having to explain this over and over again. Everyone told him it wasn't his fault. Everyone said that despite what he did, he wasn't responsible. He had a hard time believing that. "Listen. The reactor had safeguards. Things to prevent what happened. I shut them off. On purpose. There was malicious intent. I didn't want to kill my parents but..." He trailed off for a long moment. "Look, even the motivation behind a lot of my older inventions was purely mercenary. If it wasn't going to get me recognition or money, I wasn't working on it. I've... changed now, but... even with Nihilo running around out there, that's... that's still part of me. So..." He sighed, and started fiddling with the device on the table he had been working on. "Are you sure? Because I care for Honos. I really do. And I'd be honored but... I don't know if I'm the right person. I mean, hell, you just met me. Can you really trust me that much? With everything I did?" Orion Black
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Post by Orion Black on Oct 31, 2021 0:38:16 GMT
"I've done my research on you. All the research. And yet my opinion on you still doesn't change. My choice to make you godfather still doesn't change, Tim" Orion spoke, holding out the papers to Tim. He paused and listened to the man, listened to the information that he gathered was spoken again. To the conclusion that he came up with being proven true by the awkward and regretful man before him.
"You are very much the right person, Timothy Emmett Smith. I haven't seen my son glow like this in years. You're all he talks about, hun. You're a good man, even if you've done questionable things in the past. You're a better man than me." Orion smiled and stood up, reaching out to pat the younger one on the shoulder. "Trust me when I say this, but I do trust you. I know Nihilo is still out there. I've kept an eye on him when I realized that my baby won't leave you alone. I've done my research on you when I realized my little firecracker adores you like he adores his uncles. I've talked to my grandmother when I realized that my son, my only tie to our parents, has dotted on you and looked up to you like he does with me. You are so very important to my child and while I don't know you personally like him, I do know you more than what others do. Just from him gushing about you every night during dinner."
"You may feel unsure on this but I haven't felt this sure since I held Octavius in my arms the first time after the papers went through. You're wanted and loved by my boy. I want you to be able to feel the same without feeling that you're overstepping. I want to know you and I want you to know that you can know me and my family too." He looked at Tim and tapped his chin. "You're a good man with decent morals. Just because you fucked up in the past doesn't mean that you lose the chance to be close with someone again, okay? Take this and run with it. Take this chance of having a little apprentice of your own and run with it. He's yours just like how he's mine and he'll be ecstatic to know that his favorite scientist and favorite superhero is also legally his favorite uncle."
"Will you accept this and become his godfather? Protect him like he's your son and help me curb his insane science brain a bit to not blow up a building again? To spoil him in ways that I can't and to love him as I do? You have time to choose if you want this or not. I'm not going to force you on this, okay? Talk to someone if you need to and take your time to think about this if you need it. I can wait."
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Oct 31, 2021 19:37:34 GMT
Post by Timothy Smith on Oct 31, 2021 19:37:34 GMT
Tim reached out for the pen, then pulled back. He stood up and paced around the room, favoring his injured leg. "I--You-- you just met me! I appreciate the research you've done but--but how can you say that you know me? It's... what..." He paused, looking at the paper again. He really did care about Honos, and Orion had a point about how Honos would feel about it... He turned away again. It was really a big responsibility. He would be agreeing to essentially adopt Honos should something happen to Orion. And on top of all this, he'd just met Orion not that long ago. He wanted to do it. He loved the kid, and he wanted to take care of him, but he didn't feel like he was worthy of it. One more time, he looked at the documents and the pen. On the other hand of all this, it sounded like this whole situation was basically in place, and this was just making it official. His eyes narrowed, and he swiftly limped over, snatched up the pen, and scribbled his name on the page. "Okay. Okay we'll do this. It sounds like essentially it's already done, on some level." He sighed, and sat back down. "I really hope we both don't regret this later. I'm dangerous. I have a blast radius. People close to me get hurt or are always in danger of being hurt, just because of me. I'm willing to do it, but... I hope you know what you're doing." Orion Black
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Oct 31, 2021 21:37:27 GMT
Post by Orion Black on Oct 31, 2021 21:37:27 GMT
Orion let Tim pace and just watched him. He smiled and noticed a few things that Honos picked up from Tim and thought it was... cute. Goodness, the man has shit self-esteem. Why does everyone he meets have such shit self-esteem these days? Who hurt these people?
Once the paper was signed, he hummed and picked it up, tucking it away in a safe place. He smiled at the man and pat his back. "You may be dangerous, but not to him. You may have a large blast radius, but so does he. You are a wonderful man and perfect for my son. You love him and care for him even before this and I know. I've seen it on how my son comes home after spending time with you."
He rests his hand on Tim's shoulder. "I know what I'm doing. I'm choosing a man who's willing to put his life on the line for a child he cares about. Who's willing to fight for a child he learned about and dotted on in a Denny's parking lot at 3 am. You may have known him for a short amount of time and known me for an even tinier amount, but I've heard good things about you and I trust you. I just hope that you know what you're getting into with Octavius."
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Oct 31, 2021 21:53:06 GMT
Post by Timothy Smith on Oct 31, 2021 21:53:06 GMT
Tim could only sigh as Orion patted him on the shoulder. "I hope you do. I really hope you do." Then he stopped and looked up at him confused "Wait. Who's Octavius? What am I getting into with them?" He looked at the paper in confusion. "What did I do?" Orion Black (sorry it's short, but I think this also-short thread is starting to wrap up? Maybe a dinner invite?)
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