selfhelp: ([billy] it's... kind of a brother thing)
William "Billy" Kaplan (Wiccan) ([personal profile] selfhelp) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-11-18 11:27 pm

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Who: Billy Kaplan / OTA
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Iskaulit
When: After all the chaos is settled!


So… all of that was horrible? I think that goes without saying. The less we have of that kind of thing going forward, the better.

Tangentially, but the personnel augment is kind of useless, isn't it? We get an office but not much in the way of marketable skills, we can't do anything with the ships in the middle of a crisis, we're not here for any big damn hero moments. It’s great if we’ve got other skills for that, but we can’t fix stuff, we can’t pilot people out of danger, we can’t arm those who don’t have powers...

...okay, sorry, I'm rambling. Getting to the point! Truth is, personnel - counselling - is meant for the aftermath. Therapy, in other words. If it doesn't exist where you're from, it pretty much means someone whose job it is to listen to you, no judgments, and offer advice if they can. Sometimes it's enough to just have somebody hear you out.

Anyway, I wanted to say that I'm tired of, like… not contributing much. So I'm gonna have an open door policy. Doesn't matter if you're not on my ship, doesn't matter if I don't even know you. You can even use the comm anonymously if you don't like the idea of coming in person. You make the rules.

If you're wondering about my qualifications… well, I've got ears. That's the most important part. But I did also grow up with this stuff- Mom’s a psychologist, I've seen her work, I’ve read some of her books. And I’ve gone to therapy. Kind of a lot. It's not a substitute for the real thing, but it's what I can offer.

Oh, and for the record, this isn't meant to call out anyone with the personnel augment, or steal your shipmates, or anything! This is more of a call to action. If you want in on this we can set up some kind of network.

I’m setting up shop on the Iskaulit and I’m gonna post active hours there. Stop by if you want to talk more one-on-one about it.

[True to his word, Billy’s in a spare room in the Iskaulit - sign on the door - and is decorating the place, though it’s kind of barebones for the moment. He can magic it pretty, but the last few months have been exhausting, so he’s taking it slow.]
ladybro: (➵  sway through the crowd)

[personal profile] ladybro 2017-12-06 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, futz off. [ she tosses the paintbrush at his head, yep. ] You will not and you won't and even if you did? We're pretty good at stopping things that are way worse than axe murderers.
ladybro: (➵ friend enemy foe)

[personal profile] ladybro 2017-12-08 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ and maybe she ducks, but maybe it's a touch too late, and now she's got a spattering of blue across her face. across her shirt. and although she tosses another curse in his direction, kate's got a grin on her face as wide as...well, as wide as something really really wide. the grand canyon, maybe.

kate pulls a bobby pin out of her hair -- in a flash, she has it balanced on between her fingers like a little dart. ]


But the paint can down, Kaplan. No one has to get hurt.
ladybro: (➵ faded for home)

[personal profile] ladybro 2017-12-12 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the playing field is wildly uneven. but kate doesn't mind -- never did, either. there's no jealousy or bitterness for what billy can do. only appreciation and a healthy dose of awe. and the ability to imagine him like an hard fist in a velvet glove.

he's got the fabric of reality at his fingertips and she's got a bobby pin. even so, she likes her chances -- if only because she's a cocky shit. win or lose, they're going to have fun. ]


Oh, but that's just it. I will finish it. I'm a finisher.

[ and she can do a lot of damage with a bobby pin. when kate does flick it, she doesn't flick it at billy. rather, she flicks it at the empty tin can she'd brought and gifted him. the goal, you see, is to knock the can off the desk and see the can fall into the paint bucket, splashing billy at about knee-height. pants be damned.

she doesn't miss. but that doesn't mean she succeeds, either. ]
ladybro: (➵ till i look around and see)

[personal profile] ladybro 2017-12-15 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she grins. toothy and red-cheeked and while swallowing down her laughter. kate combs her fingers through her paint-splattered hair and decides not to slide another pin free. she's done enough 'damage' for one day.

and, every now and then, it's good to remember how she'd earned her place on their once-upon-a-time team. how she's continued to earn her place in a world of powers and technology. ]


Here. [ she says one word when she offers him her hand. she wants to help him back onto his feet. ]
ladybro: (➵ butterflies and needles)

[personal profile] ladybro 2017-12-19 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
It needed a bit of a christening.

[ she makes her argument with a sly grin -- dabbing at her face with the rag, trying to avoid dragging paint across her cheek. ]

Like breaking a bottle of champagne on a luxury liner. Only -- we're breaking a bottle of good memories, instead. Leaving a little bit of good vibes behind.