The Roof, Saturday Evening

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After spending the last bit of his vacation hiding from the world and clinging to his laptop, it was time for Tony to brave the world again. And pray no one remembered he got drunk and puked on a tree.

It was all Bobby's fault anyway.

So he was going to get a bit of fresh air up on the roof before going to his lab for the rest of his life. It was for the best, really.

[[Open like a roof!]]

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[wwiii]

Warren had spent an entire week with invisible wings. And for as awesome as it was, just hanging out on the beach shirtless without being stared at for being some kind of mutie freak, not being able to see his wings out of the corner of his eye had been driving him kind of nuts.

And so, as soon as he'd gotten his things unpacked and he'd settled in some, he was making a beeline for the roof, where he was going to stretch.

Because he could.

Who cared if it was chilly up here? Look! Feathers!

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SHIRTLESS GUY WITH WINGS ALL UP IN TONY'S SPACE.

"Hi," Tony said, mostly wondering if he was cold. And again how fast he could fly. Damn science.

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Warren blinked over toward Tony, and then plastered a kind of sheepish smile onto his face. He hadn't expected the roof to be occupied yet. Because apparently he wasn't aware that the roof was the most hip place to be, around here.

Someday, he'd catch on.

"Hey there," he replied, folding his wings over his back and his arms over his front. Because yes, he was cold. Especially after a week in Hawaii. "Sorry, I just needed to... Uh."

To shrug. Yes.

"I'm not interrupting anything, I hope?"

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The roof was the hippest place to be since forever, oh em gee.

"Interrupting? No," Tony answered quickly. "Aren't you cold?"

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"A bit," Warren admitted. But hey, it was above freezing, so he'd suck it up. Besides, his wings were pretty flexible. He could hug himself with those, and there, instant down jacket. "I just needed to stretch, or I was going to go nuts. The dorm rooms are a little small."

He knocked over so many things, stretching indoors.

"I swear, I usually put on more clothes than this when I go outside in February."

Honest!

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"I believe you," Tony assured him. Then offered a hand. "I'm Tony, by the way."

Introduction number two.

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"Warren," came the reply of the Worthington on the roof as he reached to give Tony a firm handshake. "Warren the slightly-chilled, tonight."

He'd been anticipating a short stretch.

"You must be one of the newer students, huh?"

Or else something of a shut-in. Or both!

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Bruce had been making his way up to the roof just to get himself reacquainted with the fresh air you could get on a rooftop. But there was Tony.

"I see you survived your bar experience," Bruce offered.

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Mostly both!

"Just arrived last month," Tony confirmed. "You?"

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"Oh god, don't remind me," Tony replied with a sigh.

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"That bad, huh?" Bruce asked. "You didn't profess love for anyone or destroy anything, did you?"

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"...I think I called someone pretty." SOMEONE WHO BRUCE DID NOT KNOW. AT ALL.

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"I got here a little over a year ago," Warren replied, smiling faintly. "I... didn't used to get out much."

Something about being wingy and horribly self-conscious. He was getting over that!

"How are you liking it here so far, Tony?"

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"Do you remember who?" Bruce asked. "Because not remembering that could be even worse."

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WIIIINGS.

"It's certainly different," Tony replied after a moment. "Are you the Warren Bobby knows?"

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Damn his being a bad liar. "I've kinda been avoiding her since then. I know she's only going to make fun of it."

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"That's actually not a terrible strategy. Just realize that you're putting off the inevitable," Bruce said.

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"I know, I know." He was just going to hide for a little while longer. Maybe for a few more months?

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"That would be me," Warren agreed, with that lopsided little smile of his.

Well. One of the Warrens that Bobby knew. He was the less blue one.

"You're a friend of Bobby's, then?"

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"But at least you've learned a lesson of some sort, I'm sure," Bruce said. "That's the important thing."

Sound more serious about the after school special, Bruce.

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"I think so," Tony replied. "I never actually asked him if we were, though."

Stop being clever, Tony.

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Tony shot him a look. "Thanks, dad."

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"I think wherever Bobby is involved, things like friendship are kind of intuitive," Warren shared. "I found out that I was his friend... before I actually knew his name."

Which had been an interesting introduction to the whole alternate-reality thing but Warren wasn't complaining.

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"Just trying to help," Bruce said.

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"You too?"