“ I  GOT  GAS  IN  THE  TANK . . . ”

BR4DICAL  .  A SEMI ORIGINAL  CHARACTER  FROM  ADHOC'S  DISPATCH  .  CROSSOVER  FRIENDLY  .  OC  FRIENDLY  .  DEVELOPED  FURTHER  BY  OWEN  .  18+ .  

A STUDY IN  :  being radical  .  putting  others  first  .  the  downsides  of  working  with  family  .  building  trust  .  being  the  younger  twin  .  terrible  naming  practices  .  single  fatherhood  .  being okay with relying on others  . 

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                                                        “ . . .  I GOT MONEY IN THE BANK. ”

RULES UNDER THE CUT !!

his favourite animal would be a grizzly bear, a ferret, or a marmot <3

make up a headcanon for my muse and i'll decide if it's canon! / @helraising

!!!!! you're close!!! his favourite animals are black bears, groundhogs and sloths.

like the least intimidating animals one could find with the exception of black bears, however black bears, to my knowledge, aren't even really big and intimidating. they mind their own business for the most part.

honestly i think he's the sort of guy to like Every Animal on the planet. even the horrors that live deep in the ocean that look like they're straight out of someone's nightmares, knowing him he probably thinks they're so very cool and neat.

he likes wearing mismatched socks on purpose ‼️‼️

make up a headcanon for my muse and i'll decide if it's canon! / @spectracle

[ looks at brad ] . . .yeah, yeah no he absolutely wears mismatched socks. i can't say if it's on purpose though, i just think he gives up when pairing them up and figures nobody is going to see them, so it's fine if some of them don't match.

i will smack this with the canon hammer, because it is partially intentional but he's not going out of his way to wear goofy socks to throw people off.

@f1amer : “ bitches are out here wearing ski-masks and robbing banks, where's the originality? ”

The blonde is trying especially hard to keep a straight face at that comment . . . he fails, has to turn away to let out a stifled chuckle before he pulls himself together.

Flambae isn't wrong, it's almost exactly like a heist movie . . . If the heist was thwarted by two super-powered individuals who were obnoxiously brightly coloured and not at all subtle in appearance.

Nobody here was being subtle-- or original honestly, but that isn't relevant to the job. Well, wasn't relevant for the good guys.

“ Couple years ago I got sent out on a similar job, the exception bein' that the thieves were dressed like disney princesses and had those kinda creepy Purge style masks of the princesses they were dressed up as, an' lemme tell ya, Elsa packs a helluva punch without ice powers. ” Brad replies, carefully floating back to the ground with one of today's bad guys still unconscious and limp over his shoulder. “ An' given that monsters and weird creatures ain't uncommon in this gig, that particular incident is still on my list of just weird freakin' things I've encountered. ”

i will go further and say that he probably does have the money to get the expensive name branded clothes, like the real expensive ones, tried it once and decided >:/ nah this a scam. i'm going back to thrift stores.

@calljockey : “ Bullshit. I know you better than that. ”

“ You know a version of me from a couple years ago, dipshit, I'll have you know I've had all sorts of character arcs since then and some may even say personal growth . . . Y'just caught me on an off night is all. ” There is no venom in his words despite the term used, in fact there's a rather tired but amused smile on his face that can be heard in his voice.

Honestly time had gotten away from him quite a bit, he'd been too focused on fixing a specific problem with his truck when his phone started buzzing and given his profession, and near constant fear that being a parent brings he had answered without looking at the caller I.D. Mild feeling of anxiety only dissipating when Robert assured that no, he wasn't in any kind of danger and didn't need Brad's help; he just couldn't sleep which made two of them.

Phone still pinned between his shoulder and ear, the hood of the truck is closed with the conclusion that he'll solve it some other time. “ But imagine callin' up your buddy at ass o'clock in the night and giving them crap 'bout being awake, what're ya the Sandman of L.A? You callin' up everyone who lives here who's still awake to give 'em into trouble? Y'know that might be why you're so tired all the time if this is your secret night job. ” He laughs lightly, it's just a ridiculous idea honestly. “ You didn't tell me what's up anyways. What's buggin' ya? Need me to tell ya a lullaby? Aw wait, you strugglin' gettin' the futon into bed-mode again? I'ma print of instructions for ya if that's why. ”

@alleyspat : “ i don’t wanna die hated. ”

“ You won't. ” The words may have come out a bit too quickly, easily could've been mistaken for some false assurance but Brad means it. It's a surprisingly common fear to have, especially in this industry; it's the cost of being a somewhat public figure in an age where one has to be extra careful about what aspects of themselves they put on display.

That, and it's not unheard of for people in this industry to have skeletons in their closet, ghosts from their past so to speak, Brad imagines that might be closer to what Knox might be dealing with and thinking about.

“ I ain't got the answer for everythin', and I don't know everythin' there is to know about you, but if by some miracle ya end up bitin' it before me―, and dibs on goin' out first, jackass. ” A light nudge with his elbow while he takes a draw of his cigarette. “ Anyways-, if you're somehow stupid enough to die first, I can at the very least say I'm not gonna be hatin' ya, if that's anythin'. I'ma be mighty annoyed and sad, sure, but'cha ain't the worst guy I've met. That award goes to the handful of politicians I've met; they're definitely worse than you. ”

COSMIC HORROR OC MEME / @f1amer

Yes.

Jk, but I seriously think it's a bit of both? He grew up with a fairly religious background, went to church every Sunday and on the church going holidays and for a time he did believe in such things as fate with all his being but I think it's one of those things that he has changed his mind over as he's gotten older and gained more experience.

That, and he's not really religious all that much these days. No bad experiences he just became his own person and made his own choices.

But to get back to the original point I'm trying to make; I think fate might be something he hopes to be real, but he understands that people are their own beings and make their own decisions and thus free will is definitely a thing. I think the way he looks at it is that fate gives a vague outline but people have the power to do whatever they want, even go outside of that aforementioned outline. Everyone has the power to change their fate, basically.

COSMIC HORROR OC MEME / @spectracle

Oh it's 100% collectivism for him. Brad is a big believer in the saying "It takes a village.." and he honestly lives by that when he can. The nature of his power really didn't give him much of a choice in regards to trying to live purely for himself, aaand the dude does have a daughter so individualism isn't exactly a life lesson/skill he'd want to imbue upon her.

He believes everyone should have a good, reliable circle of friends and loved ones that you can turn to with just about any kind of subject, and of course that's a two way street deal for him. He's good like that, wouldn't ask something of someone if he didn't want them asking something of him in the future. Within reason, I mean he's not going to help you hide a body or commit a crime, maaaaybe might turn a blind eye depending on how much trouble he might get in.

@mechheir : “ this is the type of apartment you see, when the detective kicks the door in, you know? shine the flashlight, serial killer shit. ”

Brad was choosing to believe that everything he had heard about Robert's current living situation was highly dramatized and not at all that bad.

LA is expensive as hell to live in, he himself had just gotten lucky with an inheritance and some brand deals over the years.

. . . But seeing the apartment and then hearing what Royd had previously said--, yeah, okay he could see where everyone was coming from. And he is choosing not to look at the lawn chair in the middle of the living area for too long just in case it infects him with the same depression the apartment radiates.

“ It ain't . . . Okay, it's kinda sad but at least ya got a roof over your head and, hey, a fridge, right? ” He nods to the kitchenette and he can only really hope the fridge works and isn't just for show. “ When's your birthday? 'Cause I'm gonna drag your ass to IKEA an' help ya deck this place out and you can't feel bad or like you owe me one, 'cause I'm gonna just say it's your birthday present. ” Brad states seriously and honestly, he can't let himself exist knowing Robert is living like this. “ Fuck it, we can go next week an' I'll still count it as a present. ”

COSMIC HORROR OC MEME / @deflagrate

Brad is one of those folks who has such a busy life that when there is a period of time where he is on his own and all is silent, he'll enjoy it for as long as his mind will allow him. That's usually when he paints miniatures for D&D campaigns or even just cleans his house up a bit... But the unfortunate side effect of having a busy life and then having peace and quiet is that after a certain amount of time he starts to distrust the silence and peace of it all.

Not to a detrimental degree, he doesn't start to mentally spiral but he does get a bit fidgety and a lil uneasy after a time, like he's waiting for something bad to happen that he has to be a hero for, or a phone call, or just anything that would toss his life back into it's usual level of chaos. He handles it... fine, I suppose, but I think after going so many years of swooping in to save the day, part of his brain is sort of wired to always expect to be ready for absolutely anything and relaxing means he is not preparing for Future Events(tm).

Anyways, he's more or less fine, he has his hobbies for that specific reason honestly, they're a good way to distract his mind and keep him busy and give him something to do when he is on his own.