#jerseyhero

@jerseyhero , questions .

confidence is never constant . it had wavered every day of his life with its norm settling at minimum . there are days it blooms into being at such a rapid speed that bob doesn't quite know what to do with it all . those days are worse than most . they trick him into thinking he's made it to a new norm , able to tear down barriers like they're nothing , and the following day it's reduced to ash and leaves him hollow .

today is one of those days he wishes he could find a piece of it . it's absent , dregs of what it could become had slipped between his fingers and left bob exposed to his own mind with nothing to keep his head above the water . he's gasping for air , clutching at his chest that is fit to burst with something - a burst of dejected laughter , a yelp of emotion unfit to remain behind his ribcage . it's isolating , makes him feel as though no one else could dare to feel as low as bob . it's all over something trivial , something so miniscule that it couldn't possibly cause someone to feel so suffocated . some would laugh , and they'd be within their right to .

@jerseyhero , an assortment of dialogue prompts .

he swore he was only going to close his eyes for a second . fingers curled into a fist pressed into his temple shouldn't be comfortable enough for sleeping , but he manages it . the noise and hum of life around him too should have been a factor in keeping him from sleeping , it had become a comfort he was yet to acknowledge - perhaps now he'd better consider when and where he rests his eyes .

bob wakes with a sharp intake of breath . he swallows , and blinks kamala into focus . his smile is only hidden behind his hand for a second as fingers rub at his eyes , though it remains and grows with every second of her company . fists push down into the couch to correct his posture , and bob tips his head left to right to stretch muscles and pop joints stiffened over the period of his unintentional snooze .

@jerseyhero , questions .

" the new york thing ? " there's no knowing what she really knew . sharing a building , and a hallway , with super - soldiers and a red room assassin didn't really maintain bob's confidence in secrets anymore . valentina had been careful , as had the new avengers , but who could tell ? if word had spread then he's none the wiser . bob ums and shifts from foot to foot , right arm bends across his waist to hook a hand over his elbow — discomfort runs rife throughout his limbs and makes him fumble for something to occupy his fingers .

+ @jerseyhero asked: it's nice to see you again.

+ When it came to the SUPERHERO COMMUNITY , Mary Jane knew there were still many who weren't sure WHAT to make of her . Being SPINNERET was one thing . A bit COMPLICATED to explain, but still MANAGABLE with the right words . But sporting a BLACK COSUTME now ? One that wasn't merely a CLOTH substitute for her red and white one ? That was not only HARDER to explain ; but outright OFFPUTTING to some .

﹝ INCOMING TRANSMISSION.  SOURCE  .  .  .  @jerseyhero MESSAGE  RETRIEVED: Can't-- Can't you stop these things?

❛❛   Lemme   think.   ❜❜   Blue   Beetle   wasn't   used   to   being   the   more   seasoned   hero   out   of   a   duo   or   group.   Seemed   he   always   had   someone   with   more   expertise   to   fall   back   on   when   he   wasn't   on   his   own.   ❛❛   They   possess   some   form   of   technology,   exotic   and   possibly   of   alien   origin.   ❜❜

〔 к 〕 Symbiotic relationship detected. Foes may not be in full control of their actions.

❛❛   I'll   have   to   get   close   to   see   if   I   can   disable   their   tech.   Try   not   to   hurt   them,   but   if   they   can't   be   restrained,   they   have   to   go   down.   ❜❜

+ @jerseyhero asked: it's just really frustrating and that bums me out.

+ Mary Jane SIGHED as she let the younger hero's words roll over her . More than once in her life, she'd had people look to her for the RIGHT advice . Somehow, despite the way her life seemed to ever presently be TETTER-TOTTERING between acceptable and DISASTROUS , she would SURELY have the right combination of WORDS to offer . And sometimes, she WISHED more than life itself that she had that kind of POWER . More than one MOMENT in her lifetime would have benefitted from such a GIFT .

At present ? It felt like she was just BARELY keeping her head above WATER .