𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘

You have to understand. Ever since I put on the T, I've had to face... OTHERWORDLY FORCES. I've led a group of extraordinary people... with the power of the GODS... fought monsters... I even formed my own team of misfits that went to strange worlds and different DIMENSIONS. They all had abilities I could only DREAM of. But I DO have a SUPERPOWER... my MIND. ⸻ Mr. Terrific: Year One #1

I'M HERE TO MAKE THE MULTIVERSE PLAY FAIR. thirdsmartest* is an independent, low activity, and mutually exclusive roleplay blog for MICHAEL HOLT, the second MR. TERRIFIC from dc. inspired by edi gathegi's terrific performance in james gunn's superman (2025) and backed up by nearly thirty years of comics.

LINKS: MEMES ✧ PINNED CREDIT ✧ BORDER CREDIT ✧ PROMO BLOGROLL: Lex Luthor ✧ Brainiac ✧ Bruce Wayne ✧ Multimuse

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Michael himself admits to struggling with suddenly having to be a father to the son he thought he'd lost, and seems to rely heavily on PJ's friendship with Raghu Seetharaman to socialize his son and give him a sense of belonging. PJ also looks a lot like Paula so I would not be surprised if that contributes to Michael's difficulties with regard to being the father PJ needs. :( I am very excited for Fairplay to join the Teen Titans in a new ongoing, and I hope DC proves me wrong about glossing over his backstory and difficulties bonding with his father, but I think we all know how these things tend to go...

     michael doesn't have to look up from his computer to know lobo's there⸻his nose tells him the bounty hunter's near well before his ears do, unfortunately. " I wouldn't expect a man who makes his living off working for the highest bidder to jibe with the concept of fairness, " he retorts, fingers still typing away at the keyboard.

" but you do know what a contract is and to follow the terms of your employer. " a beat. " for the most part, anyway. one of the league's 'terms' is to not use our communication devices for personal reasons. everything goes through the watchtower satellite, including pictures. "

     mr. terrific finally glances up at @lobotcmy, clearly displeased.

     In Mr. Terrific: Year One #4 (2025), Michael recounts that when he was in third grade, his teachers wanted to hold him back a year because they suspected he was developmentally challenged; his grades "weren't great" and he was always "staring into space, not paying attention." His father, Earnest, knew that Michael was brilliant because every night they watched Jeopardy! and his son was always better than all of the contestants. School was boring, but the game show was a challenge. His father told him that he had to view the world the same way he did Jeopardy!:

     Michael took his father's advice to heart and did exactly that: win. And his victories weren't limited to the world of academia, as Michael also became a professional athlete and won a gold medal as a decathlete in the Olympics. Even his social life benefited from this mindset, since he likely wouldn't have put himself out there to ask Paula out on a date had he not seen it as just another way of challenging himself.

     Michael never forgot watching those nightly Jeopardy! episodes with his father, and eventually applied to be a contestant on the show. After passing the Anytime Test and the rigorous auditioning process, Michael was a contestant and won his debut episode; he would go on to win several more games, making him eligible for the Tournament of Champions. Michael has also appeared on Jeopardy! as Mr. Terrific to host an episode where the contestants were fellow 'superhero geniuses' such as Ted Kord, Natasha Irons, and Ray Palmer*, his dry humor making him a fan favorite.

" Who is—oh. "

" Of course. "

PROMPTS FROM DATE EVERYTHING (PART 1) ⟶ always accepting!

     A loud thump! echoes throughout the room as Michael suddenly drops part of a piece of furniture he's in the middle of assembling. The creature that had been introduced to him as Mr. Handsome slowly moves to retrieve it as he turns around to stare at @teschmacher with an expression that's equal parts disapproval and disbelief, both of which are superevident given his lack of the iconic T-shaped mask.

" I do not need to hear this. And I definitely do not want to hear this. "

     Michael's not sure when Eve's recap of the latest episode of Love Is Blind—or Perfect Match, or Love Island, or whatever reality TV show she's been binging—turned into her fondly reminiscing about her 'physical connection' with the guy who literally tried to destroy the universe, but he's considering this is his wake up call to start setting some hard boundaries on the subject. " Let's agree to take any and all talks about Lex Luthor off the table going forward, yeah? Your... opinions... on him are very different from my own, so I think it's for the best if neither of us bring him up. All right? "

     Michael flinches when he feels something lightly brush against his arm, and turns back to find Mr. Handsome holding out the piece he'd dropped. He hesitantly takes it from the creature, murmuring thank you. Oh, Paula, what has he gotten himself into with this...