i want my baby back baby back (closed)

[usurpers]

WHO: eren jaeger, elliot craig, matt murdock and foggy nelson
WHERE: welcome to chili’s! or stacked. some crazy restaurant.
WHEN: some time later this month when the paints are 👌
WHAT: a double date that may or may not have started with matt’s insane wizardry at bowling. we might play hideous games at the table.
WARNINGS: there might be awkward jokes about eating people

[ finally, after a walk or perhaps a few rounds of throwing balls at pins in half painted facilities (we all lost except for matt), it was time to huddle around a table and ask for food. delicious, fatty meats and impossible desserts.



there’re also mini tablets on the table, either one big hub or one for each, meant for ordering and hey what do you know, games! there’s trivia, cards against humanity, etc etc, the only thing it doesn’t do is cook for you.

once they’re all ready to order (aside from the appetizer and drinks that are already on the table for the taking), eren asks for a plethora of food just for him: a crazy burger with a side dish of baby back ribs, cheddar potato skins, a quadruple dipper for the whole group, an extra sweet steak—

all y’all are done and he just keeps ordering. a still growing boy in much need of titanic energy refuel, how many times did he shift this month???? a lot. so he needs to eat the entire restaurant and its chains to maintain healthy before hibernation! that’s absolutely it. ]

Comments

[devilsadvocato]

Dude save some room for dessert!

[Does he always eat like this? Foggy has seen teenagers eat less than Eren has managed to fit in his bottomless pit stomach. He laughs and shoots Elliot a wide-eyed look knowing Matt won't see it if he does the same to him. Is anyone else going to chime in on Eren's food eating competition worthy appetite? Or is this normal and they forgot to mention?]

Or is this a Retrospec thing? Second stomach?

[fiddlestick]

[Elliot meanwhile, is used to these huge orders from Eren. He just snickers as he orders his own smaller meal of a burger, fries, and a side of chicken wings. Okay so it's smaller than Eren's but come on, he's still a teenage boy that burns through energy with magic.

He'll meet Foggy's look and just looks very amused. No, he doesn't think it's weird]

Haha, he's just got a bit appetite.

[blessmefather]

[ Matt, the bowling wizard man with super smell and taste at the table asks for "whatever the person sitting behind me is eating." (Turns out it's a steak and salad.) He laughs at Foggy's reaction to Eren's order. ]

His second stomach reserved for dessert, don't worry about it.

[usurpers]

[ he sees all glances his way and smiles with his own sort of amusement at foggy, raising his shoulders in mock apology to his surprise. placing the electronic menu down and sealing the deal to their orders, he clicks back into the home page and slides it close to the edge of the table. ]

It’s not that much [ excuses! between zee missions, painting the city, life hacks (literally) and getting back to (now temporary!) air force duties, it seems that he’s been given more life and energy than ever before. after that gap of troubled energy last month into early may, he’s been pouring a ridiculous amount of passion into what he does, old and new.

you get a different look at life when it was almost taken from you! prepping his stomach, he takes a crispy mozzarella sticks and eats more than half in a single bite. ]

You get used to the intake if you’ve got a heavy output.

[devilsadvocato]

Oh yeah! I heard about your "special talent." It came up during a conversation on the network with Levi. He seems like a cool guy. That's a wild ability dude. [He looks around the table.] Elliot gets the most useful ability award though.

["Hey Matt weren't you going to tell Elliot something. HMM?" Matt can't see the look he's getting but he can totally sense it right?]

[fiddlestick]

[He laughs a little nervously]

I-I wouldn't call mine the most useful...there's plenty of others that are really useful!

[blessmefather]

I don't know. I have to agree with Foggy. The fact the food you make can heal people even when you aren't present is game-changing for anyone who happens to need help with an injury when they don't expect it.

[ Matt shifts in his seat and turns toward Eren. Help set up this revelation please Eren? ]

[usurpers]

[ eren laughs mildly at the compliment, but waves it off— turning into a fifteen meter giant is fine and dandy but



check out his boyfriend, give him all the attention because he deserves it ]

It’s really important, still. [ even if he knows that teamwork is the ultimate key to anything, but! oh, he picks this up from foggy and he’s sure he remembers matt mentioning something about telling him about his escapades himself, so . . . ]

You’ve helped Matt more than you think, you know.

[devilsadvocato]

[Foggy snorts in laughter.] Sorry. That's just. I think that's an understatement.

Matt has something important to tell you about what he buys all those crackers for.

[fiddlestick]

[he sighs, his cheeks turning a little pink as all three of them say nice things. GOSH GUYS]

C'mon guys...

[It's embarrassing!! So embarrassing that when he hears Foggy hint at something, he'll perk up and IMMEDIATELY jump on that]

He does? [Looking over] What is it?

[blessmefather]

[ Some set up guys. It sounds like they're daring him to start guessing. Matt sighs softly and leans in and lowers his voice. He waits until one of the passing waiters is further down the row then starts talking. ]

I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner, this is a secret that only a few people know, even a number of my closest friends haven't been told... Have you heard about the masked vigilante that appeared in December?

[ The one that saved Eren from getting kidnapped? Yeah that one. ]

[usurpers]

[ eren considers opening his mouth to add something (something along the lines of “yeah i nearly got abducted and he beat the shit out of the goons”)— then decides against it by lightly clearing his throat and getting another mozzarella stick, nodding in agreement.

you will not spill the beans about him getting kidnapped matt, you will not. and just to make sure matt gets the message, beyond the massive spike in his heartbeat at the word “december”, he nudges matt under the table with the tip of his foot. ]

Me and Foggy knew, but he said he wanted to be the one to tell you.

[devilsadvocato]

Well. It wouldn't really be my place to say anything. It was down to those two.

[Foggy shrugs. He only just met Elliot for the first time after all.]

[fiddlestick]

[Lucky for Eren, Elliot reads the news regularly, so he knows of Matt from other deeds. He gasps and looks surprised. Luckily, despite his clear excitement, he keeps his voice relatively down.]

You mean the masked guy in the news?? I read about him! You're him?

Whoa...! I-I'd figured he was a Retrospec user and you were doing something with all those crackers, but I never connected the dots.

[SO COOL]

[blessmefather]

[ Oh is that a secret Eren? Too embarrassing? Touchy subject for you two?

Matt nods and breathes a sigh of relief that Elliot is giving off surprised and positive physical signs. Eren would have warned him if he thought Elliot would take it badly, he's sure, but one never knows. ]

Your service has helped immensely. I haven't had to go to work the next morning with bruises or stay at home at night because of an injury from earlier in the week. Dealing with bad people and monsters alike it makes a dramatic difference. You should give yourself some credit for helping those that I have, you played a role in that.

[usurpers]

[ listen. it’s unecessary worry that happened near christmas, he couldn’t bring himself to say it then and then it just . . . dragged out into forgetfulness.

. . .

but it feels worse, now that he thinks to hold it in. they just had a conversation about keeping things from each other, and that’s. not what he wants to do. comparing december to may, eren has changed a lot. it’s time to keep to that change.

if anything, the nudge was to make sure matt wouldn’t be the one to spill it. with a sharp breath in and: ]

—He helped me. [ no turning back! go! eren’s hand goes to elliot’s hand, on his lap under the bunk, hold a little nervous to the touch, but. ] Some guys tried to take my car and stick me in the trunk a while back.. Matt knocked most of them out single handedly.

[ single handedly because eren kicked the shit out of one guy ]

[devilsadvocato]

Damn. [Foggy's eyes go wide for a second.] Yeah he saved me too. A guy put a knife against my neck. Not fun. Not a scratch on me in the end thanks to Mr. Fancy Moves.

[He smirks and nudges Matt in the side with his elbow.] Haven't heard much about dangerous crime lately. More about monsters and Retrospec issues. I think the cracker-fueled mission has changed things around here.

[fiddlestick]

[Wow this is a lot of information to process at once. Matt's the superhero guy?? Eren nearly got kidnapped?? Foggy was also in danger?? He actually was of use to a superhero without knowing it???????????????????

This is. A lot. He's glad for Eren's hand, because he's sure taking it and squeezing it.]

Whoa....

[Lucky for Eren, when he mentions his near call, he gets a worried look up at him but he doesn't seem mad. Since you know, not like Elliot's mentioned every time he's been in danger and it clearly worked out okay.

Still, the honesty is appreciated. Gold star for you Eren, you did good.]

That must've been scary... [He glances over at Foggy] And for you too Foggy! I've never been held up at knife point before....rather avoid that....

[He looks over at Matt now]

Eheh, thanks. I..didn't really expect people to be using the food for this when I started but .... I'm really glad it did help. Though not sure I'm up to taking any credit for your hard work. [That requires way more self-confidence than he has]

[blessmefather]

[ Matt can appreciate Elliot's humble attitude. ]

You definitely have my gratitude and the gratitude of those who know my secret.

[ Present company included plus a niece at home. Matt nods at Foggy. ]

I might shift my focus to the monsters outside the city. The fire spirits were the last threat around here that called for that type of action and they were more mischevious than determined to hurt people. I'm only embarrassed that I was possessed by one while I was in the suit. It seemed to enjoy playing the flashy superhero.

[ He hangs his head. ]

I'm surprised the news hasn't given the vigilante a silly name after that.

[usurpers]

[ oh, elliot. come on. eren rubs his hand with his fingers as he says that and smiles warmly at him. another squeeze it is, because you are part of something so big. so great. you need to realize it!!! ]

You didn’t give it a name, yet?

[ vigilantes are supposed to have cool names! ]

[devilsadvocato]

[Foggy grabs Matt's shoulder and playfully shakes him.]

I think SOMEONE'S trying to remember his old name. They called him The Devil of Hell's Kitchen at first. But I bet we could come up with something way better right now. Something that would impress even Mr. Dramatic Entry here.

[fiddlestick]

[A name huh....Elliot seems to still, as he thinks it over. ]

I guess the Devil of Recolle doesn't have the same ring to it....

[Hmmm]

What's your suit look like? I remember the papers saying you were masked, but I don't recall any photos.

[blessmefather]

[ Matt deadpans. ]

I have no clue.

[ Grin. ]

Mostly red with some black. It gets mistaken for leather often so I'm guessing the material has a similar look. The mask is more of a helmet than a mask. And there are horns. The rumors are true.

[usurpers]

[ we always forget matt is blind with all those superhuman skills that would require sight, but matt fucks the system!!! grinning a little into himself, eren starts thinking ang goes quiet too, huh— ]

Devil . . .

[ . . .

he’s got nothing ]

[devilsadvocato]

Horny on main? [Foggy jokes and brace himself for whatever glare or poke he gets from Matt for that.] I'm sorry but the bitty horns still crack me up. It could have easily been a regular superhero type of suit but NO. Someone's too dramatic and Catholic for that. And now Recolle is protected by its own Guardian Devil Dude.

Guardian Devil Dude? Too long? Worse comes to worse you could go by Cracker Powered.