CHARACTERS: NED & VARIOUS
LOCATION: VARIOUS
WARNINGS: PG/PG-13 & gif-heavy
SUMMARY: Ned meets up with his Phase 3 match-ups (and Chuck).
NOTES: if anyone would like to log out Phase 2 with Ned that is also an option here, just hit me up via plurk or PM.



[ for chuck ]
Ned didn't like seeing Chuck with another man, even when that man was another him. It was all terribly confusing and he didn't like it. Nor did he like the nearly 20 floors that separated their rooms. He fully intended to address both of those things when he went to track her down.
What he worried over more than his own petty jealousies or even Chuck herself, was her reaction to the memories she had surely received in return. Would she be jealous, as well? Angry; scared? Ned had been through a lot in his city of Not New York. He had rebuilt the Pie Hole, seen waiters and waitresses come and go, he'd had two arch nemeses and even been arrested once. And through it all, Zatanna had been there for him. He would be lost without her, a fact he had rather glossed over when talking of the City before to his girlfriend. Not because he had anything to hide, but out of his own selfishness to keep the two worlds as separate as he could.
It seemed, now, however, that he had no choice in the matter. The pie maker jumped as his door creaked, Digby poking his nose in first; followed by Chuck herself. Ned scrambled to rise from his bed, a hand raising to his chest as he attempted to compose himself. No matter how mixed up his emotions were just now, it was always so devastatingly wonderful to see her. He couldn't help the smile that tugged at his lips as he told her, "I was just thinking about you."
Which really wasn't much of an admission, given that he thought of her all the time.
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The moment Ned's memories hit Chuck, she knew who they belonged to immediately because it featured a lot of the things Ned talked about of the place he was in before arriving on the Tranquility. It was a bit overwhelming at first and maybe she felt a bit jealous but overall she was just excited to talk with Ned about what she saw. She made her way to his room with Digby at her side and soon enough she just entered him room, a smile on her face as she saw him. "Yeah? I was thinking of you too so I thought I'd just come over"
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"Everyone knows," he blurted, so happy to have someone to talk to. And yet so terrified she wouldn't be sympathetic. Zatanna, while an excellent confidant, could also deliver some pretty tough love when all Ned wanted was for someone to listen; to care about his own cares and concerns as he voiced them. It was so selfish to confide in Chuck now, of all times, but at least the pie maker knew some comfort was forthcoming.
"About my finger," he clarified, holding it up as if she didn't know which one he meant. He knew she did, of course, but it was merely for illustrative affect.
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"Everyone?" Chuck knew how he was worried about people finding out so she couldn't help but look at him with concern on her face about the whole situation. "Were people asking you about it?"
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Only, he wasn't so sure he believed that himself. And yet his fear was very very real.
"...You saw them? My friends?" He was both hopeful and frightened of her reaction as well.
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She just smiles when she hears his question since he was right about what she did see from his memories. "I did— it was all just like you were telling me"
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"...What did you think?" he managed, finally; breathless.
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[ for robb ]
Though he'd not seen much of Robb this month, the other man was never far from his mind. He also seemed to keep running into the Stark family around the ship, and had received memories he was sure were Arya's. The youngest Stark had not been very receptive of their self-proclaimed bannerboy, however, and so he went to the one he could always count on to receive him with open arms - not yet knowing how literal that might have to be.
He gave three abrupt, no-nonsense knocks to Robb's door before leaning back and lacing his hands behind his back, content to wait patiently for his friend to answer.
action spams it up yolo
Have you been affected?
[ it's a useless question, really. robb already knows. he just isn't certain of how they're going to manage this, when robb's seen when ned's touch can do. ]
<3 i knew u would
I think you know the answer.
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[ formalities are always observed though, because robb's momma raised him right. ]
You should sit. Have you had other links?
[ how you been handling this bro ]
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I saw... a lot. [ he's pretty sure it's close to everything, even. ]
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[ which is the heart of the matter, though robb isn't sure how much he can answer. no one has ever asked, in some cases, and in others, the sheer strangeness of westeros is difficult to put into words. ]
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[ for sirius ]
The pie maker had been living up to his moniker today, and the small kitchen in the bar was flooded with flaky crust upon flaky crust. He had called Sirius down not so long ago, to help taste, and test a few new flavors he'd cooked up with the limited options he was given here on the ship.
He was scared, scared of what he knew about his new friend, but even more terrified still of what the wizard knew about him. He was jumpy and on edge, which while indistinguishable from Ned's usual nervous demeanor, there was a difference. He wasn't nervous for no reason or for one reason in particular. He was petrified by the prospect of multiple people knowing his secret without his consent.
And he intended to find out just what it was that Sirius now knew. After pie.
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It's been weird, getting other people's thoughts and memories, but not necessarily bad--or it wasn't, until recently. No, before, it was amusing, like going to the muggle cinema and watching a series of very short films. Some of them were a laugh and some of them weren't, and it was as the latter option became more and more prevalent that he began to feel--well, creepy. There's just stuff you shouldn't know or see.
So PIE will be a welcome distraction, even if Sirius sort of knows why he's been asked round for it. And admittedly he has some questions as well--questions beyond can you do a chocolate pie and how many space apples are in this, though he's going to ask those as well. Even outside of pie, Sirius has found himself bizarrely fond of Ned the pie-maker. He's easy-going and likable and he lets Sirius go on and on and on; those are two key components for friendship, with Sirius. The pie is a bonus.
Sirius slides into the kitchen, eyeing all of the bowls and pie tins with interest. Pies are in progress, he can tell that much. "Hullo, pie-man," and he points, immediately, to a bowl, "can I eat some of that? It looks good. Where's your dog, is he around?"
Might as well start things off cheerfully enough, yeah? It's bound to get weird in a few minutes.
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"This one is for you," he announced, sliding a tin of oven-fresh pie over to Sirius and handing him a fork. Who needed plates when he intended on eating the entire thing, after all? Ned took up his own pie, different from Sirius' though they looked identical -- the pie maker knew the difference, and he stressed that so did Sirius, now. "Maybe we should eat now and ask questions later."
Or never. Never would be good for him.
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All of his declarations of love have been, of course, wildly exaggerated. But Sirius is fond of Ned. The pie helps. He leans down first to pat Digby on the head, quickly--he's sympathetic to dogs, of course he is; you always pay attention to dogs.
But then there's the pie, and Sirius takes up his fork and studies his, trying to pick the perfect angle to start in on it.
"Can I ask questions about the pie? What is it--I mean, what sort, I know what pie itself is." And he had a load of pie memories, actually, which--now that he's faced with Ned--is a little strange to consider. Maybe it would have been better not to come? He's not confronted anyone else that he's accidentally shared memories with, and it's more awkward than he'd have reckoned. Not that he's going to show that at all. He's too good at playing cool for that.
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Even on the subject of pie, Ned could not perk up. He couldn't be excited about his most exciting topic because Sirius undoubtedly knew. So many people were finding out his secrets and he really wasn't looking forward to what came next.
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But first things first, right. Sirius has a bite of pie ready to go, but when Ned tells him the ingredients, he pauses, squinting at his fork. "Orange." It's not as if he can see orange in there, given the mushy nature of pie contents, but he stares at it all the same. "Why would there be orange, is this some pie secret? Always put orange in your pie?" Oops, secret, that's rather too close to what needs to be discussed-- "Don't tell me orange is actually a berry."
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[ for peter ] phase 2
It wasn't surprising, or rather -- it shouldn't have been, having come from a superhero city in which everyone had an ability that there still had to be some reason they had all been forced here aboard this ship together. Ned knew logically, for that was the only way logical things could be known, that many if not all of the Tranquility's passengers possessed something beyond simple humanity. The main distinction was between those who chose to hide this information, as the pie maker did, guarding it close to his chest as if the whole universe depended on his secret. And maybe, someday, it would.
Except that this plague of memories was bound and determined to out him, and it was no true comfort that the Petrelli brothers were also saddled with something extra; something the outside world would never be able to handle. Or so that was what Emerson told him; to visit these worlds where it was commonplace made him wonder how accurate that could truly be, as all things accurate were also true, by definition.
Ned cleared his throat and shook his hand before knocking on Peter's door, knowing that while he didn't actually want to discuss any of this that it was what adults did. He recognized the man in a vague sort of way from when he had publicly dated a self-proclaimed vampire slayer in the City, but now the pie maker knew far more than he ever would have asked.
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Everything had shifted however, with the return of another bout of memories, ones that sat oddly at the pit of his stomach. Another father that had left him - not him - behind, brothers that made as much sense to him as aliens probably would. It left his temples aching, discontent if only because he related too much. it always stung that much worse when he could relate. It always made him feel as if he needed to make sense of it, find the other person until he understood.
Apparently he wouldn't have to go out to do that much.
A knock at his door and Peter was up onto his feet. He'd never had so many visits as he'd had as of late, and honestly, he told himself not to be too terribly surprised when he opened the door to someone he'd never met before. "Something tells me that you're the guy inside my head."
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The Petrelli brothers now knew far more about him than his own brothers would ever know, and as reluctant as he was to run damage-control, he knew it was all too necessary as he reached up to push gently at the door.
"Can I come in?"
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"You don't have to be sorry, come on in."
Waving Ned inside his room, the place was nearly empty save for everything that was crammed over to one side -- all of his future self's shit. From balled up paper and yarn to newspapers cut to shreds, it was a slight mess, however contained. Not to mention a pile of black clothing pushed even further away. His own things were on the opposite side. All and all, not excessively cosy. But Peter still sat down on the bed containing the heaped up mess, leaving the rest of the room available.
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"I'm sorry to-- drop in, like this. Unannounced. I know that's, generally considered rude."
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Peter shrugged, trying to be easy going about this whole thing even if it continued to be awkward with... pretty much everyone. Even if he knew, logically, it was no one's fault, it was still a strain on his emotional wellbeing. A fact that he was keeping buried because nobody needed to care - needed to know - but being stuck with memories that practically twisted in around his own made it that much stranger. As if it was suddenly had to decipher who he was amongst all the other things he had to keep track of.
"Besides, it's not like I don't know why you're here." Trying to be evasive was stupid. Peter just stretched his legs out in front of him, looking at Ned - he'd passed the proverbial talking stick along. Now it was Ned's turn.
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