open; still remember how it all changed

[mimic]

Who: peter petrelli and you!
Where: in and around the mansion.
When: all of january.
Rating: g.
Summary: catch-all for the month. if there's anything you'd like to discuss or if you'd like a random/specific starter, pm me via dw or plurk! (; otherwise -- here's a generic one!
The Story:

[ Aside from welcoming a few newcomers to Wonderland via the network, Peter has been spending the past few weeks in his room. He's turned into quite the social recluse since finding out about his brother's death. He hasn't told anyone about it and he likely won't. He's not quite ready to accept that Nathan's gone. There's still the possibility that things might turn out differently for him back in his world; that Sylar could be from another universe altogether. Or he can still change the future. It's not like he can't bend space and time. It's just a matter of practice.

Whatever it is, he knows there's nothing much he can do until he's back in New York. He just has to survive being in Wonderland for now.

It's a brand new year and it's time for him to stop feeling sorry for himself.

@ Gardens

Ever since gaining Isaac's ability to paint the future, Peter's been doodling and sketching in his notebook or just about anything he can find. He's gone from drawing nothing but a stickman to being pretty skilled with a pencil, pen or brush in his hand. There are days when he spends hours in the garden painting on large canvases. Mostly, they're abstract paintings or random paintings of a building or a skyline. Sometimes they're of people he's never met before and places he's never been to, but he doesn't give them much thought. They're likely simply from his imagination -- or is it?

@ Roof

The roof is Peter's favorite place in all of Wonderland. It's the place he goes to when he needs to think or when he's looking to wind down. He can usually be found sitting on the very edge of the roof, just staring off into space or reading a book -- if it's not dark out. Sometimes he uses the roof for powers practice. He tries to be careful about it, making sure no one's around before he makes use of his abilities, but he's not always paying attention. Mostly, he practices moving objects around with his mind, but lately, he's been messing about with generating electrical sparks from his fingers.

@ your choice!

Bonus: Peter's not always able to control his abilities so he might accidentally read minds or go invisible without realizing it until people are running into him.

Comments

[watchmaker]

Yeah, maybe not. [a wry, mirthless smile.] The last time you unlocked my ability, you freaked out and tried to kill me. I wouldn't want to give you any extra reason.

[mimic]

[ At hearing that, Peter let outs an exasperated sigh. It's both frustrating and unnerving that Sylar knows these things about him. It's like he has some kind of advantage now. Supposedly, they're friends in the future, and as much as he can't fathom how that could ever happen, he also knows it's likely possible because he's just that kind of a guy. He's always putting others ahead of himself. And if there's one thing Peter can't ever resist, it's helping others.

He's really not sure what else to say to the guy. He's a little apprehensive right now; afraid of opening his mouth and inadvertently giving in to that need to know more about his own future so he stays quiet, waits for Sylar to initiate the conversation this time if he intends on sticking around. Otherwise, there's the exit door right there. ]

[watchmaker]

[he takes the sigh and ensuing silence to mean that he's said the wrong thing. again. it's so frustrating, feeling like everything he says to peter is the wrong thing when it's usually maybe only half the things the says. or a very generous third of the things he says. instead of just giving up, as he was about to do a minute ago, he takes the chance to elaborate.]

You didn't get it right away, though. Far as I know. Not like ... [he holds out a hand and lets an arc of electricity briefly flicker there.] You have to work at it to unlock it. And I wouldn't help you with that. Not even if you wanted to. No one deserves this.

[mimic]

[ The fact Sylar's aware his ability is dangerous and he doesn't want anyone else inheriting that makes Peter think that maybe he shouldn't be giving the fella such a hard time. Except -- there's the whole Nathan thing which is something he's having difficulties dealing with. He's torn between feelings of anger and pity -- maybe even sympathy. He's not sure how to handle being around Sylar. ]

So you're in control now? You don't feel that hunger anymore? I mean, that's why you stopped, right?

[watchmaker]

It's not that I don't feel the hunger anymore, I've just gotten better at controlling it, I think. It was ... it all got to be too much. I had to stop. [ what got to be too much: the killing people??? the powers??? the guilt??? all of the above? something like that.]

[mimic]

[ Peter bites his tongue and stops himself from saying that he wished Sylar had stopped before he killed his brother because that's just unnecessary at this point. Instead, he just lets out a nod, like he understands. Or wants to.

He's trying. ]

Is that... why you eat so much? [ Because he noticed. ]

[watchmaker]

[his serial killer eyebrows raise briefly like EXCUSE U SON but then he's over it.] No, that's because of Claire's power. All the cells regenerating means a bottomless metabolism ... or maybe I just really like food. [shrug] Who can know for sure?

[mimic]

[ Peter gives him a raised eyebrows look in return because he has Claire's ability too and he hasn't been eating like a hoover. Unless that just hasn't kicked in for him somehow or more like, he hasn't had the opportunity to sit down for an all you can eat buffet. ]

I was in a... coma before I got here. They said it was some kind of a persistent idiopathic fever. Probably the result of absorbing all these different abilities. [ He wonders if that's ever happened to Sylar. ]

[watchmaker]

[look that's the lie sylar has to tell himself ok. to justify being a neverending garbage disposal of a human being.

anyway, he gets what peter's asking without actually asking.]

That never happened to me. Sometimes I struggled to control certain abilities after acquiring them, but not anything like that. ... I'm glad being around me didn't send you into another coma.

[mimic]

[ It's likely because he's kind of rejecting Sylar's presence. Despite the fact he's making conversation with the guy, there's still this Great Wall of China between them. ]

I'm glad I have Claire's ability and you never got to kill me. [ Because that would have been the case for sure. Come on. Admit it, Sylar. THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS. ]

[watchmaker]

[NO HDU WE ARE BEST FRIENDS YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT YET OK PETER. except you do and you're in denial about it w/e]

[begrudgingly, like wow is peter never gonna let go of the whole i used to be a serial killer thing. (no, sylar. the answer is no.)] I'm glad for that, too. We've had a lot of ... tension between us through the years, things you don't know about yet, a lot of it not worth going into, but you've always given me chances. Even when I didn't deserve them. And I appreciate that. If I had killed you back when we first met, or in Kirby Plaza ... I can't even imagine it.

[mimic]

[ At the mention of Kirby Plaza, Peter glances over at Sylar with a somewhat curious expression on his face. There's so much he doesn't know, but what he doesn't want is to get all of this information from the one person he can't trust right now so he decides that he's just done for the day.

There's only so much of Sylar he can take in the span of an hour and it's been almost that. Collecting his books and the rest of his things, it's clear that he's leaving. ]

I know you think we're supposed to be friends in the future, but I don't know how.. [ How what? How to deal with this whole messed up situation? ] I don't know how to be that person for you. [ All he feels right now is a lot of anger, frustration, pain and guilt. Not all of it is directed towards Sylar though. Some of what he's feeling is directed at himself. He's thinking that with all of the abilities he has, surely he could have done more to prevent Sylar from killing all those people and it's why he's choosing to not ignore him altogether. He feels responsible somehow. ]

But I'm willing to try. [ If only for the sake of making sure he doesn't hurt anyone ever again. ]

[watchmaker]

[as much as he wants to keep pressing, he knows that he can't. he learned that lesson an excessive amount of times. through pressing way too hard on claire for years and probably on peter during their stay in his mind.

but ... wait. what. progress???? peter not punching him and/or jumping off the roof to avoid him????

that's. something.]

I know it's a lot. [he nods, conceding. trying to show that he can work with this. he won't lock peter in a room with him or anything until they're friends. nope.] There's a lot you haven't went through, that you don't know about. But just trying, that ... it still means a lot to me. Thank you.

[mimic]

Yeah, well... [ He's definitely a little uncomfortable at the state of things. It's not something he wants to be thanked for because he's just trying to do the right thing here. ]

Guess I'll be seeing you around. [ What else can he do at this point? Here's someone who's trying to make a change for the better. Whether or not he believes Sylar right now isn't important. All he can do is hope for the best. (And he's definitely going to continue to keep an eye on him. SO WATCH YOSELF.) ]