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[This time he's prepared! The shockwave hits him and with a few quick calculations Accelerator redirects it downwards, deeper into the earth where it won't accidentally hurt anyone or damage anything. That means he remains standing, and inclines his head slightly. He isn't about to stop Jon from having his tantrum, but he also isn't about to coddle him.]

Oh? How the hell are you going to find them? No one else has been able to do that.

I'll punch my way through the dome! Scan every inch of this planet we're on! I won't stop until I find them!

( little dramatic but... he's a kid? feeling a lot of things? also half-kryptonian and still trying to work with that coupled with explosive emotions at times. at that, he lifts himself up into the air, eyes burning red again, hands tightly balled into fists. )

My dad's birth planet died. No one did anything. I won't let that happen to another one.

[Remaining where he is, Accelerator eyes Jon carefully. The farm is pretty empty outside of Toph, but there are the chickens to consider... and if the kid is serious about punching a hole in the bubble then he's going to have to stop him.]

Sorry that happened to him, but it's out of your hands. You're just as helpless as the rest of us.

[Which isn't something most people like to hear. He's well aware of that.]

Stop saying that!

( again, a shockwave comes off him from the brute force of his movements, this one a little sharper and harder, enough to cut through the ground and crack it up some. he will totally feel bad about this after for real. but he can feel his frustration building up inside him — feel the way it almost burns from the inside out and he just... doesn't know what to do with it. )

I'll find a way!

[This new shockwave is enough to startle the chickens, sending them scurrying into their coop for safety. Accelerator's frown increases slightly, and with a quick glance at the ground he makes a mental note to get Toph over here to fix the ground later.

Then he looks back up at Jon, his gaze steady.]

It's the truth. I know it's shitty to have to hear it, but you need to accept it, brat. Punching a hole in the barrier isn't going to do anything. At worst, it might hurt some of us. We don't even know if Echo is on the planet, and given what little we know, my guess is they aren't. They're probably some insane, unimaginable entity that you can't even conceive of, let alone touch.

[He exhales slowly.]

There isn't anything you can do, so just accept it.

No!

( that comes off so much louder than he intends it to, but. super strength, super speed, super vision... super voice. it reverberates around them, jon's frustration rising within him as he lifts himself a little higher into the air. his eyes burn red — he doesn't use his heat vision but he's just... so upset. so angry at this situation. he hates it so much. and that's when another shockwave leaves him, this one harder than the last and rushing its way towards accelerator. )

[Accelerator is entirely prepared for any more shockwaves, no matter how powerful they are. Once again he redirects it downwards so that the force doesn't hurt himself or the chickens.

Thanks to the use of his ability shockwaves aren't a concern to him, but the way Jon's eyes are glowing has him watchful. Subconsciously, he's running the mathematical calculations needed to let his ability function as a sixth sense, taking in any unusual vectors that Jon may be giving off beyond the shockwaves.]

Throwing a temper tantrum isn't gonna change anything.

I'm not having a temper tantrum! I'm upset and rightfully so!

( ok.. not as loud as before, but! still upset. still with the glowing eyes. still feeling the heat begin to radiate off him and pulse towards accelerator. )

What would you do?! Do you even care?!

[Heat flux happens to be a vector and the formulas for its transfer are ones Accelerator knows well, so he's able to pick up on the unusual amount of heat radiating off of Jon. That keeps his attention, and he isn't sure if it's related to Jon's eyes glowing, but either way it's something he needs to keep an eye on. Just in case.]

It doesn't matter whether I do or not. It won't change anything, and besides, I have my own priorities.

And what are those? What are your priorities?

( the air's getting hotter around him and he's trying... so hard... to not lose it. )

[Well... Jon probably isn't going to like this answer, but Accelerator isn't about to lie. His answer comes firmly and without even a hint of hesitation.]

I'm responsible for almost two million kids back home. I'll let every other damn universe out there die before I let anything happen to them.

( that... is not what he expected to hear? and it's enough to get those glowing red eyes of his to fade back to blue from the sheer DISBELIEF at what accelerator just said. he floats there. dumbfounded. staring to the boy from where he is in the air and can't help but ask. )

You would... even let my universe die?

[That glow fading doesn't feel enough for him to let his guard down, so Accelerator doesn't reach for his choker.]

Yeah, I would.

[As much as he'd like to say otherwise, he can't. He isn't that Level 0, he isn't the kind of person who will kill himself trying to save everyone. The list of people he's willing to protect has grown exponentially, sure, but at the end of the day his priorities lie with the clones and the espers from Academy City. So it is what it is.

(This is why he wishes Kamijou Touma was here. Can he fill that idiot's shoes? He doubts it.)]

( but they're friends... or something like that, aren't they? shouldn't they want to work together to help everyone? it just... doesn't make sense to him...

...so hopefully accelerator is quick with his reflexes because jon is suddenly going to be dropping from the sky and coming to sock him in the mouth in no more than two seconds. )

[Honestly, he's sure he deserves a punch to the face for saying that. But this kid has already shown how strong he is, and Accelerator doesn't want Jon to get hit by his reflection, so when that fist swings his way he moves.

He's cheating a bit, using the incredibly subtle shift in the air surrounding them to be able to tell what's about to happen so he has enough time to react. Shifting his weight, he moves one foot to sidestep the punch, making sure Jon's fist is just outside the range of his reflection.]

( WHAT THE HECK???

he needs to stop. pull back. he doesn't want to hurt accelerator and he knows he's capable of hurting so many people around him, but... why would he say something like that? not that he wanted him to lie but... it's hurtful and they should be working together not against one another.

ironic when he's catching himself super quick and throwing another punch towards accelerator. )

[Accelerator steps out of the way of that second punch, too, deliberately in a direction that takes them away from the chicken coop. Is this the right thing to do? Maybe he should take a hit for being a jerk, but rewarding Jon for acting out doesn't seem right, either. And he damn well doesn't have the time to mull it over, so he figures he just has to go with his gut.]

This is a temper tantrum if I've ever seen one. [His tone is a bit dry as he says that.]

( there's only maybe another swing to come when he forcefully throws himself back and hits the air with a resounding albeit invisible thud. he floats there — blue eyes filled with so many things he can barely articulate right now but the most prominent one shining through being disappointment. for all his upset, for all his anger and frustration, he can't believe accelerator would sacrifice his universe to save his own. it hurts. especially when he thinks of visiting him in the library and checking up on him after missions. maybe he really is stupid.

he doesn't let anymore tears fall. instead, he just stares to him in that heat that slowly begins to pull itself back into him and balled fists slowly unfurl as his cape blows behind him. )

I'd help you save your universe and all those kids and not just because I thought we were becoming friends.

( but because it's the right thing to do.

he pushes himself up high into the air at that, watching as the boy and the farm begin to grow smaller and smaller before he can fly away. )

[The entire time he makes absolutely no attempt at countering, or even trying to touch Jon. That would be a stupid and unnecessary move, so he sticks to dodging, and even when Jon stops he stays cautious. He doesn't want to see either of them coming out of this with physical injuries, even if it's by accident, though when he sees the look Jon gives him there's an almost imperceptible shift to his stance.

He isn't Kamijou Touma, the kind of person that will do whatever he can to save everyone, even people who don't deserve it. That's the kind of person Jon needs right now, not some piece of shit murderer. Since Day 1 Accelerator has been wondering why he was brought here and not Kamijou, and right now that thought is prominent in his mind.

He doesn't try to stop Jon at all. The kid seems a little calmer, so it's probably for the best to give him some space. He isn't any good when it comes to emotional vulnerability, and he doesn't want to make things worse.]

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