Eccedentesiast
/ECK-ay-den-TEE-zhist/
Noun
Someone who hides pain behind a smile
"The saying just smile though the pain" sets me up to be an Eccedentesiast
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To say that the avengers tower was loud during the morning was an understatement. People downstairs starting to flood into their offices chatting up the place, the smell of food made by Steve for today flooded down the halls.
When Bill did wake up he could hear Tony singing in the shower to the room next to him. He hopped in the shower and when he came back out still wearing pyjamas and looked in the mirror to smile at himself
Soon after it was his "turn" to make noise. He would practice the viola most of the time but he did practice other instruments from time to time. He recently got a contrabass clarinet because it "sounds funny". He got it with Tony's money but he wouldn't notice.
Tony never noticed any money ever going away but pepper does. Pepper is usually a very nice lady but when he spent over $50,000 on the clarinet because he got it from Selmer.
He got a two hour lecture on how to spend money properly and how to use it responsibly and to get wants and needs set out properly
In the end he now has a $30 allowance and is not allowed to use Tony's card because Jarvis has to report whenever he steals
What could you buy with $30 anyway anymore maybe in the 1600's it would have been worth it but not now now you can't buy toilet paper with out having to pay $15 or something
Other then the minor allowance restrictions and pepper the four people who live here have been falling into a rhythm after 1 month
Because Bill could never be a normal child it started with the funny long instrument.
Bill was playing on the 6ft-ish tall instrument funny instrument. Bill was warming up playing marry had a little lamb when an air duct that went across his ceiling fell and along with two men
Bill just stopped playing and looked at them with curiosity he noticed the two men were in fact Banner and Barton. "Hey" Banner says quietly "Hello" Bill smiles at them
Barton speaks up among the suffocating silence "So I'm here to scare Nat and Banner was going to tell people and ruin my plan so"
"Why was Banner going to tell people?" Bill asks Banner responds for himself "I'm bad at keeping secrets"
"Want me to point you to her room" Bill asks "Yes please" Bill point to the room two doors across from his "that's her room if you do manage to scare her please don't tell her that I told you she scares me"
"Got it" Barton starts climbing the vent again "come on Banner let's go"
"I think I'll stay here for now if you don't mind"
"Alright" Barton responded before he climbed up the vent "it was nice meeting you officially!" He told Bill before moving along leaving Bill and Banner alone
"So do you play anything here?" Banner asked "I play everything here except the violin it's just there and I'm learning how to play the contrabass clarinet"
"Want to hear something" Bill asked Banner nods. Bill takes out a plastic recorder he got from the dollar shop the bought with the left over $30
"This is the most amazing masterpiece ever it was made not meant for the human ears" Bill started blasting the recorder playing random notes
Banner chuckled "your right about not being ment for human ears" Bill burst out laughing causing the recorder to sound like it's dying making Bruce laugh out more
In the background Bill heard Barton let out a yelp instead of Natasha. Barton yelled out a laugh while wheezing Natasha presumably has him pinned down
"Sounds like Natasha got to Barton first" Bruce mumbled "Say how did you guys get pass Jarvis anyway" Bill asked
"Well I saw Clint when I was about to go up but then Clint asked Jarvis if he could scare Nat and Jarvis agreed but Clint had me tag along"
"So did to you guys take the stairs"
"Yah just until we got to the floor underneath then he told me to climb the vents"
Bill put away the contrabass clarinet "where's your stuff?" He asks looking at Bruce's hands "stuff what stuff? was I supposed to bring stuff?"
"Well people usually bring luggage when moving but I guess you could buy things with Tony's money"
Barton bursted into Bills room running from Natasha. Barton screeched to Natasha running in circles "Get away from me you monster!" Bruce flinched at the word monster
"No wait you're a witch!" Natasha stared down Barton
"Clint I understand you coming into my room and scaring me but why DID YOU HAVE TO WAKE ME UP WITH A BUCKET OF WATER!"
Natasha wasn't fully dressed she was in her grey pyjamas her grey pyjamas turned darker grey because of the water her hair was fully soaked it dripped water into the room
"AH Save me Bill!" Barton looked in desperation "Your problem not mine plus you got water in my room" "Bruce" Clint looked at him
"Don't look at him" Natasha looked directly at Clint. She had a commanding atmosphere around her sometimes. (As she should)
Clint in the end ran out of the room Natasha hot on his toes and all they left behind was some music sheets knocked down and water on the floor
"Do you want help cleaning that" Bruce asked "Nah it will clean itself up! Want to see your room?" Bill offered
"Sure thanks" He responded timidly
At the lobby Tony decided to take a break from whatever he does at his workshop, so he was in the living room playing Mario cart with Steve when Bill skipped into the room with a smile as always with Bruce following behind.
"Hey Bill and wait whaaa Bruce! I didn't know such a thing was ever possible sneaking into the tower" Tony sarcastically said obviously getting a notification from Jarvis before
"Oh okay" Banner looked down fidgeting his hands
"I was joking it was sarcasm anyway I got this partial accelerator, but it's not working correctly and it was because of the parts not me-"
"Is someone cooking today or is it takeout today?" Bill asked Steve which was on the couch while Tony and Bruce talked all nerdy "We are having takeout and it's your turn to choose!"
"Great we are having my homelands greatest invention ever Korean fried chicken I want the 빤빤 (ban-ban) pack (which is just half original and half spicy chicken 빤 translates to half so the translation is half half)"
"That sounds delicious I have been briefed on the Korea's but I have never tried any of there dishes" Steve responds politely
"Buddy your missing out a lot of quality food and who better than a son of an immigrant to help you out on that" Bills smile got a little wider
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While they were eating and just talking with one another. Natasha interrupts everyone "hey guys" no one listened to her "Boys!" Now people were looking at her
"Clint has something he's like to say" Natasha looked smug while Clint was sitting to the left of him
Clint sighed and took out a piece of paper while Bill took out his phone and started to recorded
"Natasha Romanoff is the ultimate spy and superior to Clint Barton in every way shape and form."
There were cheers from around the table "thank you thank you" Clint gave a big bow playing along after the commotion died down and people got back to there regular conversations Clint talked to Bill
"Sorry for getting you place wet and dirty" he said remorsefully "if it makes you feel better I'll help clean up!"
"Thanks but most of the time the papers and stains just clean up if it doesn't then you could help me" Bill told Clint
"What so you mean about that?" Bruce interrupted the conversation between the two
"About what" Bill was obviously confused Bruce, beside Clint, continued talking "When I asked to help you, you just said it would clean itself up"
"Does that not happen normally?" Bill had more a confused smile then his regular smile
Tony now getting invested in the conversation decides to get involved "Well regularly people have to clean there messes up"
"Huh" Bill was puzzled this was something that happens most times and even when it doesn't it is usually more cleaned than usual.
"Maybe its a power if yours?" Steve suggested now paying attention to the conversation Natasha added "But if he's not paying attention to the mess then how would that work?"
"Maybe I subconsciously do it?" Bill was puzzled where had he seen this before? He couldn't tell but for some reason as if his body knew why
"How did you even get your powers because I know gamma rays and super serum and rich but how did you get yours?" Clint asks
"I-I don't..." Wait how did he get his powers he never thought about this. Why didn't he.
It was silent between the avengers. The very rare silence. The group just ate there Chicken in silence.
Tony being Tony broke the everlasting silence. "Did you guys know that there are conspiracy theory's on us!"
"No"
"Well they are really funny like people think Nat has one about her actually being a black widow like the spider and there is one where I am a robot. I think Bill has one that he is a clone because he had some look alike"
Bills smile dropped
"Wow!" Steve was shocked
Tony exclaimed "DID ANYONE ELSE SEE THAT!"
"What." Bill didn't notice himself frowning
"Well you aren't smiling thats for one" Natasha pointed out
"Oh" Bill turned his body to face the window and practiced his smile before smiling again as usual he faced back towards the group to see all eyes on him
"There! Problems gone!" Bill was back to his cheery self again
"Jarvis?" Tony started
"Yes sir?"
"Did you have footage of him frowning?"
"Yes i do indeed"
"I want it posted on a tee-shirt make it happen"
"Right away sir I first need verbal confirmation from Joker that he consents to this"
"Sure" Bill moved on at the speed of light because now he was on his phone again the sweat on his forehead was visible to Natasha only because she was looking
"Your package is being shipped sir"
Sooner or later people should have moved on but in an effort to move along the subject he spoke.
"The only reason I smile is because my face physically hurts when I don't" Bill argued
Tony was the first to respond "well Bill hate to break it to you but people don't just normally smile because their faces hurt"
"Maybe it's a side effect of his powers" Clint adds on.
"Guys its not that deep" Bill was getting defensive
"To be completely fair Bill, I have never and I mean never seen you frown or anything other than a smile. Natasha smiles ever once and a while but you-"Tony rambles on
Bill can see it coming from a mile away its going to be a 20 minute session of tony just blabbing on an on
Just the thought of that made him feel wired and unsettled. He hated it.
Romanoff had her eyes glued to Bill
This didnt help either.
Barton and Banner were talking amongst themselves about it.
This is not helping
For a brief moment he couldn't hear Rogers voice and only his thoughts
Change the subject!
"DID YOU KNOW THAT I ALMOST STARVED AND I HAD TO EAT TISSUES LETS TALK ABOUT THAT"
Bills breathing was heavy and shaking his eyes looked like he was on the verge of tears Everyone was just an afterthought he got up from his seat and went into his now clean room
What Bill failed to realize is that Steves lecture was going to be a more its amazing that your opening up
Tony was joking the entire time he even said this at one point while Bill tuned him out
Natashas gaze wasn't judging it was worried and the two men were not even conversing they were just eating there chicken
Those are signs that Bill could have easily figured out but didn't catch.
You should wonder why.
My name is Bill Cypher and today was a terrible day