Five Hargreeves + Time

five hargreeves + time

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“I wonder how much of what weighs me down is not mine to carry.”

— Unknown

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@flcraldaze​ // prev.

Elias had to exhale a sigh to remind himself to look more bemused rather than the way he just wanted to laugh. His Archivist was making demands of him, a show that he truly wasn’t far enough in his power yet. Elias would not be able to stop him, whatever he tried to get him to do. If Jon could only accept that, then he would see how magnificent he could become. But, not yet. No, he is still too young. Too naïve to get it. 

“I still have to manage the rest of the institute,” Elias said with a scoff that sounded almost offended, “or have you forgotten the hundred or so others who also work here. You were among them at one point. Just another simple pencil pusher filing and handling menial tasks. Is that what you prefer, Jon? To go back to just sorting things into proper places? Could you even if you had the option?”

The thought of adding more staff to the archives was interesting. But... It was more people to keep an eye on, and with Melanie King making an attempt on his life at least twice a day, it was already becoming exhausting. How anyone was meant to work under these conditions was beyond him. 

“You have more than enough staff, Jon,” Elias brushed the request off with a flick of his hand, “Perhaps what you need to do is learn how to control them a bit better. Disorganization has been a... staple of the archive since Gertrude left it that way. If you wish to start making these sorts of requests, then perhaps you should fix your own work first. Figure out why you haven’t made so much as a dent in the mess down there.”

Five can jump 4-6 times in quick succession before he need a break. If he's careful, within a 15 minute period he can jump up to 10 times, but it all depends on his state of mind. If he's tired or panicking, it becomes harder for him to focus, making it harder to see where he wants to end up.

Coffee helps stimulate his mind so he can work on whatever he's doing faster, but it also makes it harder for him to focus on his jumps if he has too much. Same with alcohol (though that one should be obvious).

His jumps could be more frequent or more stable if he trained to hone the power more. But, Five has no patience for that and seems to be of the mindset that he's already mastered that ability. The cockiness is what makes time travel that much harder for him.

My muse page has a link for Pinterest boards, so I've decided to make one for each person.

So far, I only have Elias's even started. Feel free to gander uwu