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[myresponsibility]

[When Peter realized what was going on - seriously, he's been around for long enough to be able to tell when it's happening - he'd sort of been planning on saying something funny. Or witty. Or just something.

But then he saw who's been trolling the network, and he'd honestly debated not saying anything at all.

Thanks, Harry.

He still posts, maybe hoping to see James or Tim or someone, or Aunt May (maybe not Captain Stacy), and more or less bracing himself for the inevitable.]

This is Peter Parker. As in "does whatever a spider can", Parker.

Not that most of you new guys are going to remember me saying that, but.

What's up?

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[excussus]

[What are best friends for???]

I'll remember.

[myresponsibility]

[Well. He brought this on himself...]

Yeah.

[He knows.]

How- [How've you been is probably the stupidest fucking question he could ask right now, and he chokes on it. Why should he even care? How can he even care, now that he knows what it was like for Gwen, when she- when she-]

There's a guy here that looks like you.

[????]

[excussus]

Is that why everyone keeps calling me Detmer?

[Look, isn't this normal? Doesn't this seem normal? Don't get comfy, it won't last.]

[myresponsibility]

Yeah.

He's telekinetic.

[Fun fact.]

Private

[voluntaryapnea]

[He hesitates, because he and Peter aren't as close as Peter and Scott, but.

But.]

You all right?

Private

[myresponsibility]

[Pft his casa is your casa, or whatever.]

Man, I don't even know. At least he's not here, right?

[lastrat]

I'd wipe it from my memory, if I could.

[myresponsibility]

[!!!!!!!!!!]

I'll build you one of those mind wipers from Men in Black.

Did I mention Gwen wants to go to Oxford?

[lastrat]

Oh, no. I've enough ridiculous gadgets in my life.

[GROAN]

Don't tell me. You're both planning to move here.

[myresponsibility]

That's the plan.

[peektuttut]

You're not getting shot at again, are you?

[myresponsibility]

[!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

Are you really doing the vigilante thing right if you're not?

[peektuttut]

Okay, point. Let me fix that.

You haven't been shot again, have you?

[myresponsibility]

Not recently.

[ Warden!Dean ]

[surfaceshine]

Great, now I'm gonna have your goddamn theme song stuck in my head all day.

I mean, having a theme song? Still pretty awesome, but my point stands.

[ Warden!Dean ]

[myresponsibility]

Hey, it's a great theme song.

[Which he is now humming. Enjoy.]

[ Warden!Dean ]

[surfaceshine]

Absolutely keep doing that if you want me to hang up and cut the pleasure of my company woefully short.

[ Warden!Dean ]

[myresponsibility]

Wow, someone's ego's in perfect shape. Real life been treating you well?

[thiwp]

[ somebody's wearing her mask because somebody isn't absolutely crazypants cRAZY ]

Wow, you are really terrible at the whole secret identity thing. Or are you from one of those universes where everybody's on board the "Jameson's a moron, don't listen to him!" train instead of the "He's right, Spider-Woman probably kidnaps babies for fun!" train?

-- Not that that's been a headline yet, but I'm not holding my breath.

[myresponsibility]

I'm from one of those universes everyone else knew everything about way before I showed up here. It's usually easier just to be honest.

[Wait, hold up.]

Gwen?

[thiwp]

[ face? meet palm ]

Y'know? I'm reeeeeally starting to regret that whole bonding over our mutual soft spot thing.

[ but she'll push her hood back and tug off her mask, which makes her hair ruck up in ways his Gwen wouldn't just leave the way it is, but this Gwen doesn't move to fix it. the do look ..the same, in a lot of ways, besides the cropped hair, only this Gwen's got the same kind of bruises he usually sports. she seems okay with it ]

[myresponsibility]

[It's strange - it's never not going to be strange, probably, to see people who look so similar but different at the same time - and especially so because it's hard to look at someone you love with bruises and stuff all over their face. Maybe this is a sharp realization of how exactly Gwen and Aunt May feel when he turns up bloody and sore.]

Wow. [Wow.] So.

Superpowers?

[How is that even possible, knowing what he does now about where they come from?]

[notsoneedy]

The sky, last I checked.

Hey Peter. How've you been?

[myresponsibility]

Um, right now, could be better. Former best friend kind of making a scene, you know.

How're you?

[notsoneedy]

Yeah, see, that's why I skipped this day when it was my turn on the other side. But um, I'm glad you didn't? 'Cus it's nice to see you? Sorry about the friend thing, though. I can...imagine better than most why that'd be a total suckfest.

[Because Jennifer.]

But, I'm cool. Hunting monsters, going for hikes, catching up on my reading and what's on TV. That kinda stuff.