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[The video clicks on, and hey Barge, it's Peter again. He looks a lot less sweaty, exhausted and covered in blood than the last time he made a post, considering the cuts on his face have been cleaned and bandaged and he's gotten some sleep, but he still looks a little like hell and he knows it.

At least he was smart enough to make this post when he wasn't all rambly thanks to painkillers, right?]

Hi, uh, take two, I guess. [And that would be a sort of self depreciating smile.] My name's Peter, I'm a warden, and I guess I'm gonna be here for a while.

[... Wait no that's not right.] Not in the infirmary, for a while, I mean, you know, on the Barge. For a while.

Sorry for making kind of a scene the other day, things got kind of crazy before I got here. [Which is the understatement of the century, but. Anyway, moving along.] And thanks for all the offers to help out. I definitely appreciate it.

So, uh, if there's anything I should know about working here, let me know? Thanks.

[Filtered to Tim and Alex]

Thanks for getting me to the infirmary. Sorry if I got any blood on you.

[Spam for Banner]

[Peter wasn't dumb enough to try and sneak out of the infirmary until he got the all clear from the infirmary staff, and on top of that, he really was kind of exhausted. Spending most of the previous night trying to save the city while getting the crap kicked out of you was not really something most people just walked off the day afterward.

Still, he wasn't really planning on spending the entire day napping, and when he caught sight of the doctor who had treated him, he perked up a little and called out to him.]

Hey, uh, Doctor Banner?

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[Peter's had some time to think about how to answer this, and it's not really the best excuse ever, but it's workable, maybe. Assuming Tim doesn't ask too many questions.]

There was an attack on New York City by this um- [Okay, this actually sounds fucking ridiculous.] Guy who mutated himself into a giant lizard. I kind of got caught in the crossfire.

... Believe me, I know it sounds ridiculous, but that's seriously what happened.

[Tim still calls bullshit B(]

...It doesn't sound that ridiculous. I'm from Gotham.

[Fuck you, Tim, that's a totally good cover. B((((]

... So, like, New York?

[BUT WHY DID YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES????]

You've never heard of Gotham City?

[BECAUSE SWEATPANTS ARE SUPER COMFORTABLE!!!!]

Nope. I mean, I'm guessing it's in the US, but I've never heard of it before.

[NOT A THING YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE BLEEDING OUT BRO]

That's so weird. It's the biggest city in New Jersey. Almost as big as New York.

[Says you.]

Is this the whole... alternate universe thing or something? Kind of sounds like that's all over the place, here.

That's my guess. I can't believe Gotham just...doesn't exist in some universes. I thought that would be like a constant.

Anyway. So you have weird...mutated lizard-man, who was dealing with him? Just the cops?

[Peter's not... entirely stupid about this stuff. And you did ask him about why he'd changed his clothes.

Which, to be honest, is kind of a weird thing to ask someone unless you know stuff about you know. Concealing your identity maybe.]

And Spider-Man, I guess. How about you? What's Gotham like?

[Spider-Man. That is like, the least ridiculous name to him ever. He's kind of curious, actually, but he shelves it, for just a little while.] Lots of crime, masked and not. We have Batman, though. Among others.

[He's still not comfortable with saying 'Hi, I'm a Robin,' but given what Dick told him about identities...it's not like these things can't be found out. He guesses.]

Batman? [Peter's definitely interested, because as much as he's not really interested in blowing his cover ~~more than he already has~~, as far as he knows, he's the only superhero in his world. The idea that there might be more of them out there, or here, is pretty cool.]

Yeah, you know. Dresses up like a Bat, fights crime. I'm guessing that's what Spider-Man does.

He actually dresses up like a bat?

Sort of. I mean, there's the ears and the cape. His shadow does most of the work.

[...] So, are you Spider-Man?

What? No. [Yes. :| And uh, trying to play it cooler god fucking damn it he's been here for less than 72 hours.] No, I'm not Spider-Man.

... Why, are you Batman?

[LOLING] No, definitely not.

But I do like to think of myself as a detective, and see - you changed your clothes before you called for help. And I don't see why you would, unless you were trying to hide what you were wearing.