015 | VIDEO/SPAM

[myresponsibility]

[Video, Backdated to Day One of the Flood] [The feed clicks on and has the general fumble that comes along with someone who doesn't really know what they're doing with the device. Eventually, after everyone gets a good couple seconds of the flood of Peter's room, the camera rights itself and a young face peers into the lens. He's about five, and he's got Peter's glasses on, even though they obviously don't really fit him and look both oversized and comically cockeyed on his face. He squints at the device, flips it back over, and from the sound of it, is now taking a screwdriver to the back of it to try and figure out how it works. Eventually, the feed cuts. Maybe ten minutes later, it clicks back on and Peter squints curiously at the camera.] How does this work? [And as an afterthought, he figures he might as well ask:] When are we gonna go home? [Open Spam] [Peter is small for his age and quiet, so for the most part, he's not one of the more noticeable kids on board. He wanders, and peeks at things, and follows certain people around if they seem cool or like they don't mind him tagging along, but for the most part, he keeps to himself and tries to keep out of trouble. His aunt and uncle have been saying he doesn't talk enough these days, but considering he's in a strange place with a bunch of strangers, he figures that's not really a bad thing. ... Except when he's hungry, and isn't quite sure where the dining hall is. Then he's sort of nervously looking around for someone to ask about where he can get a sandwich or something, because he really doesn't want to be a pest or anything but. He's hungry. :c]

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[theitsybitsyspider]

Um... [It takes him a little while to answer, because he has to weigh the pros and cons of talking to this particular stranger. He knows he's not supposed to talk to strangers, but it's not like he's seen his aunt or uncle around, so...] Peter?

[mistconduct]

...Peterrrr....Parker?

{Chris finally turns to get a good look at the boy he tripped over, frowning at his features]

Oh. Well, fuck.

[theitsybitsyspider]

You know me? [He sounds pretty confused, because he's pretty sure he's never seen you before.]

[mistconduct]

Yeeeah. Yeah. Kind of. Long story.

You by yourself, or what? Did Ivy or Jesse grab you yet?

[theitsybitsyspider]

No one grabbed me. I'm okay. Do you know Uncle Ben?

[He kind of doubts that he would, but. There's no harm in asking, right?]

[mistconduct]

[Of course Chris knows Uncle Ben. But he plays dumb, and replies,]

What, the rice?

[theitsybitsyspider]

No, [And that actually gets Peter to adopt a tone and expression that suggests he's amused to know more than someone who's older than him.] My uncle. He's gonna worry. So's my aunt.

[And he doesn't want to make them worry about him. They've been worrying about him a lot lately, ever since his parents left. He knows why they do, but he wishes he didn't bother them so much.]

[mistconduct]

Just relax. You're going to see them soon, man. This is like a field trip.

[theitsybitsyspider]

[His brow furrows a little. He's not particularly worried, but he still feels like they will.]

Do they know?

[mistconduct]

They're aware.

[theitsybitsyspider]

[He continues to regard Chris skeptically, because he's not sure why they wouldn't have told him that this was going to happen if they knew about it in advance. Unless they didn't, which was kind of scary, too.]

You're sure?

[mistconduct]

Positive. It's just something that happens that we don't have full control over, but it resolves pretty quickly. You'll be home by the weekend.

[theitsybitsyspider]

Can I call them? They're gonna want to know I'm okay.

[mistconduct]

We can dial each other but we can't dial out. It's like Die Hard where everyone's trapped in the skyscraper with the phones cut but can use walkie-talkies to communicate.

[theitsybitsyspider]

What's Die Hard?

[He's five, Chris, the most grown up movie he's seen is The Lion King. B(]

[mistconduct]

Only the greatest movie in the goddamn world. How have you not seen it?

[theitsybitsyspider]

No. Is it a big kid movie?

[mistconduct]

Probably. But you're a big kid.

[theitsybitsyspider]

I'm only five. [Come on, Chris.]

[mistconduct]

What? That's bigger than four!

[theitsybitsyspider]

That's not big, though.

[mistconduct]

It's pretty damn big, Pete.

[theitsybitsyspider]

You're taller than me.

[mistconduct]

I'm seventeen. I have an excuse.