Peter Parker | Spider-Man
22 September 2013 @ 09:10 pm
[AT ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE

Peter Parker is a servant. His father was a servant, and his father before him, and pretty much on and on as far back as anyone can remember. His family's always worked for St. Michael's College, and they're fiercely proud of being able to serve such a prestigious institution.

Peter's proud too, really, but there's a part of him that desperately, desperately wants something more. Really, it just means he wants to know more, even if he's never going to actually get to do more than clean up after people who just had been born into different circumstances.

So while he can been seen doing chores, helping out in the kitchens, repairing the roofs and basically anything else that needs to get done, he spends a suspicious amount of time dusting in the library, and lingering just outside classrooms. His daemon - a common ringtail possum named Arachne - usually perches on his shoulder to keep watch and make sure no one's going to catch them listening in to lectures on philosophy and politics.

He does it when people are visiting too, or when he's running errands to some of the other colleges, so feel free to wonder what's taking this kid so long in doing whatever task he's supposed to be doing. He's definitely not eavesdropping on your conversation about the North, nope.

THE STREETS

At fifteen, with a settled daemon and more responsibilities at the college, Peter doesn't have as much free time as he used to, and it's just the sad truth that he's largely outgrown a lot of the games he used to play with the other collegers and townies. That said, he and Arachne can still sometimes be found having been roped into playing along with some of the other kids, especially if Arya and her various cronies are involved at all.

Otherwise, he's usually running errands, or using what meager pocket money he's got to purchase books on pretty much every subject imaginable. Sometimes, when he's got time for it, he finds a (relatively, anyway) quiet spot to sit in the market or around the college to read, and takes his time getting home.

He still looks young, but he's too tall and Arachne's too obviously permanently a possum to really attract the attention of any GOB members looking for a new catch, but he still can't help but feel a little of apprehension go down his spine whenever people mention another kid's gone missing. That's never a good thing, and whether the Gobblers are a real thing or not, he still tries to make sure the other college kids get home safe.

He really hopes it's just a silly urban legend.]
 
 
Peter Parker | Spider-Man
04 May 2013 @ 01:34 pm

[Filtered to the Crew of the Redeemer]

[Peter - who looks a little younger and scruffier than his Barge counterpart, as in his hair's longer and his clothes are a little too big for him and definitely in need of a wash - clicks on the video feed and smiles sort of nervously, like a kid asking for permission to borrow his dad's car for the first time, and, really, that's not too too far off from what he's doing here.]

So, I know we've apparently got company on the other side of the island, but- [And again, he looks a little sheepish, because he really should be waiting for orders before saying something like this to everyone, but.] I thought maybe it might be a good idea to go scouting and see if there's anything we need on the island? Like food, or some more fresh water or something?

[He quickly tacks on another question.]

Unless someone needs me for something on board the ship? [See look, he's task oriented and stuff!

But no seriously, he just wants to get off the boat.]


[Spam for the Beach]

[Not long after making the message, Peter isn't sticking around to have anyone tell him otherwise and is scrambling off the boat and onto the beach. He's not really sure what he's planning on doing or what he hopes to find here - well, actually, he's definitely got some ideas, but even he's able to admit that some of them border on completely out of the question/way too fanciful, so there's that - but he really just wants to get out and about and stretch his legs a little.

When his feet hit the sand and he readjusts to being on dry land again, he casts about looking for anyone else who'd been ordered off the ship or just decided to appreciate the fact that they were somewhere other than the naval vessel and more or less out of each other's hair for the time being. He didn't see any sign of the pirates, which he figures is a good thing, and starts looking around for the people he's become friendly with in his time on board, namely Alex, because he was usually more or less friendly and didn't mind Peter hanging around as long as he was willing to help out when necessary, which he almost always was.]

[ooc: Peter is a fifteenish year old orphan turned cabin boy who really just does odd jobs on board and tries to keep busy/out of the way as much as possible. He doesn't hate being part of the navy, he's definitely a little enchanted by/actually believes in all those old folklore-y tales and kind of wants to find buried treasure. Because that would be cool.]