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hey, so, full disclosure: this is super weird for me. i've never done this before. like, classically when i tell people bad stuff happens so i sorta don't tell anyone, but uh, here goes:

so i've got... superpowers. it feels like?? that's not that big a deal around here. some people are like 9 ft tall and can do magic (???) and have full robotic wings so it's just nbd but also for me it kinda is a big deal so it's a little scary to be upfront about this but i super duper did just liveblog my spider wall-crawling to the entire team during the last mission pandora's box is way open so yeah i have superpowers

( and apparently he's no better at trying to send brain messages, RIP friendos, his brain is just Like This )

but anyway, uh... since there are a lot of us, maybe if you wanna, we can... share??? nothing more than you are comfortable with, obviously, and trust me if you wanna hang back and stay quiet i get it. back home, i can't share this stuff. it gets people hurt. i was just thinking here, maybe... and since there's a ton of you like me or not even like me but different too, i don't know. maybe it'd be good for us to know who can do what? what we're all capable of? things we should look out for?

i guess i should go first. i, uh... can crawl on walls. everybody saw that (SIDEBAR that is my bad for that shaky camera work if i gave you motion sickness i am so so so sorry). i'm pretty strong too. and maybe be careful trying to touch me or throw things at me bc my senses make me react if it seems like a threat and i'm not super good at turning it off. i'm trying though. i have webslingers too, for flyin around?? so that's cool

uh... that's it? ama? i'll try and answer... or you can tell me anything, if you wanna talk shop. if you wanna keep things dl, private works. trust that i get it, this feels so viscerally uncomfortable, like those went to school in ur underwear dreams, only i really did it, holy snickerdoodle, i really hope this does not blow up in my face

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[webdesigned]

...yes?

( oh no. oh no oh no. )

you're not from new york are you?

[ruinously]

New York? Nah. Lawrence, Kansas.

Heard of you, though. This station is awesome.

[webdesigned]

kansas?

( it's kinda weird thinking about people from all sorts of places having heard of him, when Peter's entire world is New York City. Kansas? who is she. )

this is slightly uncomfortable i gotta be honest. i didn't think anyone here was from my world. please tell me you're not the type of guy to kidnap my aunt bc you know i have superpowers

sidebar the station is cool for sure even if i'm not entirely sure what prompted that mention

[ruinously]

Yeah, homegrown Kansas boy.

What? No, no no. I'm not from your world, man. I just...read the Spider-Man comics and stuff.

[webdesigned]

cool. okay.

uh, but, how would there be comics if you aren't from my world? like, that doesn't make sense, actually

( his existential dread sense is tingling... )

[ruinously]

uh

[ back up dean, don't give the kid a complex ]

nevermind, not a big deal. anyway, I'm not a wall crawler but I hunt ghosts and demons and stuff back home.

[ deflect, DEFLECT ]

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it's ... kinda a big deal though, right? what are the chances of that? so there's ... spider-man comics where you're from?

before i ended up here i would have had a hard time accepting the idea you hunt ghosts and demons at face value. after a few months around here it's a lot easier to believe

[ruinously]

I dunno man, there's a whole series of books that were written by a prophet about my life and friggin' published. So chances are good.

Yeah, people back home don't usually believe it at first, either. They either think I'm nuts, or they are.

Probably both though, if we're being honest.

[webdesigned]

well, i gotta give you, that's an effective deflection. i really do want to know why you know my superhero name if you're not from my world but also you were prophesized??? by who? did he say nice things

it does sound nuts. but after we went to a steam punk mafia city and battled a magical devil lady for a sentient ball i think i can handle the idea of ghosts and demons. or like... what seem like ghosts and demons because there's no better scientific explanation as of right now