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[keepitgoing]

[The easiest introduction in the world! Being that it's a, uh, re-introduction. Peter Parker Spider-Man has already confirmed he'd vanished for months — which is totally crazy, because he feels like he hasn't been gone all that long — but here he is! In all of his 'confused but has spirit' energy that had gotten him through his time in Etraya before.]

Hey guys, I'm back!

Just gone long enough to apply to, like, fifty barista and pizza guy jobs back home.

... Swinging around doesn't pay rent, y'know.

What'd I miss?

[He's perched on his tippy-toes, on top of one of the tallest buildings in Etraya.

As you do.]

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[keepitgoing]

[Man, clones are not even something that have remotely ever crossed his mind. Not once. He'll have to ease himself into the crazy multiverse of Spider-People one foot at a time.]

Um, four years now. [Turns out, this Peter's timeline nudges him towards being a 14-year-old freshman when he'd gotten bit. They just make 'em younger and younger, these superhero types.] ... Sometimes it sure feels like a lot longer, though.

[catsclaws]

[ Four years? He was really young then for that kind of danger and responsibility. ]

It must've been hard. I'd say you deserve a little breather. No reason Peter Parker and Spider-Man can't just be the same guy in this world.

[ He wouldn't be the only masked superhero here, either. ]

How did you learn to be Spider-Man so young? Did someone train you?

[keepitgoing]

[He shrugs, trying to look nonchalant.

Truth be told, he's had a lot of crazy stuff happen. Scary stuff, depressing stuff. A lot of things that happened, he might need more time than he realizes to even try to process now -- but there was a lot of good, too. Lots of it. It's why he does ultimately smile a little at the thought of the past, despite all of the loss that had ultimately followed.]

At first, no. But then Mr. Stark found out about me,. helped me out. Got me off the ground and taught me a lot about being a hero.

[He holds up his hand--]

He wasn't the Stark you're probably familiar with, though. If you knew him, I mean. A lot of people from other universes didn't seem to like him as much, but... he was, like, a really awesome guy under all the dry jokes. And he helped me with equipment when I was totally broke and couldn't afford any of it.

[... After fucking up by involving a teenager in a battle in another country. But. Listen. We all know Tony Stark is great at making bad choices he regrets in hindsight.]

He was kinda the only superhero I knew personally, up until the Thanos situation.

[catsclaws]

[ Stark was the one? Interesting. She understands why, of course, but to think he got involved when this Peter was just starting out. She'll bet Stark gave the kid quite the technology boost, too.

When Peter quickly notes that the Stark he knows is a good guy, Felicia smiles, amused. ]

I can't speak about Tony Starks from other universes, but I've worked with him before.

[ Tony certainly wouldn't call them 'friends', and he probably finds Felicia annoying, since she's broken through his security more times than he'll want to admit, but they're not enemies, either. ]

Oh. You had a Thanos, too? It sounds like there are similarities between our worlds other than Spider-Man.

[keepitgoing]

[Tony Stark hired a big-time thief before? That's... well, no, actually, that isn't that crazy, after Thanos and all of the crazy stuff that followed. Maybe even before that. He always did enjoy being unorthodox about his hero business.

... Speaking of the Thanos thing.]

Yeah. Ours was... pretty bad. The Avengers had to undo his plan of wiping out half of all life in our universe.

We'd almost stopped him from doing it in the first place, but he was... real tough.

[catsclaws]

[ Stark. Avengers. Thanos. But he's never heard of her? Maybe one Felicia is enough. Or his universe has enough problems already. ]

I know.

[ There's empathy in her voice. She can only imagine how hard it was. ]

You said you were 'back', so you've been here before?

[keepitgoing]

[He points, eyebrows raising.]

Oh, right—! Yes, actually.

I vanished for a few months, but I was here for a while before that. So I'm definitely familiar with how things work here; been on missions... saw some pretty crazy stuff.

[catsclaws]

I see. Any tips for the new girl?

[ Felicia doesn't really know what to expect, but she's heard these missions are a regular thing. Not that they seem to make any sense or have anything to do with saving her world, from the way it sounds. ]

[keepitgoing]

Make friends with Aurora for sure.

She handles all the item requests, and she can bring in stuff for you as long as you don't give her too big of a headache. The faster you can get supplies you use from home, the better off you are for missions.

[catsclaws]

Good to know.

Some people don't seem to trust anything connected to Echo, but I guess we have no choice if we need supplies.

[ Felicia smiles, setting a hand on her hip. ]

You might not be my Spider-Man, but you're obviously one of the good ones, so if you ever need any help, you can call me, okay, Spider?

[keepitgoing]

[Peter's expression softens.

It's good to know that there are people out there who has Spider-Man's back.

... Mostly, anyway.]

Yeah... Thanks, Felicia. I think... if a Peter from another universe was a friend of yours, you've got a lot of good in you, too. So — if you need help, the feeling's mutual.