capeandcowl | permavid; only registered name on the comm is "spider-man"

[ The video is up-side down. It's hard to tell, because the guy in the video is also up-side down, sticking to the shiny, windowed side of an office building by his hand and feet. He looks distinctly spider-man themed, but the design is different and so is the voice. He sounds awful young. ]

Okay. Okay. I'm not freaking out but- [ A pause for some quick, audibly shallow breaths. ] -uh. I might be freaking out? Uh. There's- there's someone else living where my house is supposed to be which is really not cool, and I can't figure out what happened to the Triskelion. I'd like to help y'all out but.

If I had- uh, I don't know, directions maybe I could... knock on the door and get you some r-real- some better heroes. I kind of know Nick Fury? Sort of.

And it sounds like you need that. I-I mean, I can stop muggers and stuff, and I guess like The Ringer and Kangaroo (I'm so not making that up, there's a dude that calls himself "Kangaroo"), but this whole-- this whole alternate dimension thing is way over my head and-

[ Hitched breathing. ] And I'm still... working on it.

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[ ROFL WOW STARING FOR A SECOND ] U-um, okay? [ DOES... SO... JESS WHERE ARE THEY GOING ]

[ jerking her thumb at her back. ]

Piggy-backing. It's faster. [ a beat ] We're heading over to Queens.

[ yep lmfao awkwardly climbing on okay and trying not to ruin this moment with words ]

[ that's fine. she'll be web-swinging away in silence. this actually isn't as awk as she thought it'd be but whatever... about ten minutes later, she's landing on one of the rooftops.

queens is more comforting tbh. ]

You okay?

[ He was freaking out at first (silently so she wouldn't like elbow him in the side of the head), but just like with spider-jumping, it quickly became exhilarating.

Yeah you bet he's internally WHEEEEEEEEing!!! ]

Yeah I'm okay!

[ Except he's glancing forlornly over his shoulder as they leave Brooklyn!!! ]

[ finally touching ground and she's kind of... trying to get him to let go of her when they're finally on ground. (well, a rooftop, but w/e).

and when she finally gets him off her, she's stepping away, ruffling her hair. ]

I... we'll figure out something for traveling for you.

[ Lmfao he like crosses his arms. ] H-hey, what's wrong with jumping?

Are you really asking me that? How fast do you think you actually go?

[ rolling her eyes under her mask and walking to the edge of the rooftop ]

I said I'd help you. Don't make me regret it.

[ Miles starts to follow after her, but stops in his tracks. ] L-look, if you don't want to, don't. [ Intellectually, he knows how badly he needs her to teach him how to be less of a clumsy failure so he doesn't die horribly and painfully in like a month, but he's been rubbed emotionally raw by now especially after sitting there and staring at his not-house forever, and his knee-jerk reaction to charity (which let's face it this is) is to turn it down, like his parents would. ]

[ she immediately whirls around to face him, pointing her finger at him. instead of webbing him, she's jabbing it against his chest angrily. ]

I wouldn't be here if I didn't want to, kid. And let's face it, you need me.

Fury isn't here. Most of the Ultimates aren't and none of them give a flying flip about you. So it's just you and me and if I dumped your tuchas, chances are, you'd be dead within the next ten minutes.

[ He just shrinks back, and his feet start to turn invisible. Stop getting him so worked up, Jess!!!! ] I- I know! [ He moves to push her hand back out of his personal space like a badass! ]

Then don't --

[ she hisses it out and pulls her hand back when he swats at her, stepping away, turning back around and pushing her hair out of her face, trying to calm down. ]

Don't tell me that again. Remember that I'm -- I'm here because I want to help you.

[ Miles' anger drains away pretty quickly, and he's just left staring at her ~~giant hair~~ back. Man he really wants to go home and tell Ganke about everything. ] ... Okay.

[ silent for a moment and Jess hesitates before dragging her fingers through her hair, still staring out at the City. ]

It's still... hard getting used to, by the way. Having another Spider-Man.

[ this is her way of apologizing. ]

[ Miles actually kinda gets it, so he nods hesitantly, even though she can't see him. ] Y-yeah. [ a beat, because this is awkward and what can he really say? oh right: ] Wait, where are we going? Why are we in Queens?

I like Queens. It's a better place to talk than Brooklyn.

[ wow what a shitty explanation. ]

I mean, once you get used to the smell.

[ rocking her head back and hunching her shoulders a little. ]

I'll take you to the MAC building, if you want. Since you'll need to stay somewhere. [ a beat ] By yourself, I guess.

[ Wow he's ignoring that for now Jess but someday he will get you back for hating on his borough!! ]

That's the apartment they give you, right? Okay.

[ rofl he's sheltered he doesn't realize that it isn't easy to live on your own yet ]

Yeah. It's free, but you know, it's kind of crappy.

[ pauses and tilts her head to the side. ugh whatever cutting straight to the chase now: ]

So you're from -- you're ahead of me. In the timeline. You're ahead. And you said that... that someone blew up DC?

The Maker, right?

[ Miles inhales sharply, rubbing one of his hands down his arm. ] Y-yeah. [ It feels weird; all this stuff that goes on way, way over his head, and now he is pretty sure he should be helping with it instead of learning about it in emergency assemblies in school. Being responsible, and all.

He wouldn't even know where to start. ] Um. The-- the Children of Tomorrow, I think. Everything is crazy. Pretty much everybody in the Government is dead. I-I mean, now the Secretary of Energy or something is the new President? Never even heard of him.

Edited (UGH WORDS I DON'T NEED THEM) 2012-07-06 21:51 (UTC)

Manishevitz -- I can't believe he had the gall to --

[ cutting herself off in mid-gesture, before she can start ranting. ]

What else happened, kid? Was there anything else?

Edited 2012-07-07 01:15 (UTC)

I-I don't know? I mean. That's all that's been on the news since it happened. [ He frowns, though, catching onto something half a beat late. ] "He?" Who?

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WOW DON'T BE RACIST

UR RACIST

UR MOM IS RACIST

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U GUESS NOT

ARE YOU JUDGIN ME

YEAH I AM FIGHT ME

I'LL DO IT

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I NEED AN ADULT.....

BUT UR OLDER THAN ME

TH-THEN YOU NEED AN ADULT!!!

UR THE ADULT

NO I QUIT ADULTHOOD