024 // Video; Peter Parker's comm, backdated to yesterday evening

[incywincyhero]

I feel like I've been making a lot of these posts lately, but -- Jessica Drew is gone, again. Between her, MJ, Gwen, Johnny ... when I signed the contract for this house a month and a half ago there were supposed to be nine people moving in. Right now there are five. [He sighs.] Of course, the way Lachesis plays her game we'll probably get everyone back by the end of the summer with a few more thrown in for good measure. But then there's the superstitious part of me that wonders if we didn't jinx things somehow by moving out of the MAC. [A faint smile plays across his face.] Not that being crammed like sardines in standard imPort housing was a survivable long-term solution, especially not with eight teenagers and your standard New York -- sorry, City -- summer weather, but still.

[For a few moments Peter stares off into the middle distance, tapping a pen against his lip. Then his gaze firms again and he continues:] Tell you what, I really want to know whether it's only confirmation bias or the clustering illusion that makes it seem like more imPorts have been disappearing lately, across the board. Especially now that Vulcanus is sticking its head out of its shell again. [His face twists. He really doesn't want to think about this, but.] Seems like what we really need is to figure out a way to know for sure that people have been sent home, as opposed to ... well, the alternatives. I've been bouncing some ideas off Professor Solus -- not literally -- but if any of you other sciencey types want to help brainstorm, we're game.

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permavid.

[elongates]

You really feel as if we're that vulnerable, don't you?

voice;

[incywincyhero]

More like I really feel I need to stop pretending we're not that vulnerable, because we always have been.

[elongates]

I agree. We aren't invulnerable, and we need to take that into consideration.

As hardy as we may be? I don't think it's a stretch at all to assume something may have happened to them outside of being taken out of this universe entirely.