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[made_up_names]

[ So here's a new kid on the network tonight. Trying to find an angle that lets him hide at least some of his nervousness. Or at least lets him use it to channel his best impression of a Definitely Normal Team, No Superheroics Here Honest. He mostly just looks awkward and nerdy, which is … accurate anyway, so let’s go with that. ]

Hey - um, so I’m Peter. Peter Parker. And I just got here, and -

[ He’s read through what’s left of his files, he’s read through the last couple weeks of posts just to get a feel for things. After that, he has one incredibly important question: ]

Did I seriously just barely miss out on a Death Star being here? For real? That’s not fair. Please tell me it’s coming back at some point.

[ That’s probably an objectively incorrect thing to want, but. Look. That would have made his entire life. He could die happy. For the second time. Well, the second time dying, first time dying happy. Anyway, he turns reluctantly to the list of actual serious questions he made. Not enough time to ask them all (unless he just takes in a breath and rapid fire asks all of them in thirty seconds) so he’ll just pick one for now. ]

So, school. How is that working out for people who still hafta go? And can you like … argue with it at all? Because I’m all for finishing high school, but this is my third time going into sophomore year and I’m starting to feel like that movie with the Ghostbuster being depressed in Pennsylvania.

(( OOC: Spoilers for Far From Home are likely, but I can avoid them if necessary! ))

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[ralltiir]

[ Have a stern looking man in response. Just be glad he's not wearing his Imperial uniform. ]

Please tell me you did not just wish for the Death Star to return to this universe.

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[made_up_names]

[ Peter might have had a fanboy heart attack if Akobi had been in uniform, just saying. ]

Why not? Like, I obviously don't want any planets getting blown up, but. That's ten kinds of amazing.

[Video] Spoilers for Far From Home

[mysterioisthetruth]

Peter! Oh, thank goodness. I was worried what may have happened to you after we cleared things up in London.

[He's going with a new twist on an old story. He's seen multiverses are possible here and even been told of another Mysterio. Let's see how well he can roll with it and convince Peter that he knows him, just from another alternate timeline... where bad stuff didn't happen between them. Also, he's currently in full costume.]

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[made_up_names]

[ Oh. Oh god.

Beck gets a wild-eyed stare over the comm for a split second - and then the feed whirls for a moment before going black. Peter's dropped his comm. It takes a lot to make someone with his reflexes lose his grip on something like that, but as it turns out, seeing freaking Mysterio pop up to greet him jams on that button like you wouldn't believe.

There's a few muffled noises coming from Beck's side of the feed as Peter just sits next to his comm for a second, trying to breathe past the blood pounding in his ears. C'mon, Parker. Maybe you're seeing things. There's no way Mysterio is just here, casually. ]

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[lootsnshoots]

Yeah the Death Thingie looked pretty bad but I really wanted to go to town on it. Nobody lets me blow up celestial death stations, I tell ya.

Nice to have the Moon back, though.

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[made_up_names]

Wait. Hang on. Did it replace the moon? How did that not cause an apocalypse?

[flightforfreedom]

Buddy, no offense, but maybe waxing poetic about how you wish you didn't miss a planet-destroying weapon hanging around isn't the best way to introduce yourself.

Just saying.

Be glad it's gone.

[made_up_names]

[ He opens his mouth to protest, but he's too busy staring for a second here. Trying to convince his mouth to work because oh god that's Poe, isn't it. Be cool for once in your life, Peter. Don't say anything weird. ]

I take it back. You're way better.

[ Nailed it. ]

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[the_horror]

[there is a faint laugh at this, and he rubs a hand over his jaw.]

I've got a picture of it. Though I'm sure a lot of people did. I doubt anyone wants that Death Star thing to come back though. Just saying. The moon is nice as it is.

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[made_up_names]

... Are you saying that the Death Star is great, but it's no moon?

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[photophobic]

[He hates to agree with Dameron, but... no. No more Death Stars, thank you. And considering what it almost cost to disable the thing?

Kylo's expression is particularly flat and unreadable.]

How about this. If the Death Star returns, we'll let you handle it.

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[made_up_names]

[ If he sees another Star Wars he's going to explode. It's so, so hard not to say anything wildly inappropriate to these actual real live people who happen to be from his favorite series of anything.

Fortunately, Kylo surprises him into not being an enormous nerd for half a second. ]

-- Me? I'm just a normal guy. I mean, with one extra superpower I guess, but it's dumb.

[hatestrashcans]

RIGHT? No Death Star, what is that?

[ Regarding school, Marco just shrugs ]

I haven't gone and they haven't done anything about it.

[made_up_names]

Exactly! I get that it's actually an evil superweapon and stuff, but come on.

[ Also, huh. That's. Hmm. ]

Really? ... How old are you?

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[onlydoubts]

You're probably the only one who'd like to see it back here.

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[made_up_names]

[ By now he's at least seen a couple of Star Wars, so he's hyperventilating slightly less. Still, Bodhi gets some bug eyes before Peter manages to school his features. Ish. ]

Was it really that bad?

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[pullsheavendown]

You could just not go. It's not like they can force you.

[made_up_names]

To school? At all?

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[goodtobebad]

It wasn't actually very exciting. Just sat there for a few days.

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[made_up_names]

[ If Crowley is paying attention to the background, he might (or might not) notice that Peter's in Thor's section of Nonah 003. ]

Nothing got blown up?

[ He's both relieved and disappointed. ]

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[drivesadesk]

You want something that can blow up a planet hanging in the sky when you're on the planet it's facing?

You know there aren't any other planets to go to in this universe, right?

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[made_up_names]

[ He opens his mouth to protest - and pauses. ]

Um, what happened to Mars? Did the Death Star blow it up?

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[threeisapattern]

ignoring the Death Star thing since everyone else has that covered, I dropped out. Not worth it to go through school I'm gonna forget about anyway.

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[made_up_names]

Really? How far'd you get?

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[forgeabettertomorrow]

So you...you want a moon-sized planet killer just hovering in our orbit?

I've heard of being eager for a challenge but maybe start small?

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[made_up_names]

I don't want to fight it, I just want to take a selfie with it.

[crypdick]

[ The Outsider would have passed this on except he did enjoy the Death Star when it lasted unlike seemingly everyone else - and yes, there were the predictable responses. He'll just watch those, like a creeper.

He looks like he might be around Peter's age, except his manner seems older and his eyes are deep and black and make it difficult to ping him exactly. He also seems to be sitting on a streetlamp. ]

You're making some good first impressions, aren't you?

[made_up_names]

[ Huhhhh. If he were talking to the Outsider in person, he would probably get some hella weird pings from his spider sense. But - well, it's the comms, so all he has to go off are some spoopy sclera. Enough to make him a bit nervous, but not enough to make him shut up.

Anyway, he sighs a bit. ]

I didn't realize it was gonna be such a controversial opinion. My bad.

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[helpdesk_hero]

[Huh, it feels like that name should be important, but it isn't. Instead he latches on to the other half, because frankly? He doesn't want to contemplate the Death Star being a) real, b) here, or c) prone to returning. In fact, the very idea leaves a furrowed brow on the young man as he responds.]

The move you're thinking of is Groundhog's Day. With Bill Murray. And I'm sorry to hear that you had to do it that many times. Do you need a tutor for anything?

[There wasn't a 'blip' in his universe, so he can't fathom why Peter might have needed to do his school year over unless it was failing.]

[made_up_names]

That's the one I'm thinking of. Yeah. Complete Groundhog's Day scenario.

[ Also, sorry David, but he looks a little offended? And more embarrassed. ]

Dude, I don't need a tutor. It's not my fault my school made the blipped half of my class repeat a whole year.

[khajidont]

Oh, boy. I think you're already getting an earful on the other front, so, um... Hi, Peter. Nice to meet you. [ Again. He's a lot younger than the last one. ] I'm Jaime. And I can answer your other question, which is that I'd still recommend finishing high school just, like, as a general rule, but you can skip ahead a grade or two if you can keep up with the material. Just tell them that you got it down in your universe, or that your world works differently or whatever, and you're good to go.

It's not like they'll know the difference, so long as you can keep up.

[made_up_names]

[ Sorry, Jaime. Nobody's mentioned his alternate self just yet, though inevitably he'll go far back enough into the comm archives and make a painful discovery.

Anyway, he pinks a bit. Grateful not to have yet another person calling him out about being excited about this. ]

I can definitely keep up. Sophomore year was painfully easy the first time I had to do it.

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[golisolation]

Death Star? Oh, was that the thing that replaced the moon? Whatever, it wasn't that impressive.

[Look, Guzma cared more about the fact it distracted everyone and he was able to make off with some giant isopods, ok?]

Look kid, if you don't wanna go to school, then don't. Simple as that, anyone tries to tell ya otherwise, bust their nose.

[Guzma's got only the best advice for the imPort youth population, apparently.]

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[made_up_names]

[ Huh. There's ... something familiar about this guy? Peter has absolutely played some Pokémon games, but can't remember any NPCs. Probably for the best.

Also, great advice, Guzma. Good job. ]

But I want to go to school. At least in theory.

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[bad_crowmance]

[ The feed goes live and there's a grinning young man, maybe nineteen or twenty years old, with silver hair and a black headband. ]

Man, you've still gotta go to school? My sympathies, dude.

[made_up_names]

That's what my info said. Yep. And I'm okay with that, but - I'm gonna be seventeen on Saturday, man. I should be a junior by now.

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[girlybruiser]

[ Peter gets greeted by a slightly older teen, though she'll be twenty by December. She does look younger than she is, however.

She offers him a sheepish smile, trying to be welcoming even if the boy's been running his mouth. Perhaps it's nervousness? ]

It wasn't as exciting as one would think... the Death Star, that is.

And I'm not sure what a Ghostbuster is, but finishing school would be wise. I've been attending university here myself.

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[made_up_names]

Right, it's actually dangerous and terrible, I got it ...

[ He just sort of sighs. Honestly, he should have thought twice before getting excited about a weapon of mass destruction, but. Star Wars. ]

Did you test out of school then? Where are you going now?

[ He's looking at her youthful face and assuming she's, like, his age. ]

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[knaval]

[riptide does not give any preamble or hello, just sends a selfie of himself up on the death star near a broken cannon. the dual barrels having been broken off and discarded next to it, floating slightly in the lack of gravity.

a text comes through after:] SO SAD 2 BAD LOL

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[made_up_names]

[ WHAT. What. That's not fair. Why is this happening to a good and innocent spider boy like him. ]

are you for real IM SO JEALOUS

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[viciousmaukery]

You know what that thing was? Because it was terrifying as hell to have a superweapon hanging over our heads.

[Jeez, kid.]

Drop out? [Molly has never been to school and he gets along just fine, thanks.] That's the best argument I can think of.

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[made_up_names]

Yeah, yeah, I got that impression by now. I'm sorry for being a nerd, I guess.

[ SIGHS. Anyway. ]

I don't want to drop out, though. I wanna do one normal thing with my life.

[ video ] » ID: Wanda Maximoff

[divaricate]

Don't worry, you'll have a chance to see something else crazy. It happens a lot here.

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[made_up_names]

[ Whoa. His eyes go wide. ]

Wanda? You're here too?

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[plentystrong]

Yeah, you missed out on something really cool there.

[made_up_names]

[ Peter keeps his video feed on, mostly because he's too lazy to turn it off. Also he likes gesturing. ]

Dammit, I knew it. This place is the worst already.

[honeybadgered]

Just don't go. That's what I do. What are they gonna do, force you?

[made_up_names]

I do wanna go, though. At least until I graduate high school.

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[spaceforged]

Third time? ...there's got to be some kind of test you can take to advance past that year or you could just request an adjustment? I don't know the school system.

[It hasn't been that long since his own schooling but.]

But I'd rather something named the 'death star' not come back for a while.

[made_up_names]

I don't either, that's the thing. I think I coulda done it back home, but I have no idea if it works the same way here.

[ He leaves his feed on, responding to Shiro's voice with more video. ]

Also, fair, but it's still super cool? I don't know how to explain it without sounding like a crazy person.