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[ 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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In that we can agree.

[ Bodhi has been there, done that once before. anyways... ]

How're you familiar with it, if you don't mind my asking?

[ Um.

Ummmmmm. That's an excellent question that he really doesn't know how to answer. ]

You really don't wanna know.

...

Try me.

[ sorry Peter, now he definitely wants to know. ]

[ Goddammit. He makes a face. If Bodhi doesn't want a fourth-walling, this is his last chance to turn back. ]

You're going to think I'm crazy?

[ noting that Peter seems more uncomfortable, he decides to take a step back. MAYBE LATER. ]

Hey, uh. You really don't have to tell me, if you don't want to. I just thought you seemed more familiar with it, than just having heard of it.

[ Oh thank god. He lets out a breath he didn't realize he was holding. ]

It's not because anyone's in danger. I mean - my homeworld has been invaded by aliens a couple times? And I guess Thanos is sort of like a superweapon, but the Avengers undid the worst of what he did so it's mostly okay now.

Aliens invaded your home? I take it that's not the normal. Wait, are aliens not the friendly sort?

[ his neighbor growing up was an alien. aliens everywhere! (even if the movies are pretty human centric) ]

Right, you knew about the Death Star, so you're familiar with where I'm from but I can't say the same. So I don't know what a Thanos is or who or what the Avengers are.

Well - I mean, I know a friendly alien or two, but that's the exception.

You know what superheroes are, right? The Avengers is a superhero team from back home.

Oh, I see. That sounds like a heroic name for a team. [ What are they avenging? ]

And Thanos is, what - their nemesis?

[ Everything. Just. Everything. ]

More or less? He's the biggest asshole they've ever fought.