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[video, ID: "miles morales"] frank sinatra plays softly in the distance

So, this is gonna sound kinda random, but. I've been wondering for a little while...what's New York like here? I just wanna know if it's anything like the New York from my world.

Actually, now that I think about it--how does the New York here compare to New York where you came from? If you've ever been there, I mean. 'Cause now I'm wondering about all the different versions of it we probably know.

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Yeah...we didn't have any of that. I'm pretty sure we still have the pizza though. I don't know that exact pizza place, but there's still a really good one on Henry between Pineapple and Orange.

[yes, I literally just looked up a pizza place in Brooklyn that has those exact cross-streets.]

Oh I know that one! The one off the 278, right? Fascati? Gooood, they make awesome pizza. And their pastas and calzones are awesome too, and their subs- the veal cutlet! That one's so good.

Whoa. You've, uh, had a lot of stuff there.

I only ever ate the pizza.

Whoa dude no, you must sample the spread. You gotta try everything. Look- a place can do one thing right, that's fine. They usually don't get too famous for just the one thing. If you like one thing that a place does, you gotta try everything. It's just polite.

Well dang, I guess I messed up.

...is there a Fascati in this world's New York? 'Cuz maybe I'll have to go back and try some.

Yeah, there is! I went up there to check specifically, but it's there and everything still tastes as awesome. I mean, it's a pain to get to since there's no Porters even remotely nearby, but if you get to New York for anything else you gotta go.

Well, I was thinking of going there for a visit soon once I'm done with the school year.

Hell yeah road trip! Oh but I'd definitely cover up your tat while you're there. Since they're pretty far from Porter cities and all they don't get a lot of imPorts and opinions are mixed.

Oh! I didn't think of that, thanks for the tip.

Any suggestions on how to get there too? I was thinking of getting to the nearest Porter city and then catching a bus.

Man I mean...if you wanna bus it. But there's a few teleporters here right? Maybe put out an all call and treat someone to pizza for a ride?

Oh...right, yeah, I guess I could do that too...

[He looks very uncomfortable with that idea and it's even clear from the tone of his voice that he's not realistically considering it.]

...m'kay I'm sensing some trepidation. Do you find five hour bus rides with forty other people who may or may not bathe regularly appealing?

[Miles spends several minutes debating what to do here, before deciding to lock the thread down. Just to be on the safe side.]

It's just...there's, you know...bad guys. There's bad guys on the network. And I don't really wanna give them a--a way to track, or find what I'm doing or where I'm going. In case they have any, like. Dastardly plans for that.

[it is really hard not to just blurt out I'M A SUPERHERO AND THERE ARE BAD GUYS AFTER ME. How did Peter Parker do this for so long.]

Oh, you've got some villains here? [NBD JUST ASSUMING YOU ARE A SUPERHERO]

[NONONO STOP THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ASSUMING, this is the exact opposite of what Miles wanted.]

N-no! Not me personally. Just...I know there are bad guys here, and they can read stuff on the network. And one of the bad guys here is from my world. [Kind of. Not really.]

But he's not my enemy. I just...don't want him knowing if I'm going somewhere. You know?

Dude? You look twelve. Why would some random villain from the same planet as you care about where some nobody kid goes? [Yeah WHATEVER fine, if you wanna do that he'll play along.] Anyway, if you really want to keep a low profile for whatever twelve-year-old reason you have that isn't related to being a superhero because you're not, you should see if someone can give you an alternate ID on this thing. It's helpful.

[Miles immediately hones in on the most important, most urgent, most INFLAMMATORY part of this discussion.]

I'm thirteen, not twelve.

My bad.

I know a guy. You want that network alias or what?

[.....

SIGHS]

Yeah.

I'll pass your info on.

See? Easy peasy. Look, I'm probably not talking to a superhero but if I was, I'd tell the guy that half the people here are from superhero worlds, and the other half don't care. So villains aside, it's fine.

But I'm not. So ignore it.

[Well. That sure is his cover totally blown.

But hey, it could be worse? He completely blew his identity when he first got here, at least now he doesn't know WHICH superhero he is. Miles could be Roach Boy for all he knows.]

Well. Villains are still kind of a big problem.

But anyway. Thanks.

No prob. [Wally might be a smug piece of shit about it, but he honestly believes in teen heroes looking out for each other. He better go text Robin.]

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