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[sweetdreamsare]

[ It took Peter a while to figure out the whole smartphone thing. To be fair though for him 'a while' was like... five minutes. Maybe six. Oh he still hadn't figured out EVERYTHING yet, but like the basics? Totally down. He had to fight the urge to try and take it apart and put it back together again. He had a feeling it was waaaay more complicated then the walkmans and arcade cabinets he pulled apart and tweaked. ]

This thing is so awesome... Like something outta a scifi flick or something...

[ There's a guy with a silver mullet and motorcycle goggles perched on his head on the screen. No really. Dude looks like he walked right outta the 80s. He pretty much did too. There's also an odd high pitched buzzing noise in the background. Technically it was music. A mix of Queen, David Bowie, Rush, and Pink Floyd. Not that most would notice. It was being plaid at like... several hundred times the normal speed. Luckily Peter notices he left his walkman on and he flips it off after a couple seconds. ]

Anyway, hey. Name's Peter Maximoff and it's come to my attention that it is the year 2016. Last I checked it was 1983.  That means I'm missing out on 33 years worth of music and that's a damn tragedy. [Clearly that's his most important issue here now. ] So y'know. I need recs from all you future people! What's good? What sucks? I'm not too picky about genre but I gotta have music or I'll probably go crazy.

[ OK so really he's still worrying about his mom and his sisters and the kids at the Prof's school and other family issues that he just really doesn't wanna think about daddy issues don't ask. So to keep his mind off things he's just gonna think about music and stuff because running more laps around the city really isn't helping him much. ]

Oh! And video games. There's gotta be like at least a dozen new versions of the Atari and ColecoVision by now, right?

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[driftsintobuffetline]

Ehh... Most of the good stuff didn't make it into this world. I don't think they have The Ramones or The Clash--no Sex Pistols or Nirvana or...anyway. If you find some, let me know. I'd like to build up a vinyl collection. Or digital. Whatever turns up, to be honest. If you want, like, circa 1950s or soft-rock, this place is rife with that, but punk-rock is still not really on their radar. Which is a damn shame.

What the hell was ColecoVision? Joystick-plus-TV, like Atari? Or what? You're missing at least a half-dozen Nintendos and a couple Playstations, kid. [Kid, he says, to a guy who comes from before Newt was even conceived.] You should definitely talk to Marty McFly. I think you two are going to have a lot in common.

[sweetdreamsare]

What?! You've gotta be kidding me...

[ He groans and he disappears for a second, the sound of a thud telling that he's probably just banged his head against the desk in despair. ]

You hear that? The sound of my hopes and dreams being crushed... I really wanted to listen to some sweet future rock. Man... At least it sounds like games and stuff aren't stuck in my mom's era? ColecoVision is like an Atari, yeah, but the graphics are like, waaaaaay better. [ way better by the standards of gaming in the early 80s that is. ] But tell me about the Nintendos and Playstations, restore my faith in this world!

[ So dramatic. ]

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[brushoff]

[ wow this guy looks like Mr. March that is WEIRD Dorian's just gonna file away that bit of information right now. ] Right, since you're from 1983, then that means you'll fully appreciate the tragic news I'm about to give you. [ and then, in a voice that's 100% serious 100% British and 100% distraught. ]

This world doesn't have Adam and the Ants.

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[sweetdreamsare]

Noooo...!

[ Equally dramatic. Perhaps more so. ]

Did you wanna have a moment of silence for Adam Ant's weird face?

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[fayzedandconfused]

Dude, forget music and video games, this world has hoverboards.

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[sweetdreamsare]

Like real actual hoverboards? That float?

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[huntergames]

I don't know a lot about video games, but they have fun ones at the arcades! You can even play ones on small devices, like phones or uh, "handheld" ones!

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[sweetdreamsare]

Handhelds? Y'mean like Game and Watch?

[ Cause while it's an awesome idea they're kinda... lame. ]

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[knifecollecting]

Unfortunately, the music here is stuck from before even you are.

[It's definitely got on her nerves.]

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[sweetdreamsare]

...How before? Is Pink Floyd still around at least?

[ Don't beak his heart. Please. ]

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[divaricate]

1983, huh? I was playing catch up too, back in my world, sort of. I mean, it was 2016 there, but after moving to upstate New York from a small eastern European country, I was exposing myself to more popular Western sounds. But, I don't think most of that stuff made it here, which is sad. [Wanda's Sokovian accent is still present, though less strong than it had been before. That year+ in the US also meant her accent had faded some.]

Anyway, uh, nice to meet you. I'm Wanda Maximoff. [Yeah, she's guessing Peter is from some alternate universe where they're related; she knows how the multiverse works by now.]

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[sweetdreamsare]

Wanda?

[ He makes a face cause wow. Kind of a weird coincidence. ]

Nice to meet ya. Y'know my twin sister's got the same name as you. Weird coincidence, huh?

[ Maximoff isn't a super common name either. For someone as fast as he is he can be. Slow. Sometimes. ]

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[aggressiveapathy]

God, finally. Someone with priorities.

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[sweetdreamsare]

Y'mean this isn't a major concern for everyone?

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[hooffaceturn]

if it's anything like how it is where i'm from, people play games on their phones a lot.

if that's any help.

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[sweetdreamsare]

HOW?!?!?!?!?!?

[ That sounds so convenient please teach him his mind is blown. ]

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[incogneto]

Remind me to get you a playstation.

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[sweetdreamsare]

What? Oh. No no no no. You don't hafta get me anything.

[ OH BOY. Of all the people he knows the one he recognizes first is probably the one he wants to avoid the most for Reasons. ]

I mean, uh, hey. You're here too, huh? Nice to see ya.

[ Oh god this is awkward already. ]

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[alcheregis]

There's a lot of 'future people' here, you'll have to be more specific, dear!

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[sweetdreamsare]

Specifics shamifics. [ He waves his arm. ] I wanna hear about everything from as many futurey people that wanna talk to me.

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[fastballspeciaaaaal]

Oh man, you've missed like three whole Star Wars movies. And so many good gaming systems! We have handheld ones now. And 3D. 3D handheld.

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[sweetdreamsare]

3D? Three new star wars?! They say good things come in threes and you're seriously blowing my mind here. You've gotta have a third awesome thing, right?

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[guruofspeed]

[If Peter pays attention enough, he might be able to catch that Max seems to be able to recognize it's music playing, even though he doesn't say anything about it.]

The local libraries should be able to give you a good idea on what you've missed. News included.

The video games, you'll be wanting someone a bit younger to fill you in there. I have no idea. [This is partially a lie because he bought Bart every one that was out at the time.]

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[sweetdreamsare]

[ Peter has a remarkable ability to not pay attention to things around him. And Max is so subtle he doesn't even notice. ]

Oh. Libraries.

[ He makes a face. ]

I'm not really much for reading. I mean like I'll read the front page of the paper every day [ because his sister says he should at least keep up on current events ] And I'll read scifi and trashy pulp novels all day but beyond that... eh... not so much? Kinda boring really.

[inmyothertights]

Peter?

Your name is Peter?

[sweetdreamsare]

That's what I said. Peeeeteeeer.

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[rathercommon]

[ Here's a cat, answering enthusiastically: ]

Have you heard about Madison Quick? Brush It Off is a brilliant song.

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[sweetdreamsare]

Y'know, I got a feeling cats have good opinions. So, never heard of 'em before but I'll definitely check 'em out.

[ Not even surprised at the talking cat either. He knows a lot of mutants. ]

[aglonby]

So you've never played anything on a PS4? Just the Atari? [ containing so much glee. this guy's going to be on his ass when he finds out what you can do with games. ]

[sweetdreamsare]

Not JUST Atari. I also have a ColecoVision and a Commodore 64.

[ aka other similiar 80s consoles with TERRIBLE graphics by today's standards. ]

[penthesileia]

I suppose you could always just listen to the radio. I'm sure it would have a reasonably diverse selection of modern music.

[sweetdreamsare]

...You make it sounds so clinical. I just wanna know what people like! Besides the radio plays music way too slow.

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[hyperkinesia]

You've got more than just a couple of gaming consoles to go through these days. Atari, ColecoVision and the like— they're still pretty popular among video game aficionados, but they're a far cry from the more modern models you'll find around here.

I'm not sure I can help much on the music department, though. Most of what I like is from way back when. Some of it even from before you were born.

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[sweetdreamsare]

Well if they're still popular I guess I'm not totally lame.

[ Excellent. He still needs to check out all these other systems people have been telling him about though. ]

Whatcha like then? Jazz?

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[liverletdie]

Is that...short for anything? The Peter thing?

[ A beat. ] You run much?

[ spooky huh ]

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[sweetdreamsare]

Yeah, it's actually short for Petacalifragilisticexpialidocious.

[ Oh. Lovely. Another guy obsessed with his name. You'd think he had some kinda... weird name or something. ]

And running's kinda my shtick.