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[ 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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That's what I'd call it too, yes. [ Kind of assuming Peter knows what that word means. ] You could say mine is too, though as far as music goes, your taste might be more eclectic than mine.

What about video games? Any favorites?

[ To be fair he didn't know what it meant at first. He thought she was insulting him. Luckily he's at least bright enough to consult a dictionary when needed. And hey! Fancy new word to add to the vocab to try and be impressive. ]

Right now? Mrs. Pacman! I even have, uh had now I guess, my own arcade cabinet.

[ Learn something new every day, right? Not that Peter should use 'fancy' words just to impress people, but anyway. ]

A classic. Played that a lot when I was a kid. Whenever I managed to sneak off to one of the arcades, anyway. [ He raises an eyebrow. ] Not all of us were lucky enough to have our own arcade machines.

[ Girls. It's mostly girls he's trying to impress. ]

Well I have a couple part time jobs! And I.. uh.. stilllivewithmymom.Inherbasement.

[ Well if it works. Bruce wouldn't know the first thing about that. ]

At least you're saving up, so there's that. [ And Peter's young, so Bruce doesn't see anything wrong with him still living with his mom. But back to video games. ] I take it you've never heard of Tetris?

[ Peter doesn't know the first thing either BUT HE'S TRYING. ]

Nope! Never. But I'm running into that problem a lot lately. Is it fun?

I like it. It was published just a year after your point in time, so it shouldn't be too difficult for you to adapt. It's a puzzle game, and it's remained popular just like Pac-Man or PONG. Probably even more so.

[ But it was created by a Russian, so Bruce has to wonder if they'd even be able to find it in this version of the US. Anyway. ]

I love puzzle games. [ They're the easiest to play at high speeds. ] Is it difficult? It's gotta be difficult. The harder a game is the more fun it is.

It's fairly simple and straightforward. Basically you've got these pieces falling down and you can rotate them and move them sideways so they fit on top of each other, and each time you get a line, it clears up. The catch is the game speeds up as you level up. It can get ridiculously fast. But it's fun, and a good exercise for anyone's quick thinking and reflexes.

Bro, I'm the king of quick thinking and reflexes. Sign me up! Sounds like this game was made for me.

You know, you look kinda lame but you're actually kinda cool. You remind me of this dude I know.

Alright. I'll see about finding the game somewhere.

[ One of his eyebrows raises in mild amusement at that. ]

I look lame? Wow. That's— that's really flattering. Thanks a lot.

Hey! It's a compliment. You know all that don't judge a book by it's cover stuff? Like when I look at you do you think I see the dude that's probably given me the best game rec of the day? Nope! But you did. You're awesome, bro.

Thanks. [ Bruce smiles, equal parts amused and touched. That's kind of nice, actually. ] I've always been a huge video game fan, so if you ever want more suggestions or a Player Two, don't forget about me.

Sounds fun! If ya think you can put up with me at least. People always say I'm too 'chatty' and 'annoying'. I mean I think I'm delightful but everyone's entitled to their opinion.

[ Bruce chuckles a little. ] That's alright. You seem just fine to me, and I'm really very patient. It helps with dealing with "annoying" [ air quotes ] people.

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