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[ The image of a rather ordinary, unremarkable looking man fills the screen. He’s clean-shaven, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, and he’s got brown hair, cut short and though it’s a little messy, there’s something about it that suggests that it had been styled at one point earlier in the day. He’s just slightly disheveled, which those familiar with the comings and goings of individuals to Keeliai might recognize as a sign of a new arrival. ]

So this is… [ There’s a moment of silence, as he trails off and glances away from the camera. ] …different.

[ It only lasts for a second, before he looks back and rolls his eyes. ]

The whole—I mean, well… Whatever.

[ He takes a deep breath, lets it out, and pulls himself together. ]

Right, okay. I was given a place to live but no job, and I’m guessing that it isn’t free rent forever. So if there’s, I don’t know, a job center? Help wanted ads? Some turtle world version of Craigslist? Something? Could someone point me in the right direction?

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[ None of these names sound familiar. Although, Green Lantern? What kind of name is that? Superman sounds special. And Aquaman he assumes has something to do with water. But a lantern? ]

I don't think there's a Spider-Man or a Daredevil in my world. I mean, is he like a man-sized spider?

[ The stuff of nightmares, that thought. ]

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He got bitten by a radioactive spider and got powers.

[Because that's how radiation works.]

According to Dr. Banner there are only, like, five people with superpowers where you're from.

[Apparently this is weird.]

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Radioactive spiders? That's a thing that's actually happening now? Were they from Chernobyl? Three Mile Island?

[ He always knew meltdowns and partial meltdowns would have horrible side-effects. And radioactive spiders - which in Justin's mind glow green and are about the size of a pickup truck - sound pretty horrible. ]

You mean the Avengers? Yeah, they're—I mean, so far. But if there's five, there's got to be more, right?