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[It's been a day or so since Peter got set up in his suite. He's not entirely sure. He'd been exposed to total information overload when he first showed up, and he needed the time to sit and let it all process. Not that doing so allowed anything to really make sense. But still. And of course with the way his body had refused to cooperate with even the simple task of listening to someone, he'd been in desperate need of some actual rest. But when he next woke up and really felt aware of his situation, only one thought really resounded.

They told him that this was an "In-Between." But Peter wasn't fooled.

Eventually he pulls himself out of bed (with a wince) and makes his way over to the console in his suite. It doesn't take long for Peter to figure out how it works, and as soon as he's got it running, he's turning on the audio feed. He's sure he's still looking pretty beaten up and he doesn't want to alarm anyone, after all. This doesn't feel like a good time for sympathy from total strangers. And "In-Between" or no, keeping his identity a secret was second nature. When he speaks, he's trying to be slow and careful about what he says-- and at the same time, there's a nervousness in his voice along with that slight strain caused by his injuries.]

Um... Hi, everyone. I, uh-- Not to sound ungrateful to the- the people who brought me over here and explained everything, but. Uh. Just wondering if there's somewhere I can go for, y'know, fresh clothes. And.. And maybe some clean bandages...? Or ice packs... Y'know, just-- any stuff like that, that would actually be awesome to get...

[There's a brief pause, during which he can probably be heard fidgeting awkwardly.]

And I... I get that I'm-- we're all stuck here. For like, forever. But-- [He stops again, breath catching. Somebody just level with me. Seriously. Just admit that this is-- some kind of after life and that's why we can't leave.] ... Never mind.

Clean clothes would really help me out a lot, thanks.

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No, it's-- Nothing. It's stupid.

Dude, do you even know who you're talking to? [Santo is the king of stupid] Just spit it out.

[ I don't, actually, and that's the entire basis of the question. ]

... Are you related to Ben Grimm. The Thing.

Pft, that guy wishes! I'm only a hundred times more incredible than him. I mean, The Thing can't even blow up.

"Blow up"? As in, explode? Or get huge?

Both, actually.

... You can explode?

... Doesn't that like, hurt?

Me or other people?

You.

Nope, not even a little. I mean, sometimes it tingles a bit, and it gets awkward if I can't find a piece, but it's mostly fun.

... Holy crap.

So-- So you must be in the X-Men, right?

What gave me away, dude?

Lucky guess.

Yep. You got it, dude. I'm a mutant with the X-Men. Around here, I'm pulling double-time with the Avengers too, though. I'm pretty big time now.

The name's Rockslide.

I can tell. [The smile is obvious in his voice.]

Mine's Peter.

[Hey, humoring Santo is the best way to become his friend.]

Sounds like you're from my universe, dude. I mean, if you know the X-Men.

[Peter's great at humoring people. He just expects the same in return.]

Or a similar one. [Since where he's from, there are no more X-Men...]

[Santo won't even have to humor you, Peter. You're his bro, so he'll be totally serious all the time... and pick on you some too. But in a friendly way. He'll beat up anyone who messes with you, totally not a superhero kid.]

Don't say that, man. It's too confusing to figure all that stuff out with. You have X-Men and Avengers where you're from, you probably aren't a skrull or whatever, so we're cool.

[Awwwww, Santo. That's so sweet~]

Well- I'm not sure about the Avengers, but-- I'm pretty sure I'm not a skull and I'm glad we're cool.

[Bros watch out for bros, and Peter seems pretty cool so far.]

What, you don't have Avengers where you're from? Are mutants the only heroes or something?

I don't-- I've never heard of anything called the Avengers before. We have the Ultimates? And S.H.I.E.L.D.?

We have a S.H.I.E.L.D. too, but I don't know what the heck an Ultimate is. You don't have people like Thor or Captain America?

Well, yeah… They're part of the Ultimates.

No, they're part of the Avengers. Duh. [He still doesn't get it.]

… [He's so tabling this conversation right now.]

Well- anyway. Still glad we're cool.

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