AUDIO; from a cafe; post-bottle

[nerdylilspidey]

 [Peter's not quite in the right place, mentally, to put up a video post. And he definitely isn't sure he should put it up from his own suite. So he's found his way to the nearest cafe, with an oversized hoodie pulled up over his head, and is starting up only an audio feed.]

Never a boring moment around here, is there? One minute we're normal-ish, celebrating Valentine's Day, and the next we're battling evil miasma inside a magic bottle.

Does anyone ever wonder what happened to the idea of rest and relaxation?


[FILTERED to the Spider-family]

...Sorry. About what happened back there. You-- You guys know that that-- That wasn't me. You know that, right...?

Oh, God... [There's a sigh, and then a beat of silence before he continues.] Anyway, just- I'm sorry.

Comments

[nerdylilspidey]

Only when I trust them. [ With my life. ]

[unobtainableredemption]

...I don't have that luxury. [Because people he once trusted turning around and trying to kill him was par for the course.]

[nerdylilspidey]

Well... You trust me, right?

[unobtainableredemption]

I trusted other you too.

[nerdylilspidey]

...I don't know why that guy went off on you like that. It doesn't make sense.

But I'm not him. [And that's the first time he's ever been comfortable with acknowledging that. Before he actually saw the guy in Kaine's memory, he'd imagined Other Him being heroic and noble or something. But the man he saw in the alley was none of those things. And if that's the way things were, then he was glad things had turned out the way they had.]

[unobtainableredemption]

I know. [And he means that.]

[nerdylilspidey]

[He lets a little smile cross his lips.]

Pretty sure this is the part where we hug.

[unobtainableredemption]

[He just sort of stares at Peter.

...Fine, but you have to start it.]

[nerdylilspidey]

[Oh, whaaaaaat? He's actually going to let him?





...He'd rather Kaine start it, actually.]

[unobtainableredemption]

[Parker he has places to be.]

[nerdylilspidey]

[No he doesn't. This is brother bonding time.]

[unobtainableredemption]

[It was brother bonding time.

You have 5 seconds or he leaves.]

[nerdylilspidey]

[Okay, here's a half hug from the side. He came 50%, now Kaine must meet him halfway.]

[unobtainableredemption]

[....He sees your half hug, and will return said half hug. Though it's like hugging a piece of driftwood, the act is reciprocated.]