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[unobtainableredemption]

[Kaine had been trying to wait until Peter or someone got the consoles fixed, but that didn’t seem like it was coming any time soon, and he didn’t want to wait any longer. Taking a page from some of the others, he holds up a piece of paper with the same message written in four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Japanese. His handwriting is sloppy, but he was trying his best to make it legible in every language. The only thing betraying his true feelings on the news he’s delivering is the way he tightly clutches the paper. ]

May Parker and Miles Morales have gone home.

[He holds it up for about a minute, before holding up a new page.]

Anyone with business with either one of them can take it up with me.

[He pauses for another minute, then holds up a third piece of paper.]

What’s a more secure way to talk to people?

[Another minute, then a fourth piece of paper.]

Want to talk about the shit going on. Not stupid enough to do it here.

[He holds up one final piece of paper.]

Open to suggestions.

[He puts the last piece of paper down and turns the feed off.]

Comments

[everylittlegirl]

[Hayley matches Kaine's idea, holding up signs.]

Face to face?

[unobtainableredemption]

[Scribbles something down quickly.]

Is that a suggestion, or is that what you want to do?

[Because he guessed wrong with the last teenage girl who threw that one at him, he's going to not make an ass out of himself this time.]

[everylittlegirl]

[She makes a face, pondering, then writes.]
Suggesti
Both?

[unobtainableredemption]

Don't know who to talk to.

[everylittlegirl]

[She puts the back of the marker to her lips as she thinks, then seems to have an idea and gets to writing.]

Tony?
Robin?
Maybe Bart?

[After a beat, she takes the same page and adds a line to it from Bart's name with an arrow trying to direct the man to one of his other conversations.]

[unobtainableredemption]

Why does everyone bring up Tony Stark?

I have no idea who the other two are.

[everylittlegirl]

You're already talking to Bart
Doesn't anyone introduce them
themselves anymore?

[A beat and she adds:] I'm Hayley BTW

[unobtainableredemption]

The annoying kid?

Kaine

[everylittlegirl]

[She laughs.]

Probably.