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riverviewlogs2018-07-30 12:51 am
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[OPEN] 5 Times Peter Didn't Break Someone's Nose + 1 Time He Did
who: Peter Parker / Spider-Man and You!
what: Just some Stuff for August, Mainly.
when: Early August! And if there are any closed threads for August, we can do 'em here!
where: Around town, depends on the prompt!
warnings: GIANT SPIDERS. Also going from a chill prompt log to a serious one by the end. Yikes.
Action brackets or prose is cool!
[It kind of just starts happening, over the span of a week or two.
The fact of the matter is, Peter Parker has been spending more time as Spider-Man than as Peter; it's just easier to be in constant duty, always having something to focus on other than his own stupid thoughts. He's been messed up ever since he asked Tony about the future — and that's all on him, not on Mr. Stark, because he knew the moment he walked into Tony's place that he was gonna want the truth no matter what. But it didn't make it any easier to digest, and it didn't make him any more healthy in his working hours.
Mr. Stark wanted him to take it easy, and Peter said he'd try. That was a bold-faced lie.
But what he doesn't know won't hurt him, and Pete's itching to swing around and play pretend.
He'd been putting off or ignoring friends, namely the Guardians — but it's not that he wanted to, exactly. He was just terrified of fucking up and revealing really awful things to them, things he wasn't sure was fair to drop in their lap. "Oh yeah," he could say, "You guys are totally killed by a fucked up purple people eater in the near future!" Who the hell could bring themselves to do that? And who can even keep a straight face? He worried he'd just burst into tears the moment anything was spoken between them, because Peter is a terrible liar, and Peter connects with people too freaking quickly for his own good.
So, you know. Lots of Spider-Man. Peter is almost a ghost around these parts, save for summer school work. He gets in late and leaves early, and it's better this way. It is. It has to be.]
1. Content Warning: Spiders (Yes, This is the Full Name of the Prompt) | Spider-Man
[There's a big freaky spider thing on the edge of town that is easily the size of a truck, and it's trying to climb up the wall and into the city — which would be, like, a total nightmare for lots of people in Riverview; if some get the heebie jeebies from him, just imagine how they'll feel when an arachnid straight out of Eight Legged Freaks flies in all scary and hairy and ready to snack.
There are a few ways this can go down, none of them pleasant — first, you could be just having a totally chill walk on the outskirts of the town (which why are you, are you nuts) and walk into a scene of Spider-Man trying to pull a huge-ass spider off the wall with his webbings. Or you could be unfortunate enough to get webbed up by this spider yourself when it takes off and decides you look tasty; don't worry, Peter'll get you! Or maybe you even walk in on Spider-Man squirming in a web, looking more like a caught fly; he huffs and puffs and tries to get out while the big-ass spider is preoccupied elsewhere.
Man, he hates spiders.]
2. Why the Heck Is Trail Mix 12 Dollars? | Spider-Man
[And look, not everything he does as Spider-Man has to be fighting and stuff like that. The best heroes, in his opinion, are like the people who run the homeless shelters or the free food stations — those workers are the real deal, the kind of people who are low key Avengers.
If you're visiting the local grocery store for something, you may look up to see this:
What the fuck.
But it's just Spider-Man, doing some light shopping. Not for himself, mind.
Sometimes people need shopping done for them. Judging from the boxes of kid's cereal and colorful children's yogurts and baby shampoo in his cart, it involves an extra bitty being, too.]
3. Choose Your Own Spider-Man Adventure | Spider-Man
[And since he's Spider-Man far too much lately — you got a problem you need help with? Getting mugged? Need help with your stolen bike? Hell, he'll help with just about anything. Sleep, what's sleep? He doesn't need sleep, that's for the unwicked. You know, like that one Cage the Elephants song? Wait, no, he's not wicked. He hopes. God, he's getting tired. He's so tired, y'all.]
4. Like Jacob's Ladder, But No Demon Hobos | Peter Parker
[Peter staggers out of his suit, tucks it into his backpack, and wanders off to the nearest sky or ground tram, nearly hobbling with the weariness in his bones. His eyelids feel like they're twice as big as usual and keep trying to slide shut on him. Checking his wristwatch shows 5 am. He's kind of really glad Aunt May isn't here in this place (she could be dead soon, a little voice in his head says, she could be killed by Thanos and you'll never see her again and you'll be all alone, no more family). He rubs his face and steps into the tram and flops over in a seat —
— and promptly falls asleep. No, that's too kind a way to put it; he practically passes out the moment his ass hits the cushion. And he's so asleep, he entirely ends up missing his stop. Poor kid is literally just a prop for this train at this point, he's not budged an inch from where he's tucked away into his hoodie. H e l p h i m.
Also, check out his nice new blue shoes.]
5. FUBAR Stands for Finally Under Blankets And Resting | Peter Parker
[Wandering back into the apartment at ungodly hours is starting to become more and more typical. It was easy to push 1 or 2 am sometimes before, but now he's found it easier to go a few hours past that. If he goes to sleep at 4 am, he can wake up for school stuff at 7 am, that's three hours of sleep — and then after school he can get some hours in, do his homework, all that fun stuff. He's starting to get his night-owl behaviors down to a science, even if he feels like he's been more irritable than he means to from the weariness, during day hours.
He is walking into community housing now with quiet steps, trying not stir anyone else in the building.
If he can just get to his bed, he can sleep like the dead for a couple hours.
(And then probably wake up late for school, shit.)
His black shoes are really new and nifty — he's got so many now, and most of them make him feel guilty for reasons he doesn't wanna talk about.]
+1. I Broke Someone's Nose and All I Got was This Lousy Prompt | Peter Parker
[At some point, it kind of accumulates. He's mad at himself for being an asshole, he's tired, he's sick of being the nice guy who tries to duck his head and avoid trouble. Today he's in his red shoes, and he kind of is in love with his new red shoes, because they look like converse, and — and, well, he just loves 'em, okay? They remind him of Spider-Man. Did Gamora mean to do that? He thinks maybe she did, since the other two matched his costume, too. He almost wore them over his Spider-Man suit, but then he realized maybe they'd give him away too easy.
He's walking through the Tollbooth Alleyway where those bullies had messed with him before, and for quite a number of days he'd managed to scare them off as Spider-Man so nobody would get messed with. Well? Today is the day they're back. Go figure. He tries his best to ignore them when they wander up beside him — they're usually more chatty than anything else.
"Wow, I can't believe it — new shoes." Ah, yes, that's Len, the douchebag asshole leader-type.
"How many lawns did you mow to get those, Parker?"
So, like. Here's the thing.
At some point after, Len dumps the chilli fries he's eating on Peter's shoe.
He says 'oops' and doesn't mean it.
And then Peter is standing in front of a collapsed bully who is cradling a nose pouring blood.
He's really not sure how he got here, honestly, but it kind of scares him a little. The color drains from his face, and he steps back as one of Len's friends inspects what is probably a broken nose. The other three look at him in awe at how fast he'd lashed out, backing away a few steps; they're looking him up and down like they're trying to decide if he's worth being dog-piled on.
He can't put his tightly wound fist down.
He didn't — mean to? He didn't mean to. He's not supposed to fight back.
They didn't even throw a first punch. He feels a little sick.
... At some point later he'll be scrubbing his shoes clean in the sink. Google advises against throwing them in the wash, so. He's gonna just... clean 'em himself.]
what: Just some Stuff for August, Mainly.
when: Early August! And if there are any closed threads for August, we can do 'em here!
where: Around town, depends on the prompt!
warnings: GIANT SPIDERS. Also going from a chill prompt log to a serious one by the end. Yikes.
Action brackets or prose is cool!
[It kind of just starts happening, over the span of a week or two.
The fact of the matter is, Peter Parker has been spending more time as Spider-Man than as Peter; it's just easier to be in constant duty, always having something to focus on other than his own stupid thoughts. He's been messed up ever since he asked Tony about the future — and that's all on him, not on Mr. Stark, because he knew the moment he walked into Tony's place that he was gonna want the truth no matter what. But it didn't make it any easier to digest, and it didn't make him any more healthy in his working hours.
Mr. Stark wanted him to take it easy, and Peter said he'd try. That was a bold-faced lie.
But what he doesn't know won't hurt him, and Pete's itching to swing around and play pretend.
He'd been putting off or ignoring friends, namely the Guardians — but it's not that he wanted to, exactly. He was just terrified of fucking up and revealing really awful things to them, things he wasn't sure was fair to drop in their lap. "Oh yeah," he could say, "You guys are totally killed by a fucked up purple people eater in the near future!" Who the hell could bring themselves to do that? And who can even keep a straight face? He worried he'd just burst into tears the moment anything was spoken between them, because Peter is a terrible liar, and Peter connects with people too freaking quickly for his own good.
So, you know. Lots of Spider-Man. Peter is almost a ghost around these parts, save for summer school work. He gets in late and leaves early, and it's better this way. It is. It has to be.]
1. Content Warning: Spiders (Yes, This is the Full Name of the Prompt) | Spider-Man
[There's a big freaky spider thing on the edge of town that is easily the size of a truck, and it's trying to climb up the wall and into the city — which would be, like, a total nightmare for lots of people in Riverview; if some get the heebie jeebies from him, just imagine how they'll feel when an arachnid straight out of Eight Legged Freaks flies in all scary and hairy and ready to snack.
There are a few ways this can go down, none of them pleasant — first, you could be just having a totally chill walk on the outskirts of the town (which why are you, are you nuts) and walk into a scene of Spider-Man trying to pull a huge-ass spider off the wall with his webbings. Or you could be unfortunate enough to get webbed up by this spider yourself when it takes off and decides you look tasty; don't worry, Peter'll get you! Or maybe you even walk in on Spider-Man squirming in a web, looking more like a caught fly; he huffs and puffs and tries to get out while the big-ass spider is preoccupied elsewhere.
Man, he hates spiders.]
2. Why the Heck Is Trail Mix 12 Dollars? | Spider-Man
[And look, not everything he does as Spider-Man has to be fighting and stuff like that. The best heroes, in his opinion, are like the people who run the homeless shelters or the free food stations — those workers are the real deal, the kind of people who are low key Avengers.
If you're visiting the local grocery store for something, you may look up to see this:
What the fuck.
But it's just Spider-Man, doing some light shopping. Not for himself, mind.
Sometimes people need shopping done for them. Judging from the boxes of kid's cereal and colorful children's yogurts and baby shampoo in his cart, it involves an extra bitty being, too.]
3. Choose Your Own Spider-Man Adventure | Spider-Man
[And since he's Spider-Man far too much lately — you got a problem you need help with? Getting mugged? Need help with your stolen bike? Hell, he'll help with just about anything. Sleep, what's sleep? He doesn't need sleep, that's for the unwicked. You know, like that one Cage the Elephants song? Wait, no, he's not wicked. He hopes. God, he's getting tired. He's so tired, y'all.]
4. Like Jacob's Ladder, But No Demon Hobos | Peter Parker
[Peter staggers out of his suit, tucks it into his backpack, and wanders off to the nearest sky or ground tram, nearly hobbling with the weariness in his bones. His eyelids feel like they're twice as big as usual and keep trying to slide shut on him. Checking his wristwatch shows 5 am. He's kind of really glad Aunt May isn't here in this place (she could be dead soon, a little voice in his head says, she could be killed by Thanos and you'll never see her again and you'll be all alone, no more family). He rubs his face and steps into the tram and flops over in a seat —
— and promptly falls asleep. No, that's too kind a way to put it; he practically passes out the moment his ass hits the cushion. And he's so asleep, he entirely ends up missing his stop. Poor kid is literally just a prop for this train at this point, he's not budged an inch from where he's tucked away into his hoodie. H e l p h i m.
Also, check out his nice new blue shoes.]
5. FUBAR Stands for Finally Under Blankets And Resting | Peter Parker
[Wandering back into the apartment at ungodly hours is starting to become more and more typical. It was easy to push 1 or 2 am sometimes before, but now he's found it easier to go a few hours past that. If he goes to sleep at 4 am, he can wake up for school stuff at 7 am, that's three hours of sleep — and then after school he can get some hours in, do his homework, all that fun stuff. He's starting to get his night-owl behaviors down to a science, even if he feels like he's been more irritable than he means to from the weariness, during day hours.
He is walking into community housing now with quiet steps, trying not stir anyone else in the building.
If he can just get to his bed, he can sleep like the dead for a couple hours.
(And then probably wake up late for school, shit.)
His black shoes are really new and nifty — he's got so many now, and most of them make him feel guilty for reasons he doesn't wanna talk about.]
+1. I Broke Someone's Nose and All I Got was This Lousy Prompt | Peter Parker
[At some point, it kind of accumulates. He's mad at himself for being an asshole, he's tired, he's sick of being the nice guy who tries to duck his head and avoid trouble. Today he's in his red shoes, and he kind of is in love with his new red shoes, because they look like converse, and — and, well, he just loves 'em, okay? They remind him of Spider-Man. Did Gamora mean to do that? He thinks maybe she did, since the other two matched his costume, too. He almost wore them over his Spider-Man suit, but then he realized maybe they'd give him away too easy.
He's walking through the Tollbooth Alleyway where those bullies had messed with him before, and for quite a number of days he'd managed to scare them off as Spider-Man so nobody would get messed with. Well? Today is the day they're back. Go figure. He tries his best to ignore them when they wander up beside him — they're usually more chatty than anything else.
"Wow, I can't believe it — new shoes." Ah, yes, that's Len, the douchebag asshole leader-type.
"How many lawns did you mow to get those, Parker?"
So, like. Here's the thing.
At some point after, Len dumps the chilli fries he's eating on Peter's shoe.
He says 'oops' and doesn't mean it.
And then Peter is standing in front of a collapsed bully who is cradling a nose pouring blood.
He's really not sure how he got here, honestly, but it kind of scares him a little. The color drains from his face, and he steps back as one of Len's friends inspects what is probably a broken nose. The other three look at him in awe at how fast he'd lashed out, backing away a few steps; they're looking him up and down like they're trying to decide if he's worth being dog-piled on.
He can't put his tightly wound fist down.
He didn't — mean to? He didn't mean to. He's not supposed to fight back.
They didn't even throw a first punch. He feels a little sick.
... At some point later he'll be scrubbing his shoes clean in the sink. Google advises against throwing them in the wash, so. He's gonna just... clean 'em himself.]
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Anyway, her attention focuses on the guy just. Casually climbing up that wall. She's about to make a remark on what he says - why she is in fact a bad-ass, thank you, and who's Taako? - but then she makes out the voice through the mask.]
Wait. Peter?
[...boy she can't wait to hear this explained.]
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He starts webbing up the spider (how ironic) and looks up with wide, innocent spider-mask eyes.]
... Who? Sorry, I think you've got me confused for someone else!
Do I have a voice-twin?
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Oh yes. A voice twin. Someone who just so happens to sound exactly like you. And have the same stature and height, from what I can tell from a glance. But yes, you couldn't POSSIBLY be the same person.
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[He gives her two thumbs up.]
I'm Spider-Man, not Peter-Man. C'mon.
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Peter-Man. Do I look like a gullible idiot to you?
[She cocks a brow at him. Don't make her come down there, Peter.]
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[He shrugs defeated — and yet not exactly relenting what she says as truth.]</small. I've met a lot of gullible idiots before; I gotta say, you don't fit the bill.
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1/2
Waving his hands, he tries to play off the potential offense he's causing.]
I'm not, I'm not trying to—!
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—eck!!!
[WHAM
... Some leaves fall down after.]
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If the wall weren't so damned high she'd just leap it, but she'd break her entire skeleton doing that. But she can't leave Peter as is, not with the real spider making moves towards him.]
You're not going anywhere.
[Not with the Pull of the Abyss she casts on the ground. Basically a gravity well, it pulls the spider back and away from Peter. It thrashes and scratches at the ground, but it's not fun trying to fight gravity. In the meantime, Hawke hauls ass down the nearest set of stairs that leads to the bottom. Please don't be dead or unconscious, Peter.]
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He pokes his head out from the leaf-filled branches, as she approaches the base of the tree.]
Ow. I think I bruised my funny bone on that one.
[Clearly he's in mortal peril.]
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Peter, please. There's nothing humerus about any of this.
[....you left that one wide open, Peter. Just sayin'.
The spider's still caught in the Pull, though Hawke feels the spell begin to fade. It won't be long now.]
You know, the whole point of the spell is to keep enemies still while you pelt them with whatever, but it's just too damn entertaining watching them struggle against it.
[The fun ends when the spell disappears and the spider's free. Now more than a little aggravated. It charges straight at the two.]
Until that happens. [Hawke's done playing with the creature. Lightning crackles around her hands as she readies the spell. When the spider draws near enough, she lets loose a streak of lightning. The spider gets a good dose of electrocution, the pain enough to make it curl up, legs drawn inward as it thrashes in pain.]
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And at any rate, back to work! He leaps out from the tree, flying overhead and firing one of his webs to stick one of those long curling legs; when he's got enough momentum he begins a swing around the spider, coiling the web rope and hog-tying all eight legs together.
He stands sideways on the creature's big body and claps his hands clean to suggest a job well done.]
There we go! Now I just gotta figure out how to drag him back into the forest.
[Yeah he's standing like this is normal, what of it.]
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What is this pacifist shit??]
You want to just toss it in there? Where it's likely to get free and come back and do this all over again?
[Peter. Buddy. think about this for a second.]
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I... I mean, if I can, why not? It's not like the spider's doing anything evil.
It's just trying to live. We're all doing that, right?
[... Someday that'll bite him in the ass, surely.]
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Hawke sighs, hands on her hips (and suddenly she understands what her mother might have once felt when she about to chide her. Fuck, when did she get so old?) Peter's a kid, and a sweet one at that. Given how he kept knocking the spider off the wall rather than outright kill it, she shouldn't be surprised by this.]
It's idea of trying to live is getting over this wall and munching on the delicious people inside.
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Uh. I don't wanna kill anything...
[He sounds so very concerned when he says it.]
What if I just spend the next few hours keeping an eye out? Making sure it goes the other way?
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You really want to drag this thing into the forest and sit and watch it for hours of your time just to ensure it might not come back?
[There's a heavy dose of skepticism in her tone.]
...is this out of some affinity for it being a spider?
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[That's not full of much confidence.]
It's not a spider thing! I just...
My job's protecting things. Not ending them. You know what I mean?
... I don't like when things die on my watch.
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Well, if you really want to, knock yourself out. Though if your friend here decides to come back up the wall while I'm patrolling, he's shit out of luck.
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[He may not want to kill anything, not even a gross spider, but he also isn't such a hippie that he thinks death's always avoidable. He knows from very good example — sometimes, people are gonna die early. Maybe that's also the reason, though, that he's so adamant about sparing it when he can.]
Thanks, Miss Hawke. I'll take it from here.
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This is going to be an interesting story for the other guards later.
["Yeah, so I saw this guy in a suit who calls himself Spider-Man and he was wrestling with a - get this - giant spider. But rather than kill it, he wanted to haul it back into the woods. No, I'm not shitting you, it actually - STOP LAUGHING."
The 'Miss' earns him A Look.]
No no no, don't make me feel old. It's just Hawke.