Event | Landfall | Bresilyk | Aihsohlow

[ironwood]

Characters: Any and all!
Date: December 3 - 11, 2013
Location: Aihsohlow, Bresilyk (landfall)
Situation: Tu Vishan makes landfall at the winterbound republic of Bresilyk!
Warnings/Rating: Please include warnings in comment subject lines

OOC Post | Approved Items | Special Gifts
Aihsohlow | Phorezton | Markutte | Countryside

The starting point of landfall and the smallest port of importance in all the republic. All visitors will have a fish mark stamped on their tin visa if they are granted access here. The homes here are sturdy and built to withstand the harsh sea winds, though the dome has rendered their sturdiness largely irrelevant as the years pass. Fish represent the primary theme of food, with preserved and smoked renditions a commodity often sent for trade to others towns. Local authorities will ask for the tin card visa of each visitor upon first sight, verifying the information with some scrutiny before handing it back and allowing them to continue onwards. There are some auctions held here, with the items obtained often showing signs of recovery from the ocean floor by diving parties in search of fish to net.

Customs | Settlement | Auctions | Harvest Haul | Other

Comments

[unobtainableredemption]

He calls it the spider signal.

[nerdylilspidey]

...

He really does have a problem.

[unobtainableredemption]

[Okay, he never expected another Peter to agree with him.]

Ben was never as bad...

[nerdylilspidey]

[Look. This Peter draws the line at "Spider Signal." The theme thing is great and all, but that's just taking it too far.]

I can tell. These round tracers totally make more sense than spider-shaped ones.

[unobtainableredemption]

He had other kinds of web fluid too. I don't know what he called them, but one's like a metal dart thing, and the other explodes on impact.

[nerdylilspidey]

Wow... [Exploding sounds dangerous, and in the hands of an inexperienced Spider-Man? Probably a bad idea. Metal darts could also have some issues- But Peter has to admit that Ben's been really creative with his toys.]

Do you think all of his stuff is here? I just- It'd be pretty awesome to get a good look at it all.

[unobtainableredemption]

[Fishes around inside the hoodie bundle for one of Ben's webshooters. When he finds it, he hands it to Peter.] It's his costume. I'm going to guess yes.

They work differently than yours, so don't try the double tap.

[nerdylilspidey]

[He takes it carefully-- Especially since now he doesn't know what triggers it to shoot.]

Then do you know how it works?

[unobtainableredemption]

He.... he did something with his hand. [As he says that, he flicks his wrist. He's trying to visualize their multiple fights to figure out what he did to operate his web shooters.]

[nerdylilspidey]

Huh...

[He turns the webshooters over in his hands a couple of times, holding them up close so he can get a good look at everything.]

Guess I'll try that later, when we get back or something.

[unobtainableredemption]

[It was so hard, trying to remember the past as it truly happened and not colored by his own insanity. He could see Ben in his Scarlet Spider costume, yelling at him to stop in any one of their encounters. But when he tries to focus on them, all he can feel is the rage at Ben for his existence and the source of his rage, the pain of his clone degeneration. His eyes screwed shut as he imagined his every nerve ending on fire once more, the only thing in life he believed would be a constant.

Kaine forced himself to think of something, anything else. He thought of Aracely, of Annabelle, of Donald and Wally. The memories and the phantom pain subsided. His thoughts drifted to Peter, and then to May. And then he had an epiphany.] May might know.

Her costume is based off of Ben's... His other costume. When he took over for Peter.

I wouldn't be surprised if she's used his shooters.

[nerdylilspidey]

[The expression that passes over Kaine's face doesn't go unnoticed. Peter can tell there's something bad going on beneath those shut eyes, made clear by how closely knit his eyebrows get and the tension in every other muscle on his face. He has to assume it's mostly bad memories - they're hard to avoid in this business - and so decides against saying anything. Kaine has his demons, and Peter's come to realize that he chooses to fight them in his own, silent way.

His attention has fallen back on the webshooters by the time Kaine speaks up, which makes him blink in surprise.] May... I guess it's definitely worth asking her. Not like we have anything to lose, right?

[unobtainableredemption]

[Kaine focuses on Ben's web shooter, forcing himself to stay in the present.] And if she doesn't know, we'll try it the old fashioned way. [Kaine has no doubt Peter could figure it out. He and Ben were the smart ones, after all.]

[nerdylilspidey]

You mean good ol' trial and error? [Since dissecting the web shooter was bound to be out of the question, considering the fact that a) this particular set had sentimental value for Kaine, and b) he didn't quite have the right tools for it.]

Well, first things first. We still need a bag to hold this stuff in safely until we get back to the turtle.

[unobtainableredemption]

[Kaine nods at both the question and the request for the bag, hearing Peter say something, but not exactly what. His eyes never leave the shooter. He had been in such a rush to buy it, to make sure that no one else had something so personal to one of the few people who gave a damn about him (even if Kaine could never understand why), that he hadn't thought about what to do with it after he bought it. He doen't deserve this; this belonged to a far greater man than he ever could be. But what could he do with it? He couldn't--he wouldn't--throw it out. He could burn it, but he that would be doing Ben a huge disservice.

The priest. The priest would know what to do. Why couldn't there have been a church on this goddamn turtle?

Kaine hands the bundle to Peter. Peter deserves it far more than he does, and this Parker never even met him.]

[nerdylilspidey]

[That reaction surprises him to say the least, and though his hands automatically come up to take it from him, Peter's giving Kaine a curious look.]

What... are you doing? I don't have a backpack on me, so unless you don't mind me stuffing this under my shirt, then...

[In Peter's mind, this should stay with Kaine. It means something to him, something so much more than Peter could probably even begin to fathom. He's okay with studying Ben's tools of the trade, but that was about the extent of it.]

[unobtainableredemption]

[Turns his back on Peter and the costume.]

Ben wouldn't want me... I shouldn't have it. Take it, it's yours.

[nerdylilspidey]

[He freezes, just staring at Kaine with wide eyes.]

... What?

No, this is- You should take it.

[unobtainableredemption]

[Shakes his head, taking a step away.]

He was much closer to you. Other you. He'd want you to have it.

I'm the last person to take it.

[nerdylilspidey]

[He opens his mouth to protest, then shuts it again. He wants to argue that he doesn't know Ben, that Ben doesn't know him, that somehow this just doesn't seem to feel right. But at the same time, Peter's pretty sure that Kaine's not going to change his mind.]

... I could- I dunno, frame it for you.

[unobtainableredemption]

[Spins on his heel so he can glare at Peter.] Why, so I can be constantly reminded of how I ruined his life?!

[Kaine immediately regrets saying that. He had been doing so well, too...]

[nerdylilspidey]

[His eyes widen at the outburst, his gaze trained on Kaine even under the pressure of that glare. 'Ruined his life.' One clone ruining the life of another. Why? His own clones had fought among themselves, but that was because one of them was going to do something stupid. One came face to face with Peter and flipped out, got pitched over the deep end. Because they'd freaked out. Because they realized--

And suddenly, Peter understands. All those questions Kaine had asked about his own clones, about Gwen, if they were leading happy, healthy, normal lives. It might've been something that Ben managed to have, as he'd taken on a whole new name and life. Kaine didn't go that route. At some point he must've lashed out, did something he now regrets. He feels guilty. It's an emotion that Peter is actually extremely familiar with, and the probable, unfortunate truth is that Kaine inherited those guilt issues from the Parker blood. But Peter understands.

And he's pushed Kaine just a little too far here. He ducks his head slightly, letting his eyes fall on the costume in his hands.]

...Fine. I'll take it. But only if you start talking to me about all this stuff that's bothering you under the surface. That's what friends do. They talk. Okay?

[unobtainableredemption]

Then I guess I'll be taking that costume back. [He's not one to open up, not even to those he cares about.]

[nerdylilspidey]

[He steps back, pulling the costume tight against his chest.]

I'm not asking you to spill your guts out. I just want you to actually say when something bothers you, instead of just telling me to shut up. I will totally take "I don't wanna talk about it" over "Shut up, Parker."

[unobtainableredemption]

[Exactly what did he think "Shut up, Parker" meant!?]

Now I'm reminded why I left New York in the first place. To get away from you.