I know, but I mind. I don't want to sound like I don't appreciate it! And…obviously I still need the help for now. It's not like I'm gonna have a job tomorrow or something.
[ Let's be real, he's going to spend a large chunk of his time and energy pursuing the Starstruck thing. ]
I wish it wasn't, too. I don't wanna do this forced team crap. Not that the Society is a team. I don't think they, like, work together or whatever. They allow some things I am really not chill with, but whether I join them or not doesn't change that.
[ He kind of laughs. ]
Yeah, I don't think the Alliance is going to parade you around for PR stunts. Spider-Man, they might. But…Spider-Man isn't joining the Society, either. I don't know what I'm gonna do about the identity thing, but I was kinda thinking about a "hero" identity based in the tech stuff? Or not a hero. Not a villain. Man, I dunno.
[ It's the first time he's said it aloud. The complications of having three identities floating around are not lost on him, but separating Spider-Man from the Bad GuysTM seems like a good idea. ]
Also if Mechanima will teach me some of his stuff? Man. We could do so much with tech, Otto! I know your actuators are incredible already, but like…that machine me and Eddie found? Stuff like that exists, so what else is out there? What if we could not accidentally destroy things but make things that help people?
[ There's that hero at heart thing. ]
He could drink coffee through his smart glass without ever showing his face. I don't even know if Mr. Stark has that kind of tech.
[ Speaking of Tony, he doubts Tony would approve of this either. But he can't make every decision based on what dead people would do in his shoes. ]
[Not in the sense that Otto would consider swapping teams for it - but why would he ever be above collaboration? The technology considered commonplace in this world is already quite advanced by the standards of his time and place. Of course the idea of getting his hands on some advanced tech is appealing!
His last attempt to help people went so, so horribly. But his work with Adaptech has been good. Collaboration, not getting caught up in ambition...these are good things. He can still contribute.]
Joining them doesn't have to mean you go out on any of their missions. You could probably keep on doing what you have been. But, yes, I see why you'd want a different identity. Especially with Pete around. [Their shared names can be a little confusing, but people usually know who's being discussed.] It'd be easy enough to switch out the cosmetics on that new suit...
Right? Having access to both, like...obviously you and I trust each other, so it's a pretty good partnership. And I think it might actually help keep my identity as Spider-Man more secret, since absolutely no one would associate Spider-Man with the villain side.
[ But the tech thing matters a lot, too. His new suit isn't quite finished, and while sure, he can use Otto's funding to do it, he's still into doing it himself. ]
I don't plan to do their missions or anything, gross.
[ He knows never say never, and he's not actually sure what missions they might want people for. But Mechanima seems pretty into independence as long as people follow the rules.
He doesn't bother mentioning that rule breakers apparently get killed; the rules are pretty easy to follow when you're a squeaky clean hero joining the bad guys for access to tech and info. ]
I mean...I'm still Spider-Man too.
[ When will he have time for all of it? Who knows? He doesn't care about that right now. It's good to have a (hyper) focus. ]
So I dunno. Building any other sort of suit would take time, but if it's not a secret like Spider-Man then maybe I could commission the base or something.
[ Deep breath, Peter. ]
I think I'm gonna do it. Better than being targeted for being Unaligned. Probably.
Sure, but you ought to be careful about it. If you're keeping it all separate, than Spider-Man is still unaligned.
[Safety in his civilian identity is nothing to sneeze at. He'll still have to keep his guard up while in his Spider identity, though. But then, Otto supposes that's nothing new.
He nods. Yes, it all sounds reasonable.]
Alright. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. I'm not sure what that would be, but I'm here. [A beat, and he laughs.] I'll tell everyone you're my villainous nemesis from back home.
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[ Let's be real, he's going to spend a large chunk of his time and energy pursuing the Starstruck thing. ]
I wish it wasn't, too. I don't wanna do this forced team crap. Not that the Society is a team. I don't think they, like, work together or whatever. They allow some things I am really not chill with, but whether I join them or not doesn't change that.
[ He kind of laughs. ]
Yeah, I don't think the Alliance is going to parade you around for PR stunts. Spider-Man, they might. But…Spider-Man isn't joining the Society, either. I don't know what I'm gonna do about the identity thing, but I was kinda thinking about a "hero" identity based in the tech stuff? Or not a hero. Not a villain. Man, I dunno.
[ It's the first time he's said it aloud. The complications of having three identities floating around are not lost on him, but separating Spider-Man from the Bad GuysTM seems like a good idea. ]
Also if Mechanima will teach me some of his stuff? Man. We could do so much with tech, Otto! I know your actuators are incredible already, but like…that machine me and Eddie found? Stuff like that exists, so what else is out there? What if we could not accidentally destroy things but make things that help people?
[ There's that hero at heart thing. ]
He could drink coffee through his smart glass without ever showing his face. I don't even know if Mr. Stark has that kind of tech.
[ Speaking of Tony, he doubts Tony would approve of this either. But he can't make every decision based on what dead people would do in his shoes. ]
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[Not in the sense that Otto would consider swapping teams for it - but why would he ever be above collaboration? The technology considered commonplace in this world is already quite advanced by the standards of his time and place. Of course the idea of getting his hands on some advanced tech is appealing!
His last attempt to help people went so, so horribly. But his work with Adaptech has been good. Collaboration, not getting caught up in ambition...these are good things. He can still contribute.]
Joining them doesn't have to mean you go out on any of their missions. You could probably keep on doing what you have been. But, yes, I see why you'd want a different identity. Especially with Pete around. [Their shared names can be a little confusing, but people usually know who's being discussed.] It'd be easy enough to switch out the cosmetics on that new suit...
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[ But the tech thing matters a lot, too. His new suit isn't quite finished, and while sure, he can use Otto's funding to do it, he's still into doing it himself. ]
I don't plan to do their missions or anything, gross.
[ He knows never say never, and he's not actually sure what missions they might want people for. But Mechanima seems pretty into independence as long as people follow the rules.
He doesn't bother mentioning that rule breakers apparently get killed; the rules are pretty easy to follow when you're a squeaky clean hero joining the bad guys for access to tech and info. ]
I mean...I'm still Spider-Man too.
[ When will he have time for all of it? Who knows? He doesn't care about that right now. It's good to have a (hyper) focus. ]
So I dunno. Building any other sort of suit would take time, but if it's not a secret like Spider-Man then maybe I could commission the base or something.
[ Deep breath, Peter. ]
I think I'm gonna do it. Better than being targeted for being Unaligned. Probably.
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[Safety in his civilian identity is nothing to sneeze at. He'll still have to keep his guard up while in his Spider identity, though. But then, Otto supposes that's nothing new.
He nods. Yes, it all sounds reasonable.]
Alright. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. I'm not sure what that would be, but I'm here. [A beat, and he laughs.] I'll tell everyone you're my villainous nemesis from back home.
[Ridiculous!]