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[It's been a week since he arrived in Luceti, and Peter figured it was long enough a gap that Spider-Man could convincingly arrive in Luceti himself, separate from Peter. That would help diminish suspicions, right? He had to make sure that he couldn't use his powers as Peter, not even in Luceti. He couldn't take a chance. There were already at least two people who knew his identity, and that was because of back home. Cluing anyone else into the whole identity business could jeopardize someone -- like Liz or Gwen -- if they arrived in Luceti at the same time as... say, Rhino.

Not that he would remember. O'Hirn was pretty dumb.

Anyway, this was a perfect chance to dress up in the good ol' red and blue and try webslinging around the village. Keyword is try, because there weren't exactly skyscrapers in Luceti. He would have to cut it pretty close to the ground, but it was good practice. He didn't know how long he'd be stuck in the village, so navigation via webs was key. Better to practice during downtime.

And that's when he pulls out the journal to look at while swinging. Better put on his best pokerface.

... Not that people could see his face.]

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Man, oh man. This Luceti place is nothing like the Big Apple. Too much... nature. Needs more skyscrapers. [Yeah, he kind of laughed at his own joke.] Read enough of the guide to get my bearings, but I've gotta say. I'm more impressed than freaked out.

[All the sarcasm in the world is just dripping through the feed. So is the noise of webslinging.]

It's not like a lot of baddies get the one-up on me like this. Gotta give props where it's earned. At least until I bust myself right on outta here. Then I'm just gonna have to take my props back. Got a warranty and everything. [Whoops, almost hit the ground there.] Whoa! You guys need to invest in taller buildings!

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[If it makes Ruby feel any better, he can go around calling himself Ariados-Man.]

Ruby, got it. [Pause.] Hah, so the name's fitting, isn't it?

[Ruby. Beauty. Ha. Jokes.]

[Well he'd have competition with Gligar-Man. If Ruby watched Saturday morning cartoons instead of the fashion channel, maybe he'd point out some similarities! But alas-]

I suppose so. A beautiful name for a boy who helps create beauty with the assistance of his team~ [Joke? What joke? This is clearly is fluffing of his ego right here.]

[Don't worry, he totally walked into that one. Of course the guy would like his name.]

Exactly! [He's totally bullshitting this.] It makes all the sense in the world.

Ahaha well my eyes are also red, so that's another reason... [Said as if this is the most normal color for eyes in the world.]

Red eyes? [Not normal from where Spidey comes from. But then again, nothing was normal about his everyday life.] You're not the angry smash kind of guy, right?

Wait, of course not. You're all about beauty. Unless you smash with beauty. That possible?

[... Wat]

No? That would be contradictory, wouldn't it? Brutality isn't beautiful at all...

[Besides, the only 'angry smash guy' he knows is his dad: He crushes telephone receivers in his hands when he's mad. No, rly.]

I know a couple of big guys who'd beg to differ on that. And they'd differ with their fists, and that's no fun for anyone involved. [Except maybe them, but that ends with them in jail.

Spider-Man shrugs, not that it's incredibly visible.] Long as you're not one of 'em, we're cool.

[dsdgsfgs-] ... Ahaha no, no that wouldn't be enjoyable at all. I like it when I'm in one piece.

I can assure you I'm not like that. Red isn't just a color associated with rage anyway. It's also associated with passion, energy, and warmth!

Oh, I like that! I've got all of those, and my uniform's half red. Do I win a prize?

...That depends, what color did you pair it with? Red is a very intense color; it can be tricky to make it work.

[/Completely serious. He is critiquing a superhero's outfit right now.

What is his life?]

Edited (Sure can code today.) 2012-08-12 20:19 (UTC)

[Suddenly this is a serious conversation.]

Blue. [He awaits judgment!]

If you're looking to make a bold statement with your... superhero outfit? [That may never not be weird to say in a casual conversation] Having a warm, like red, and a cool color, like blue, together will have that effect. But that's only if it's more of blue hue, if it's a tint or a shade of blue, that might make the red too intense.

[So much serious business here.]

I think I've got the blue-est of the blue, and the red-est of the red on my threads here. And bold sounds pretty good for me.

[He throws a punch, not that it's visible.] "I'm a kickbutt hero, so you'd better not mess with my city!" That kind of statement.

I suppose that would work for your profession... ahaha. If it's one thing I can get behind with superheros, it's that they also seem to be fashion conscious in a way: you can always get clues of what they're about from their outfit, and from what I've seen [Which isn't much, maybe a TV show once or twice in Johto] they coordinate their colors and designs on the outfits as a whole rather well.

[A thoughtful pause~]

But do they design their own costumes...? [He's mostly talking to himself.]

It's not like there's a custom clothing store that tailors up a costume based on anonymous order slips.

You have a point there... So you all design and maintain your own costumes?

Yup. I know I did for my own, can't say for the others. I really haven't run into others superheroes before I arrived here.

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