[ peter gets on the ship and everything turns upside down.
well, not literally, but he doesn't really know where he is and he's sort of gleaned just the bare minimum of information, so he goes to do what he does best. which is to poke around in his MID. what he doesn't expect to find are certain familiar names, duplicated.
there are two tony starks and two james buchanan barneses and peter has no idea how the hell that happened, but. he goes out on a limb and picks one tony. ]
ok but why are there two of you??
[ a beat. and then, ]
i mean hi mr. stark idk if you remember me (??) this is peter parker
[Wow, did he not expect to see Peter Parker here. He actually stares at the screen for a couple of beats, trying to determine if the universe is playing some crude joke on him, before he shoots back a quick reply.]
multiverse. i'm from the primary earth. he's my alt from another earth. it's a lot of complicated crap you don't really need to understand.
all you need to know is that there are different versions of the same people, individuals who look identical but otherwise have no connection to each other, and awesome sentient robots onboard.
but hey peter! can't really say if you're mine or an alt until i see you. it's still good to hear from you all the same. btw don't call me mr. stark. t will do.
[ please give him a few moments as he attempts to process everything in this text.
of course he knows the multiverse theory. before the whole aliens in new york city thing happened, he would have laughed it off as a bunch of bullshit that philosophers came up with. but thor and loki happened, and well. if asgard exists, why not, right?
but the other thing that sort of throws him is the hey peter! bit because he doesn't remember tony ever being that excited to see/hear from him?? granted, everything was happening and germany was a thing. regardless, he actually feels kind of embarrassed and weirdly happy like senpai noticed me and he's not entirely sure how to handle that right now. also what does "you're mine" even mean? is other him and tony in like. a relationship? are they like, a thing??
maybe he should stop thinking about that. anyway. ]
ok t thanks it's nice to hear from you too even if you're not the tony i know not that i think you're less cool or anything! sorry this is still kind of weird to process
[No, Peter. They are not a thing. He meant if you're the Peter Parker from his Earth.
Honestly, if he hadn't been stuck on an island for over a year with little to no interaction with the rest of the crew, Tony might not be receiving him as enthusiastically as he is now. He still has his reservations about meeting certain people on the Moira.]
no, he isn't. you might belong to my alt then. have you contacted him yet?
word of advice: try to keep info about yourself limited until you get a better understanding of the situation. you might come face to face with timeline misalignment, so be cautious of what you share with others.
[ he doesn't even know what to say? like, hey mr. stark, remember me? i came with you to germany to fight captain america probably isn't that great of a conversation starter. ]
ok how do you like figure out from what point they're from without giving yourself away like i mean i guess i'll probably have to lie and stuff but have you found a better way to go about it should i just pretend i don't know anything
[ he shakes his head as he reads over what he sends. ]
sorry for dumping all this on you i'll figure something out thanks for telling me though
be vague. never give too much right from the start. wait for them to share things about themselves; never the other way around. if they don't know something, it's better for it to stay that way.
you could also just skip all the bs and ask them what they remember upfront. ofc there's a chance they won't answer you.
if you ever need anything, let me know. i'm here to help.
yeah i thought about that too but then what if they tell me and then they're like so what do you remember and then i'd have to make something up and then it'd be awkward for everyone
you're really chill with all of this but thanks it's really nice of you to offer
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well, not literally, but he doesn't really know where he is and he's sort of gleaned just the bare minimum of information, so he goes to do what he does best. which is to poke around in his MID. what he doesn't expect to find are certain familiar names, duplicated.
there are two tony starks and two james buchanan barneses and peter has no idea how the hell that happened, but. he goes out on a limb and picks one tony. ]
ok but why are there two of you??
[ a beat. and then, ]
i mean hi mr. stark
idk if you remember me (??)
this is peter parker
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multiverse.
i'm from the primary earth. he's my alt from another earth.
it's a lot of complicated crap you don't really need to understand.
all you need to know is that there are different versions of the same people, individuals who look identical but otherwise have no connection to each other, and awesome sentient robots onboard.
but hey peter!
can't really say if you're mine or an alt until i see you.
it's still good to hear from you all the same.
btw don't call me mr. stark. t will do.
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of course he knows the multiverse theory. before the whole aliens in new york city thing happened, he would have laughed it off as a bunch of bullshit that philosophers came up with. but thor and loki happened, and well. if asgard exists, why not, right?
but the other thing that sort of throws him is the hey peter! bit because he doesn't remember tony ever being that excited to see/hear from him?? granted, everything was happening and germany was a thing. regardless, he actually feels kind of embarrassed and weirdly happy like senpai noticed me and he's not entirely sure how to handle that right now. also what does "you're mine" even mean? is other him and tony in like. a relationship? are they like, a thing??
maybe he should stop thinking about that. anyway. ]
ok t
thanks it's nice to hear from you too even if you're not the tony i know
not that i think you're less cool or anything!
sorry this is still kind of weird to process
is uh
your peter 15?
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Honestly, if he hadn't been stuck on an island for over a year with little to no interaction with the rest of the crew, Tony might not be receiving him as enthusiastically as he is now. He still has his reservations about meeting certain people on the Moira.]
no, he isn't.
you might belong to my alt then. have you contacted him yet?
word of advice: try to keep info about yourself limited until you get a better understanding of the situation. you might come face to face with timeline misalignment, so be cautious of what you share with others.
that includes me, for the record.
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[ he doesn't even know what to say? like, hey mr. stark, remember me? i came with you to germany to fight captain america probably isn't that great of a conversation starter. ]
ok
how do you like
figure out from what point they're from without giving yourself away
like i mean i guess i'll probably have to lie and stuff
but
have you found a better way to go about it
should i just pretend i don't know anything
[ he shakes his head as he reads over what he sends. ]
sorry for dumping all this on you
i'll figure something out
thanks for telling me though
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never give too much right from the start.
wait for them to share things about themselves; never the other way around.
if they don't know something, it's better for it to stay that way.
you could also just skip all the bs and ask them what they remember upfront.
ofc there's a chance they won't answer you.
if you ever need anything, let me know. i'm here to help.
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so what do you remember
and then i'd have to make something up and then it'd be awkward for everyone
you're really chill with all of this
but thanks
it's really nice of you to offer
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keep it short, vague, and simple. avoid details if possible.
you'll do fine.
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i'll do my best
so how long did you know other me
am i allowed to ask that
?
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he used to work for me.
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that means he's not completely broke
thank god
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he does well for himself.
smart, talented, good.
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me but not really me??
but thanks
ok can i ask another question about him
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did he say anything about high school?
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you're going to have to be more specific than that.
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an accident on a field trip
freshman year
does that sound familiar at all?
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no. why?
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nevermind
[ a pause, and then: ]
don't worry he's fine
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what was the accident?
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[ understatement of the year. ]
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gomen for the delay
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