[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/XV1PIyT.jpg?2[/img][/center] [quote=@Morden Man] "Promise me something," Johnny said softly as he noticed the police cars assembled at the bottom of the building they were sat on. He had no right to ask what he was about to ask – no-one did – but in the maelstrom of grief and anger that had been Johnny's emotions over the past few months, news of Peter Parker had provided a glint of hope. Johnny needed every last bit of that he could get. "Promise me that you'll keep him safe," Storm said solemnly. "There'll come a day when all of this [i]will[/i] reach the ones you love. Try as you might, as long as you're a human being under that mask there's no way of avoiding that. Just ... whatever else happens, you keep him safe. Because the world needs people like Peter Parker in it." [/quote] Tiger? Oh my god he thinks I'm MJ. He must have known MJ in his world. She's the only one who says "tiger" like it's still the Roaring Twenties or something. But if he took what I said as meaning I'm MJ...then oh my god Peter and MJ were together on his side! That is so crazy! The two are friends here, but never in a million years would I expect to see them together. I mean, they're two diametrically opposed people. Well, at least that will keep him from finding out who I really am. The second part of what he says has the complete opposite effect on me. The death of another one of the people closest to me is my biggest fear. Johnny lost nearly everyone. He's seen how bad this life can get, and he's telling me it will get that bad. If I have to see another family member dead on the street, I don't know if I can handle it. [color=ec008c][b]"I'm never going to let another thing happen to someone I care about,"[/b][/color] I try and sound as reassuring as possible to Johnny. [color=ec008c][b]"At least not willingly. I'll die trying to stop that. We do all we can to protect the strangers every day. We like to pretend that our homes are off limits. But even if I'm young, I'm not that naive. I know it'll happen eventually. I just hope I'm ready for when it does."[/b][/color] Sitting up here, looking over the skyline of New York is about as peaceful as my life's been in the past few months. I've been bouncing back and forth from crisis to crisis, I haven't really been able to enjoy just how beautiful this city can be at heights most people only see from the confines of skyscrapers. Now I'm here, having a heart to heart with a man from a destroyed dimension who knew my boyfriend from his side. Can't say this life isn't entertaining, that's for sure. [color=ec008c][b]"Johnny, this has been...nice,"[/b][/color] I admit. [color=ec008c][b]"I don't take enough time to really sit and take stock of everything. Usually I spend my time dodging fireballs or gunfire or something. It's nice to really just...talk with someone who understands this life. I'm sorry what happened to your world, but I'm glad you made your way to ours. I hope it treats you well."[/b][/color] This talk has also made one thing clear...I need to go talk to Peter. I have way too many thoughts bouncing around in my head and I need to make some room. The easiest way to do that is to at least figure out where Peter and I stand. I look up to where the flaming representation of my mask once hovered, [color=ec008c][b]"If you ever want to do this again, you know how to contact me, I guess."[/b][/color]