Episode 1: A Stranger In Familiar!

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Today on Melemele, there has been a strange and rash sequence of events!

Officer Jenny has been busy, as a series of thefts has been noted across the city. The wealthy industrialist Viren has been targeted several times with valuables relating to the Pokemon Groudon.

As researchers are coming into the town today to help work on the Ultra Hole situation, on invite of the Aether Foundation, it seems that someone might have slipped through into the town. A certain woman in green might have been spotted in several of Viren's locations before a theft has been seen.

Some people might be starting to get uneasy about the influx of people. Perhaps it's time to investigate some of these rumors that a thief might have made their way onto the island...

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[hashtagparkerluck]

When Peter makes it home he slips in through the window with is icy and sets it on the bedside table. He hasn't had any yet due to having his mask on but soon. He pulls the mask off and lets out a sigh before groaning quietly to himself as he rolls his shoulder. Smacking into that tree really sucked. There's probably a bruise all the way up his back.

Thank goodness for his healing factor.

"Spinarak! Shelob says urgently just as Peter is finally getting a drink of his icy treat. He freezes as he hears Jenny's voice and accidentally swallows a little too much icy.

"Uh-!" He starts, face pale and still in the main part of the suit. "I can explain!?"

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"I'm sure it can wait till the morning, but a brief explanation is I'm Spider-man," replied Jenny with no amount of semi-exasperated relief and amusement as she said, "Your back is bruised up. Did you need ointment for that? First aid? I take it you have some kind of healing thing going on from all of those comic book superpowers you have."

She's taking it well, but that could be the exhaustion talking.

[hashtagparkerluck]

"Wh-what? No! I'm not-" Peter starts and then remembers he's currently in his Spider-suit, holding a large icy. The Jedi mind trick didn't work on Ned, it probably won't work on Jenny. "...uh... yeah." He gives in. Well, there's a lot less cursing than when May found out.

"Uh... it's fine-or it will be fine-yeah, I have a healing factor so it'll be better by the morning." He rubs at his forehead. Well, at least he made it a few weeks before someone found out his secret.

[fallers_npcs]

"Still, you're probably going to be sore in the morning," replied Jenny. "I'll have a nice bath drawn up for you tomorrow. Be sure to soak in that before you do anything, okay? I'll bust out some of the Rock Salt. It's real good."

She smiled. "Get some rest. And I want a full debriefing tomorrow: Junior Deputy Spider-man."

[hashtagparkerluck]

"Actually, you probably won't even be able to tell anything happened tomorrow-I have a super fast metabolism so even things like breaks or cuts usually heal up over night-well, depends on how bad the break is, I guess."

He rolls his shoulder again, wincing a bit. "Y-yeah, I can do that. See you in the morning, Officer Jenny." He says with a small smile and then another wince.

[fallers_npcs]

"It's just Jenny when we're on our off time, Peter," replied Jenny with a smile. "Good night. I'll have pancakes in the morning."

[hashtagparkerluck]

"Oh. Okay. Thanks Officer-Um. I mean Ma'am. I mean-Jenny. Uh, good night." Peter finally ramble out, sounding super awkward. He waits until she's stepped away at the very least before letting out a sigh and shaking his head. That could have gone better. Could've gone worse, but also could've gone better.

Now to not sleep, he thinks to himself before grabbing his icy again. Well, if he's not gonna sleep, he might as well see what dronie picked up on.

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What Dronie picked up on, was a bit of a mess. Viren's security was a little tougher than expected, and the eternal nemesis of every camera in the world -- frosted glass - was in the way!

Stupid frosted glass. But what he could make out was that Viren was mostly dealing in old previously stolen goods.

[hashtagparkerluck]

Peter's actually surprised. If it had been his own tech then maybe less surprised but this is Stark how could anything beat that? He rubs at his chin as he reviews the video evidence laments the poor sound quality.

"This doesn't prove anything." He says before sitting back down on his bed. "Once again I need Mr Stark's help and he's..." He takes a breath and wipes his eyes.

"Spinarak..." Shelob says sadly, reaching a leg out to gently pat him.

"Yeah, I know." He nods and swallows the lump that was starting to form. "We need upgrades."