network post: matt murdock
Lindsey, I swear to God if you ask me about a promotion in legal, you will be picking teeth off the floor. Talk to me next week.
Attention Spider-Clan! James Jonah Jameson has just arrived*!
Now that I've got your attention.
Peter and I think it would be neat if we all got together on Christmas Eve to have some time together. First Christmas in this new world, and we want ours to be with all of you. Gifts are not required, of course. Hard to shop in this world, and you've got no idea how much that pains me. If you have them to give, you can exchange them that night, and you're welcome to bring a significant other.
* Not true at all.
So, hey, late on the warning bell, but y'know, arms deep in mirror ladies wanting to slice everyone up really makes it hard to pull out the phone and my yelling voice can only go so far. Anyways! So many Bloody Marys. EVERYWHERE. Heads up hours late. But I'm sure you caught that quick.
Do we have a rotating chart for check-ups and check-ins? I feel like we do. I feel like it's my turn. SO! How's everyone holding together after that horror funhouse romp? Everyone good? Please let everyone be good.
I'm heading out on recon. I'm sending you my plans and my timeline and should be back by Saturday. If I'm not back by Saturday night, put together a travel-ready team that can come find me, because something's gone wrong.
I'll bring back whatever I can.
So here's the deal: I've been approved for long-distance recon to check out some abandoned military bunkers that should exist in this world. I'm leaving in a couple of hours and will be back Saturday. I'll be way, way out of range of the network.
Don't have too much fun without me, kiddos.
I was thinking and there's not a whole lot we can do for the holidays out here, but maybe we can pull everyone together to at least spend a little time. Share some embarrassing stories of the old days. Something like that.
And Christmas is a full moon, so... maybe on Christmas Eve?
You two aren't going anywhere by yourselves, right? You're making sure this Bloody Mary woman can't get you?PETER PARKER:
You guys are staying safe, right?
Someone else can cover Matt.
Matt got some new memories and he has some girlfriend named Kirsten. So that's the end of that.
I feel like we haven't talked about what Constantine showed us. Don't you think we should?FLASH THOMPSON 616 & BEN REILLY:
I'm sorry that I've been quiet and withdrawn this last week. I'd like to make it up to you both.MAYDAY PARKER:
I don't suppose you have time for a chat with your alternative universe mother, would you?
How are you two love birds settling in with those new memories?
Ready to get down to the business of figuring out what happened?
1. Widow just left me completely in charge of tech. You know what that means, right? If I have a sick day, you're my fill-in.
2.MJ and I areDoes she have a name?
Congratulations, Spidey. Tech leadership is all yours. I resigned this morning.
And before you ask, I'm not really leader material. I agreed to it before out of a sense of responsibility, but I'm just not that great at delegation.
I'm going to ask you something weird, but I swear it would make total sense if you remembered the last time you were here.
Honestly, I'd completely forgotten about my birthday until Steve reminded me yesterday, so ... thanks. It means a lot. I've been through a hell of a lot recently with my head being what it is and I think I've just kind of thrown myself into the housing projects to keep from going stir-crazy. I haven't really kicked back and had a good time with friends in a while.
Have I been a stick in the mud? Crap, I probably have been.
Not gonna talk your ear off about this, but now that we've got some kind ofBStreaty with the Grounders I want to seriously propose a recon mission that goes out way past our borders. I know I've brought it up, but you guys have your hands full with the day-to-day here. So, I drew up some plans (surprise, Steve) and I'm sending them to your phones now.
More and more people keep showing up, resources are going to get thinner, and we can't keep relying on random drops from the Pod God.
Included in the plans are locations of military bunkers that I know to exist in my world (which is comparable except for the superpower stuff) — like Raven Rock in Pennsylvania (practically next door), Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado, the Burlington Bunker in the UK, and the Shanghai Complex in China. If Mount Weather managed to sustain a population for a century, these places might have, too. Even if I don't find a surviving population, I could find resources.
We don't know anything past our pocket of the world, but the planet's a big one. I'm just proposing we try to learn more about it. Right now the Grounders are controlling the surrounding area on the ground and keeping us boxed in on their terms, but I can fly over them.
So, that's for your round table meeting today.
I know you all must be busy with... well... Donna... and Donna and...
Uh, anyways, I was wondering what- I mean, I came across one of the less stable Donnas and... I don't want to upset the remaining Donnas, so I figured you guys are the best to ask about what should be done with the remains of the other Donnas...
Just FYI, next time I see you, you're getting a big hug, so don't make it awkward.
So, you've always been a dog person. Good to know.
Did you happen to get anything from that pod today? Because I just picked up a small something when I got a break today...
I guess the good news is that I'm not actually losing my mind.