VIDEO - un: p. parker [TRIGGER WARNING, BODY HORROR, GORE, ETC)

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( so, this was really not how he wanted to introduce himself to his fellow teammates. between half of the team apparently being missing to the natives winding up on shore with organs removed and their eyes gouged out. he's Spider-Man and he still feels useless in really helping people. he has his suit and his webshooters but his strength is gone.

for once, he really is a normal guy, and it's been a long time since he felt that way. still, as uncertain as it makes him, he refuses to think that he can't do anything at all. he's still got to try. all of them do. )

First things first, I guess. I'm sure we've all seen the bodies washing up on shore. I... I mean, I tried not to look too closely, but I guess that guy was right about sacrifices. ( Peter looks a little green, looking down and shaking his head. ) I've covered any body I've seen but we've... we've gotta do something. Bury them, or... cremate them, I don't know. But we can't just leave them. ( suddenly being space kidnapped is just a little too real. he never imagined cremating sacrificed bodies would be on the itinerary. )

We've got to do something to see nobody else ends up on that shore. Maybe night watches. We can keep some patrols and do something if something goes south, maybe figure out who is responsible and where they're taking them.

( he's not okay with just letting more people die. it feels inherently wrong that so many already have, but he's determined to make sure no more do, or at least try. )

Last but not least, I guess... did anyone come here with technology? Like, cell phones, anything with wires, stuff like that. I'm not sure where the rest of our team is, but if I can get a radio together and amplify the signal enough, if they have access to one we'll be able to contact them, figure out where they are. I mean, it's a longshot of all longshots, but I guess that's better than nothing.

( who knows if it'll work. any of it. but he's got to try. try something. it's a lot to put on the agenda, but he'll skip the sleep if it means they can fix things. )

...right. And I'm Peter. Hi. Gotta say, this was the worst orientation I've ever had.

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un: skywalker.

[apoptotic]

Cremation would be safer. [ direct, a touch removed. focusing on what needs doing is the only distraction he has left. ]

First, effort should be put in to locate their families. They have a say in what happens.

[webdesigned]

Yeah, probably. ( improper burial could be a bad thing for the water supply, on top of everything else. Peter sort of hates the idea of mass burning a bunch of bodies, but really, what choice did they have? )

Right. That's a really good point. They... they seem like they've been stripped of any personal items, at least the ones I've found. But if their families are missing them, they could probably identify them.

[apoptotic]

We need to get organized. Get in touch with what leaders remain in the community, set up something. A tent would be easiest, on the beach; the bodies would not have far to be moved. Volunteer-only, obviously. [ the opposite will only do more harm. ]

In the meantime, others continue the search. [ a heavy sigh. ] But we have to work quickly. Last thing we need is an outbreak or a riot.

[webdesigned]

They've got a council, don't they? Why haven't they done something about all this?

( probably too busy freaking about the lack of their goddess and abilities, but come on. once again, the establishment needed some better priorities. )

We can reach out to them, see where that gets us. That's a good idea. ( he hopes it works. ) I don't disagree about moving fast, but we need to find a solution just as badly. There's got to be a way to stop whoever is responsible for all this.

[apoptotic]

[ in his experience, there are many reasons. they're afraid. unprepared. some might even secretly agree or collaborate with what is happening. all of which can sound a lot like pointing fingers at this stage so he wisely keeps his suspicions to himself. ]

Guess we'll find out.

[webdesigned]

Yeah, I guess we will.

( and if they didn't want to help, he'd do it himself. vigilante life, yo. )

Either way, it's gotta be done. Whether they wanna deal with it or not.

[apoptotic]

[ a short exhale that might almost be amusement were the situation not so bleak. ] No disagreement there.

I don't have anything with me that'll be useful [ except his lightsaber but he's not sharing parts of that ] but I can help build a radio emitter if you need another pair of hands.

voice, un. hawkeye, handwaves this is after their other meeting

[strictdiscipline]

I don't have much by way of technology [read: she has absolutely nothing] but I can help with burying bodies as well as patrols. I've done enough of both over the years.

[It's simple stated fact, bleak though it might sound.]

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( that's ok. if he knew he'd understand. because omg, it is a lightsaber. anakin please never show him the lightsaber. )

Yeah? Really? ( he's surprised and pleased. he's sort of used to being rather rare when it comes to his ability to make and engineer things. ) Sure. Absolutely. I don't even know if it'll help, at all, but it seems like it's worth a shot. All I've got is my phone, but it's a start anyway. Hopefully other people have more components to use.

sounds good to me!

[webdesigned]

Thanks anyway. I knew it was a longshot.

( a longshot that might not even help. feels like all of his suggestions are that way. )

I appreciate the help. There's... too much, for one person. ( that feels really horrible to say. )

[strictdiscipline]

Even one body is too much.

[Inevitable, maybe, and certainly nothing more than a pipe dream, but that doesn't stop her from hoping all the same.]

Were you planning on burying the bodies you couldn't identify?

[Burial's all she knows how to do; Nalawi funeral rites, if they exist, are an unknown to her.]

[webdesigned]

I was, but ... burning would probably be best. If we don't bury them properly, the bodies could contaminate their water source. I don't really know anything about proper burials.

( he really doesn't like the idea of a funeral pyre, but... he also doesn't like the idea of poisoning the natives in attempts to do the right thing. )

[strictdiscipline]

[Not a particularly elegant solution, but efficient—which is closer to what they need right now.]

Any sort of proper burial would require more time and resources than we have at the moment. [Especially with the Nalawi growing increasingly more panicked with each passing day.] I'll ask if they have any sort of rites or words usually said at a funeral.

[That much at least they can do.]

[apoptotic]

It works in hyperspace. It'd be embarrassing to be defeated by clouds.

[ that's because physics literally do not work the same way in your galaxy, ani. ]

[webdesigned]

That's a really good idea.

( he's not sure what the traditions of the area are, but especially when it comes to sending off departed souls, it's always better to try and be respectful to the families. )

I guess I'm going to try and get the... uh, bodies identified. So their families know what happened.

( grim, but Peter knows for a fact it's better than never knowing. )

[webdesigned]

Hyperspace?

( it's one of those things that sounds familiar but he can't place it all at once. what kind of nerd are you, parker... )

I'm sure we can get a radio to work, but, if they don't have a way to catch the signal it'll be pointless. Kinda a wing and a prayer situation, but hey, a radio system wouldn't be horrible to have either way. Clearly we can't expect these magic facetime lockets to work all the time.

[Video | un: tsukuyo]

[sekimorinashi]

Organised patrols're a good idea. We might see something, if anything. I'll pitch in.

[strictdiscipline]

If you find any sort of pattern, let me know.

[She's really not expecting much but...even the smallest clue is more than they've got to work with right now.]

video; @magnusficent

[warlocks]

I have a phone. [He holds it up, wiggling it; peter may notice the back is entirely blinged out in glitter.] You're welcome to pull it apart.

Text; un: Silk

[blacksilk]

It's polite of you to consider their funeral rites.

Can you tell me where you found this body? I can take a look at it before we dispose of it humanely.

[webdesigned]

I'll do my best. Sure.

( he's never done this technical sort of thing before. he's used to spotting someone doing nefarious and stringing them up and that was that. he's never had to look at crime scenes or multiple dead bodies before.

it's not at all easy. )

[webdesigned]

Thanks. I'd say 'the more the merrier', but I'm not sure that applies in this instance.

( still, more people for patrols will hopefully keep more abductions from happening. )

[webdesigned]

( people have proven surprisingly willing to let him tear apart their tech... but considering there are no networks or outlets around, maybe it's not that weird.

and no judgement on the glitter. )

Yeah? I can't promise I'll get it back to you in one piece, but if you're sure, I'll take it.

[webdesigned]

ah, well, if it were me and mine, I'd hope for the same
and... man, which body? there's more than one. washed up on the beach.

[blacksilk]

How many? You may want to cover any cloth you use with rocks so that the birds don't get at them.

I'll meet you and you can show me how many, exactly.