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Test Drive 1: Beachville

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Upon Arrival

Just ask anyone, Beachville is the most beautiful city anywhere! That's exactly what the NPCs will tell you with a genuine smile on their faces and a happy nod. It even just might be true. For a beach as crowded as it is, it's surprisingly clean! The sand is just right. Not too hot and soft to the touch. The water is so blue you can see marine life swimming just under the surface. A variety of multicolored fish. Dolphins. The occasional mermaid.

...yes, that was in fact a mermaid! They're playful, don't worry. They won't try to drown you, Maybe just knock you off your surfboard with a laugh and a flash of a shimmery tail as they swim off to who knows where.

There are still sharks in that very blue, very clear water, but they're not interested in you in the slightest. In fact, they seem very keen on avoiding you.

There's so much to do here in Beachville! There's fishing off the docks, well away from where people are swimming. There's a boardwalk with almost every shop imaginable. A tattoo artist, a piercing parlor, a place to buy silly souvenirs like hermit crabs in cages, or ridiculous shirts. There's so much food to be tried; Pizzas, Salt Water Taffy's, lemonades of various flavors and some of the best burgers and fries you've ever had!

If the day-life isn't for you, wait until dark. The amusement park (which opens at sunrise and runs until 2 AM), lights up the night in a fantastic and colorful display, the sounds of the roller coasters and laughing guests heard for miles around, and part of the docks turns into an open air nightclub, complete with dance floor, beverages for all and alcohol for anyone over eighteen. Don't try to trick the bartender. They'll know.

If the hustle and bustle and noise of the beach isn't for you, don't worry. There are many resorts nearby with their own private swimming pools and entertainment. There are coffee shops on almost every street, various boutiques and curios to look at and a movie theater or two.

Don't worry; you'll also find the more necessary stores like grocery stores (where there is something for almost everyone), pharmacies, book stores, clothing stores, hardware stores. There's even a police station, fire house and hospital.

But that's not what Beachville is about! Everyone needs a vacation, right?

Beachville Locations
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	Beachville Boardwalk and Amusements Just what it says on the tin. Every possible Boardwalk location you can think of is here. Tattoo parlors, really cheesy t-shirts and hideous beach attire, awesome food of highly dubious nutritious value. There are also rides, like a huge ferris wheel, bumper cars, spinning rides and a huge roller coaster. At night, part of the boardwalk closes and turns into a place for dancing, drinking (For anyone over eighteen) and watching fireworks every weekend until 2 AM.
	The Surf Board There are three of these places located along the beach, and each one seems to be run by surfers in 'business attire'. Of course, by business attire, we mean these shirts and khaki shorts. They're here for all your surfing needs whether it be board rentals, lessons or even board purchases and care products. Dude.
	Shellfish Shack A small, outdoor restaurant right beside the fishing docks that can happily boast the freshest, most inexpensive seafood. There are crabs, lobsters, shellfish of many edible varieties and other seafood, besides. They also sell fresh catches by the pound that you can cook yourself at home, so go ahead and buy some! And be sure to buy some of their fresh made lemonade by the gallon. It's known all over Beachville as the best.
	Beach Breeze The Perfect place outdoors to grab a smoothie or any kind of fruit juice. They also serve the best shaved ice you've ever had in your life. What a great way to beat the heat!

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{ Arrival }
He's not too sure what's happened, one moment he was on the train, lounging in a web hammock as was his favorite pass time and then he was here. Blinking in the bright, bright sun and feeling a sudden wave of heat. He's quick to shed the purple hoodie and drops it on a nearby bench. He pokes at the SCA band on his wrist and tries to pull up the option to send an audio message.

"Uh... hey guys, this is Peter. Parker. Anyone getting this?" It remains unresponsive and he's forced conclude he might just be out of range. "...Great." He sighs before glancing around to better take in his surroundings. He's pretty sure he just got dropped into some kind of vacation town, there's some tall buildings nearby but everything has a strong 'beach town vibe.'

{ Beach Breeze }

After an extended conversation with Jerry, a look through the welcome packet and brochure, and a change of clothes, Peter's gotten himself what is probably the best Strawberry Banana smoothie he's ever had in his entire life. That might be a little dramatic but holly hell why doesn't everyone make their smoothies like this?

He's still Concerned about the lack of other people from the train-he hasn't seen anything to suggest color coordination other than the obvious beach tones and none of the team leaders. However, there are definitely worse places he could have been stranded so for now, he's just going to keep sipping this smoothie and watching for anyone he might recognize.

Gwen had been in Beachville for a few hours now. She wasn't expecting to be here. She'd been asleep on the train, and then when she woke up, she was outside the information shack in her Ghost Spider attire, just as she'd been wearing before landing on that stupid Voidtrain. So she was quick to gather up her information, quick to get to the awesome house she now apparently lived in, and quick to change into a tank-top and short shorts, sandals on her feet and hair tied up off her face.

Her first mission was to look out for the others, specifically Peter. For a few hours, she'd been painfully aware that she couldn't sense him anywhere and that put her in a small panic.

But now, that buzz was leading her somewhere and when she saw him standing at the smoothie place...

Well, she's a troll. She's going to wait for him to feel that dull and comforting buzz letting him know she's there.

Peter's spideysense is not nearly as highly functioning as Gwen's so while her's knows how to lead her, Peter's is usually more 'OMG That fly is trying to kill you! Oh, wait false alarm-NO IT REALLY IS! Oh. no. Sorry again' and definitely doesn't have the same range as Gwen's, something he's gonna be jealous about forever.

But the familiar buzz-the comforting buzz that lets him know when another Spider-person is nearby goes off and Peter stops-his heart stops and he looks up from his smoothie and right at her.

"Gwen?" He barely has time to question it before the smoothie's on the floor (whoops) and he's reaching out to pull her into a very passionate and hungry (for his age, anyway) kiss. He just goes for it, his hand on the side of her face and despite the hunger and how much he's missed her in the.. week? She's been gone, his kiss is also somehow gentle.

For him it's been a week. For her, it's just been a few hours, but she's still just as overjoyed to see him. There may actually be tears in her eyes and she doesn't really get emotional. So the second he's kissing her, her hands rest on his waist and she's kissing him back. Eyes closed, focused just on him.

She pulls away just a bit after a few moments, resting her forehead against his, just happy to have him near again. She takes a breath or two, trying to figure out what to say to him because she felt terrible being somewhere without him while he was on that train dealing with god knows what.

But she can't really think of anything past:

"Hey, gorgeous."

That's all she has. One arm goes to the back of his neck as she finally opens her eyes, looking up at him with a smile on her face.

It's such a priveliage just to get to hear her voice again that he can't help but smile. Beachville just got a thousand times more enjoyable and honestly, it was already pretty enjoyable.

"You have no idea how much I missed you." He tells her before just leaning in to steal another kiss. "It's been like a whole week." He kisses her again, because obviously a week is way too long. That's like forever to a teenager!

"Like a whole...wait, what?" Gwen kisses him each time he kisses her, until he mentions how long she's been gone. "N...no? No. I saw you a few hours ago. I'd fallen asleep in your bed in our cabin."

Fuck you, Multiverse. And fuck this time discrepancy bullshit, is what the look on her face says a moment later.

"You know what? Who cares? We have each other again. And! We finally got that beach vacation we've been harassing the train about."

She's just not going to focus on that time discrepancy. She's just not.

"Where are you staying? Wherever it is, I'm moving in with you."

"Yeah." He admits. "Worst week ever." It's probably not good to dwell on that too much. The week sucked and he's happy to just pretend it didn't happen. Except that he hasn't kissed her in a whole week and that's an outrage so he does it again.

"Uh, out by some lake north of town? It's a pretty nice house, really. It's got three stories." He says, gesturing with his thumb before returning his hand to her waist. "This beach is awesome. I've only been here a day and I never want to leave."

She may be mad that the multiverse is messing with them with time shit, but she'd missed him and his kisses, so she kisses him back and sighs softly, one hand drifting to the side of his face.

When he says where he was living, she presses her lips together in an amused smirk.

"So...this three story lake house...it wouldn't be blue with white trim, located at..." And there's an address. She's hopeful that it's the same house she's thinking of.

He pauses briefly because how could she know that? Is she staying nearby or is she supposed to be there too? He admittedly hasn't explored the whole house just yet but he's pretty sure his sense should have picked up her presence. "Actually, yeah-I mean it's like uh... slate blue but.. how'd you know?"

Not that he even really cares. It's a really pretty house and he'll be more than happy to share it with her.

"Cool. I'm already moved in," Gwen replies with her usual 'up to some bullshit' smirk as she waits for Peter to react to that. He's a smart boy. He'll figure that out, soon.

Right? Of course he will.

He figures it out quickly and just grins. Well, will definitely save them some time. "Awesome." He says before leaning in to kiss her again. He's not usually one for PDA but right now he really, really doesn't give a damn. He has Gwen back and at the moment everything feels right in the world.

Hey, if it's been a week for Peter, she's not going to mind the PDA, either. Her arms go around his shoulder again as she kisses him, pulling away to laugh some. Her nose brushes against his as she just enjoys him being this close.

"Hey, so...this place has a Starkbucks."

He heard right. "We should get coffee and see what else this town has."

He was still pretty confused over where he was and what was going on, but he has the information in his hands and he's drawn to the beach. He can't help it. After so long in the train, the open air and sunny scenery call to him.

As he strolls along too, he peels off his hoodie and folds it over his arm. The black tank top underneath was much better suited for this temperature. He is almost upon them before he ever realizes who it is. However, there's no way he can miss the pretty blonde and his walking Murphy's Law pseudo son kissing a few yards away. He notes neither are wearing the train uniform which was curious but also gives him pause.

He wasn't sure what to say to them until he hears that magic word 'Starkbucks'. It makes him laugh and does wonders for his mood.

"Everyone will love the side order of PDA they didn't order."

That voice gets her attention and Gwen stops kissing Peter to look. Spotting Mr Stark, she really can't stop the huge idiot grin on her face. Who else from the train was here? She was sure she saw a flash of blue hair earlier, but she didn't know the girl well enough to approach. But Mr Stark is absolutely probably getting a hug from Gwen.

Incoming Tiny Spider-Blonde, Mr Stark. She's excited, the hug might be a hint too tight before she remembers her spider strength.

But, hey. It's a hug. He'll have to get over it.

"People will have to deal with the PDA. I really don't care."

Peter would really be content to just stand here, kissing her all day. He even tries to follow her when she pulls away but if she's done then he's done and he listens to what she's saying.

He laughs a little at her announcement-Starkbucks. Still one of his favorite puns and will he be able to get free coffee? He kisses her again when someone catches him well of guard.

Peter stops what he's doing abruptly and steps back from his girlfriend like he'd been hit with lightening as she launches herself into Tony to give him a hug. Good plan Gwen! Distract him!

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Agatha's experiment on the beach had blown up in her face. Literally. She'd gone home to change, but there was still the scent of burnt hair about her, and a small crack in her glasses. She was back in her green dress with her stripy stockings and good sturdy boots, reddish blond hair singed, but brushed. She was muttering under her breath as she entered. "This is the fifteenth place," she said to... something on her shoulder. From his angle her neck and face hid whatever it was. "If this place doesn't have cake I might blow something up." A pause. "Intentionally this time."

She rolled her eyes. "I swear, I wonder if more Sparks don't become evil despots just for a lack of cake..." She headed for the counter.

The young woman walked in, her dark hair in a tight french braid with a silver and black scrunchie, a black silk shirt with silver buttons engraved with Gallifreyan writing in black. Her skirt was black with silver pleats and silver buttons to match the blouse. She wore black leggings visible under with a silver star pattern that if you watched carefully, changed. Slowly, one at a time, the stars winked out. Once the leggings were solid black the seemed to gain a depth and stayed that way for almost five minutes before all the stars faded back in at once then slowly began winking out again. There were silver slouch socks over the bottom of the leggings and black sneakers with silver rubber and laces and for just a hint of gold, gold eyelets and aglets.

She walked past him to order her smoothie, then spun and surveyed the area and the people as she fiddled with a silver bracelet that... she hadn't been wearing when she walked in.

"Alright then, new world," she murmured to herself, not caring she could be overheard. "Might as well see what it has for me before I move on..."

[ Peter's returned back to the lake house he's sharing with Gwen and he's just so very red. He's not sure how he got so burnt but he did and now everything is awful. Every bit of him is bright red aside from where his swimming suit was of course and, comically the part of his face that was covered by the sunglasses. ]

[ He can barely move without the burn hurting so he's just going to collapse onto the couch in the living room-the cool soft fabric of sofa allowing a momentary relief-it's short lived though and know on the door has him rolling off the couch and opening the door up. ]

You would come by right now. [ Forgive him if he sounds grumpy he kinda is because damn does this sunburn hurt. ]

[He raised an eyebrow at that.]

I might take offense to that if I wasn't aware of how fortunate you are to be in my presence.

[Pause.]

Or you didn't look like you lost a fight with a tanning booth.

[ He lets go of the door handle and steps back to let Tony in if he wants. ]

Tan? What tan? There is no tan here-only roasted spider. [ he huffs.] Very. Roasted Spider.

[He chuckled and stepped into the room. It was still taking some getting used to that Peter owned this place.]

You sure are. This will teach you to skip the sunblock.

[ He groans loudly and gently flops himself down on the couch. ]

But I didn't! It was expired or I didn't reapply when I should have or something-but I did and I got burned anyway.

[ Which he kinda feels like is a perfect metaphor for his life. ]

[He strolled over to the refrigerator and snagged a sport's drink like he owned the place. Coming back over he laughed and shook his head.]

Kid, you could burn yourself on a cold oven. This shouldn't be a surprise.

[ Peter just groans again and rubs at his very red face. He stops though because that did not feel great. ]

I mean, cold can burn too.

[ he offers, not caring in the least that Tony's taking a sports drink. Just ignore the energy drinks in there the Fridge. ]

Sorta.

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Peter Parker | MCU CRAU

{Beach Breeze} CW most ridiculous reunion ever

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Threadjacking because Tony does what he wants

incoming daughter in law

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Re: Peter Parker | MCU CRAU

Beach breeze

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For me!

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