1812/The Wakandan Overture

The Wakandan Overture
Date of Scene:	23 May 2020
Location:	Parker Residence - 20 Ingram Street - Queens
Synopsis:	Secrets are shared, info is given, and Peter is upstaged. In other words, Saturday.
Cast of Characters:	Peter Parker, Shuri, Mary Jane Watson

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Peter Parker has posed:
Peter is feeling pretty good. The Valedictorian Caper went off without a hitch, the job is doing well, Aunt May is doing well enough (all things considered) and he was able to sell that big car and give Aunt May her money back.

That is when they usually get you. Relaxing for too long gives the Other Guys time to find a good spot, measure the range, focus their sights. But Peter is thinking about options for MJ as he peers at the drawings on the large table in the lab. He saw the picture of the "armor," if you can call it that. She needed something better...

Shuri has posed:
The problem with Spider-Sense is that it gives Peter an amazing awareness of imminent threats. Of course, when something isn't a threat, that might not be so useful. Though, one could argue imminent jumps that could cause a heart attack might be a threat but...either way he is now not alone in his lab. Smiling, Shuri sits casually on a stool behind Peter and calls out, "Hello, Peter." She states simply enough, wearing her sneakers (yes, literaly sneakers) and sipping a bit of water from her bottle.

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter JUMPS to the left, his back nearly hitting the wall. He looks at Shuri, eyes as wide as saucer plates. He grabs his chest...listens...pounds his chest a few times...then looks to Shuri. "Before we start...is a HEART IMPORTANT??"

Shuri has posed:
A smile spreads across Shuri's features as she shifts slightly in her spot before shrugging a little, "Technically, we have perfected replacing such a thing in Wakanda so maybe not?" She laughs softly and then nods her head before she casually pulls something up on her wrist and points, "I saw the story about the patent." She nods her head, "That was good. However, in the future, if I choose to share something with you, you should not share with Pepper Potts who shared it with you." She nods her head, "It somewhat defeats the purpose."

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter opens his mouth. Stops. Pounds his chest once more...listens, then nods. "Okay. Going again..." He takes a look at the wrist device on Shuri's wrist and deflates slightly.

"...I'm sorry. I realized before too long that I needed legal advice to make it stick. I had to go to Stark's legal eagles. Their head guy, Lenny Sibelius...they call him the "Shark"...he fixed it all up, made it nice and legal and legally bulletproof." He goes over to the table, leaning against it. "I guess he had to tell Pepper, since it was being made with Stark's resources. Even since the Blevins blow-up..."

He's making excuses. Stop it.

"I made a judgment call to protect the formula. I apologize for sharing it. I did promise you I wouldn't."

Shuri has posed:
A small laugh and she nods, "That is fine!" She grins, "I just had to play a game with my brother." She nods her head, "A game I wish I didn't as it means I have to pay it back at some point." She smirks and shrugs as she then looks over at Peter again, "Let us continue then. What have you been up to since?" She hmms and tilts her head, "Surely you did not stop working?" She asks and then shifts up to her feet and walks over to him, "I have made a few new things but they do not work well in here." She laughs softly.

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter smiled wryly, then crossed his arms. "Well...I graduated high school. Valedictorian. Harry helped me set up a big send-off without making it sound petty. Uhm...I've registered for classes at ESU. Classes start in August."

He sounds almost bashful about this next part.
"I've...started dating again. A girl I lost my chance with...gave me a fresh start. I had asked her to come by because of some stuff I was checking out for her. I'd like you to meet them, uhm, her."

Shuri has posed:
A blink and then she ohs and nods, "Yes, I remember hearing about this. Top of the class. That is...impressive." She states simply, not sounding entirely impressed but trying. She then looks at him, "And university. My brotehr did that." She nods her head, "I have...avoided such things." She has a feeling that she'd end up calling all of her professors stupid and leaving before too long.

She then looks over at Peter and blinks at him, "Oh!" She grins a little and tilts her head, "Peter has a date, does he? And who is this girl that has given you a second chance?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Speaking of girls that give second chances... Mary Jane was chatting a little with Aunt May upstairs. Probably plotting something nefarious for Peter, no doubt... but well, almost as if mentioning her could summon her, MJ comes downstairs. "Hey, Peter, sorry I'm late, but I got to talking with Aunt May and..."

She pauses, and then smiles over at Shuri, "Oh, hello! You must be a friend of Peter's, I'm Mary Jane Watson, but everyone calls me MJ." She has a duffel bag over her shoulder, finishing the descent of the stairs and looking curiously over at Shuri. Who... seems pretty familiar, but MJ isn't quite placing her just yet.

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter grins. One of those smitten smiles. Shuri can tell there is something between them, something that profoundly affects Peter Parker when it comes to Mary Jane Watson.

"MJ!" No form of pretense. He just steps forward and hugs her for a few warm seconds before drawing back and looking from MJ to Shuri. "Oh! Uhm, MJ...I'd like you to meet Princess Shuri of Wakanda. We met a while ago and she stopped by to touch base with me on a few things."

Yeah, blowing Shuri's cover as a super-genius and MJ's Sonja situation seems something he shouldn't try and help out with unless prompted.

Shuri has posed:
A blink at MJ and Shuri seems a little surprised. Yes. She didn't expect someone like MJ to come down here. Honestly, no offense Peter but she's out of your league. Shuri simply shrugs a little and nods, "It is nice to meet you." She nods her head as she casually sips her water and nods her head, "As he stated, I am Shuri. If you need to speak to him in private, I can leave."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
MJ returns the hug, then blinks, "Wow, well, it's nice to meet you, Shuri!" She grins, "Nothing in private, no... I mean, you're down here already so I'm guessing that he trusts you." She does, however, flash Peter a questioning look, as if silently asking how much //does// she know?

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter takes a deep breath.

He had been pondering this for some time. MJ being here brings it into focus. Besides, You can describe Shuri in many ways...but Dumb is nowhere on the list.

Besides, he has a good feeling about Shuri.

"Welll...I suppose now would be a good time for it." He looks from MJ to Shuri. "Shuri, remember when I talked about developing all that gear for Spider-Man? That is the truth...but I didn't tell you was that I was really designing it for myself..."

Heeeere we go.

"...and that both statements are true."

Shuri has posed:
A look over at MJ and she laughs a little before she looks over at Peter and tilts her head, "Oh." She slowly puts her hand to her cheek, "Spider-Man?" She says without a hint of enthusiasm while still smiling, "Who would have guessed? Could it be possible?" She then rolls her eyes and then leans her elbow on to a table and tilts her head.

"Peter. I invented a way to leitate with a simple belt when I was 12." She shakes her head, "I kinda figured it out soon after you told me about your inventions."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane grins at Shuri, "Right?" She smiles cheerfully at Shuri, looking over at Peter, "I like her already. You definitely have great friends." She sets down her duffel bag and sits down near the table, the bag making a fairly heavy *klunk* when it hits the floor.

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter looks...surprised. Gee, so much for being the Smartest Person in the Room. It was both disheartening and relieving.

"Right...yeah. Well, I'm helping out MJ with something but it involves some ancient history. We're talking about 10,000 BC. Back when your area of Africa was still being called the Munhumutapa Empire. Back in the Hyborian Age. Looking for a particular person from that era. A bad apple named Kulan Gath."

Shuri has posed:
A smile at MJ and she shrugs before looking over toward the bag, she hmms before she then looks over at Peter and blinks a few times. She then tilts her head, "I have heard of a great many things but how could someone from 10,000 BC be here?" She shifts slightly, "I have heard of some people being long lived but that is a rather long life."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
MJ grins and opens the bag, "Well, I have an ancestor living in my head." She pulls out a rather impressive and ancient looking greatsword, setting it down on the table as she says, "Literally. She calls herself Red Sonja, and she's from the Hyborean Age. One of her foes back then was, well, Kulan Gath. Considering she's active in my head, thinking that he might be running around here somehow... or some disciples of his, perhaps."

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter nodded. "I believe that coincidences exist, but I don't trust them. So, I've been trying to dig all I can into the Hyborian age. It occurred to me that if your nation has any records dating back then, trying to find some mention of Gath might help."

Shuri has posed:
A blink at this and then Shuri looks at the blade. She peers carefully at it before she idly touches her ear. A visor simply appears over her eyes even as she touches the beads on her wrist which project a screen that she types on as she stares at it. She looks the thing over, staring with a blink before she rolls her eyes and nods before she taps her ear, "Well, it certainly isn't natural."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane pauses, as if filtering what she's about to say, "Well, no, it was a special commission from the city of..." She hrms, "Sorry, she sometimes gets a bit verbose in my head. But after I picked up the sword, that's when she started living in my head. Not exactly a complaint, but it does make things a bit interesting."

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter chuckles. "Hey, sometimes the details help, MJ. As long as Red remembers she is in the presence of royalty."

He heads over to the mass pectrometer, picking up the results. From what I can tell about the blade I think its craftmanship make it a progenitor of Damascus steel, but I need more time to confirm. The main thing is, from what little I've found, Gath is some kind of sorcerer. And you can talk up science all you want, just SAYING the word 'magic' means throwing out the instruction manuals. It would help to know more about this guy. THEN we could put the info in the Spider-Comm system we have running and pick it out if we see it."

Shuri has posed:
A smirk at Peter and Shuri shakes her haed, "Magic is just something undiscovered." She states and then looks to the blade, "With enough study, I'm sure I could replicate this." She nods her haed and then looks over to Mary Jane, "Now...she lives in your head?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane nods, "Right. Her... um, spirit, is co-habitating with me. Definitely has some benefits, that's for sure." With that, she experimentally flexes her arm for Shuri, as she's... well, pretty buff now. "But yeah, what's the Clark quote? Any science sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic? Pretty sure it's like that."

She hmms, "Gath was definitely of the... Saruman variety of sorcerer, save that he never pretended to be on the side of the angels in the first place. Vile little cretin, and definitely liked abusing his power to get more power..." She sounds like she's speaking from first-hand experience, frowning just a bit as she channels a bit more of her inner Sonja.

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter nods. "So, right now we're not turning down ANY possible source of information. Because, as Breslin said, there are eight million stories in the naked city..."

Peter frowned. "...And he wants control of the whole damn library. It sounds like him all over."

Shuri has posed:
A hmm and then she nods her head before she looks at the sword. Shuri then shrugs her shoulders and looks over at Mary Jane. She hmms a little at the flex but doesn't return it. She doesn't need to show off. She instead just nods her head, "Well, I will see what is known back home but I can't make any guarantees."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane nods, "Sounds good. Thanks Shuri." She doesn't look like she was trying to show off, so much as just... well, she's not /used/ to this sort of thing. "Still trying to get her caught up on life around here, since it's... pretty different than what she's used to." Which, well, that IS an understatement.

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter nodded. "No guarantees expected. But better you know that have to find out while the fewmets are hitting the windmills." He looked to MJ. "I think learning what symbols he used might help picking up on any plans he might be hatching."

Shuri has posed:
A look over at Mary Jane and she nods, "I imagine." She then looks to Peter briefly before she nods once more and stands up, "Alright then, I'll be heading out then. I will let you know what I find." She nods her head and then she starts up and a moment later one can hear a gasp from Aunt May as Shuri both greets her and wishes her a good day.