Times Square

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

In a tired part of the city
Hiding from the fast talk
Watch 'Don't walk' to 'Walk'
Easy when you're dreaming
Staring at the movies
Standing in a circle,
Laughing at the wrong time.

If alcohol could take me there.
I'd take a shot a minute
And be there by the hour.

Take a walk around Times Square
With a pistol in my suitcase
And my eyes on the TV.

By day, the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue dazzles all the senses. By night, the senses are electrified. Anything could happen between Sixth and Eighth Avenues, from West 40th to West 53rd.

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[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

He registers the name, and the reference to Parker.

His eyes don't leave the boy.

"What the shock did you just eat?"

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

Irving puts both hands over his mouth. "A mouse," he mumbles. "Sorry. I know I'm not s'posed to, but I get hungry."

Judging by the state of his clothes, Irving has been relying on getting his own food for quite a while.

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

And here he is without a cent on him to spare.

"Where's your family, Irving?"

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

Irving moves back a few steps, hunching his shoulders as his wings flex back and forth. "Dunno. They weren't home one day." He wipes the back of his hand across his mouth. "You sure you don't got any chocolate?"

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

Yeah... this is your fantastic, ideal world, Raven.

"No... but if you meet me back here in an hour, I'll have some for you, okay?"

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

Irving squints at him. "Y'promise?"

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

Poor sap.

"Yeah. I can hook you up with a whole meal, Irving. What's your favorite food?"

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

"Pasghetti." The child makes a slurping sound, then looks embarassed. "Mama said I wasn't s'pposed to do that."

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

Pasghetti. Dammit.

"Then I'll get you some spaghetti, too. Right back here in an hour, okay?"

His arm reaches out to fire off a webline.

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

"You didn't tell me your name!" Irving calls after him. "You're s'posed to tell me your name. I toldja mine."

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

He debates being honest.

But Parker's dead, and there's a mantle to be concerned about.

"They call me Spider-Man," he says, with a smirk.

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

"Spider-Man." Irving repeats it a few times for practice. "That's a funny name. But I like it."

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"Good. Because I like Irving, too."

Not really, but kid's got it hard enough.

"I'll be back in an hour. Bring your taste buds."

With that, he swings off... homeless mutant kids, never an inspiring sight.