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"You're evil..." MJ states as she sees the many micro-transactions built into the ga.
"???" May and Grace were confused as they didn't know what MJ was talking about.
"We've joined the dark side." Ned says in a slightly deeper voice than usual.
"Can soone explain what's going on?" May asks as Grace nods alongside her.
"Ned and I made a pay-to-win mobile ga. It's pretty much a ga that you can play for free but requires paynts if you want to speed up your progress or unlock certain perks that the free players don't get access to. If you open the shop by tapping the bank icon, you'll see the in-ga currency that can be purchased. From 10 gold for $0.99 to 1000 gold for $74.99. I've started you all out with 1000 gold for free." Peter explains as MJ starts playing the tutorial.
As Peter walks everyone through how the ga works, they all begin playing. What truly surprised him was MJ's focus on the ga. She seed to like this 'mainstream garbage' more than she originally let on. MJ, May, and Grace imdiately beca glued to their screens as the room went quiet. All that could be heard was the sound effects and music of the ga from multiple perspectives.
Peter didn't get a chance to explain that they were testing the ga for him, but he didn't want to interrupt so he and Ned started playing the ga as well.
As ti flew by, Peter ordered pizza for everyone as paynt for testing the ga. Throughout the day, any bugs or glitches were brought to Peter and Ned's attention and listed down to be fixed later on.
Since Candy Crush isn't a ga that needs too much focus, Peter played so movies to watch in the background as they played.
Soon enough, the sun set and MJ put her phone down before looking at Peter, impressed by his work.
"Did you just trick us into testing your ga for you?" MJ asks as realization dawns on her.
"Yeah, pretty much." Peter nods as he sets his phone down as well.
"How long did it take you and Ned to make this?" May joins the conversation.
"Well, Peter did most of the work." Ned says, knowing he only had a hand in about 10% of the ga.
"Don't sell yourself short. You helped a lot, Ned." Peter says reassuringly as he turns back to May. "It took a little over a month to make everything. It's a fairly simple ga to develope after you get the visuals and sound out of the way."
"Wow, I heard you were smart, Peter, but this is really impressive." Grace was beyond impressed.
"Thanks, what do you guys think of the ga overall? Any complaints or ideas to throw in?" Peter asks.
Everyone had only praise to say for the ga, but MJ, who was stood silent as everyone looked at her for her input.
"Okay, I'm sorry for calling it a sh*tty mobile ga. It's actually kind of fun." MJ admits as she takes out her phone. "Can you download it onto my phone as well? I want to play it during lunch at school..."
Peter doesn't respond and just smiles at her, which makes MJ feel embarrassed.
"Stop looking at like that." MJ says as her mother laughs.
"Pfft, it's okay MJ. I'm happy that you like it. It took a good amount of work." Peter smiled as he sat beside MJ and put his arm around her.
MJ looked awkwardly at her mother, who simply smiled at Peter's show of affection.
"Not in front of my Mom." MJ hissed as she pushed Peter away.
"Oh, don't mind ..." Grace says as she and May enjoy the show.
"Sure." Peter pecks MJ on the cheek and scoots away before she could react. "I could give you the ga now, but it would probably be better to wait until it's finished. I just need you guys to keep the phones I gave you and play when you have spare ti. If you run into any glitches or bugs, text the details and I'll fix it before submitting it to the different mobile app stores."
After taking their new outdated phones, Ned, MJ, and Grace took their leave. As she was leaving and no one was looking, MJ gave Peter a quick goodbye kiss. MJ's not very comfortable with public shows of affection, which is understandable. Especially in front of her mother. Though that doesn't an she isn't an affectionate person. In fact, when they're alone MJ becos a lot bolder.
When it was finally just May and Peter left, May turned to Peter with a worried look on her face.
"Are you sure this is okay, Peter? You said you made the ga for money, not to ntion that construction job you took before school started. I know we aren't the most well-off family, but we get by just fine. I just don't want you to worry about money and focus on school and enjoying your life." She voices her doubts and worries.
Taking a seat next to his Aunt May on the sofa, Peter sighs as he thought this may happen.
"May, this isn't about us not having enough money or anything like that. I thought ga developnt was interesting, so I started studying up on it and thought making a ga would be fun. The reason I started with a mobile ga is that it's an easy starting point. As for the pay-to-win aspect, I just thought it would be an easy way to make money. Maybe pay for college and start a savings account for the future." Peter tries to placate May's worries.
"I see..." May sighs in relief.
"Besides, school is easy. I don't even study anymore and I'm at the top of my class. Working on this ga hasn't impacted my grades or enjoynt at all, and once it's released, I won't have to do much anymore. I'll only have to add so updates on rare occasions. Also, if the ga takes off, you could work fewer shifts at the hospital. I know you'd never quit, but shorter shifts would be nice right?" Peter says, knowing she likes her career too much to give it up.
"That would be nice..." May was certainly tempted.
"Good, just know that I'm fine. I plan to enjoy every second of my life." Peter says as he hugs May tightly.
"Alright, you've convinced . Do I need to do anything to help since you're a minor?" May asks as they separate.
"Well, we need to do a few things." Peter sighs knowing the paperwork is going to be annoying. "We need to register a business under the Parker Gas na and copyright Candy Crush. Then file Parker Gas as an LLC and open a business account for the money we make."
"What's an LLC?" May asks.
"It basically makes Parker Gas a company that's a separate legal entity from its owners. An LLC or Limited Liability Company has looser filing requirents, regulations, and fewer taxes to worry about. If we didn't file under an LLC, the taxes from all of the money we make would be counted as personal revenue and taxed at a much larger percentage." Peter explains.
Although Peter originally didn't want to start a company, as it would be too ti consuming, the LLC will only make Parker Gas a company in na. He has no plans to make this complicated. Parker Gas would rely make digital gas, which would be released in online stores. No random employees, towers with his na on them, or factories pumping out goods.
Peter's too busy for all of that and wants to enjoy his new life.
"Wow, you really did your research..." May mutters, impressed by Peter's commitnt to this.
"Yeah, I spent so ti looking into it. Though, there is a downside to this. We would have to mark ourselves as employees of the company and get paid that way. The money Parker Gas makes would belong to the company, which will be paid out to us as employees in a monthly or weekly paycheck. I can't just pay myself so crazy number either, as that would not make the IRS very happy." Peter explains the few downsides.
Though that doesn't an Peter can't use company funds for anything business-related. A company car, jet, properties, and supplies for future projects. Pretty much anything worded as a company expense can be paid for by Parker Gas, which Peter would be the majority owner of.
Peter planned to give Ned and May a small piece of the company. Ned, because he helped with the first ga and May, for always being there and taking care of him. Who knows where Peter Parker would be without his Aunt May. Spider-Man may not exist in that parallel universe.
Though everyone that tested the ga would be put on payroll. MJ and her mother Grace would be receiving paychecks as Parker Gas official ga testers, so they won't be left out. Peter just has to wait until Candy Crush launches and starts picking up traction. Once the money rolls in, Peter would share the profits with the few friends and family he has.
"You impress every day, you know that?" May says genuinely.
"I do my best to impress."
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-1 Week Later-
After a week of ga testing and bug fixes, Peter has officially finished the developnt of Candy Crush.
May hired a business Lawyer, who was a friend of hers from college, to help with all of the paperwork. The lawyer gave them a good discount for her services too. She got all the paperwork together for them and walked Peter and May through filling it all out. Once they were finished, the Lawyer filed all of the papers for them.
Parker Gas was on its way to being a real company while Candy Crush would be copyrighted soon enough.
A/N: 1677 words
[DONT FORGET MY STONES! Or I'll do nothing because I'm lazy... 😓]
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