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Hopefully you don't fall asleep during the movie, but if you're tired after I completely understand. You haven't been feeling well after all. Rest is supposed to help with that. I can wait for you to have enough energy to tell me this story.

That's actually the one you want to start with! I should've asked when you said it would be on, which one it happened to be. IV was the first, then V and VI followed after, of the originals.

I'll try not to fall asleep, but thank you for understanding if I do fall asleep. Between being tired and being sick, it's a tall order for me to stay up through both long movies. Still, I'll do my very best.

Good, then I made the right choice. It looks like V is being shown directly after IV. That's even better, Gwen. It means I'll be able to watch and enjoy both of them. At the very least I'll be able to stay awake through the first one, and with any luck the second.

If you do, I’ll remind myself it’s because you’re on the mend and not because I’m incredibly boring or anything like that. And while movie marathons can be great, they’re not easily achieved when one doesn’t feel well, in my opinion. It’s harder to concentrate for longer periods of time when you’re like that.

It’s really great odds, because while I know they tend to show certain movies a lot, sometimes they mix up the order or leave some out altogether! If you can’t stay awake for the second, we’ll just have to look for it a different day.

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I wanted to say it's less of a fear of nudity and more of a fear of being in the situation where I am suddenly nude, but it occurred to me that is exactly what it is. I think it comes from people looking to me to lead by example or have the answers, the more I think about it. Although I do have dreams that also involve nudity that are much less..nightmareish in nature.

So you think I should wear a toga dress for Halloween?

I was hoping it would be a specific god, because then I could try to recall any number of the myths out there to figure out why you chose that one specifically.

You can have all the answers even while being nude, you know. If anything, I'd think that would just make your genius even more intimidating. Unless intimidating isn't what you're going for.

I think you should wear whatever you want for Halloween. But for reference, yeah, you did look pretty good in a toga.

The reference was generic, sorry. Though if you want me to assign a particular god to you like I'm a living embodiment of an internet quiz, I can do that. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking of Persephone, but I'll need time to think up a variety of in-depth analytical questions to say for sure.

Intimidating is what I’m sometimes going for. Not necessarily being the one who has all the answers in a bad way, but to avoid being underestimated. Knowledge is a good thing to have.

Maybe you just inspired me with a great costume idea.

That sounds like a typical dream, if you ask me. Some details mean things, some don’t. I was curious which ones might have meant something, but I’ll take Persephone to save you having to come up with in-depth analytical questions.

"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom one must observe." Knowing stuff is fine, but knowing how to apply what you know is the harder lesson for most people. So it's always fun to watch people falter when they realize you actually know what you're talking about AND what you're doing.

I would've figured you'd done the toga thing before. And that's not a tongue-in-cheek sorority girl comment.

Not gonna lie, though, the thought of you wrestling a werewolf and winning? Kinda hot.

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Wouldn't that be part of the challenge, seeing if it could be understood by someone who's drunk? Or, better yet, explained properly as well?

I can! I think I've tried to bring that out as a party trick before, actually. It's something that only works with certain crowds.

You know me too well, don't you? Now I can't turn down that challenge. Drunken astrogational mathematics it is. Any crowd that doesn't appreciate it isn't worth being part of! Although in certain circles you'd run the risk of having other people try to join in.

I like to think that I do, but I also know it would be a challenge I wouldn’t shy away from either!

Actually, I’d be okay with that. It might take away from how impressive it is that I’m able to do that while drunk, but it could be a lot of fun if everyone joined in.

Ah, now I did say try. If the others are drunk enough they might just be repeatedly shouting 'beryllium!' and distracting you. I used to be able to do it properly, but only sober, and now I'd probably get all muddled in the superactinides.

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It means you're conscious enough to either text back physically or use speech to text. I would of course follow up with more questions if your responses sounded like you needed some kind of medical attention.

What?! Aside from hiding, you're okay, right? Do you think he'll be out of there before you are?

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There's definitely eggs in there and butter. And bread somewhere on the counter. That might be able to make something substantial and easy enough for Food Network.

I'm glad you're the one taking care of me. I wouldn't say there's much of an explanation to give other than drinking a little too much.

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That's ... complicated.

[ She's sure he's talking about Peter and "complicated" doesn't truly explain things between them, so she hopes he doesn't ask for more specifics behind that. ]

But I meant the text I sent you, that wasn't complicated.

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I know. I was already starting to imagine it.

[ Which definitely counts as complicated because there's Peter, and there's his... well... feelings and whatever else that's there. He kind of gave himself away by letting what would've been just a playful conversation slip into something more serious. ]

I don't suppose we could just start over and pretend this serious part didn't happen?

I don't know, might be a little difficult to just rewind back to just before things got a little more serious.

[ And if he's blaming himself for it, she's equal parts blaming herself for it as well. But, she's trying for teasing a bit just to help ease the moment. ]

We can change the subject to something less serious, if that helps.

Or I could tell you a joke.

[ Jacen, no. ]

Would you like to hear a joke?

Of course, now I have to hear the joke.

I'll share one of my own after you, Space Boy.

[ She mostly wants to see what kind of comedy they're capable of in outer space. He'll get a very cheesy science joke in return. ]

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No? Saying it needs no other identifying questions opens the door up for more, you know. Curious minds and you know how curious my mind is.

How was it a weird night, in addition to a good one?

Does it? Are you sure? I think I read somewhere it’s an end-stop kind of deal.

Aren’t all good times capable of getting weird?

( vague on top of vague, vague squared. maybe a little flirty. )

I'm definitely sure. Usually trying to cut off further questioning just makes others more inquisitive, don't you think?

Sure, depending on your definition of 'weird'. Yours might not be the same as everyone else's.

[ Vague and maybe a little flirty: meet teasing. ]

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I think that's what makes us a pretty great team and it allows us to unite on a common goal. I won't even complain if you end up a little late, unless it's because of my doorman and then I'll have to have words with him.

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I'll be along on time. What do you think we should do once I arrive? I'm open to anything, really. Movies, snacks, drinks, all of the above, maybe. You always have the best ideas, though you're also right that we make an excellent team.

All of the above sounds like a good plan. I know I mentioned pizza, but maybe we can make it? Then we'll just have to figure out snacks and drinks.

That sounds like a wonderful plan, Gwen. I would like pepperoni pizza, if that would be possible, and lemonades to go with it. Maybe potato chip for snacks. We can call it a date if you want.

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Uh huh. So how burnt was the toast?

[ If it wasn't burnt, she'll be surprised. ]

How about we get something to make up for the toast?

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[ At least he's trying to be cool about this? Though you'd think a space guy who can fly a kriffing ship would have no trouble using a toaster... ]

You know what, I like the sound of that. I don't want to take my chances with these eggs. I also need a proper caf.

[ He really just wants to see her. Sssh. ]

I mean, as far as burnt toast goes, it's at least whimsical?

[ Is she saving that picture for a laugh later? Absolutely. ]

But good, leaving the rest of the cooking to someone else sounds like a plan. The eggs might not look as ... fun as the burnt toast did.

You look great in purple.

( peter parker, she looks good in everything and officers of the law define this as stalking. )

Do I? I heavily debated between that and blue. I might have even made a list.

[ Is she doing a glance around, now aware that she's ( or at least had been ) being watched? Gwen's gotten pretty good at trusting her gut when it comes to that feeling, but each and every time come up short as far as catching him. And she wouldn't call it stalking ( she knows it is but ) because she's certain sooner or later it will come to an end either through her actions or his own. ]

Have you been there long?

[ It's a vague question, trying to pinpoint where exactly he was watching her from ( not stalking! ) because she was disadvantaged in comparison to him, when it came to varied hiding spots and being able to lurk going unnoticed. If she asks, maybe he'll answer and she can draw him out. ]

You made a list of possible outfit choices.

( not a question because of course she did. she tried them in the floor length mirror, held up against her on the hangers, and she still made a list of pros and cons. god, he can see it. he can feel the carpet of her bedroom floor on his bare feet, can smell her perfume, hear the indignant squeak in her voice before she laughs and thumps a pillow against his head because he's trying to get her to come back to bed — and he's losing it, full-blown fantasy style. )

Long enough. I needed a place to land and cram some lunch in my face.

( which is not the glaring, neon sign of a hint she's looking for, probably. it's more than anyone else would get. )

Knowing you, that could have been just before my final decision or five minutes ago.

Maybe I could have used some input.

[ Now she's baiting him, because he's not the only one with an active brain when it comes to fantasies. Except hers are a little more simple: he stops living in his guilt and watching her from afar and they're able to swing ( ha! ) back into each other's orbit without it ending in a pair of broken hearts. ]

And you could actually take your time when it comes to your lunch.

Do you? Need some input? Because you never seem like you do.

( whooaaaaa, partner. being confident and valuing someone else's opinion can go hand-in-hand; peter knows that. gwen has never struck him as a woman that needs validation, least of all from someone as unreliable as peter. hearing what he likes, though? that's forbidden, like nose-rubbing and that adorable laugh, and telling her she looks amazing. it's on the list!!!!

it's just. yknow. this weird timeline where doctor strange slammed him back into before the canonical event, trimming years off of his frown lines. )

That second part is totally unrealistic and you know it. I'm never going to enjoy a meal like anything less than a vacuum cleaner.

No, you're right. I would have picked what I liked with or without your input, but I still would have listened.

[ There's quiet laughter when he compares himself to a vacuum cleaner, because she thinks about times where she wondered if he knew how to slow down while eating - he couldn't really rely on his ability to heal if he choked while eating, now could he? ]

Okay, you'd at least be able to sit rather than lurk around on top or on the side of a building.

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It looks like it tried to separate some, but it's very purple.
What were you trying to make?
If you're going for a new purple web fluid as a mix of the blue and the red, I think you should stick with white.

I was trying to make an expanding foam

Like instead of making webs for people to land on when they fall and then are stuck there for a bit, to make a soft, expanding foam they an land on

That’s actually very clever, it would preserve the amount of web fluid you use and might lead to expanding your web yield too, if you’re dedicating those to specifically when you’re swinging through the city or on criminals.

Maybe I can look at the formula too, two heads are better than one after all. It might just need some adjustments because it looks like it tried to turn but couldn’t quite make it.

Yeah I’ve got the rotating mechanism for the shooter to take from different sources worked out

Would you? I’m stuck keeping the fluid that makes it up small enough to be portable but expand large enough to catch someone

When did you have time to adjust the shooter? Are you sneaking out of bed when I’m asleep?

Of course I would. I know you could figure it out on your own but I like being able to help, even if it’s in a small way. It might take us a few tries to work it out but might lead to less of a mess if we’re working on it together.

I do stuff when you’re not around!

It would be a lot more fun with you helping, that’s for sure. And you look especially gorgeous doing science.

Usually you’re busy with being Spider-Man or taking pictures for the Bugle! Do you work on the shooters when you’re on rooftops?

You’d tell me I look gorgeous when I’m making a grilled cheese, Peter.

[ But she’s still smiling. ]

I tinker sometimes too!

That’s because you’re absolutely gorgeous when you make grilled cheese

I know you do, I see your work space for it all over the counter when I get home sometimes. I didn't know how much of that resulted in completed tinkering.

I think that's because we know I'm not going to make the smoke detector go off.

Oh, okay

Wow

So you think I just don’t finish stuff. Woooooow. I see how it is :-P

Your ability to not burn grilled cheese is only a small part of what makes you hot

I know how distracted you can get when you’re in the middle of a task.

And I also know you know how to finish things.

Knowing you’ll at least get three of them when I make one for myself also doesn’t hurt either, does it?

I don’t get distracted, I just get refocused on something else

Well you’ve got the stuff out so it makes sense to make more than one. Three more than one specifically

That sounds a lot like you reframed what being distracted sounds like, Bug Boy.

I guess you did say they were better than the ones May makes, so it's just on principle that I have to make more of them for you.

No no it's definitely different. Somehow

They are better than the ones that she makes but I hope I never have to actually tell her that

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so this is actually his original journal, hope you don't mind the switch as i go back to this lol!

i NEVER mind. i know how it is when you have preferred journals, truuust me

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now that teething baby and a cold running rampant in the household isn't keeping me down...!

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@soloflight.

i'm hoping to! i'm working on a new book, but i'll do my best 😂

look, it took me two weeks to get to this because teething + a cold in the household SUCK

slides in here because i CAN ( i hope )

umm yes you CAN!! like here's a welcome mat, wait le'me roll that out - pay no mind to the dust

too kind 💕

it's me - hi - i'm the problem it's me... comin' back to this nearly three weeks later

it's ok, i owe you a pm but my brain has been jello re: people-ing.

my brain has been jello a loooot but here we are, trying to be less jello-y

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