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WHO: gwen and OPEN-ISH??
WHERE: an ice rink somewhere
WHEN: december 15
WARNINGS: nope
SUMMARY: gwen invites people to go ice skating!! falling on asses ensues.
FORMAT: WORDS. but, uh, no. whatever works. just tag yerselves in.
( you get no cut text lyrics this time )
WHERE: an ice rink somewhere
WHEN: december 15
WARNINGS: nope
SUMMARY: gwen invites people to go ice skating!! falling on asses ensues.
FORMAT: WORDS. but, uh, no. whatever works. just tag yerselves in.
( you get no cut text lyrics this time )
An observer might get the distinct impression that Peter is a shy person, since he skates about a thousand times better when he appears to think no one's watching him than when he knows they are.]
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[ gwen carefully skates up to him and puts a hand on his arm to steady herself. skating is fun, even if she's not all the good on it, and it shows in the smile on her face. ]
Nice scarf.
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[He grins and pats her arm on his hand.]
This was a good idea. You having fun?
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[ which she is a little surprised by! because getting people together for a not-party - even if she didn't exactly tell most of them why she wanted to get people together - seemed a little childish to her. ]
Sorry you ended up being the oldest person here. Unless you count Bucky, who's technically like eighty-something.
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Eighty years old and I'd bet you anything he still gets carded in bars.
But listen -- [a little more serious, now, brow raised] -- Bucky and I know each other from my present, but that's in his future, meaning he doesn't know me -- d'you follow? He's met Spider-Man, of course.
[If pressed, Peter'd have to admit that he barely even thinks of this Bucky as being the one he got to know on the New Avengers. Friends, both of them, and yet for all intents and purposes entirely different people.]
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[ that's something she really wasn't expecting at all. there's a pause as she digests that information. it brings to mind something that's come up in conversation a few times, so she continues, tone a little aggravated. ]
You're not one of those people that keeps freaking him out about a possible future, are you? What if he's from a universe that's just similar to yours, but he's actually dead for real in his?
[ 'freaking him out' isn't exactly the best way to put it, but he was just upset enough the time or two it was mentioned that it stuck with her. ]
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He knows that Spider-Man knows an older version of him, but they haven't really discussed it. He's been here for a while, so someone else must've told him at some point. Not sure who.
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[ she pauses and then gives him a somewhat lopsided smile, speaking a little quieter. ]
For the record? Talking in third person doesn't exactly separate you from you-know-who all the well.
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But hey, everyone knows Spidey and I are, as you kids call it, bee eff effs.
[He grins and mock salutes as he whirls around her in a circle -- only to stumble at the finish, just barely recovering before he falls.
It's almost convincing.]
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[ her smile turns a tiny bit sad when he says BFF, but it's still there and she's obviously amused by his whirling about. ]
If you ever say BFF again, I'm going to disown you.
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[He twists around so he's skating backwards, and shrugs at her.]
IDK, Gwen, it seems like NBD to me.
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[ she clamps her hands over her ears, trying not to laugh. ]
Oh my god, stop! You're embarrassing me.
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[He makes a leg, rather impressively considering the skates.]
Why, milady Gwendolyn, if such callow speech doth offend thine ears, I can but desist.
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[ okay, that gets a real laugh out of her. ]
I thank thee from the depths of mine heart, sir. Thou art truly a kind soul. [ oh god, her inner not-quite-lit-geek is showing. ]
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Might I persuade you to join me on a promenade around this charming little arena?
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Sure thing, dude.
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