expiationlogs | (catchall/open) had to have high, high hopes for a living

[Listen, Gwen is all for keeping busy to keep from worrying and fretting about their situation, but Peter's almost taking it to an extreme. Needless to say, when she spots him actually relaxing and doing something fun, she's quick to encourage it.

Don't mind if she flops next to him onto their old, refurbished couch (wow, that is squeaky), before reaching in and grabbing a handful of his popcorn.]

So, whatcha watching? Something lame and stupid, I hope.

(oh, hey, roommate. he waves from the couch, patting it as she walks towards him, putting the popcorn between so they both have access to the snacks before he points to the tv.)

Okay, so. Get this. So basically, these astronauts find an entire galaxy where humans are treated like those really rich madam's poodles. The dominant species of the entire galaxy are orangutans, who-- have been the dominant species all along, but because they reaaaaally like bananas, they decided to just chill and let us think we were, except one day they saw this pomeranian and decided to just go for it. Great Sci-fi movie, not to be ever beaten.

What the hell. That sounds terrible. I love it.

[terrible, old sci-fi are the best!! It's not unlike something she would've watched with her Peter, once upon a time. It makes her a little sad to think about, but it's nice, doing something familiar and enjoyable.]

It is SO ba-- oh my god, look, (and he can barely finish the sentence), how did they do that to this guy's hair-- this is SO bad. Is that a wig???

(he's just laughing his ass off watching this orangutan tell another orangutan that they asked the hair to be dyed magenta, not neon green - that definitely doesn't match her dress.)

I think this is my new mission - watch all these weird movies.

[It's so stupid, it's hilarious, and Gwen can't help but laugh along with him. His laughter itself is contagious, too. Yes, this is nice. Familiar. She could get used to this.]

Oof. That's gonna be a challenge. But count me in. I need to see what else ridiculous they come up with. This is already off to an amazing start.

[It makes her wonder, though. Are these movies from other realities, or is this place really just ripping them off? Either way, it's amazing.]

Right, and it's for the neighborhood's sake, too! If we take one for the team and watch as many of these as possible, we can rate them in the movie rental place, and then it's an Aldrip win, right? Totally Spider stuff.

(it definitely is not, but he's in such good spirits that he can joke, a handful of popcorn going right into his mouth and god, he shouldn't have done that while looking at the tv. he's holding his laugh so much so he doesn't choke, but his nose and throat make the sounds for him.

once he can swallow, he points to the tv with one hand, while the other tilts the popcorn towards her.)

This gotta be our greatest challenge yet.

(bitch please you've been to space, and bitch please she dimensional travelled.)

Right, right. It's really about helping the community. Making sure no one has to suffer this terrible fate.

[It's sooo hard not to laugh as she says this. It's so fucking stupid, but she's absolutely going to play along. Which also means grabbing another handful of popcorn, but not without nudging his arm playfully.]

We've really got our work cut out for us, yeah? Good thing we make a good team.

Exactly. See, this one? Easy an 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, for sure. Gotta tell the people.

(he's not able to hide that bright smile, because this is completely goofy, but it is a great break, something that they both know they'll come home to no matter what's going on outside. it's unspoken, but hey, who else gets their bullshit anyway? so, with that arm nudge, he's opening his own so she can come closer.

as friends. this is FRIENDLY)

Don't we?

[WHAT AN INCREDIBLY NORMAL FRIENDLY THING TO DO!

It's not hot in here, or it is just her? Surely it's not... just her. That'd be crazy. They should probably check on that AC--

But Gwen smiles all the same, unapologetically allowing herself to scoot into the space he created. She's not quite leaning on him yet, but his arm is behind her, and they're a lot closer than they were before. She even scoops her knees up onto the couch and tucks her feet behind her, allowing herself to relax.]

We do. And don't hate me, but I have no idea what 80% of a rotten tomato has to do with this movie.

(so far, it's just friendly, so they watch the movie comfortably, and weirdly enough, peter hasn't thought otherwise - he won't until she points it out. right now, he is just too focused on this bullshit of a movie.)

It's a movie ranking website, 60% up, it's good, but you get less than that, then it's like someone is throwing rotten tomatoes onto the screen. You don't got that? Rotten... Potatos or something?

Uh huh. I'm not convinced you're not just messing with me. [Especially after the Rotten Potatoes joke! Yeah, he's getting a shoulder shove at that one.]

Now you're going to tell me Blockbuster doesn't exist, or something else utterly ridiculous like that.

[If anyone deals in movies and movie ratings, it's definitely Blockbuster!]

I mean, I could, but I'm totally not, it's really a thing!

(is her shoving him a sign of affection why are girls so violent)

No, I mean. It did, but-- it died out, with the tech. I think the last store is in Oregon or something.

What? No Blockbuster? How do you watch movies, then?

[Yeah, sure, it was just a store at one time, but as competition grew, it expanded and went digital, to keep up with the times! Because why would it not??

Sometimes the multiverse was weird.]

(the multiverse is really, really, really weird. he's looking at her like she grew a second set of arms.)

What? Come on, everything is streamed! A click here, another there, and you got movies! Blockbuster, from what I know, is DVDs, and honestly? That's like, a great-grandparent thing in my reality. The tech I have-- Mr. Stark has, actually, isn't exactly available everywhere, but it's there, you know. Really advanced. Drones bring your pizza delivery, Gwen. Drones.

I didn't say we didn't have streaming! It's still Blockbuster. They just went digital? What, do you think I live in the dark ages or something?

[he's so passionate about drones apparently?? his reaction is definitely cracking her up. she didn't think he'd react so strongly.]

I know what drones are. We have them too! It was 2018 when I left, just like it was for you.

Okay, that's totally on you, though, Blockbuster has VHS, Gwen. V.H.S.!

(bro, stop laughing, it's making him laugh harder! the last words definitely come out high-pitched in his dismay.)

No one has used VHS in years! It's all in green-ray, HD, 3D-- all the fancy stuff.

[so much for watching this movie, they're way too preoccupied with this multiversal nonsense happening right now.]

Wait, back up-- GREEN-ray? DidyoujustsayGREEN-ray? What's next? Oh my God, I can't deal with this-- Cola-Coca?

(HELP HIM he's going to die, he's crying laughing.)

Edited 2024-05-09 02:29 (UTC)

--- Yes?? What, is that not what they're called in your dimension?

[oh my god, okay, his laughter is really contagious. help.]

So, um. It's, uh-- Koca-Soda? If you're talking about what I think you're talking about.

It's Blue-ray, Gwen, blue!!!-- KOCA-SODA.

(his free hand is going to his face to wipe down the tears. his stomach is hurting, his cheeks are sore...)

Okay, okay, I'm not gonna tease you anymore--hehehe-- okay, okay.

You are really enjoying this, aren't you?

[but it's cute, seeing him cracking up like this. It's nice, just hanging out, being stupid, not thinking about what was happening in their dimensions without them--]

It's funny, how different some things are, but how others are the same. Miles' dimension was more like mine, when it comes to branding.

Nooo, I mean-- yeah, a little bit. Just a bit.

(that bit is huge - he's enjoying this too much, and he nudges her a little bit.)

Yeah, right? Pretty mind-boggling. No one here has seen an alien! Aside from the space people, they totally have or are one, but like, everyone else-- poof, nothing!

Just a bit? That's all?

[She doesn't believe you, Peter!! She's nudging you right back.]

Yeah, sorry, no aliens for me. [This isn't news, but still.] I think one of the weirdest things is knowing there's so many Spider-people out there, but we're the only ones that know about them here.

Not a bit more than that.

(both know it's a lie, he's going to tease her forever.)

I mean, good. I've never seen an alien that didn't look weird as hell. Some of Quill's friends, in my world, are like, super strange.

(MANTIS. MANTIS.......)

Okay, you got a point, that is weird, but the weirdest is that we are in this place, and you've seen a bunch of other Spider-people, and I've seen a bunch of aliens. Put my experience of being a Spider-person and your experience together, then it's a very weird thing, and we're both here--

... That made no sense, but you got it.

(right?)

Uh huh, sure.

[and she wouldn't have it any other way. but she's also going to tease him relentlessly forever too.

aaaand there he goes rambling. it's all she can do but laugh again, because Peter's rambles make no sense and all the sense, at the same time. at least she's learning how to follow him when he gets like this.]

You're really hung up on this alien thing, aren't you? Don't worry, I'm sure you'll meet someone else that's met aliens soon.

Edited 2024-05-17 01:12 (UTC)

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