Monday Morning/Afternoon, Room 220

[swerval_zero]

The door is propped open on what looks like a disaster zone as Zero frantically tries to pack up everything before she leaves tomorrow. She'll be gone all June summer, after all.

She has a strawberry milkshake, and Fish is perched on one of the bedposts, occasionally chirping, "Danke schoen! Are you my mummy! Pretty bird! Pretty bird!" Come visit her. She'll give you a milkshake.

If she can get to the fridge, that is.

((Edit: The door is now closed, and you'd better have a really good reason for interrupting the room's occupants.))

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[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"I'm good at responding to threats," Peter said. "It's just harder when you can't punch or snark back. That kind of thing annoys people for some reason."

[swerval_zero]

"They respond well to snark, actually. But I wouldn't recommend punching. That...well, I know you have superpowers an' all, but I like you in one piece."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"So snark is good. I'll remember that for the future," Peter said, making a mental note. "But no punching. I think that sends the wrong message. Like 'Hey, I'm trying to commit suicide, help me please?'"

[swerval_zero]

"You seem to understand my family well," Zero teased.

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"They're definitely my kind of people," Peter said. "Plus, you give good insight into the minds of your family. So I have a cheat sheet."

[swerval_zero]

"Yes, there was that whole interview thing. Rat an' Arsenal like you, so that's half the battle won." Or at least, they liked him until they thought he'd married their impressionable baby sister...

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"So I just have to impress your parents and we're set. I can do that," Peter said with the kind of confidence you can only exude when you don't know that her parents think you're married.

[swerval_zero]

Zero will fully correct that before Peter comes to visit. Really.

Well, it depends on her mother's mood.

"They'll love you. And you have to impress Twitch, but Twitch is easy."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Good," Peter said. Too bad his spider-sense didn't work a month in advance.

"I'm going to miss you." Peter shrugged. "But if I ever miss you too much, there is the brothel, so I should be fine."

[swerval_zero]

"Mm, yes, I'm sure you an' the chiaroscuro whores'll get along great."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"They're big fans of mine. Did I tell you about how they played with me when I was wee? I'm their favorite person in the world," Peter bragged.

[swerval_zero]

"No, I didn't hear about that. Did they hurt you? They're a little scary."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Crazy Hooker offered me a cigarette and I told her that smoking made her look like she's in her forties," Peter said with a small laugh. "I got away okay, though."

[swerval_zero]

"Oh, you're lucky, then. Did you have to run very fast?"

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Only after the ninja threw something at me. I continued to taunt them when I ran, though. I mock in the face of danger," Peter explained.

[swerval_zero]

"Okay, yeah, you're kinda crazy."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"It comes with the superhero thing," Peter said. "It's part of my charm, really."

[swerval_zero]

"And you are quite charming. Is it the crazy that does that?"

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"A little bit," Peter said. "Trust me, it makes much more sense when I'm running around in spandex."

[swerval_zero]

"Mmm, spandexy boyfriend."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Knowing that thoughts of me in spandex can generate that kind of reaction is really kind of nice," Peter said.

[swerval_zero]

"Well, I've seen photos. And that actor did you no justice."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"He also had my voice completely wrong. That's what happens when they miss my age by about fifteen years, I guess," Peter said.

Then he realized that Zero was complimenting him some more. "Um. I mean, thanks." Aww, he was lushing. How cute.

[swerval_zero]

"Yeah, the whole thing was kinda wacky. You're welcome. I guess. Um."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Spandex always makes conversations difficult," Peter said. "I know this from experience."

"So, September. That's a long time, even with a visit or two. That's going to suck."