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[ Gwen starts her awkward video with an awkward wave. hellooo~ no, she's not completely comfortable sending out a public video message to a group of strangers, but she knows it's necessary. if she's going to be an effective warden, she needs to get to know the other people here, even if there are a lot of them. ..not that she gets shy around large groups of people! no, she's gotten over that, sort of, since she started her internship at Oscorp. but it's still a little intimidating, isn't it? this isn't a group of high school kids, it's a group of- well, anyone. so there's some awkwardness here. definitely. ]

Hi, hello. My name is Gwen Stacy - [ head intern here at Oscorp Industries no wait, don't go on autopilot, this isn't work ] - and I'm new here. On the ship. Newish. [ there were two days of quiet oh god this is real panicking in her room before this moment ] I haven't been paired up with anyone just yet, but I will be a warden. That said, I do have a few questions about the kinds of things that go on here, semi-regularly, at least.

Back home, I was just a few weeks away from my high school graduation ceremony. Which, yes, means I'm technically done with classes, but it feels kind of wrong not to at least try and keep up on studying while I'm here? I might not know when I'll be going back, but I'd rather not be completely rusty when I'm about to head off to college, you know? So.

So I guess what I'm trying to ask - [ yes geeze stop rambling ] - is if there are any classes that go on regularly here? I know we have classrooms, but I haven't come across any kind of class ..schedule yet. I was wondering if there is anything like that here, or if anyone would be interested in maybe starting some kind of study group? [ she's prepared for all that "what a dork" reactions, she is. but. there's that. this is what she cares about, yep ] One with no specific subjects in mind, but just- something to keep us sharp. I'm more of a science and math focused student, but I would be up for just about anything, at this point. I was a tutor, back home, so I would also be up for running any sessions, if nobody else was up for it. At least until I'm assigned an inmate, then I'll have to see if I have time for it, and-

[ hup. no. stopping herself there. she nods, huffs, grins. ]

Right. Let me know?

-- And thank you for your time.

[ eta ooc: OH YEAH so her 4th wall is free to be shattered in whatever way, but please nothing about her comicbooky fate. just cause. reasons. it's on her permissions post, but I figured a note on her intro was a good idea too ]

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I'll have to ask him about that.

[ which she sounds way too excited to do. but then he goes on and wellll that's scary, isn't it? ]

But if there are supervillains, doesn't that mean there are superheroes, as well?

[ please don't say Spider-Man, please don't say Spider-Man ]

Do it. And record his face.

Well, not to brag or anything, but I'm kinda a superhero myself.

... You're messing with me, aren't you.

[ speaking of being messed with.. ]

Oh no, please, brag away.

They call me the Motherfucker.

My costume is fucking amazing.

[ just....

this....

f a c e.... ]

Speechless?

Yeah, that's cool. I know how it is.

No, no. Just.

That- name doesn't exactly scream superhero, to me. Is all.

It's actually pretty violent. And offensive.

Huh?

Oh.

Well it was kind of my supervillain name. Before I switched sides.

So it's meant to be offensive and shocking and shit.

Oh. Okay, sure. Of course.

[ she's starting to get why Scott's mindset of this place as a whole seemed to be just... "don't question it". although really- ]

Don't most superheros, or villains, I guess, change their names when they switch over? It's sort of like a whole new alterego, right?

[ a little huff. not annoyed! just. well that name ]

It's okay if I just call you Chris, right?

Well, it's kinda weird because I was originally a superhero and they called me Red Mist except not really because it was all kind of a ruse to fuck over the actual superheroes and...

...Yeah, Chris is fine.

Cool.

[ ... okay now she can't figure out if she can even trust you or not, you crazyface ]

So what made you decide to switch sides? ..Again.

I died, came here. Graduated. That sort of shit kind of scares you straight, y'know?

I can see how that would be a motivating factor, sure.

[ the widest eyes that have ever.. been wide-eyed ]

What made you decide to stay on the ship?

Just some shit I had to take care of. Fucked-up things my family did that I went along with, that I have to go back and fix.

Oh. That's good of you. Genuinely good, not just- "hey, good job!"

[ and there's a short laugh, bashful ]

... Not that it matters what I think. It's just- you could have left, but you didn't. That's admirable.

Well, it's a long, shitty, fucked-up kind of story, Gwenners.

But there's plenty of them here, so you kind of have your pick.

Gwenners?

[ she doesn't hate it.. ]

Pick of what? Long, messed up stories?

You don't like Gwenners? It sounds like a hockey team.

Pretty much, yeah. Like this whole fucking Barge runs on them.

I actually kind of do like it. It's better than Gwenifer. My youngest brother calls me Gwenopoly, sometimes, that one's okay. But pretty much only because he came up with it. It's a tough name to work with.

And I guess.. that's kind of the point, isn't it? It gives people a chance to get away from their, um, stories.

Nah. Gwenners is easy. Off the cuff, you're welcome.

And create all-new fucked-up tales! Seriously, this place isn't exactly a vacation.

So I keep hearing...

Coupled with a healthy dose of "Go back home, come back later!"

Well, they're not wrong. Shit's about to go down.

Hey, who knows? Maybe I can help.

[ grin! hopeful grin?! ]

I mean, I'm no superhero, but I can try.

Anyone can be a superhero. It's easy. All you need is training and preferably a fuckton of money so you can get outfitted in Batman gear.

There's a Batman, too?

[ guess what she's picturing in her head right now just guess ]

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