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[interns]

[ 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 ]

Comments

[semifreakingnormal]

Oh - I went home, like, a week ago. And - okay, I promise I'm not crazy, but I went back to like, the second I left, and then a whole year passed. And it was only three days, here.

...Mostly I've been trying not to think about it.

[interns]

It... sounds like I should have spent a little more time looking into astrophysics. Um, black holes. Time travel?

[ it was almost like she started to try and tell a joke, but realized halfway through it wasn't at all funny, not even in a nerdy way. actually, that's exactly what happened. ]

[semifreakingnormal]

[It's okay, Scott will keep her secret. He even smiles!] Well there's a...Time Lady? And I think a Time Lord around. Mostly I'd just let them get the headaches about it.

[interns]

Sorry, Time Lord?

[ w ha a a a aaaa t? ]

[semifreakingnormal]

Aliens? Who time travel. I think.

Seriously, I try not to think about it.

[interns]

Oh.

[ aliens. okay. see: things that Gwen doesn't let herself think about either because the idea of life on other planets is just. nope. opens too many doors. there's still so much to learn about humans, okay ]

I think I might actually follow your lead on that one.

[semifreakingnormal]

Yeah, it's pretty much the best lead I can give you.

[He flashes a quick grin.] That should be our tagline: Welcome to the Barge, we have aliens and stuff.

[interns]

I'm not sure if this is culture shock that I'm experiencing right now, but I hope it passes soon. Since it's been about three days, and I'm still not really - [ she makes a vague, "all encompassing" kind of gesture with both hands ] - it still doesn't feel very real.

[semifreakingnormal]

Yeah, the first week I woke up and saw space outside my window? Totally unreal. And it's like the weirdest thing to think, but you get used to it.

[And he grins just a bit impishly.] I mean, your boyfriend was bit by a mutated spider. You've gotta be good at swinging with weird stuff.

[c whut he did there]

[interns]

W-as he?

[ that took way too long ]

I'll have to ask him. About that. [ uhpfff like Peter's in some girlfriend trouble right now. only she's the worst liar so this is all kind of paper thin ]

[semifreakingnormal]

[Scott freezes, wracking his brain for whether or not Peter ever explicitly said that Gwen knew.]

Uhhhh.

[Foot. Mouth. Bad.]

You...knew, right?

[SORRY PETE]

[interns]

[ a beat-

then she cracks ]

Yes, I knew. I'm just surprised that you knew. I didn't know that was a thing people.. knew. Of. Here.

[semifreakingnormal]

[Oh thank God. He exhales loudly, dropping his head for a moment.]

Yeah, um...if it helps at all, my best friend showed up a few weeks ago, and he freaked out that everyone knows I'm a werewolf.

Which...I, uh. Am.

[Surprise???]

[interns]

[ another split-second-too-long delay. Gwen's the worst liar. ]

A werewolf, really? Wow. That's- That must be, like. Really crazy.

[ Peter already explained a tiny but about it to her, but she'll be asking him 320956 questions annnyyy minute now ]

[semifreakingnormal]

Yeah. I mean, no it's...

[He pauses for a moment, like there's honestly a possibility that he could disagree. Given everything he went home to? No way.]

Yep. Crazy.