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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 ]

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[interns]

That's alright. I mean, me personally, I love embarrassing. Embarrassing is great.

[ hey, she's teasing him, but there's still this weird mixed up sense of pride and curiosity and gratefulness with the news. she's not exactly Miss Popular back at Midtown either, it's no secret. not at Oscorp, either, not with the kids their age. it's never particularly bothered her, but the idea of them being put in this different environment where their stupid high school norms don't matter? that's kind of awesome.

and then he says werewolf and her brow just... furrows up. ]

Sorry, a whatwolf? [ but she knows what a werewolf is, duh, so ] Really? Like, turns into a wolf every full moon?

[myresponsibility]

Well, there's not really a moon here, but yeah, he does.

[And that's somehow not the weirdest thing that's ever happened in his time here.

Somehow.]

There are a lot of weird things like that: vampires, mutants, aliens... Mr. Spock is here? [HE IS TEACHING HIM HOW TO PLAY 3D CHESS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH PETER GEEKS OUT ABOUT THIS IN PRIVATE. Also jeez, he is probably going to have to prep you on the whole people know about me from comic books and might know you too thing, and what crazy stuff that's led to and just. Well.] And I'm kind of not the only superhero? Which is pretty awesome.

[interns]

[ at first she's just watching him even after he says that Mr. Spock is here, like she's sure he's about to laugh, is just trying to test how far she's willing to believe, against her better judgment. but that laugh never comes, and the corners of her mouth pull down in a sort of "well! alrighty then" expression. and then he moves onto superheroes. ]

Oh, yeah I was going to ask you about that - people know here? Like, they know know. And it's just common knowledge, and totally fine with everybody. Nobody got... freaked out or anything? [ he was bitten by a spider okay she could see how it could be a little much. hell, her own father's reaction to what Spider-Man could do was proof enough that she had reason to worry, even if half of Captain Stacy's response was from a police point of view, but. still. ] I'm glad to hear it, I am. I just- How did-

[ oh wait ]

Oh!

You were shot at? Alex told me you arrived here with a gunshot wound.

[ like.. over a year ago.. but she's acting like he's hiding it from her right now, yes. all KINDS of worried! ]

[myresponsibility]

[He's glad she's glad, really, because this isn't really something he can just. Force people to forget about or whatever, and he doesn't want to fight with her about it or anything, because man, he seriously knows how this is like. A ridiculous security risk back home, and definitely not something he'd ever consider doing or anything back there.

But things had just... kind of fallen apart for him on the Barge, so here he is.]

Well, James said he was going to shoot me if I told him I was Spider-Man when he first found out, but I mean, he's James Bond, so it's really not like he- [And then she says the thing about the gunshot wound, and his face twists into an apologetic/guilty smile that's hopefully marginally reassuring.

I guess Peter will be having a serious talk with Alex when this is over!!]

Yeah, uh, it was kind of an accident, no big deal, and I heal pretty quickly? I'm totally fine, there's barely even a scar. And I mean, if I was a cop, I'd probably have been shooting at me too? Or, I mean, probably not, but-

[And then he realizes that probably sounds really bad, and he quickly tries to fix that potential can of worms before it spills any more open.]

Don't worry, it wasn't like- It wasn't your dad, seriously. He was actually telling people not to shoot me, so that was pretty cool, since, you know. Wanting to arrest me and stuff.

But yeah, people know. [A nervous laugh bubbles out without warning, but it's a genuinely happy one, so there's that, at least.] I guess I'm kind of famous where some of them are from?

[interns]

[ maybe she was a little worried that her dad had been the one to pull the trigger, but she believes him when he says he wasn't, still giving him a Peter, pls look, but it's not too severe. and she kind of maybe looked at whatever skin was showing on him, like from his face to his arms and hands, whatever, like she had to just check real quick, make sure he was really okay. maybe see if she could spot the scar. but no, nothing. which is actually for the best, since she would just end up worrying over it if she could see it.

aaaand then she's laughing, half in reaction to his laugh, and half in reaction to what he said- ]

Um, yeah. I noticed that. Chris told me I'm basically dating a celebrity. [ and here's a goofy expression to show how she feels about that ] He said I was like Princess Diana.

[myresponsibility]

[Chris, that's a really unfortunate comparison to make, considering what happened to Princess Di. Appropriate, but still.

Peter just laughs, managing his own goofy expression that somehow conveys genuine amusement and irritation. Which is pretty much how most of his interactions involving Chris go on a normal day anyway, so.

Spoilers, he might be one of the weirder of the friends he was talking about.]

Aw, man, does that make me Charles? I don't want to be Charles, he's so weird looking.