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[ from here. ]
Oh.
[ and she missed it, somehow. it brings to mind just how much she's missed, galaxies away from him; even in the same city, she hadn't been aware. for a moment, she leaves it at that, and then: ]
When?
Oh.
[ and she missed it, somehow. it brings to mind just how much she's missed, galaxies away from him; even in the same city, she hadn't been aware. for a moment, she leaves it at that, and then: ]
When?
After that event. You know, the one they held for that charity. Supposedly.
[ he'd mostly showed up for the free food with the intention of sampling one of everything, and then the evening had taken... an interesting shift, to say the least. ]
I didn't plan on it.
[ but then it had seemed like a good idea, if only to give him some sense of knowing what to do and how to do it in case he encounters someone else with more experience. ]
[ he'd mostly showed up for the free food with the intention of sampling one of everything, and then the evening had taken... an interesting shift, to say the least. ]
I didn't plan on it.
[ but then it had seemed like a good idea, if only to give him some sense of knowing what to do and how to do it in case he encounters someone else with more experience. ]
Oh, hey, man.
Yeah, I got back in one piece. More or less. Solid again, so I guess I kinda lucked out on that front. Everything alright on your end?
Yeah, I got back in one piece. More or less. Solid again, so I guess I kinda lucked out on that front. Everything alright on your end?
so in the off-chance that you were strolling around the Down today
i'm sorry if you fell victim to a poorly placed web on the ground
i was in a rush and i got a little triggerhappy with my webshooters
anyway, is none of this makes any sense to you then
totally just ignore it
again
was totally in a rush and only noticed a tall guy get stuck to the sidewalk
so
sorry, maybe
i'm sorry if you fell victim to a poorly placed web on the ground
i was in a rush and i got a little triggerhappy with my webshooters
anyway, is none of this makes any sense to you then
totally just ignore it
again
was totally in a rush and only noticed a tall guy get stuck to the sidewalk
so
sorry, maybe
Are you that spider lady that was posting on the network a couple days ago?
[ really, he'd thought it was just a cool nickname. ]
Those things are really sticky. But you probably already knew that.
[ really, he'd thought it was just a cool nickname. ]
Those things are really sticky. But you probably already knew that.
Hey- I was thinking you should come over for dinner tomorrow.
What kind of food is your favorite, if you had to pick?
What kind of food is your favorite, if you had to pick?
Sure, okay! Great. Do you need me to bring anything?
To be honest, I'm still open to trying pretty much all food. Lifetime of terrible rations and all that. So I'm sure I'll enjoy whatever you have.
To be honest, I'm still open to trying pretty much all food. Lifetime of terrible rations and all that. So I'm sure I'll enjoy whatever you have.
[Unbeknownst to Raven, a picture originally taken from her Dom's phone. She's laying back with her head dipped. Laying back on the bed, she's completely comfortable despite being naked. She's propped up, but looks like she's in the middle of laughing. This was clearly taken to capture a more candid side that most people really never see.]
[ in all honesty, the first thing finn notices about the picture that's been sent to him is that smile — it's the first thing that draws his attention to the girl who seems familiar, somehow, maybe from the network? but the smile totally changes her face, pretty in a way he's not opposed to seeing.
however, he's definitely not expecting to see the rest of what he does when he scrolls down, and — whoa. he'll close it quickly before sending a reply. ]
I think this was sent to me on accident. Thought you should know.
however, he's definitely not expecting to see the rest of what he does when he scrolls down, and — whoa. he'll close it quickly before sending a reply. ]
I think this was sent to me on accident. Thought you should know.
[ the picture comes without context, but it's clear — from the expanse of tan skin and smattering of freckles alone — it's rey. the angle is, at best, odd — skewed to the side, catching just the shape of her mouth and the slope of her jaw before it extends down into her bare breasts and naked torso against the contrasting mess of white sheets. still, even without the remainder of her face clear, it's easily identifiable. ]
Better?
[ beyond that, there's no added context. ]
Better?
[ beyond that, there's no added context. ]
[ it may be the best thing he's ever received in his whole life (sorry, poe's jacket). not that any part of this is unfamiliar — he's committed those lines, those curves to his memory, the faint freckles that dot places that haven't received as much access to the sun.
he stares at it for a long time, so long that he doesn't even realize there's a caption attached, and then his brow furrows lightly. ]
I can think of one thing that would make it even better, if you really want to know.
he stares at it for a long time, so long that he doesn't even realize there's a caption attached, and then his brow furrows lightly. ]
I can think of one thing that would make it even better, if you really want to know.
Peter!
Yeah, it's me. Finn. You probably knew that part.
How are you? Is everything okay?
Yeah, it's me. Finn. You probably knew that part.
How are you? Is everything okay?
hello! if you're receiving this text, it means you've been cordially invited to peter parker's surprise birthday party. as always, this city has the shittiest timing on the planet, so things were still a little rough around his actual birthday. he thinks i'm going to let his "lowkey 18th birthday" plan slide. hah! oh, no no.
i'd like to get a group together to meet at scott's new arcade - time heisters - around 7:30pm on 8/29. i'll bring peter around 8, and we can all game and sing some karaoke and be generally awesome to our favorite nerd. bring a present or just bring yourself, either way, if you're getting this i'm sure he'll be happy just to see you there.
and remember, it's a SURPRISE. which is usually asking for trouble, but whatever. i want to try it.
any questions? ask away. thank you!!
i'd like to get a group together to meet at scott's new arcade - time heisters - around 7:30pm on 8/29. i'll bring peter around 8, and we can all game and sing some karaoke and be generally awesome to our favorite nerd. bring a present or just bring yourself, either way, if you're getting this i'm sure he'll be happy just to see you there.
and remember, it's a SURPRISE. which is usually asking for trouble, but whatever. i want to try it.
any questions? ask away. thank you!!
Hi Finn,
We haven’t met, my name’s Nicole. Wynonna and I are throwing a surprise birthday party for Waverly, and we’re hoping you're available. Attached is your official invite with all the details. Let me know if you have any questions.
invite.jpg
We haven’t met, my name’s Nicole. Wynonna and I are throwing a surprise birthday party for Waverly, and we’re hoping you're available. Attached is your official invite with all the details. Let me know if you have any questions.
invite.jpg
Hey!
This is Peter
Parker
It's also a group text, so sorry if it sounds kind of impersonal
I just wanna reach out to as many people as I can
Anyway
Things are getting pretty bad and I have Gwen's place to myself
It's really big and there's loads of beds, so if anyone wants to come stay here for a while (or even just rest up here for a while) then you're welcome here
I've got supplies here, food, first aid stuff
I just want people to be safe
( He links the address here. )
I'm usually around in the day
I'll be out doing supply runs and stuff at night, so just hang around if I'm not home and there's no one to let you in
And if you don't wanna come stay but you end up feeling like you might be in trouble, just text me if you can
This is probably gonna sound weird, but just trust me
I know someone who can help
( Alexa play "Theme" (from Spider-Man) ... )
[The one thing Mona was grateful for in Duplicity was the existence of a gym. Exercise had always been a big part of her life, with her fight training and all.
And by a lucky stroke of faith, a familiar face would be doing some exercise of his own. The mysterious, handsome stranger she danced with.
There are a few glances thrown his way while she works the weights, liking what she's seeing.]
And by a lucky stroke of faith, a familiar face would be doing some exercise of his own. The mysterious, handsome stranger she danced with.
There are a few glances thrown his way while she works the weights, liking what she's seeing.]
[ Most of the time, the gym is a place Finn goes to in order to clear his head, to lose himself in the repetitiveness of weights or jogging on the treadmill. It's somewhere he can go to shut his brain off, to not have to think about anything for a little while, which means he's not exactly expecting to run into anyone while he's mid-run — and he definitely isn't expecting it to be a woman who he recognizes by face, even if he doesn't know her by name.
Regardless, it comes as a little bit of a surprise to him when he looks up and sees her glancing his way, and without realizing it he misses a step in his running, the toe of his shoe catching on the moving ramp as he staggers forward, but he doesn't have the opportunity to recover from his trip because he's already falling back off the treadmill and sliding to a thud on the floor with an audible groan.
He's not hurt, just more embarrassed than anything else, but he's also not sure if anyone witnessed his spectacular display of athleticism, so he's just going to struggle to his feet without looking around because he's trying not to draw any more attention to himself. ]
Regardless, it comes as a little bit of a surprise to him when he looks up and sees her glancing his way, and without realizing it he misses a step in his running, the toe of his shoe catching on the moving ramp as he staggers forward, but he doesn't have the opportunity to recover from his trip because he's already falling back off the treadmill and sliding to a thud on the floor with an audible groan.
He's not hurt, just more embarrassed than anything else, but he's also not sure if anyone witnessed his spectacular display of athleticism, so he's just going to struggle to his feet without looking around because he's trying not to draw any more attention to himself. ]
Have you seen this thing before? Is this some kind of joke?
[ Attached is a picture of one of those elves, sitting in an opened drawer next to the bed, hugging a dildo, surrounded by several bottles of lube.
... Never mind the rest of it, obviously he's talking about the doll. ]
[ Attached is a picture of one of those elves, sitting in an opened drawer next to the bed, hugging a dildo, surrounded by several bottles of lube.
... Never mind the rest of it, obviously he's talking about the doll. ]
[ he really doesn't know what he's supposed to be looking at — and honestly, the elf isn't the first thing that draws his eye, which says a lot all on its own. ]
What? That toy thing? I didn't put it there, if that's what you're asking.
What? That toy thing? I didn't put it there, if that's what you're asking.
[ just casually dropping this picture into Finn's messages ]
what do you think? too much? or not enough?
what do you think? too much? or not enough?
Too much for what?
[ sorry, he's not being deliberately obtuse, he's just a little distracted by the attachment. ]
[ sorry, he's not being deliberately obtuse, he's just a little distracted by the attachment. ]
[ good morning, finn. out of the blue and with absolutely zero preamble, rey delivers the next Burning Question of her stay in duplicity. ]
Did the me that was here before often get intimate with other people? I'm starting to get messages.
[ she is nice enough to share one of them, sent from gwen. ]
Did the me that was here before often get intimate with other people? I'm starting to get messages.
[ she is nice enough to share one of them, sent from gwen. ]
[ why does he have the sneaking suspicion that this is going to be a frequent occurrence with them? ]
I guess. I mean I'm sure you did.
[ but if she's asking for a list of her recurring partners from when she was here last, he's going to have to disappoint. although he knew she and gwen were friends, but maybe not that friendly. ]
We didn't really talk a lot about other people. [ read: anyone else they happened to be sleeping with. ]
I guess. I mean I'm sure you did.
[ but if she's asking for a list of her recurring partners from when she was here last, he's going to have to disappoint. although he knew she and gwen were friends, but maybe not that friendly. ]
We didn't really talk a lot about other people. [ read: anyone else they happened to be sleeping with. ]
Finn, I need to talk to you.
[ since when does he send this text? he's usually the one dodging it, but here he is ]
[ since when does he send this text? he's usually the one dodging it, but here he is ]
[ yeah, he had a feeling this was coming. ]
About you and Rey.
I already know. She told me.
About you and Rey.
I already know. She told me.
[ poe doesn't know when, or even if, finn will get this, but he has to try. he has to believe that it'll work, somehow. ]
Finn?
Wherever you are, I hope this gets through.
[ please be okay. you've got to be ]
I don't know what happened to you and Rey, but I'm not giving up on you. I know you won't either.
Finn?
Wherever you are, I hope this gets through.
[ please be okay. you've got to be ]
I don't know what happened to you and Rey, but I'm not giving up on you. I know you won't either.
Just
[ come back to me ]
Be careful. People here aren't themselves right now, and most of them aren't friendly. Call me when you can.
[ come back to me ]
Be careful. People here aren't themselves right now, and most of them aren't friendly. Call me when you can.
[A fancy red wrapped box with a silver bow arrives at the door, the delivery person specifying Finn as the recipient. Once it's signed for and everything is in order, he leaves.
Inside the box in delicate black tissue paper is a silky pair of pink women's panties with white lace trim and a tiny red bow front and center on the elastic band.
There's a note in the bottom of the box in a cream envelope, written in pretty script.]
"Can't wait to see you in these tonight.
Don't disappoint me!
Cinder"
Inside the box in delicate black tissue paper is a silky pair of pink women's panties with white lace trim and a tiny red bow front and center on the elastic band.
There's a note in the bottom of the box in a cream envelope, written in pretty script.]
"Can't wait to see you in these tonight.
Don't disappoint me!
Cinder"
[ he's sort of agonizing over how to even respond to this, but eventually he's going to send a message to her with a photo of the gift attached, panties spread out to indicate what they are. ]
These just showed up and I can't tell if you meant them for me or not.
[ was there a part of their conversation that he completely missed out on when he was doing pull-ups with her still attached to him? it's possible; she'd been pretty distracting. ]
These just showed up and I can't tell if you meant them for me or not.
[ was there a part of their conversation that he completely missed out on when he was doing pull-ups with her still attached to him? it's possible; she'd been pretty distracting. ]
apparently there are hot springs somewhere underneath the city?
have you been there before? why aren't we there right now?
have you been there before? why aren't we there right now?
Yeah, there's a whole cave system that you have to go into in order to find them first.
LIEs took us there once, as a group. I haven't been back there in a while though.
LIEs took us there once, as a group. I haven't been back there in a while though.
[ when finn ( or poe, or rey ) goes to check the mail that morning, they'll find three boxes of chocolate with cards attached, with their names on them. two match, but the third one is much bigger, which of course has rey's name on it. the card reads: ]
Finnegan-
There's a lot I could say in this card, but I've never been great at the whole "WORDS" thing. But it's Valentine's Day, and we were stuck in that INSANE camp last year, so I wasn't able to get my friends anything, which includes you, so... I hope you like chocolate. I just wanted to thank you for always being there whenever I needed a friend, and for humoring me whenever I've dragged you over to build a fort and play video games and eat junk food for hours on end. I know I say this all the time, but I'm still so glad that you're here. Your friendship means the world to me.
Happy Valentine's Day.
- Gwen
[ luckily! finn's box didn't get mixed up in the mail with some other weird kind of candy that's covered in aphrodisiacs.or maybe it is idk you decide ]
Finnegan-
There's a lot I could say in this card, but I've never been great at the whole "WORDS" thing. But it's Valentine's Day, and we were stuck in that INSANE camp last year, so I wasn't able to get my friends anything, which includes you, so... I hope you like chocolate. I just wanted to thank you for always being there whenever I needed a friend, and for humoring me whenever I've dragged you over to build a fort and play video games and eat junk food for hours on end. I know I say this all the time, but I'm still so glad that you're here. Your friendship means the world to me.
Happy Valentine's Day.
- Gwen
[ luckily! finn's box didn't get mixed up in the mail with some other weird kind of candy that's covered in aphrodisiacs.
Hey handsome. I've been thinking about you.
Hey. Wanted to reach out and see how you are.
I miss you.
I miss you.
I'm doing alright. Trying to keep busy at the garage, you know how it is.
[ trying not to think about rey being gone, although he doesn't say that out loud. ]
But I really haven't gone anywhere.
[ trying not to think about rey being gone, although he doesn't say that out loud. ]
But I really haven't gone anywhere.
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