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So I put my hands up, they're playing my song

WHO: The Spider-Family!
WHERE: One of the MAC rec rooms.
WHEN: Saturday, early evening.
WARNINGS: Spider-Shenanigans.
SUMMARY: Harry's back from the hospital, so it's time for pizza and pool! The kind with a stick, not the kind you need a swimsuit for.
FORMAT: Quicklog, then whatever!

[ The rec room is reminiscent of your average college lounge: a well-worn and faintly musty couch and armchairs, dinged-up tables and metal chairs, a CRT television with a large screen, a water cooler, and a pool table. On the table nearest the pool table are several 2-liter soda bottles, some dixie cups stolen from the water cooler, a few bags of chips and doritos, napkins, a few takeout menus (all pizza), and several dollar-store balaclavas, the kind that have openings just for the eyes and mouth.

Peter's hanging out on the couch, in his civvies but with webshooters on. He's killing time waiting for people to arrive by building a classic card tower. ]

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[ ...

staring at him.

so much staring.

opens mouth and then... shuts it again.

WHAT EVEN. ]

Do you want the honest truth or do you want me to stroke your ego?

[ Far, far too bland to be anything but joking. ]

Ego-stroking, obviously.

Edited 2011-02-26 21:34 (UTC)

[James shows up next, and stops just outside the doorway because he has no idea who either of these people are, but he's going to bet they're spiders. He's dress in civvies, but still mostly in red white and blue colors.

He has his father's shield with him, and wet hair because he just got out of a shower.]

Were we supposed to wear masks?

[Oh good, he fits in (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=28741963), aside from the balaclavas. Harry strolls on in, as much at ease as he might have into a classroom at school, smile quirking at both Peter and Jessica. It's not a complaint.]

Well, they didn't tell me... [That's flippantly to James. To everyone else—] Is everyone else gonna be like that? It'll be like I have my own cult! [Hmm, long term side benefits of cults... Harry likes this, thumbs up.]

[ Evidently at least half the Spider-Family are hipsters. ]

I didn't tell you or James because neither of you uses masks anyway.

[ Fond eyerolling behind the sunglasses. ]

But happy unbirthday, kid. I brought snacks and we can order pizza later.

Edited 2011-02-26 23:31 (UTC)

[Gerry shows up some time later, wearing a pair of jeans, a black generic punk band T-shirt, and a few assorted black bracelets (Sorry, I don't polyvore). He's only wearing a pair of sunglasses to hide his eyes, since pretty much everyone here knows his identity already...]

Sorry, I'm late.

Edited 2011-02-27 01:11 (UTC)

At least you're not the latest, Spider-Boy. Where is that girl...

[ it was like a sudden onslaught of people she didn't know or people she found herself uncomfortable around (Harry :|). so she just... looks at them from behind her sunglasses before immediately backing away from the doorway, moving closest to Peter who she currently... feels the most comfortable around.

wow it was like her personality was reverting back to nerdy!Peter days.

she just... doesn't say anything, watching them all carefully ]

Edited 2011-02-27 03:50 (UTC)

[ Peter leans forward a bit and gestures at each person in turn. ]

James, Darkdevil, Harry, uh, Spider-Man the Sequel, this is the one and only Spider-Woman, who I think you've already met in her spiffy red costume which is completely unlike the spiffy red costume the other one and only Spider-Woman wears. Spider-Woman, this is James, Darkdevil, and Harry, which you know because I just said their names five seconds ago.

[[ Also I am crashing now, bye guys. ]]

Hey. I do have a mask now.

[James also doesn't recognize... most of the people here.]

If everyone was going to be wearing masks why not just show up in costume? And it's nice to meet you, Spider-Woman... and Harry because I don't think we've met.

[Aaand turning to look at Reilly.]

So you're Darkdevil... nice to meet you. Again.

[Gerry stepped further into the room, moving to stand a little closer to James for the moment. Not that he totally wasn't intimidated or anything, seeing Spider-Man out of costume for the first time. This was a big deal, right?

Really though, he was more awkward because of the presence of Spider-Woman. He knew that she wasn't his mom, she wasn't Jessica Drew, but it was still weird to see her in person. It didn't help that Spidey was bringing up his mom too.]

Yeah... Nice to meet you. [Totally not awkward.]

[Matt has been upstairs in his office like the busy worker bee that he is. In fact, he'd almost forgotten about this little shindig before he'd heard Reilly sneaking out a few minutes ahead of him. Even then, he half considered heading home instead. But he'd said he'd make an appearance, and Peter would no doubt hound him about it if he didn't show, so he pulled on his trusty jean jacket, Rangers cap, and Wayfarers (ah yeah, old school~) over his work clothes and headed down to the rec room. This was a part of the MAC where he admittedly spends very little time, and he wasn't quite sure what he'd find down there. But from the sounds of it, things seemed completely awkward. Awesome.

So. Here you are, kids. Have an out of place, blind thirty-something crashing your playdate. He will just be sneaking in like it's no big thing. Cuz he's cool like that.]

[When May had heard 'spider/devil family bonding time,' even one focused on Harry, she'd assumed it would be something like all her personal rather than business visits to the Avengers Mansion back home. Mainly, costumes in place. So May had come in full costume (not that she was often out of this particular costume, what with the pattern shifting and all). That also meant she ended up being late as, since she was in costume anyway, she'd seen no reason no to sneak in a tiny patrol...

At least mom wasn't here to give her the patented MJ Parker 'I'm not angry I'm just very disappointed look' when she crept in behind Matt, truly and utterly late for her own friend's welcome home party. She moved to stand next to Matt a little warily. Hope you weren't hoping for a quiet entrance, Murdock.]

Um, hey- everyone.

Edited 2011-02-27 17:09 (UTC)

Hey. You're late -- and over-dressed.

...And, uh. Nice to meet all of you too.

Edited 2011-02-27 20:08 (UTC)

[ wow this was the most awkward thing she could experience right now. she just... shifted closer to Peter, staring at all of them -- even turning her head to look at Matt and then Spider-Girl (who was in full costume... yeesh. talk about embarrassing).

she takes a few minutes to finally say something, raising a hand in a greeting. ]

Yo.

[ yo?? since when did she use yo?? uuughh. ]

[James is surprised. Are these people even worse at this than he is?]

Hi Spider-girl.

[ Peter claps his hands together. ]

So! Everyone's been introduced ...

[ Awkward pause. Now is when Peter suddenly remembers that he's organized a party despite being terrible at parties. ]

... Okay so, shall I do the heartfelt but incredibly awkward speech welcoming Harry back or shall we skip to the bit where the crickets chirp after I suggest a game of Taboo? Because we can do that instead.

[Good choice of words, Peter, considering Matt was about to turn to Reilly and ask who the hell some of these people were... Also you're all very lucky he can't see those terrible disguises because good lord, people, you're like all related.]

Which one is Harry again?

[ Look Peter is not used to hosting parties without an MJ, okay, he's a bit twitchy. ]

Okay, let me run through it again. Right next to you is Spider-Girl, obviously, and then going clockwise it's [ Darkdevil, James, Harry, Spider-Woman the inexplicably young, and Spider-Man Junior who is not actually Junior, introduced in whatever order they're standing in relative to Matt. ] Better? I can put it to rhyme if that would help you keep track.

Edited 2011-02-27 23:08 (UTC)

No thanks. No one needs to hear that.

[He waves a dismissive hand at Peter, and he is still unsure why half the people here are using codenames, but whatever. He's not in costume, so the second someone calls him 'D', he's gonna be pissed.

Aaaanyway, he nods a greeting to everyone and scours the place for a chair or something. Lingering in doorways might be okay for the kids, but the old man likes to sit down.]

So, am I supposed to be chaperoning, or...?

[May gives a small wave to everyone, mentally chewing over the 'unmask, don't unmask' debate. Back home it wouldn't have even been a question, but here...she'd just watch Dad for cues on that one. She gives her traditional greeting of rolling her eyes under the mask at Reilly.]

I, uh, forgot my ski mask and goggles at home, and I can't pull off sunglasses like Matt. So...

[Shrug. She liked her costume. And if Parker luck held true and the Green Goblin or Doc Ock magically appeared to start trying to kill them, at least she'd be prepared.]

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So I put my hands up, they're playing my song

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OKAY STOPPING NOW SO OTHERS CAN TAG IN

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/zoomj

also i am always so envious of your polyvores

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oh look i finally remembered my polyvore password.

the hipster comment made me choke on my drink jsyk :|a

electro and peter's log degenerated into them accusing each other of being hipsters, no lie

Hipster: Another thing about which James is clueless

arrgh, stupid lj not sending me notifs even though I tracked the log :(

/s-sneaks in

/creeps up behind you

<3

/smashes that door close

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