video. un: p.parker | the morning of september 20th (aka an epilogue to bad choices)

[madeupnames]

[There's a muffled and pained groan, one of a boy who has made terrible mistakes and is suffering horribly for it.

... And also a clear sound of someone sliding out of a bed and thumping on the floor — blankets and all, legs barely hanging onto the lip of the mattress.]


I am so, so sorry.

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[11calls]

Yeah.

[Sad detectives, sad rational skeptics, still the same thing, right? But she does give him a little bit of a sympathetic frown when he laughs.]

Water next time. It actually does help.

[madeupnames]

Yeah... I'll drink a lot before my night-shift.

[Oh. Um. Right.

... Spider-Man.]

I swear I'm way better on my feet at work. Sober.

[11calls]

[Alex just laughs softly at that.]

You don't need to convince me, Peter. I mean, I'm a reporter, if you didn't do your job and stay on your feet better at work, then I would have heard about it a long time before now.

[At least there's no J. Jonah Jameson here in Riverview, right?]

[madeupnames]

[Rubbing along his eye with his palm, he laughs meekly.]

Does that mean Spider-Man's work gets a decent score?

[It's weird. He's used to talking about it with Ned, how he'd saved so-and-so or whatever... And now here he is, collecting people who know what he does for a living. Life's weird that way.]

[11calls]

I've heard some good things. People think he's a nice guy. No one thinks he's all that much of a menace. All the more reason to keep who you are wrapped up, right?

[madeupnames]

[He breathes sweet relief.]

Oh, good. I was worried I wasn't getting good scores on Yelp.

[Oh look, the boy is not too hungover to say a dumb joke.]

[11calls]

[That makes her laugh hard enough that she winces too.]

Now I'm wondering if your world has superhero Yelp. Like "Spiderman is better at rescuing than Tony Stark. Five stars."

[madeupnames]

... I never thought of that before.

[The wide-eyed wonder has defeated his hangover. Momentarily.]

What if people're rating me and I don't even know?

[11calls]

Well I guess when you get home you’re gonna need to google the crap out of that huh? I’m sure someone’s got it somewhere.

[The laugh is there inside Alex’s voice even if she doesn’t speak it.]

[madeupnames]

[His shoulders slump a little. Get home... right. Ha...]

I'll definitely look.

Maybe — maybe there's one here somewhere. Like how this place has friendr?

[11calls]

[Alex catches her mistake and just frowns quickly.]

There could be. I mean, I'm sure someone would start it. I'd offer but tech building stuff really isn't my thing. And I'd cheat and skew the results.

[madeupnames]

... You, cheat at something?

[He looks shocked and awed, Alex! Shocked and awed! You seem like such a straight-edged adult!]

[11calls]

[Sorry Peter, hangover or no hangover Alex is just going to dissolve into laughter at that.]

Hey! I’m human too. And of course there are some people I like more than others. You’d get full marks from me!

[madeupnames]

[Nothing like turning red-earred under the covers on typical a hangover morning.]

Oh man, thank you. I don't know what to say.

[11calls]

Say that you won’t go jumping off roofs while drunk and that’s all ya gotta do, okay. No more worrying everyone.

[Alex is just gonna nudge him with her shoulder at that.]

[madeupnames]

[He gives the best 3u3 smile he's got, Alex.]

I swear. No more drunk roof acrobatics.

[11calls]

Good.

[Alex gave him a grin, and then offered him a sandwich.]

Eat greasy food, it'll help.