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Hey... Gwen? You around?

[Someone woke up.]

Yeah.

[ Unhappy girlfriend is unhappy. ]

I'm uh. Up now, is all.

[HEY, SORRY, OKAY? He didn't know that becoming a kid and falling into a coma were as normal as the common cold around here.

He had to be reminded that he'd missed Valentine's Day.]

I was wondering if... we could hang out, or something?

[ SO CONVENIENT IT'S AFTER THE MOST ROMANTIC DAY OF THE YEAR. ]

And do what?

[ You better impress her or this relationship is on the rocks. She gets her mean streak from her daddy, fyi. ]

[You weren't even a little worried, Gwen...?

Okay. So Valentine's Day is really important to girls.

Noted.]

Look... uh.

[How to put this?]

I fell asleep. For a week, or something, I don't really know what happened.

I thought we could, you know. Go on... um, a date. To uh...

Well, it was Valentine's Day.

[The best he can do. He feels bad about it; no one expects ~~The Spanish Inquisition~~ post-childhood sleep-comas.]

[ She was. Mostly about having a romantic evening, but worried nonetheless.

She was cockblocked. ]

So you did plan something for Valentine's Day?

[ You aren't a complete failure? She has misjudged you. ]

Uh.

[NOPE.]

...Well I would have-- [Possibly.] --If I hadn't been seven years old.

Been having kind of a rough month, sorry.

Did you know you were a rude as a kid?

[ You said you didn't have friends that were girls. ]

[ sighs ]

...I wanted us to go to that dance.

[Wow, Gwen, seriously? Jeez... he knows he missed an important day, but that's pretty rough.]

Yeah. My parents--

Well, nevermind.

[He was an awkward kid because his folks had just died; but he won't bring that up to someone who just lost them.]

Nah, I can't dance... probably better I didn't embarrass you.

[ Oh yeah, missing parents who could be dead. Ok she will ease up since Peter didn't have his dad to teach him how to talk to girls. ]

Not even slow dance?

...I can do the robot?

[ That is the uncoolest thing he has ever said. ]

I suppose I'll have to teach you how to dance.

[Gwen, no. He's got something kind of romantic planned, or at least possibly not un-romantic. Why must you ruin it with teaching him how to dance?]

...No, no! It's cool.

I can also do the robot slowly.

[He's going to grin, bite his lip and hope that counts as slow dancing.

...Or that she gets the picture that he can't dance. Like, at all.]

[ No, Peter. Just no. ]

So, what did you have planned?

Oh-ho, so now we're not dancing?

[Did his hip dimestop moves ruin that idea for you?

Uh, then. Just as planned.]

You free next week at some point...?

[He's not answering that question. Would ruin the surprise.

~~Also he's not 100% sure yet, but he has some ideas. Good ideas? Unsure.~~]

I didn't say that. But at some point, I will teach you.

[ He has to learn for the wedding! ]

I think I'm free next week. [ pause ] You're not going to tell me what you have planned, are you?

Okay, but don't complain if your feet never work the same again.

[Joked lightly. ...Sort of a joke, anyway. He can hope.

~~No more weddings, his fragile teenage ego riddled with commitment issues can't handle it.~~]

...Who said I had anything planned?

So, see you next week?

[ ~~Weddings are great. He just doesn't realize it yet.~~ ]

Oh so if you have nothing planned, can I invite Finnick? He wants to meet you.

...Are you serious?

[Because if this is a girl-test, please tell him.]

Yeah. He said he'd like to meet you.

[ ~~A test for a three-some. No, not really.~~ ]

Yeah. Sure.

Fine.

[Well, so much for planning.

Let the awkward ensue.]

[ Her unhappy senses are tingling. ]

Or you can meet him another time? He's really nice. I think you two would get along.

No, next week's good. No problem.

See you both then.

Later.

[ Boys are confusing :| ]

Peter, wait.

[Was just about to hang up, but. Oop.

Okay.]

Uh... Yeah.

What's up?

[ Biting her lip cause she isn't sure what to say. ]

You can meet him later. We haven't had much time together.

You still haven't spent the night, yet.

[Peter's not the most romantic, it's true. His timing is bad, he's pretty poor at gift-giving, bad with communication and almost perpetually later. He's aware of all of this and it's pretty amazing that Gwen puts up with it, but.

When you wake up to an annoyed girlfriend after kind of a bizarre out-of-body experience and try to make it up to her, only to have the guy you're sorta bummed about be invited on your date--? Pete might not be a relationship genius, but that's a real mood killer.]

No, no, um, it's-- cool. Next week is just perfect.

[Since he doesn't want to meet Finnick at all, next week is just as good as any time. Like medicine; just get it over with.]

Just shoot me a text or something on where I should meet you two. When you know, I mean.

Uh... so, bye?

[ Non-communication is the downfall to teenage reletionships. ]

Okay, if you're sure...

I'll see you then. [ Are they at the 'I love you' phase yet? Probably not...might be too soon for, Peter. So she just hangs up. ]

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[Voice] /backdated to before the event, btw!

[Voice] missing all that event goodness

[Voice] He'll be up on that too, but pretend this is after he woke up sob. Life is busy.

[Voice] He can make it up to her by bending over.

[Voice] No.

[Voice] He'll be a man finally!

[Voice] He is a man. That comes after 'spider' in his name.

[Voice] Only when he's a hero. In this relationship she's the man

[Voice] This is why he prefers MJ.

[Voice] Her Dad probably preferred Flash. But not everyone gets what they want :l

[Voice] Her Dad's opinion is invalid because he's de-- ...derp. A derp. Yeah.

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