[ Oh yeah woah, that is definitely not Louis. Peter's initial reaction is to drop his Fluid device out of shock β there's a muffled little sound as it tumbles to his crumby covers β and then he nervously picks it back up. ]
Uh.... Yeah, I think I have the wrong number. Sorry, [ he adds quickly. He's ready to hang up when that next bit is said, and the teen takes a moment to think, weirdly confused even though he just said what he did a couple seconds ago. ]
If you have the authority to bar people entry from the diner I can only assume this is Frank or one of his employees. I am physically incapable of smoking and have no desire to do so even if I could. I have never been to the diner.
Oh. [ Oh yeah. Honestly? It was half-meant in some dark sarcasm, just some Teen Moodiness to be sent to one of his few guy friends here. That said, it was still rooted in some kind of truth. Things have been hard lately and he's been swallowed back up in his gloom all over again these days. ]
Yeah, I guess it's just been like... like a hard month.
[ A pause. Talking to a stranger about his personal woes isn't something Peter would willingly engage in; this kind of fell into his crumb-filled lap. ...But maybe that makes it easier to do it, a little bit? ]
Well, I know all months are hard here. An especially hard month, I guess?
[he gets teen moodiness, but it's a little harder to differentiate from puberty and, you know, the awful trauma that happens to everyone every day here. whew. buzz has his work cut out for him.
he knows he's asking a lot. hell, he's surprised peter didn't just straight up hang up on him for it.]
...Yeah, the last few months have crossed a few lines I was naive enough to believe would never be crossed.
okay. yeah. this conversation suddenly makes more sense
youre not wrong about the gruesome part ill give you that
SHIRO you know shiro the dude who's like STACKED and has gray hair and a scar on his face and a metal arm and makes nonstop dad jokes and is so pure milk itself cant curdle near him hes the best
Never mind. He just popped up in my DeerlyBeloved recommended.
[which he swiped whichever direction is "no" and "stop giving me push notifications you shitty app". he would've been so happy not seeing that, you know. his life was just perfect without sEEING THAT PICTURE, WHAT EVEN IS A "SPACE DADDY"--]
[ Peter pauses again into an almost too-quiet silence, seems to be staving off his breathing for a few long seconds. It might almost seem as though he's gone. Thenβ ]
How long... how long have you been here?
[ A question. Opening up the door a little bit. This is strange; it makes him anxious, but at the same time, hearing someone's literal voice is... nice. He hasn't talked to anyone in a while. ]
(Eddie's roaring with laughter now because he distinctly remembered seeing Shiro's DB forever ago.
Eddie himself still didn't know what a space daddy was. But it didn't seem not fitting for Shiro.)
see hes stacked.
yoga is this meditation based sort of exercise where you do a lot of breathing and stretching and it helps your mind not be all over the place but it also makes your flexibility and core strength better it's like one of the least dangerous ways to get in shape
[that makes two of them. and we hope they will never ever find out.]
ππππ
That sounds nice. It's a good idea. I don't think I'd be able to do much because I'm made of plastic. But if you can get the message to Shiro, it's worth a try.
[ The question gives him pause. He... has to really think on it. Peter had been quite messed up when he'd woken up here. The days, weeks... even first couple of months had all blended together like one big fever dream β like a continuation of a nightmare. ]
I think... I think August? So not much longer than you.
[ So they've both been here a little over half a year, yet he doesn't recognise the voice at all. Then again, there are lots of people Peter hasn't met here, yet. He doesn't exactly make a huge presence on the Network or anything like that. But now he's going back to what the man had said β that the past couple months crossed a line he didn't think would, and Peter understands that. ]
I keep thinking.. things can't possibly get worse, you know? But then they do.
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