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flippedscript) wrote2030-03-26 01:19 pm
flippedscript) wrote2030-03-26 01:19 pm
Hey, so...I have a voicemail from Jerry saying you're my new housemate. Welcome to Driftcrest where apparently people spend a couple weeks as statues and then suddenly it's summer?
I'm Gwen.
I'm Gwen.
Oh yeah
Nice to meet you
I’m Hawk
Nice to meet you, too.
Hey, listen. Hospitals suck and I’ve got another day or so in here while they make sure I’m not gonna die or w/e. Mind coming by for a bit so I can meet you face to face? I’m in room 229.
Yeah I can do that
I’ll be there in like 15 minutes?
Thank you.
One more thing, and I promise this isn't why I messaged you. I just realized I have a Switch in my school bag, and my charger for my phone. I feel like an ass for asking this, but can you grab the bag? It's the blue, black and white one by the door.
[ What she forgot to say is 'check for hidden felines', because Miles Purrales likes hiding in people's backpacks. She's not even thinking about that. What she's thinking is she's in a hospital, losing her damn mind, and there are strangers in her house. ]
You don't have to answer this, btw, if you don't want; is hawk a nickname? If it is? it's awesome. and if it's your actual name on your birth certificate? That's cool, too.
One more thing, and I promise this isn't why I messaged you. I just realized I have a Switch in my school bag, and my charger for my phone. I feel like an ass for asking this, but can you grab the bag? It's the blue, black and white one by the door.
[ What she forgot to say is 'check for hidden felines', because Miles Purrales likes hiding in people's backpacks. She's not even thinking about that. What she's thinking is she's in a hospital, losing her damn mind, and there are strangers in her house. ]
You don't have to answer this, btw, if you don't want; is hawk a nickname? If it is? it's awesome. and if it's your actual name on your birth certificate? That's cool, too.
[Okay NOW her randomly texting him makes sense.]
Yeah I can grab the bag for you
No one told you why I'm called Hawk?
Jerry's not the most talkative. All I got was 'hey, miss stacy. it's jerry schiff. i'm calling to tell you that you and mr morales are getting a new housemate. he goes by hawk and he's just around your age.' and then he hung up.
so i'm curious. but again, you don't have to say. hawks a cool name.
so i'm curious. but again, you don't have to say. hawks a cool name.
Yeah, I got your bag
[It's heavy, Gwen.]
So no one mentioned I'm a giant person then?
Thank you.
Giant how?
I'm just messing with you
It's because I have a mohawk but
It's what I go by so? Not my birth name but it's my current name
Oh, cool!
Mohawks are fun.
[ It takes her a minute or so, but Gwen sends a photo of herself. If they’re talking hair, she just got hers done before being turned to ice. And she managed a shower so it doesn’t look gross. But now Hawk has a photo of a girl with very blonde hair and blue eyes and a fairly punk rock haircut. One side is shaved, the other side almost hangs to her shoulder and the ends have been dyed a vibrant pink.
She can appreciate fun hair styles. ]
Not the best photo. Hospital lighting is crap and I’ve been “ice sick” or whatever they’re calling it.
But we were talking about fun hair and I wanted to show off.
Mohawks are fun.
[ It takes her a minute or so, but Gwen sends a photo of herself. If they’re talking hair, she just got hers done before being turned to ice. And she managed a shower so it doesn’t look gross. But now Hawk has a photo of a girl with very blonde hair and blue eyes and a fairly punk rock haircut. One side is shaved, the other side almost hangs to her shoulder and the ends have been dyed a vibrant pink.
She can appreciate fun hair styles. ]
Not the best photo. Hospital lighting is crap and I’ve been “ice sick” or whatever they’re calling it.
But we were talking about fun hair and I wanted to show off.
[Who, she's really cute. And kinda familiar? But cute. Suddenly he doesn't mind being an errand boy for the moment.]
Very cool, it looks really good.
[He sent a pic of his own hair back, but also his face because he couldn't stomach her seeing his lip in person and being surprised and making a face. His own hair was red on top parted into his signature mohawk.]
[ Zero faces would have been made. If anything, he missed the soft smile she had on her own face for two seconds. He's pretty cute, too. But she can't be thinking too much about that. She just lost Peter and he's back again and she's really just tired of losing people. Peter Parkers, specifically. Still. She's going to be nice. ]
Your hair is awesome, Hawk. I dig it.
[ Sent and then...full realization at how mildly flirty that might have been. That's not what she intended but it's too late now.
They're going to ask you to sign in at the front desk with who you're visiting. What hair dye do you use, or is that a spray? I have both in my room if you ever want to change up color.
See you in a bit?
Your hair is awesome, Hawk. I dig it.
[ Sent and then...full realization at how mildly flirty that might have been. That's not what she intended but it's too late now.
They're going to ask you to sign in at the front desk with who you're visiting. What hair dye do you use, or is that a spray? I have both in my room if you ever want to change up color.
See you in a bit?
[She dug the hair. Further proof that the Mohawk was the right choice. Sensei had been right. Maybe not about everything but definitely about flipping the script.]
See you soon
[It didn’t take long to get there, even with Gwen’s lumpy, heavy backpack. He signed in at the hospital and then headed to the room where she was. He reminded himself though that he wasn’t here to be some simp, if she was just going to use him as an errand boy or something he was going to tell her off and leave. Hawk would give her a chance though. Sticking his head into her room he looked around]
Gwen?
[ Gwen was thankful that, at the very least, the hospital had sweat pants and T-shirt’s for their patients and not those really awkward hospital gowns. She was not about to let someone hang out while she basically wore paper.
The t-shirt and sweatpants were comfortable, at the very least. And she felt okay about getting out of bed to brush her teeth before Hawk got there.
When he sticks his head in her room, she’s just stepping out of the bathroom. Leaning one hand on the wall to keep herself upright. She really does feel like crap but when she sees the boy with the Mohawk, she smiles. ]
Hi. It’s nice to meet you in person.
The t-shirt and sweatpants were comfortable, at the very least. And she felt okay about getting out of bed to brush her teeth before Hawk got there.
When he sticks his head in her room, she’s just stepping out of the bathroom. Leaning one hand on the wall to keep herself upright. She really does feel like crap but when she sees the boy with the Mohawk, she smiles. ]
Hi. It’s nice to meet you in person.
[Yup, she was super cute in person too. And the hair was pretty awesome in person too. Cute smile too.]
Yeah, nice to meet you too. I've got your backpack...
[Hawk stepped in and handed her the heavy bag, then saw how she was leaning on the wall and thought better of it.]
You can open it once you sit down.
Wow. Two minutes into our getting to know each other, and you’re already being bossy.
[ She’s teasing. The smirk on her face says as much, as does the tone. It’s also her deflecting. She wants to insist she feels fine, and that it’s nice of him to worry but she’s got this, but...
No. She barely has anything right now and honestly, brushing her teeth and running her fingers through her hair? That actually took a lot more out of her than she’d care to think about.
So she makes her way to the hospital bed and sits down with a hiss. Everything hurts. Everything. Even the bright blue scars on her right shoulder and neck, showing where one of the Unseen scratched the shit out of her. There’s a moment where she goes to say something, but her bag moves and there’s a very audible meow from it. To which Gwen looks surprised ]
Oh, my God.
[ Shes going to reach for the bag and take it carefully, looking up at Hawk in alarm and amusement. ]
I think my cat snuck a ride. Shut the door.
[ Shes going to wait for the door to be shut before she opens the bag and... ]
Miles, you little jerk.
[ Lovingly said, followed by a snort and a sputter as a cat just barely out of the kitchen stage hops into Gwens face trying to sniff as much of her as he can. ]
Oh shit!
[Hawk instantly felt awful that he'd been carrying around a cat all this time and had no clue. What if he'd been on his bike? He glanced down the hall before shutting the door.]
I didn't know. The bag was heavy but I swear it didn't make any noises or anything I-
Wait, isn't Miles the other guy in the house?
[ God, this guy is cute when he rambles. She tries not to think about that too much and instead focuses on the cat that’s curled up on her lap, purring loudly. ]
That’s Miles Morales. This little jerk is Miles Purrales. I named him before my friend showed up in this universe.
[ Reaching for the bag again, she pulls out the Switch. ]
Alright, Hawk. Since you were amazing enough to bring a complete stranger her school bag, and surprise feline guest, you get to pick what we play.
I have Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Death Squared and Mario Party 8.
Oh, I brought these too.
[Hawk reached into his back pocket and pulled out a pair of drumsticks that he handed to her.]
I heard you were a drummer so I thought you might want these? And Mario Party, obviously, because it's harder to sandbag me in a game that random.
[ Gwen looks from the drumsticks to Hawk and smiles a bit more. It's definitely a softer smile, that's for certain, and she looks pretty surprised. She twirls one of the drumsticks between her fingers for a moment before moving over on the bed and setting the game up on the tray. ]
Thank you.
[ Okay, not fair. She likes this guy already and it's his fault entirely. ]
I suck at this game, so don't make fun of me too much. It's bad karma to make fun of someone while they're in the hospital, anyway.
Thank you.
[ Okay, not fair. She likes this guy already and it's his fault entirely. ]
I suck at this game, so don't make fun of me too much. It's bad karma to make fun of someone while they're in the hospital, anyway.
[Hawk couldn't help but smile back, she had an infectious smile.]
Yeah, no problem. You're gonna have to move though... so I can sit next to you and see. And absolutely no mercy, I'll crush you.
[He gave a bit of a lopsided smile at his private joke. No mercy. It was true though, last year he might have let her win on purpose thinking it might make her more.]
Gimme a minute. Doing anything isn't so easy right now.
[ The last time Gwen felt this bad, she'd been in the process of gaining her spider-abilities. Man, she really hopes she's not going to have Unseen abilities, too. She's sure that's not what's happening, but the idea does suck.
She's moved over in a few seconds, though, tucking one leg under the other and grinning as the game starts up. Miles Purrales hops off of her lap and curls up at her feet, tail twitching slightly. ]
Okay, so...tell me about you. Where are you from?
[ The last time Gwen felt this bad, she'd been in the process of gaining her spider-abilities. Man, she really hopes she's not going to have Unseen abilities, too. She's sure that's not what's happening, but the idea does suck.
She's moved over in a few seconds, though, tucking one leg under the other and grinning as the game starts up. Miles Purrales hops off of her lap and curls up at her feet, tail twitching slightly. ]
Okay, so...tell me about you. Where are you from?
[Hawk felt a little bad that he had asked her to move, wishing instead that he had just pulled up a nearby chair or something. Still, once she was moved he hopped up onto the bed to sit carefully next to her. It was a little weird to be so close to a stranger, especially an attractive girl, but at least they had the game to focus on.]
I'm from Reseda? It's basically LA. Uh, I do karate and I like Doctor Who. I already have some guys here at school who are gunning for me so... basic teenager stuck in another dimension stuff.
The last time I watched Dr Who, I was rewatching the first Weeping Angels episode. I have not been able to look at stone statues the same way since.
[ Guess what, Hawk? You’re sitting next to a nerd. Hope that’s okay. ]
That’s cool about karate. My dad and I used to watch old Bruce Lee films and is copy what I saw, so he signed me up for karate lessons when I was...five? I think. Five or six.
[ She smiles a bit, sort of missing her dad for a moment. So she focuses on the game, barely surviving the wild game they picked. But this was nice. Really nice. Hawk was pretty cool. Gwen could get used to hanging out with him. There’s a mew from the cat and Gwen looks over, sighing some when she sees the bright blue ribbon of her ballet shoes in the cats mouth. ]
Miles, stop eating my ballet shoes.
[ And a moment later, said super casually: ]
Would those guys after you be Derek and his band of morons? Because they’re not fond of me either.
Edited 2021-04-10 12:31 (UTC)
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