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[summonthesuit]

[The question hits Steven like a slap across the face. Possibly a punch to the stomach. He certainly cringes enough to get that sentiment across, and the next second, he's released the glass so he can wave both his hands frantically.]

No! No no no! That'd be bloody weird! [As soon as the words leave his mouth, he realizes how that sounds and tries to backtrack in even more of a panic.] Ah! Not the 'having a boyfriend' part- That's not- That's fine, really! I'm all for that. Blokes and their boyfriends. Good on them! But Marc's like a- A brother...!

[heyunderoos]

[Well, he's sure made this awkward. He raises his hands up, shrinking into himself nervously.]

Oh, uh, sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable! [His lack of focus on holding onto the arm of the couch means he just ends up flopping to the side again with a surprised squeak.] A lot of people have been saying partner for boyfriend or girlfriend or dateriend-

[He has to push himself back up to a seated position.]

[summonthesuit]

[He is uncomfortable. Great going, Peter. Now he's going to be self-conscious about referring to Marc as his partner ever again. It's 'best mate' from here on out. He shakes his head for a bit, his shoulders still somewhat hunched from the tension.]

Yeah, I... No, I hear it now. But that's not it. [He draws in a deep breath, then turns to the fridge to get that pitcher of lemonade he meant to get.] Bit complicated to explain, actually. ...Or maybe not complicated. It's just not the sort of thing to bring up over latkes and lemonade, I reckon.

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[heyunderoos]

[Peter almost wishes the couch would swallow him up. That would be preferable right now.

Goodbye, cruel world.

For now he just kind of half ways on the arm, feeling embarrassed.] Its- uh, probably more of an American thing phrasing wise. Sorry.

Um, if you don't wanna talk about it, we don't have to. I kinda absolutely tanked this. I just wanted to know you better, but like not make things super weird.

[summonthesuit]

[Oh no... And now Steven feels bad for clamming up about it. It's sweet, really, that Peter wants to get to know him better. Trouble is, he knows there was an incident with Dr. Osborn's alter- if one could call him that- and Peter took the brunt of it, along with Quentin. Dropping something like this on the teen now feels like a very bad idea.]

Aw, no, it's not weird. Nothing's weird. [...It's weird.] I'll tell you about Marc some other time. But you can ask me anything else. Fair game.

[He'll pour that lemonade in the meantime.]

[heyunderoos]

Okay, only if you wanna later. [Peter offers back, willing to let things lie. It takes the teenager a moment to think of a question that would move things along.]

Where did you live before you ended up here? I know I told you I was in New York when we met the first time. I've only really been to Europe once for a class trip, so, I don't know a lot.

[summonthesuit]

[Oh good, an easy question.]

I lived in London! Not one of the most posh neighborhoods, but... I still had a nice flat. Right near a bus stop too, so I could get to work easy. [He takes a few seconds to put the lemonade pitcher back in the fridge once he's done with it.] Well, not anymore, I guess. I got the slip a few days before I got here. But I used to work in the National Museum! ...In the gift shop. I was a gift shoppist. Did a lot of inventory. Got to trundle through all the new exhibits before everyone else did, though! That was brilliant.

[heyunderoos]

[Peter is glad for the shift in topic, and mood. He relaxes a little, hauling himself up a bit more. He is perched now.

He almost apologizes for not protecting London better but swallows that down.]

Ooh, that's cool! I saw London kinda briefly on the trip, but I didn't get to explore it. We kinda... well had the trip around the same time as that Mysterio stuff. Bad timing.

I bet seeing all the new exhibits first was really cool. You always got first dibs in a way.

[summonthesuit]

[The "Mysterio stuff" remark gives him pause. Is that... something he should know about? Is it something he missed out on because Marc was fronting the body? He wishes he could ask.

After swallowing thickly, he takes hold of the lemonade glass and walks back around the counter to join Peter in the living area. Take the refreshment, young friend!]

I did always get dibs! They never really took my criticism when something was off, which is a crying shame, but I still got to see all the artifacts up close without a crowd to muscle through. Made it all feel more personal, you know. Are you into history too?

[heyunderoos]

You got to spend a lot of time with the displays, which people don't really get to do, which I think is really cool. [Peter curls his tail close to himself as he moves to get comfortable.] Kinda dumb they didn't listen to you. I mean, you seem super passionate about history.

My girlfriend is more into history than I am. She likes the more macabre parts though. [The teenager's expression brightens several degrees due to talk of MJ. He is more than a little smitten given the way his whiskers wiggle and his tail tip flicks slightly.

The topic is dark, but Peter isn't deterred slightly.] She told me about a lot of places where executions and stuff took place. Kinda freaky how common that stuff was like a zillion years ago.

Okay, a zillion isn't super on point, but, it can feel that way sometimes.

[summonthesuit]

[Steven sets the glass down on the table, right in front of Peter, then takes a seat in an armchair. It's a good thing the apartment came fully furnished already. If he'd had to drag all these things in himself, he wouldn't have bothered. One chair would've been enough for him.]

You think so? ...Depends what you count as execution, I reckon. If it's just the death penalty in a lawful sense, there's still a lot of that going 'round across the world. But if it's more like vigilante executions- y'know, like the witch hunts of Salem... Actually, we've still got that too, don't we? Just look at those... What'd they call themselves? Flag Mashers? How many people did they kill?