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Gwen Stacy (sciencenerd) wrote in makebelievelog,
@ 2012-11-21 20:43:00

Entry tags:

darcy lewis, gwen stacy

Who: Gwen and Darcy
What: Gwen arrives and doesn't know what's going on
When: Tonight
Where: Their rooms.
Warnings: Low, I'm assuming. Gwen doesn't even cuss that much, really.

Gwen Stacy's life had become rather quiet since she and Peter broke up. After finishing high school she was accepted at Empire State University. Her roommate and her were two completely different people; but despite the roommate's party-girl ways, she and Gwen had managed to reach common ground. This recent result made Gwen feel as if she was finally beginning to adjust to her freshman year.

However, when she woke up on a sofa in a living room that she had never seen before, the first thought Gwen had was, did I go out last night and pass out? But then she remembered she didn't go out the night before. Instead, she had stayed in cramming for an anatomy exam. Besides, Gwen wasn't usually one to drink that much. She could not hold her liquor really well.

Remembering the exam, but forgetting the strange room for a moment, Gwen jumped off the couch and went to the nearest room to get ready. The fear of missing an exam suddenly outweighed the concern for where she was at the present. However, when she opened the door there was already another girl inside, and it wasn't her roommate.

"Oh my god!" Gwen immediately turned around and closed the door. "I'm sorry!"

Gwen held her head in her hands for a moment, feeling like a complete idiot. "I seem to be in the wrong room. I'm really sorry. Could you possibly point me in the direction of Williams Hall? If not, I'll just get out of your way. I'm sorry."

Gwen began to debate whether or not she should just leave rather than wait for directions back to her dorm.

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sciencenerd
2012-11-24 04:23 am UTC (link)

"So not really all-expense paid." Gwen went over to the bed and picked up the phone, seeing it was fully charged. Apparently she must have been expected. "Has anyone figured out who is doing this?"

"I once played an elf, it wasn't pretty," Gwen made a face at the memory. The ugly green suit made of itchy fabric. "Guess it means finding a job unless I want to wear these clothes everyday. At least they didn't take me in my pajamas."

Gwen set aside the phone and sat on the bed. "How are you so calm about this? Have you been her a long time? It's taking me a workout just to not run outside the castle and exhaust every possible means of getting home. You said there have been others who have come and gone. If someone has done it maybe we can to?"

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darcylewis
2012-11-24 08:09 pm UTC (link)

"Nope, and while I've been here a month - some people have supposedly been here over a year." Darcy said with a small shrug, crossing her arms and pausing in the doorway of the room. "No one knows who's doing it, how they're doing it, or any of it. We can come and go freely into the city and stuff, so it doesn't really make sense. Who sets up a most-expenses-paid vacation?"

"The $100 helps to get a few outfits, if you shop somewhere affordable, but that doesn't handle pajamas, robe, slippers, shoes, winter jacket, swimsuit, sunglasses - once it hits summer, I mean. There's a pool out back. And that isn't mentioning an iPod or a computer instead of the little cellphone, even if it is a cool cellphone." She grinned a little, "And some people have pets, which means expenses. I was thinking about getting a pet once I had a job, but I guess a roommate is just as good and less work necessary."

"And I'm calm about it because -" Darcy paused, trying to think why it was. "Well, you probably wouldn't believe me or it would melt your brain on top of everything else. Basic details, what I was doing right before I came here was so much weirder. And supposedly whenever anyone leaves, all of their stuff vanishes. If they had a way to make us able to return, they took it home with them. Are you a science sort of person?"

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sciencenerd
2012-11-25 02:36 am UTC (link)

"A year?" Gwen wouldn't know what she would do if she were to be stuck there for an entire year. The only thing that was good so far was the fact that Darcy seemed like she was going to be a better roommate than the one she had at Empire State. "Not only who would set it up, but why us? Why not some other person?" Gwen put up her hands to show her questions were turning more into rhetorical ones, "I know, though, if no one even knows who's doing it or how; I don't anyone knows why. It just is."

"It's like starting all over again with the expenses," Gwen commented once Darcy had finished going through the list of essential items she would probably need in the coming months. She was suddenly thankful she was wearing her boots and coat. At least that cut back two expenses there.

Gwen shrugged, intrigued to hear more about Darcy's strange life that made being kidnapped and sent to another land just another day for her. "I had a small experience in strange earlier this year. So, try me. I've just been brought to a land called Imagination. So, I'll just about believe anything at this point."

"Yeah, I am. I was studying biology at school. I've also was an intern slash sometime research assistant for cross-species genetics," Gwen said. "I know it sounds a bit more science fiction than science, but it worked. Well...it worked right about once or twice out of, you know...ten. Are you?"

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darcylewis
2012-11-25 04:38 am UTC (link)

"The phrase 'I don't know' takes on so many new meanings here, doesn't it? It kind of massively sucks. But. What can you do?" Darcy shrugged, then made a face at the mention of expenses. "Plus, with Christmas coming up, there's Christmas gifts. I only have one or two I want to buy for - besides me, but still!"

"I'm not science-inclined, but I was doing a science intern because I waited until last minute to sign up for an internship and the only internship left was a science one. And I was a Poli Sci student so I kind of qualified." Darcy shrugged, then looked down for a moment. "We were studying - well, it's a bunch of weird mumbo jumbo, but it lead us to meeting Thor. Who is apparently real. And was outcast by his father to earth and stripped of his powers, but his stepbrother held a grudge and there were daddy issues. Valid ones, because Odin is - well. That's getting into the crazy stuff."

"But in short, I was part of an Asgardian's entourage before being brought here. So..."

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sciencenerd
2012-11-27 12:53 am UTC (link)

"That's an understatement," Gwen agreed regarding how much it sucks not knowing or understanding what is happening. Gwen took a deep breath, trying to stay focused. So she was awake, she was in another world, and now she had to start all over again. At the mention of Christmas gifts she nodded in agreement but secretly hoped she wouldn't be there still when Christmas came around.

Gwen laughed, "Poli Sci counted for the internship?" She listened as Darcy explained Thor, Loki, and Odin. She shook her head trying to keep everything straight. "So you're saying the Norse gods are real and had some sort of sibling rivalry on Earth? You were in New Mexico...so how is it I have no knowledge of this? I feel like fighting Norse gods would attract some attention."

Gwen ran a hand through her hair trying to take in the new information. Things seemed to keep piling on. "You weren't kidding. You did come from strange. No wonder you're calm. I had my own run-in with my boyfriend...ex-boyfriend genetically altered with spider traits fighting a ten-foot lizard-human hybrid. But, that was a few months ago. You seriously win on the weird experience thing."

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darcylewis
2012-11-29 01:12 am UTC (link)

"Yep! And - apparently they do this big saving-earth-thing in New York later, along with someone I know you'll have heard of - Iron Man? Though, I guess I don't know if you would've heard of him. People are from different dimensions and stuff, so... maybe they don't where you're from." Darcy made a face, hating the confusion that those sorts of details brought about. "And really, I got the coffee and stuff, so - isn't that a big part of what an inter really does anyhow? Low man on the totem stuff."

"Genetically altered with Spider traits and a ten-foot lizard-human hybrid?" Darcy paused and stared at her roomie. "Can't science create something - cute? Fluffiest dog ever, or cutest kitten. Instead we have bridges to Norse gods visiting Earth and lizard-human hybrids who are - tall, for some reason. You would think a lizard-human would be shorter than a human since last I checked, Godzilla wasn't real." Was he?

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sciencenerd
2012-12-02 06:36 pm UTC (link)

Gwen shook her head, "I haven't actually heard of him, I'm sorry. I guess it is the whole dimension thing. I feel like I would have remembered Norse gods in New Mexico or some sort of Earth-doomed thing in New York. I'm from New York. The worst we've had is The Lizard I told you about."

She laughed a little and shrugged, "Well...I guess it affects people differently. We did once make a glow-in-the-dark bunny once, though. Unfortunately, he didn't live long. But it was cute and fluffy and glowing while he lived."

Gwen made a face at the thought of The Lizard. Darcy had a point, why was he so tall? "I'm not actually sure why he was ten feet...you would think he'd be small since lizards are small. Or at least human-sized and green with a long tongue? I'm not sure. I didn't really get a chance to ask him." She shook her head, trying to get the image of Doctor Conners like that. "So, what do you do around here? Do you go to the university nearby?"

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darcylewis
2012-12-03 03:25 am UTC (link)

"That or the time thing. Who knows? Hey, the Norse gods thing might've been going on at the same time as The Lizard or - the government might've played hush up. It's hard to tell anymore." Darcy admitted with a shrug, then turned her attention to the idea of a glowing bunny.

"Aww. That sounds - scary-adorable. Oh, well. I guess having a pet rabbit that glowed would make it hard to sleep at night anyhow." She conceded, then grinned. "A cat would be ever worse. Can you imagine the reactions if people's cats started to glow? Sneaking around in the dark no more."

"Exactly. And I guess you wouldn't." She shrugged, then made a face at the university mention. "I don't have my records from home, so - I really don't have a way to transfer credits. Just test out of classes. And then I would have to either get a scholarship or else go into debt soooo... I'm being lazy and not. I figure I'll get a job somewhere soon and just - live off the castle for however long this lasts. It's not like I have to worry about essentials. No, I watch TV, movies, read, lie around, take bubblebaths - you should look at the size of the bathtub and there's a separate shower, and wander around occasionally. Oh, do you want to go see the library or the kitchen? They're both huge and the library has a ton of movies too. Or do you want a few minutes alone in your room to have the 'omg' mental meltdown? I'm good either way."

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