"Baby steps. Adulting is overrated anyway," Gwen said with a little grin. She liked nerds. Nerds were her people. Don't let the rockstar edginess fool you, people. Gwen Stacy was, at her core, still a nerd. And it was great.
When dead was the alternative, sure, being in Starklandia was preferable. Although now that she'd gotten used to being here, made some amazing friends and formed a family unit she had to say that it was definitely better than she thought it would be. So much so, that she wanted to stay. Weird as that might sound with her father at home and her responsibilities as Spider-Woman being what they were. But it was how she felt, at least for now, and that was all she'd say about it.
"That'll come in time," she said. "I didn't know anyone when I showed up, either. I mean, there were some names I knew? But none of those people were from my world so they didn't know me. And for some of them, I don't exist in their world even though they exist in mine? It's a bit complicated. I've been here.. um.." She counted backwards. "Eleven months next week." Wow. Had it really been that long?