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Tweak says, "Worship the Sacred Yak or else"

Janet Van Dyne aka Wasp (tiny_queenbee) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2019-04-03 23:39:00

Entry tags:

!partner thread, gwen stacy, janet van dyne (avac)

Who: Gwen & Jan
What: Giving the fans a show
When: Later Wednesday
Where: Convention
Rating: Low

The next time Jan was on the convention floor, she made sure to be in her super suit, wanting/wishing to see if anyone would recognize her now. A few people seemed to pick up on who she was, but kept making comments like 'if only you had done the wings! I would have known who you were then!'

"What does that even mean? Don't they know how it works?" She couldn't help but sound a bit huffy as she confided in Gwen, a small pout rising to her lips. "My wings only come out when I shrink down! But I can't do that here!" She thought on it for a moment. "Or can I?" she glanced at Gwen, hoping she'd be able to come up with something that could reason how someone could actually shrink down and grow back to normal size. Everything about this convention seemed normal, except they didn't actually know they existed. They, being superheroes and a bunch of her friends. They seemed to think they were some kind of fictional character that they read or watched in the movies, not an actual person who saved the world. It was a bit weird, but Jan was learning to roll with the punches.

Unless it was an incorrect fact someone was trying to correct her on herself!

"You seem to be doing alright," she said, trying to turn back into her good mood. "I've seen a couple of you walking around and you look great!" There had been small changes here and there, but overall, it seemed Gwen was a fairly popular costume here. "We totally need to take all the selfies of us with people dressed up as our friends! Memories!" Jan practically clapped her hands together as she looked around for their next target.

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tiny_queenbee
2019-04-07 08:33 pm UTC (link)

It was a little crazy, but they did crazy pretty well. At least in terms of accepting it and wanting to know more, which was exactly how Jan felt at the moment. "I got yelled at the last time I started to read these," she mused, glancing through the various stacks of comics. "But I'm sure we could find something! I mean...I'm kind interested? And maybe we can find a way to go back home!" Which was good, right? The more Jan thought about it, the more upset she seemed by the idea. Sure, she wanted to see her friends again, to know that they were ok, but she had also made some friends here. What would happen to them if they all went back home? Were they going back to good situations? Would they be able to win with the information they could gather from this place?

It suddenly felt like a mission to try and collect as much intel as they could. "Most these places take credit cards, right?" She grinned, already expecting a rather large haul back to Starklandia.

A table caught her eye and she wandered over, looking at the various sketches an artist had displayed for sale. "Do you do commissions?" Jan asked, admiring how cute and lil some of her friends where. She saw a Steve, a Tony, a Pete, even a Carol. But no her. Maybe she could have something made and hang it on her wall back home. Or in her current room...whatever they were calling it at the moment.

She motioned for Gwen to come over, pointing at a picture of Tony and Pete together. "What do you think? Father's Day gift?"

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itsybitsyspidey
2019-04-08 08:37 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, maybe so," she agreed. Gwen definitely had a love-hate thing going on with the whole idea of going back home. Of course she wanted to; she needed to get back on her path to redemption and prove to others she wasn't the bad guy. She needed to make things right with the world and show everyone that Spider-Woman wasn't a villain or a murderer. But going back meant leaving behind what she'd found in this township. Gwen knew she'd always choose the greater good over her own needs but damn, it'd be hard to leave behind the people she'd met and grown to care for since arriving in town. For someone who'd sworn off friends, Gwen really had formed some wonderful bonds. She could travel through the multiverse to look for them, maybe, but there were no guarantees she'd find them. That was a troubling thought.

Money was always a touch and go sort of thing for her but luckily she did have some. Enough to get a few more things she hadn't gotten when she was there before, anyway. "Yeah, most of them have a swiper card reader thingamawhatsis." She motioned like she was swiping an invisible card.

Gwen moved over closer to look at the sketches Jan had her eye on and saw the one she pointed out. "Yeah! I was thinking about getting something like that for Mr. Stark and for Peter, separately. Only I wanted to make something with the Legos for Mr. Stark and see if I can find a drawing for Peter." She wondered if she could get one of her and Peter together. Or better yet; her, Peter, and Peter. And she wanted to make a Lego scene out of figures of herself, Peter, Peter, and Mr. Stark to give to the latter.

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tiny_queenbee
2019-04-09 03:43 am UTC (link)

Swiper card thingamawhatsis! That was all Jan had to hear to get the attention of the artist and hand over her credit card to take the picture home with her. She hesitated once Gwen had said she was thinking of getting the same thing and held her card up just as the vendor had gone to reach for it. "You don't mind if I get this one? I don't wanna take your idea or anything like that!" But her idea of Legos sounded really cool and she nodded her head enthusiastically.

"Omigod, a little Lego figure of you guys!" She practically squealed as she tried to picture it and it was too cute for words. "A little Ironman, a little Spiderman and you!" She was distracted as the artist cleared his throat and she grinned. "I'll come back for it," she offered, setting the picture down and tucking her card away. "I think we need to make the Lego's our number one priority! I mean, they've gotta have a table up here, right?" She glanced around as if hoping one would just magically spring up and be readily available to them. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case but she was sure they could find something.

"C'mon, we can come back for the artwork!" She linked her arm through Gwen's again, wishing they might be able to go up high and scout the convention that way. But she had a feeling they'd get some unwanted attention from it despite the brilliant idea. "Do you think there are versions of us here, without powers? What do you think we're like? The same?" Jan liked to think a lot of her personality had to do with herself, but when she really thought about it, her powers were closely linked to it as well. She didn't know who she would be without the ability to shrink and grow, to fly. What kind of activities would she have gotten into to let out all that pent up energy?

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itsybitsyspidey
2019-04-09 07:13 pm UTC (link)

Gwen wasn't terribly worried about them both getting drawings. They'd look different regardless, so she didn't think it'd be a problem. The more the merrier; at least, that was her perspective. They'd figure it out! For now, Legos! And maybe some corndogs if they had them. Gwen had been seriously missing the Dollar Dog something fierce. While she doubted her favorite eatery existed in this world, surely they'd have something as basic as a corndog she could buy. Right? Right???

Jan's desire to go up high and scout around wasn't hers alone. Gwen definitely would've benefited from slinging a web up to the ceiling to pull herself up to get an overall view of the place. She didn't need her Spider senses to tell her that wouldn't be the greatest idea, though. While some people might think it was cool, it'd lead to a lot of questions she was definitely not trying to answer right now. Jan shrinking to fly around and scout around was probably in that same line of not-the-best-of-plans.

"It's definitely possible," Gwen said. "I know there are at least two of 'me' in other worlds who don't have powers. I mean, they didn't. They both got killed, so unless I guess you traveled to one of those worlds and went back in time they'd be alive and powerless. Maybe. The multiverse is really confusing." She made a little face. "But it'd be cool if there was another Jan and Gwen walking around here. Cool, kinda weird, but cool.

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tiny_queenbee
2019-04-11 01:08 am UTC (link)

Jan couldn't help but laugh at the face that Gwen made, only knowing the confusion of multiverses so well. It was nice to know someone else that understood too, despite some of her friends from the academy being there as well. It was a kind of bond she could share with someone that wasn't from her own world. Not that they didn't already have enough connections as it was, but it never hurt to have another.

Jan's stomach rumbled and she looked at Gwen. "I think our adventure is taking us in a separate direction," she said, looking around for food. Because there had to be, right? Delicious, fried food hopefully. One thing she could say for Starklandia was it certainly made them eat and work out right. She wouldn't mind a day of binge eating to make up for all the lost time.

"What's your favorite snack food?" Jan felt ready to do one of her 'let's order one of everything' and was hoping Gwen felt up to the task at hand.

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itsybitsyspidey
2019-04-11 04:54 pm UTC (link)

Having connections with people, Gwen was coming to realize, really was something she absolutely needed. She'd been isolating herself from everyone she cared about because she thought it was the safest way to keep them alive. It made for a very lonely existence but that was a price she thought she could pay so long as it kept everyone else from being put in danger. But after her conversation with Alpha Peter, Gwen had come to sort of realize that she did need those connections and people she cared for around her because that was a constant reminder of why she put that mask on and fought so hard to try to redeem herself to those who'd branded her a murderer. Being in this place -- Starklandia, not the convention -- it made it easier. She'd found people to connect with, and they got it. They understood the hardships, the loneliness, the hero's journey, essentially. Jan had become someone Gwen abso-tively pos-olutely needed in her life. That was a friendship she wasn't willing to let go.

"Oh man, if I had the materials I'd make a sign like that guy over there," she pointed to a guy in a red and black full body costume that at first reminded her of Spider-Man, but quickly saw how different it actually was. His sign read, Will dance for chimichangas. "Only I'd do it for corndogs. All the corndogs. Please feed me the corndogs. Seriously I could eat like a dozen and keep going. Pretty sure my friends back home were about to have an intervention about my addiction to them."

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tiny_queenbee
2019-04-13 05:43 am UTC (link)

Gwen had mentioned corndogs before and Jan couldn't help but beam. It seemed like her love for corndogs rivaled Jan's own for hot dogs! "Gwen, you and I are just meant to be!" She linked her arm through her friends once more, the excitement of their similarities making Jan want a closer physical connection to her. "Did I ever tell you one of my favorite foods are hot dogs?" She thought about it for a moment. "Or maybe not one of my favorite foods, but one of my favorite foods to do an eating contest for?" She beamed, happy to brag about her eating habits, despite how disgusting it might seem to other people.

"There should totally be a corndog eating contest...I figure the outside is just as much bread as the bun!" But she was determined to find her friend the food she craved. Jan to the rescue! "If corndogs are what you want, we shall find them!" She glanced at her friend. "Have you tried leaving the convention? Like, going outside to find food out there?" The last time they had ventured into a normal looking world, it had turned out to be fairly creepy and she was hoping they wouldn't have to battle their way back to Starklandia. But, then again, they had made an awesome team and Jan would be happy to fight alongside her again. Besides, what was better than food and few explosions?

"Feel like venturing out?"

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itsybitsyspidey
2019-04-16 12:37 am UTC (link)

Gwen had to admit; being around Jan just kind of instantly put her in a better mood and higher spirits. That wasn't to say she was a regular Debbie Downer, but she wasn't always happy-go-lucky. She definitely had her brooding moments. Around Jan, however, she felt far lighter and even more confident that she could handle whatever was going on around her. Case and point, those creepy ass mannequins they were faced with when they went shopping.

"Girl, we are two peas in a pod." She was totally on board for there to be a corndog eating contest. Surely between the two of them, one of them would win it. Her question about departing from the convention brought her out of her thoughts of being surrounded by a pile of corndogs and just diving in to devour them. Damn, she was hungry. "Huh? Oh, well that hadn't actually occurred to me but now that you mention it, that might be a good idea. If this place had a Dollar Dog outside, man, that would be the best." Not likely, but a Spiderling could hope.

"Let's see if we can find a way to blow this Popsicle stand."

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