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Tweak says, "i'm freakin' out man"

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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Gwen | Jan :: Conventuring!

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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