I've got plenty of tension with him. It is awkward to remember being so deep in the closet so recently.
My ex-boyfriend and his twin ended up taking care of me. But thank you for trying. But when I was that age, our Doctor Octavius had not shown himself as trying to be better. So he couldn't fathom it.
[Well, that...yeah, he can see that being difficult to reconcile! Of course he hadn't gotten to speak to the kid enough to tell.]
Completely understandable. If I'd known what was happening then, I would have sent one of the Peters to check in.
[It was an extremely predictable reaction, given the knowledge that age regressions were happening at all! He takes a second to mull over his next remark:]
You know, you don't need to talk up my alternate self to me. I'm not going to get upset about it.
[It's sort of untrue. And yes, being shouted at by David like that stung a bit. But of course he got it, and if he's bothered by all of his alternate selves being evil...well, that's an existential discomfort that he's just going to have to live with. He won't be shooting any messengers.]
[And kid him had never even FATHOMED being queer or pushing his own gender expression boundaries. It had been very uncomfortable.]
Yeah, he would have been excited to meet a Spider-Man. But even my ex had a really hard time earning the kid's trust.
And I'm not talking him up. I'm pointing out why he reacted the way he had. Still, I wish he'd trusted you. You're an adult I'd trust to take care of me.
That's very kind of you. I'm just glad you had anyone at all. I was a little worried you really would hole up in that apartment the whole time. Nothing but robotic parts for company.
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My ex-boyfriend and his twin ended up taking care of me. But thank you for trying. But when I was that age, our Doctor Octavius had not shown himself as trying to be better. So he couldn't fathom it.
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[Well, that...yeah, he can see that being difficult to reconcile! Of course he hadn't gotten to speak to the kid enough to tell.]
Completely understandable. If I'd known what was happening then, I would have sent one of the Peters to check in.
[It was an extremely predictable reaction, given the knowledge that age regressions were happening at all! He takes a second to mull over his next remark:]
You know, you don't need to talk up my alternate self to me. I'm not going to get upset about it.
[It's sort of untrue. And yes, being shouted at by David like that stung a bit. But of course he got it, and if he's bothered by all of his alternate selves being evil...well, that's an existential discomfort that he's just going to have to live with. He won't be shooting any messengers.]
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Yeah, he would have been excited to meet a Spider-Man. But even my ex had a really hard time earning the kid's trust.
And I'm not talking him up. I'm pointing out why he reacted the way he had. Still, I wish he'd trusted you. You're an adult I'd trust to take care of me.
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I'm just glad you had anyone at all. I was a little worried you really would hole up in that apartment the whole time.
Nothing but robotic parts for company.
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And once the kid figured out there was skating to be had, he was rarely anywhere he should have been. Figure skating was his great motivation.
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[He's not sure they've ever spoken about skating!]
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[That sounds bad, at least, even if like so many other things, it's got that "what the fuck happened???" factor.]
I'm glad you got to have that back for a little while, then.
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Well, take a few more days, if you need them. I put in your excuses at work, that's all handled.
[You have to have some really generous PTO policies in a world like this, even if your employees aren't actively metas.]
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