16093/Old friends catching dinner (and catching up)

Old friends catching dinner (and catching up)
Date of Scene:	29 February 2024
Location:	Rooftop on the outskirts of New York.
Synopsis:	Firestar and Spidey had one of their catch up sessions of take out and talking..yes talking.
Cast of Characters:	Firestar, Spider-Man

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Firestar has posed:
The familiar yellow jumpsuit of Firestar lowers to the roof top. She circled the building a few times prior and then settles. She has a few bags in her hand. She settles them on a ventilation cover. Producing three paper wraps and placing two with a 1 liter and Pepsi. The other she sets aside with another bottle of Pepsi and settles in to wait for the arrival of the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.

Spider-Man has posed:
THWIP!

THWIP!

"Look I'm just saying, sir-" there's some kind of screaming on the other side of the phone. "O-okay sir, I'll get more photos, but I'm just saying a raise would be n-" more screaming. A little sigh. "Yes sir. Okay sir." he hangs up the cell phone just as his feet connect with the side of a building, lacking tremendous force, the Spider-Man sticks to the wall for a moment and he looks off into that distance from the white film of his webbed mask.

"Looks like she remembered."

and quick like a Spider, a web line is shot out of the web-shooters of Spider-Man's wrist and quick as a spider indeed, he finds himself landing /right/ next to Firestar, but thankfully, he didn't crush anything she had set out for him. "Hey. Hope I didn't keep you waiting too long? Had to talk to the boss."

Firestar has posed:
Angelica smiles, removing her mask and setting it aside. She turns and hugs the neck of her favorite wall crawler. She shakes her head and tells him,"You need a new gig Pete. That guy is going to drive you into an early grave. More dangerous than any monsters we deal with. Stress I mean."

Once the hug breaks, she tells him,"Philly cheese steak. One with steak, one with chicken. Eat them because when I watch you eat them I know you are eating. I visited Aunt May and she said she didn't think you were eating. Granted she said the same thing when the three of us were boarding about all three of us, but I know you. Eat."

Spider-Man has posed:
As Angelica is turning, Peter was in the process of taking off his mask, but before he can completely do so, her arms are around his neck and holding him tightly. Immedaitely, his arms curl around her waist, holding her tightly against his form. "Yeah, I know...but the pay's good, and honestly, it's not more stressful than my REAL job." Being Spider-Man. "I'll be alright. I promise." Pete withdraws from her as her grip loosens and releases him, his hand completely removing his mask so she can see the messy mop of brown hair on top of his head and the kind smile he has for her.

"It's good to see you, Angie." He looks at the food. "Hey, thanks for grabbing these." but then he understands that AUNT MAY ratted him out.

"Man, when did Aunt May become a snitch..." Peter starts to smirk a little bit. "Fine, fine...I'll eat."

She ewas right of course. Peter had a habit of working himself to the bone. But thankfully...a philly is taken up into his hand and he takes a bite out of it, humming contentedly as the taste settles on his mouth.

Firestar has posed:
She smirks a little, seeing that touseled hair,"That mask does nothing for your hair style friend." she teases lightly,"We all have a job to do. I get it. He's just a toxic pain." she adds more seriously.

"It's good to see you and to be seen." she tells him and opens her drink, taking a sip,"She became a snitch when someone came back to town to keep you in line." Clearly a tease,"She loves you Pete. She worries a lot about everyone, but especially you."

She opens her own sandwich, taking up half, and starts to eat. Easy silence between friends is nice.

Spider-Man has posed:
"Well, I'm not a model, so I think I can get away with it for a little while before May tells me to get it cut." Peter jokes right back at her. "Yeah, well...I know he means well. He just wants to think that Spider-Man is evil so he can have a /reason/ for all the terrible stuff that happens everyday in this city. He just wants someone to blame. I'm hoping that with some moe time...Jameson'll figure it out." Jameson will probably never figure it out.

"Well, it's always good to see you times two. So HAH!" Peter smirks at her as he eats his meal, frowning when he's reminded how much May is thinking about him and would sacrifice for him. "Yeah...I know." He sighs. "I just don't want to worry her." He shakes his head.

"Anyway, enough about me." He takes a bite of his food, talking with his mouth full. "How're you? What've you been up to?"

Firestar has posed:
"I doubt that he means well. He means to get money and subscribers." Angelica replies with a shake of her head and takes a bite of her sandwich. She doesn't argue of course, just her two cents.

She chuckles at the time two comment. A nod and she adds,"NOt sure May doesn't still worry about all three of us all the time. I think it is in her nature."

She shakes her head,"Probationary Justice Leaguer. Ref between certain mutants. Found another vampire. She mentioned...him." Spidey would know well that him was Dracula,"Not by name, but the vibe was there. Not just knee jerk. Also, Vanessa and I are no more. Drifted I guess. Maybe I wasn't interesting enough." She shrugs,"I think I am going to enjoy single for a bit, not dive into something permanent again, even open the way we were."

Spider-Man has posed:
Peter listens, closely, thoug hhe doesn't speak up until he hears that Angelica and Vanessa broke up. "Oh man, seriously?" Peter frowns. "I'm sorry, Angie. That sucks really bad. You two were really good together." Peter leans over then, bumping Angelica's shoulder. "Anything I can do to help you feel better?"

Though he hears about vampires and he frowns. "I hate vampires..." he sighs. "But...you found /him/?" Peter asks her. "Please, please, PLEASE don't do anyting stupid unless I'm around so I can at least cover you." He tells her ever so softly, deeply concerned about her. "I think it's good to be single. It can be lonely." Peter looks at the ground then for a second. "But you're in the JUSTICE LEAGUE! That's really cool."

He notices she might still be a little down. "But hey, silver lining, it won't be as weird when I crash on your couch?"

Firestar has posed:
"Things were getting weird." she admits softly,"So it is for the better I think. It still isn't fun."

She laughs and shakes her head,"Probably not. Just be you. Stop by any time you want. You have a place to sleep any time. If someone happens to be there we'll sort it out. I doubt there will be though."

Shaking her head she tells him,"I won't go after him alone. If he is in the city, I will reach out to you and I will call on the League or a team of militant mutants that I know. THye are kind of hush still."

She laughs softly and hands him her temporary membership card. All siver, new, and fancy with her name. She takes anothe bite of her food.

Spider-Man has posed:
"Fair enough. It's because I was on the couch that one time and woke up to the two of you and I thought I was about to get really lucky?" Peter teases her softly, trying to get her to laugh by saying something ridiculous. "Hey, I really am sorry. I know it's not fun."

Though she tells him to just be himself and he nods. "Alright, well...you'll get the Parker magic treatment then. It never fails to cheer someone up from a slump." Peter smiles at her. "Trust me."

Though she hands him her membership card and he looks at it with a smile. "Ooooooh. Fancy." He looks at it all over. Has her picture and everything! "Well, if you have someone there, kick 'em out! I'm more important." He tries to humor her even more, but he seems a lot calmer about her situation. "Good, good. I just don't want you getting hurt because you thought you could beat him on your own."

Firestar has posed:
"You might have, if you asked." she tells him with a wink,"That was allowed so long as I shared. That time we were together up here...that was us. That was I can't hurt you and I want to have you to myself. Unfortunately, the power is back and I am dangerous to others so I have to be careful again."

She takes the card back when he's done and she chuckles softly,"You will always be more important Pete. If there was a way that I could never hurt you, you would never be rid of me."

"I am not going to lie, if I get a shot he's going to fry." she comments with a chill in her tone that would make Bobby shiver,"I won't go after him alone. You, the League, somebody. Tabitha and I ran into one of his cronies. I gave her a singe, but she managed to get away."

Spider-Man has posed:
Peter laughs. "Damn, I REALLY should have just asked." Peter grins at her ever so slightly. "But I'm pretty sure I'm a curse on all relationships." Peter smirks. "Yeah, well....far as I see it? It's still just us." He looks her in the eyes then for a moment, as if in invitation.

"Well dang. We better make sure you can't hurt me then." Peter tells her, a warmth in his eyes.

"Good. See? you didn't hurt anybody beyond a single."

Firestar has posed:
She laughs softly and hugs him again,"I love you Peter Parker. I always have. I always will. Never forget that. The tech you gave me greatly lowered my risk to others, but it is still there especially if I am not wearing it."

Shaking her head she admits,"Vanessa can heal fast. Not Wolverine fast, but fast. That was what made her so ideal. I know you heal fast too, but not like either of them. If I hurt you or if you got sick..."

Spider-Man has posed:
Hugged properly by Angelica, Peter seems to sigh contendly in feeling her warmth around him, as though all the stresses of the day can gleefully fade away. His arms wrap around her waist tightly, holding her close in that moment as she admits that she loves him and always will. "I love you too, Angie. I always will." He whispers to her, and he pulls away /ever/ so slightly so he can see her eyes.

She's dangerous. She's powerful.

And Peter is brave.

And as she tells him she might hurt him or get him sick? He leans in suddenly, trying to cut her off with a passionate kiss to her lips.

Firestar has posed:
While not exactly surprised by the change in things, Angelica almost hesitates, but for the moment she doesn't. She returns the kiss, warmth and love there for him too. Her arms tighten around him for a few moments of blissful peace, just hanging out on the top of a building with one of her best friends. Good idea? Probably not. Happening anyway. So it seems.

Spider-Man has posed:
Peter is happy to kiss Angelica. It's sweet, in that moment. Just a moment of welcome, a moment of firm embrace. Peter pulls her tighter against him, his lips gently parting in invitation to deepen that kiss. Peter was happy to just...be in that bliss with her. Is this a good idea? Most certainly it isn't. But Peter doesn't seem to care. She needed this, he thought. He needed this, he certainly thought. Maybe with this, they can give both of them peace.

Even if his hand has moved to rest on her thigh, giving it a soft squeeze.

"Mmm..."

THe soft sound vibrates from Peter's throat as one kiss becomes two...becomes three...becomes four.

Firestar has posed:
It is easy to fall into the temptation. For several seconds there she does just that. Before things can degenerate into something questionable she finally breaks the kiss and whispers,"Thanks Pete. I needed that." She lays her head on his shoulder and settles almost like they are dancing for the moment. She is trying to be both in the moment, but responsible enough at the same time.
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Spider-Man has posed:
So easy to fall into the temptation. Peter could /easily/ freefall with her down into that abyss and he wouldn't mind it if they didn't pull themselves out of it. Though eventually, Angelica breaks the kiss, blue eyes meeting her own as they open. "Anytime, Angel." He whispers right back to hr, before both of them look back over the city. Her head was on his shoulder and for a moment, Peter reaches to just...try and hold her hand, being present for her.

Even if things managed to recover, he certainly had no complaints. This moment was just...perfect.

Firestar has posed:
She takes the hand in hers and squeezes a little. For the moment, quiet is enough. Just resting, just watching, and just listening to to him breathe. She looks over the city and asks,"So did the fake you blow over? I mean Jameson with always have a campaign against you. Was it Chameleon or something else?"

Spider-Man has posed:
Peter feels the pressure of the squeeze around his hand, a relaxed look in Peter's eyes as he looks upon the city he so loves right next to a woman he loves most dearly. Yet, as they sit there for a moment, he listens to her breathing, he feels the way the wind pushes her hair against his neck to tickle the flesh there. His fingers slowly entwined with Angelica's own as they just looked out to the city.

"This is a really good moment, I don't want to think about Chameleon." Peter smirks, turning a little bit to rest his head on top of hers as they share that moment together. "Let's just say I have a lot of enemies who can shapeshift and a LOT of people who want to be Spider-Man but don't know what it means to be Spider-Man. Think the worst smear campaign ever but it was directed by pure incompetence." Peter chuckles faintly. "But, yeah, Angel...it blew over."

Firestar has posed:
She humors him in his desire to not talk about it. It's been years and sometimes they need each other to sounding board. Sometimes they don't. Looking down over the city she finally nods,"Good. A few of the League were starting to question things and were wanting to look into it." she mutters softly,"Since it's blown over I am sure another emergency will rise soon enough to make them forget about things." She might know of something, she might not. Right now it is better for just unplugging,"I haven't seen Gwen for a while. Is she doing all right? Have you spoken to her recently?"

Spider-Man has posed:
"Well, good. Honestly, the last thing I need is the League walking up to me and trying to question if I can handle it...I like to think I can." Peter seems to blow a raspberry. "I mostly just don't want to talk to Batman. That guy is /terrifying/." Peter admits, though he looks at Angelica with a little smile touching his features. "Hopefully a new crisis happens to get their eyes off of me. Besides, you'll speak up for me right? I'll kiss you again if you say you will." Peter tells her with a little smile.

Can ya even blame him?

Gwen? Oof, that's a topic. "I hear she's doing well. I haven't talked to her in a few months though. I think she's touring with her band, hitting up some venues out of state. We talk every now and again though."

Firestar has posed:
"That man is the most intense being I have ever encountered. Even when he is talking in a less formal setting, I think he's more intense that Logan in so many ways." She smacks his chest and tells him,"Relax. They know. I told them before they gave me the membership card. They don't come for you through me."

She nods at the other and replies,"Yeah. I am glad she is doing well. Touring sounds exciting." Her phone pings and she sighs,"That alarm says I am due on the Watchtower. Gonna be a short night and a long tomorrow. Finish up this stuff or take it home. I will have to catch you later."