"Oh. Oh, geez, sorry! I'm just kinda -" Peter waved his hand in the gesture commonly known as 'I'm a total flake, please ignore my frequent spasms', "I've been out of it for a while. The last couple of days were pretty crazy."
There. Problem solved. He was a dork and nothing more.
The uneasy smile began to slide as he listened to Suzaku. Area 11, 'conquered territories' - sounded like a dismal look into the future. "Sorry to hear that," Peter said softly. "When did this empire take over? I've never even heard of it before." Were they British? It sounded British, but then why not just call it the British Empire, like they used to way back when? Either way, if it just happened recently, then Suzaku probably didn't want to talk about it.
"I'm from America. New York City in 2003." The more ordinary he made his world, the more ordinary Peter Parker was. Just keep it simple. He dug into his bag once more, producing an orange and set to peel it clumsily. This was the only time he ever regretted keeping his nails short. "No big wars yet, but people are getting antsy. My roommate though, he's from the thirty first century. Apparently he's a big time hero back home."
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There. Problem solved. He was a dork and nothing more.
The uneasy smile began to slide as he listened to Suzaku. Area 11, 'conquered territories' - sounded like a dismal look into the future. "Sorry to hear that," Peter said softly. "When did this empire take over? I've never even heard of it before." Were they British? It sounded British, but then why not just call it the British Empire, like they used to way back when? Either way, if it just happened recently, then Suzaku probably didn't want to talk about it.
"I'm from America. New York City in 2003." The more ordinary he made his world, the more ordinary Peter Parker was. Just keep it simple. He dug into his bag once more, producing an orange and set to peel it clumsily. This was the only time he ever regretted keeping his nails short. "No big wars yet, but people are getting antsy. My roommate though, he's from the thirty first century. Apparently he's a big time hero back home."