11009/Coffee and Catchup

Coffee and Catchup
Date of Scene:	03 May 2022
Location:	Coffee of DOOM
Synopsis:	Teenage friends catchup over coffee and tease one another over not laying on the guilt as thick.
Cast of Characters:	Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker

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Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson is currently settling in over to Coffee of DOOM. As to how exactly the Latverian embassy's snack shop has turned into a hangout is something that's not been figured out. But Mary Jane finds the atmosphere unique.. And also it's gotten Sonja to mostly be quiet. Whether about the erstwhile Latverian Dictator or otherwise.. It does have some great food. But everything said here is probably monitored so..

Peter Parker has posed:
Most people seem to know of the Latverian dictator, but few personally. Peter Parker is one of those. Although Doom himself does not know Peter, that he is aware of. Nonetheless, it is with at least a minor amount of trepidation that Peter walks into a shop teeming with imagery of one of his mortal enemies. But he does have so many...

"Hey MJ," he says, spotting the red haired beauty at a table. He makes his way over towards her, a warm smile beaming on his face.

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would get up and over, "Hey there Tiger, how you doing? Hope that things have been all right on your end. The day job been easing up some?" By which she means the Bugle dictator of course. "Or you been able to mvoe over to something a little more substantial than freelancing since we last talked?" She would gesture at him to sit down.

Peter Parker has posed:
Indeed, Peter moves over quickly to adopt a seat at her table. "No, same old, same old." He settles onto the seat. "How about you? Things with your guest going better?" No need to identify who he is speaking of here.

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would ahh, "Got it. So the mustache man has not given up the ghost yet?" She would tease. "And she's been fussy lately. Nearly as much as I was with Anna when I had to crash in. She's taken me being nowhere near as nice as Aunt Anna was a lot better though."

Peter Parker has posed:
A snort. "Hardly. He keeps driving the point, again and again." Peter tilts his head, and adapts a mimicry of JJJ. "He's a menace, he's a menace!" He smacks the table, perhaps a bit harder than intended, and his cheeks flush as the sugar packets flop over. "Sorry to hear that. Is there something you can do to settle her down a bit?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Not really. It's nice having a roommate. Helps split the rent and everything. We don't always get along so that's the norm. But hey, if I could afford my own place I would." She would do airquotes with her fingers.

Peter Parker has posed:
Laughing softly at that, Peter shakes his head. "Well, that is one way to look at it." He smiles, genuinely, at her. "How is the job going? Still fun, exciting? Learning some good stuff?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would twitch her lips, "Yes, it's always teaching me new stuff. It's easier than modeling. Standing up straight for sixteen hours and getting up at five am to be on a shoot is hard."

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter laughs at that. "Well, I imagine it may be easier, but ... " He thinks for a moment. "I guess your feet might be killing you after those long days, instead of..." He just shakes it off, not finding the way to make his point without being too obvious. "I'm glad that you're enjoying it. Seriously. I think it's good for you. You always were tougher than most."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would sigh, "Yes. But I get to wear shoes in it. And heels are killer on your ankles. Pretty much every minute you're off the set you're taking them off and massaging your toes as much as you can." She would pantomime. "And thank you."

Peter Parker has posed:
For a moment, Peter's mind drifts. What he is thinking about is anyone's guess. But it might have something to do with MJ's legs. "No problem," he says, coming back to the conversation. "How you went through what you did, knowing what you did..." He shrugs. She knows what he is talking about. "And without anyone to talk to about it. Even me, for so long."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Hey, we all have our things to figure out. Figuring out who we want to talk over to on them is hard too. People can be stubborn. That can be a good and bad thing. Bad because sometimes we decide we can handle things ourselves and push other people away in the process because we can't see the forest for the trees."

Peter Parker has posed:
Peter nods slowly. Thinking on that. "I pushed you away too much," he says, softly. "Trying to protect you. Of course. Or protect me." He looks down at the table. "I regret that, you know." He looks up at her again, meeting her gaze. "I should have had more faith in you."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would smile, "I was kind of messed up myself at the time, Peter. So that goes with me too." She would say gently. "And I wasn't in a state I would have been that great either. Us having our issues goes both ways, Tiger."

Peter Parker has posed:
"Well, yes, but..." Peter sighs, and the nods, accepting MJ's effort to console him. As if he were the one deserving it. "Yeah. I guess. But I think if I had been more open and accepting then, and ... " He shakes his head. "I know I've said it before, but I'm sorry. You deserved better than what you got from me."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Hey, Peter, it's good. You take a lot of things in the world on your shoulders. You have a bit of a proactive guilt complex on you Tiger. Go ahead and breathe or I'll have to start considering you Canadian."

Peter Parker has posed:
"Canadian?" Peter laughs at that, shaking his head. "Come on now." He grins. "I mean, I only really know one Canadian, and he's not the apologetic type." Another laugh. "Yeah. I know. I'm working on it," he says seriously. "But. You know. Uncle Ben." She knows. She's heard it plenty of times before.

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would grin, "Sure, sure. Then the next words out of your mouth had better not be apologizing for apologizing too often, Parker." She would tease over and nod gently. "I understand."

Peter Parker has posed:
His mouth opens, and then closes again. They absolutely were about to be just that. Peter just smiles, shaking his head at her. "I know you do. Thank you, for that."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Thank you Peter. I'll always take more telling me that I'm right on just about everything." She would look very, very playfully smug.

Peter Parker has posed:
Laughing, Peter nods. "I know you will. Never gets old." He sighs, and nods, smiling towards her.