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[arachnologist]

... okay, this is -- not okay. At all. This is -- you can't take me away from my dad's funeral and tell me I'm not -- not real, what is....

This is insane. This is the--

No. I'm not okay with this and I don't want to stay here. Do you understand that I have-- places to be? My family --

... no, okay. Fine. I can deal with this. If I have to, I will. So. [ DEEP BREATH. ] My name is Gwen. Gwen Stacy. If we're all -- fictional, I can only assume it's possible that people I know have been brought here too and told the same thing. So, iiiiif my name is familiar to you? Now's the time to say so. Otherwise?

[ DEEPER BREATH. ]

I'm. Going to go sit down. Somewhere. If anyone needs me, I'll just be. Yeah. So. Thanks.

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[unbodied]

Different approaches, but you guys really are the same deep down. Thanks.

I'll be here for you.

[arachnologist]

I -- I really, really wish I could return the favor right now, but--

I guess I should ask. How are you doing?

[unbodied]

Gwen. I'm fine. Don't worry about me okay? You do your thing.

[arachnologist]

You know? Right now, I'm not sure what my thing is. Other than taking directions from boys named Tim to walk to shady places that have nice coffee houses for some reason.

God, Dad would kill me.

[unbodied]

... Next time, please text someone before you follow strange boys to shady places.

[arachnologist]

I'm telling you. right now.

[unbodied]

You're meeting him in some shady alley again?!

[arachnologist]

No! I mean I'm not there yet and I'm telling you about the first time! That counts, right?

smirking

[symbioteclone]

I thought you were supposed to be the smart one.

gdit

[arachnologist]

I never made that claim.

Not that I'm not smart, just. Uh. Look, it's been a -- really long day.

[symbioteclone]

Dude, you're learning math I don't even know the name of. You're definitely the smart one. I barely graduated high school.

[arachnologist]

... barely graduating doesn't mean you're not smart.

I think this is the moment where I'm supposed to say AP Calculus is overrated, but it's really not. At least for my future fields. Or, uh, what were my future fields? Never mind. The point is that there are different kinds of intelligence.

[symbioteclone]

See! You have "future fields". I have a lifetime of the service industry. I don't think I'm really cut out for college.

[arachnologist]

... there's options besides college.

[ Just don't ask her what they are. ]

TOO LATE

[symbioteclone]

Like what?