on his knees, fumbling with a wilted plant in a pot, soil spilling over his gloves. "Heh, you always had a... a green thumb, huh? I'm just... trying to, uh, fix..."
Spider-man.. is that you?? It’s me perry periwinkle from middle school! I haven’t seen you since 6th grade! And your.. barely changed!
stands up abruptly, dropping the plant and causing it to shatter on the ground "Perry... Periwinkle?! You know... that name... brings back... some really shitty memories for me..."
Oh oops… what happened? Did one of my other ex bullies beat you up? Not that weird kid with the burning toaster.. now… because I know for a fact it was either you or him.. I’m not saying this to be mean, but when we were kids I was the weird kid cause I could see ghosts but you were just… annoying…. as you always have been…
puts his hand on his face, rubbing his forehead with his thumb, looking at the ground "Periwinkle... I don't like talking about the past. It doesn't do me any good..."
You wanna help me water this rose bush?
nods slowly, wiping the dirt off his gloves before putting them back on "Sure... yeah, I'd like that..."
hands him a hose. Anyways.. it’s been nice seeing you after all these years..I then stop myself. But go wash up you look like you’ve been walking through a sewer… again…
looks around at the rooftop garden, before turning his attention back to Periwinkle "Yeah... I probably do... need a shower... I've been living under a bridge for the past few months..."
Living…under..a bridge!? Jesus.. you weren’t kidding when you said you hated New York City.. I’m surprised Donald Trump hasn’t kicked you out of the country yet… maybe the bridges are yours now..
raises an eyebrow, looking at PeriwinkleSerenity "Hey now, no need to bring politics into this. I can hate New York City without supporting a certain someone..."
Mhmm, yeah same here, and you can dislike the city without supporting somebody else that dislikes the environment too… but whatever! Don’t get me wrong peter, it’s been nice seeing you, and if it makes you feel better. You seem way better off now than the kid I knew who’s constant pain and no friends… I’d say you won.. and you shouldn’t be ashamed about this…. even though I’m sure being bitten on your ankle by that giant radioactive spider.. sucked.
takes a deep breath, looking at the broken pot on the ground "Yeah... I'd say things have been... better. Even if there are still moments where everything goes to shit..."
Want a hug? You look tired.. actually never mind! Nevermind the hug! Give me that hose!
hands PeriwinkleSerenity the hose, looking slightly relieved "Sure... I could use a hug. It's been a while since someone gave me one..."
…who was the last person to give you one then? If they didn’t abuse the privilege.. or I mean it wouldn’t be abusive if you wanted a hug right?
pauses, thinking for a moment "Hmm... I think it was Gwen... before she... you know..." he trails off, looking towards the horizon
smiles slightly, reminiscing about Gwen "Yeah... Gwen... she was really good to me, you know? We would go swing through the city together, and talk about all sorts of things..."
I’ll tell you right now Peter… she’s still alive and she misses you! It makes sense that she hasn’t had a lot of energy though. Not when you’ve got a kid.. and a deadbeat father…
stands up straight, looking directly at PeriwinkleSerenity "Wait... what? Gwen... she's still alive? How is that possible? She died...
George Webber shot her with some yellow pollen which changed her DNA! Changed it so much she had to disappear… don’t worry she’s fine… and you know he’s dead right? Your boss had to kill him when he made a plot to take down both new York city and Washington DC! Your boss is literally Donald Trump without the money..or vanity, although he does consider himself a god.
narrows his eyes, gripping onto the hose tightly "So... let me get this straight... Gwen... is alive... in this timeline. And she has a kid... with... Spider-Man? Who's the father?"