Guess What the Mun Saw Today?

[the_amazing]

Dear Mun,

I know, right? I know! It was awesome.

The story, the quipping, the action! I understand why you were so giddy. And hey, it's okay to love the old ones AND this one. New Me might have the tiniest bit of an advantage, what with the snarkiness and jokes, maybe.

...Speaking of funny, I laughed at you wondering why I'd still want to kiss her while seriously injured. Obviously, you are not and have never been a teenage boy.

Thanks for not fangirl-squeeing all over the theater, though. That would've been embarrassing.

Comments

[theboywiththebook]

[Henry...shall just stare. Staaaaaaaaaaare. Marvel superheroes weren't real. They were comic book characters! Buuuuut, if fairy tale characters were real, than obviously comic book characters had to be too...just let him have this.]

[the_amazing]

Hey, kiddo.

[Spidey squats down to child eye level.]

You out here all alone? Where's your mom and dad?

[theboywiththebook]

[Staring...staring...Oh, Spidey is talking to him....WAIT! SPIDEY. IS TALKINNG. TO HIM. Henry will faint mentally as he stares at the super hero.]

Oh well uh....my mom's off at work and I don't have a dad...

[Onto more important things.]

Are you really Spider man?

[the_amazing]

You better not stay out here too long, you know. I've been in this place before and some weird people show up a lot.

[He stands up and strikes the pose in the icon.]

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, at your service.

[theboywiththebook]

I'll be okay. But thanks, I'll be careful.

[Yup, it's spider man. Inner fan boy squee, go! They say dogs can hear this frequency.]

That's so cool! Do you...do you think I could get an autograph?

[amon_fire]

Why, thank you.

[the_amazing]

You're welcome?

Did I miss a step in this conversation?

[amon_fire]

...

Want to hear a joke?

[the_amazing]

Um.

Sure. I can always use another one in my arsenal.

[definingfuture]

Nothing wrong with your mun expressing her excitement. That seems to be the general feeling lately.

[the_amazing]

Oh believe me, there was much fangirling both internally and afterward.

I'm just glad she's not angsting over it anymore. A guy can only take so much worrying over "will it be okay? will they screw it up?"

[definingfuture]

Good. You've got fangirls, Pete. That's what they're there for.

Can't really blame them for being nervous. It would be a shame to ruin something amazing--which, rumors say, is what Spider-Man is.

[the_amazing]

Heh, I'm still not entirely used to being liked.

Aw, shucks, Tony. You're making me blush.

[wing_of_night]

Yeah, your mun obviously is a girl. Not that that's a bad thing. But yeah, getting shot at, broken ribs, anything is nothing when you have the prospect of a kiss from a pretty girl.

[the_amazing]

Amen to that.

I just kind of gave her a "duh" look at that one. Hormones, man. Just... hormones.

[wing_of_night]

Doesn't hurt when said girl is also wearing a cape and cowl. Not really anything hotter than a redhead doing the whole crime-fighting gig.

[the_amazing]

Redhead, huh?

I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

[butwhytho]

Not you, too.

[the_amazing]

Hey, Other Me.

No worries. This mun likes both versions. She was just watching you the other night, actually.

[butwhytho]

...on the FX channel?

[the_amazing]

No, she has all of them on DVD. Lots of nostalgia, those movies.

[incywincyhero]

I'd forgotten what an angry little guy I used to be back in the day. Although I don't remember having a skateboard -- or, well, anything that could possibly put a bruise on Aunt May's fragile little boy. Honestly, it's a wonder I ever learned to use a bicycle.

Nice to see my moves on the big screen, anyway. Even if I couldn't watch the ending.

[the_amazing]

Once you get out of the teenager phase, it's kind of hard to remember why you felt like every little slight was the end of the world. And that's on top of the real world-ending problems I (we?) had back then.

Yeah, me neither. I kept wondering if the movie makers were confusing all the subgenres of outcast - nerds, hipsters, skaters, loners. It gives me a little whiplash.

The ending? You mean the stuff after the credits? Did your theater have tech issues or something?

[incywincyhero]

If there's a loser hierarchy I'm pretty sure I was a few rungs below, uh, me.

Nah, I mean -- you know. Captain Stacy. Don't tell me you didn't find that hard to watch.

[the_amazing]

Oh. Yeah, that was just- [awkward pause, looking away.]

One of two really hard things to watch in that movie.