[ when she counters his supposedly judgmental look with an equally judgmental look, he is quick to pull the skewer out of his mouth and wave it at her defensively. ]
No! No, I do not know what you mean! Spider muscles are dangerously ambiguous and not at all enlightening in the slightest. Also, even if it's totally my fault for adding spider before everything I ever say ever, not one of my muscles belong on a spider's body!
[ is it obvious that he's flustered when they start talking about his body? even after all of the years, it's still a Thing. ]
Uhhh, I'm pretty sure that's not how that works? Maybe I was just insinuating that your frame is very... lithe and capable of being aerodynamic. Things that are extremely relevant to being in spandex. For some reason.
[ you know what. he doesn't like you calling him out, Kate. he will take her spider hat back and promptly place it on his head instead. take that. ]
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No! No, I do not know what you mean! Spider muscles are dangerously ambiguous and not at all enlightening in the slightest. Also, even if it's totally my fault for adding spider before everything I ever say ever, not one of my muscles belong on a spider's body!
[ is it obvious that he's flustered when they start talking about his body? even after all of the years, it's still a Thing. ]
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Okay, okay, they're not spider muscles. Do spiders even have muscles? Whatever. I'm saying you look good in the suit, Pete.
[So stop freaking out!]
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[ he promptly breaks his skewer, treating it as if it was his heart. it's dropped into his lap so he can proceed to take another from his box. ]
Well, either way. Thanks for the protein. It'll keep my not-spider muscles refined for you to apparently ogle within my suit.
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[No it wasn't.]
And you know you kind of admitted to ogling me first, right?
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[ you know what. he doesn't like you calling him out, Kate. he will take her spider hat back and promptly place it on his head instead. take that. ]
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Lithe, huh?
[He's digging himself a hole, and Kate is grinning.]
Definitely sounds like oogling. I'd also take "devastatingly attractive".