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Post by John Kilroy on Feb 24, 2024 23:17:09 GMT -7
If Gwenpool had a drink she would have done a spit take. Juli....had somehow accepted not only accepted that her world was a comic book...she seemed to embrace it and was asking questions enthusiastically. Normally people would either shut down and go into full denial, like Tony Stark, or they'd go insane like Deadpool. Would She actually have someone to talk to? Gwen wrapped her arms around Juli and squeezed hard. "Be my sister?"
Her voice actually started cracking. Gwen was seriously about to cry. "Sorry, sorry, but you don't know how great it feels to be able to actually talk to someone about this and not look at you like you're crazy or some Lovecraftian entity."
She actually wiped a tear that started to fall. "*Sniff* sorry, um to answer your question no you're not in any comics. You're what people would call an OC or an *Original Character* in other words...you're like David Pumpkins man! you're your own thing...and I'm part of it."
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Post by heroesdreamer on Mar 13, 2024 12:47:34 GMT -7
Juli was surprised as Gwen suddenly hugged her and asked to be her sister, but at the same time she felt accepted, which she hadn't totally felt that way in a long time. As a result, she returned the hug and said "Of course!", then listening as Gwen explained how alone she felt. "So don't laugh but it reminds me of Doctor Who, 13 to be exact. She discovered that her memories had been manipulated and she technically wasn't who she'd thought she was for years" she explained, wanting to not spoil what happened in the show, at least for the taxi driver.
Then Gwen mentioned that Juli did not have any comics based on her but that she was an original character. "Aww, so someone came up with my story on their own? That's so cool!" she exclaimed, before wondering if her story would pop up now in Gwen's universe. "But yeah, I believe your story! I mean it's a little weird but I can totally accept it, considering what kind of powers we've got here. I mean, we have people who can read minds, people who don't get hurt after taking damage, why wouldn't I believe that in some universe we're comic book characters?"
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Post by John Kilroy on Mar 14, 2024 0:21:58 GMT -7
"Er I know what I'm about to say is blasphemy to the highest order among geeks and nerds but...I was never much of a Doctor Who fan. I'm more of a Star Trek and Star Wars girl. Some of the stuff that goes on in Doctor Who is ridiculous even by this world's standards. Anytime I hear a British person cry about how Superhero comics are ridiculous I just remind them that Doctor Who is a thing."
She looked over and saw that they were at the mall and she started to grow excited. it was going to be nice to have someone to do fun things with and she was curious as to what the maul might have. It needed to be flashy. It needed to scream style and flare. After all Daydreamer was not some common street thug. She was a Supervillian, and she needed to look the part.
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Post by heroesdreamer on Mar 18, 2024 19:37:12 GMT -7
Juli nodded, feeling like she understood a little. "I get it, there are some really weird things in the show, and I'm not just talking about the monsters" she admitted, but smiling as Gwen mentioned liking Star Wars and Star Trek. "What's your favorite Star Wars movie?" she asked, "I'm not sure what mine is. If I had to pick, I'd say the first one, A New Hope." She also thought that she hadn't seen Star Trek in ages, she honestly didn't think the show was still on!
She saw the mall and got excited, squeezing Gwen's arm. "I can't wait, I love to go shopping but today I get to hang out with someone" she confessed, "usually I'm on my own or just running in to grab stuff I need for my shop." Then she got an idea and grinned. "Gwen, you should totally come visit me in my store! We could hang out and play with makeup or whatever, I think it would be fun!"
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Post by John Kilroy on Mar 19, 2024 1:30:35 GMT -7
"Episode 5 was the best In my opinion though if you want to say Revenge of the Sith or A New Hope is the best, I will not say you're wrong. I likr them both but not for the reason you'd think. I don't so much care about how dark it is, to me it's primarly what defined Star Wars as most know it. Vader and the empire was at it's most intikmidating, the scale of the land battles was perfect. Revenge of the sith was very much the same way in that regard. A New hope is great, you can't beat the classics."
Gwen felt bad when Juli said that she was alone most of the time. "I know from experience being alone stinks. I think everyone needs friends." When she mentioned her store, Gwen beamed. "I'd love to go to your shop!"
They went into the mall and Gwen looked around. "Do we want to shop first or eat first?"
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Post by heroesdreamer on Mar 30, 2024 18:09:12 GMT -7
Juli nodded as Gwen talked about Star Wars a bit, adding "I did like Revenge of the Sith, not so much the newer movies. Anything that's dark and mysterious, sign me up for!" She continued nodding as Gwen agreed that being alone sucked, while wondering whether Gwen herself was alone. On impulse, she asked "Do you have family here, or are they all back home? It must be weird being in a universe that is just a comic book, is there anything that took you a while to get used to?"
She was very happy when Gwen agreed to come to her store, and she said "Maybe after we get done here? We'll need some privacy after all and we can keep my shop closed, come in the back way." Then they entered the mall and Gwen asked what they would do first. "Well, I am hungry but the shop we need is right here" she said, pointing. "Why don't we shop first and then head to the food court? They should have some secluded tables we could park at and do our writing." She then paused to see what Gwen thought, as if her new friend was hungry, they could switch things around and go eat first.
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Post by John Kilroy on Mar 31, 2024 1:22:11 GMT -7
Gwen could not help but grimace as Juli asked her about her family.
"I...I don't have much a family anymore to be honest. I still have a brother named Ted and grandparents that are still alive, but I haven't talked to them in years. My mom, she died of Mesothelioma, my relationship with Ted got strained. then dad died when a terrorist bombed a Subway station...Ted moved out of the house. I joined the marines." Gwen chuckled and shook her head. "Dad may have been the head of the house so to speak but mom was the heart of the family, the rock. When she died, everything just sort of fell apart. Funny thing is my mom and dad both loved comic books.
They fell in love at a Comic-Con-type convention where she dressed up as Alison Blaire...you know Dazzler. She had a heck of a voice before cancer ravaged her. Dad always said he stopped listening to the "Fake Dazzler" albums at home when they got married. because he fell the real deal. Anytime we had a bad dream or we were too restless Mom would sing Ted and me to sleep. I'm telling you a lullaby from her was better than a hundred glasses of warm milk. I'd give almost anything to hear her sing again, just one more time. Heck I'd give anything to see dad again, tell him how much I love him and I hope I made him proud..."
So many things left unspoken...so much time waited only to be too little too late. Poundering this though she violently shook her head. "Well it is what it is. If it wasn't it wouldn't be."
She looked to Juli. "I'll follow your lead. Whatever you want to do first."
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Post by heroesdreamer on Apr 5, 2024 18:50:26 GMT -7
Juli just listened as Gwen explained, only uttering an "I'm sorry" but otherwise letting Gwen talk. She knew from experience that just getting all the crap out was the best thing, but she did ask one question. "Have you tried finding the variants of your family here, or do they not exist in this universe?" she asked, quickly adding "Other than Dazzler, of course", knowing of the famous singer but never having met her before. She did enjoy hearing Gwen's story though her reaction to it made her doubt whether she could be a proper villain.
Taking the lead, she said "Let's go shop really quick, then we can head toward the food court", leading the way into the stationary type store and looking around. "Notebooks are here and oh! There's a nice display of pens right here" she said, quickly getting to browsing and finding what she was looking for. "Look, they've got Star Wars" she said, picking up a cute gray notebook with Luke Skywalker on the front. "Got what you need?" she asked, having found a decent amount of pencils but wanting to wait for Gwen.
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Post by John Kilroy on Apr 6, 2024 23:10:27 GMT -7
Gwen could not help but laugh. "Oh please. As much cool as it would be to say my mom is the one and only Dazzler, I HIGHLY doubt that she was a Dazzler variant. (If only she knew, but that was another story) "I checked but no, I could not find a Ted and Martha Poole anywhere." She did her own share of shopping as she went through various supplies. Talking about her parents caused Gwen to be a bit distracted. But she did note a kingdom hearts T-shirt and showed it to Juli "Hey Juli, look at this." she could not help but smile a bit. "I love this series, my only complaint is that it gets more confusing and they had way too many games spread over way too many consoles, but the soundtrack is absolutly amazing." The Shirt is my size too. She put the shurt and various supplies in her cart. "Yeah I think I'm good. You?"
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Post by heroesdreamer on Apr 11, 2024 11:31:07 GMT -7
Juli felt a bit disappointed as Gwen explained how she couldn't find her family and how she doubted that Dazzler was her mom, but at the same time she was very happy that they were hanging out together and she even smiled at the store clerk who was heading over to the register. When Gwen showed her the shirt, she grinned and replied to her "That shirt is awesome! Yeah, I love the soundtrack but the story can be really confusing. I think there are Youtube videos that try to connect the lore but I couldn't do that, way too much research!"
She agreed that she was ready and headed up to the register, greeting the cashier with a "Hi" before carefully putting her stuff down. After being rung up and tapping her card, she got handed her shopping in a cute paper bag and her receipt, then she stepped aside to wait for Gwen, but she did ask "What are you in the mood for food wise? The food court has pizza, Chinese food, a Taco John's, and a couple of like cold sandwich places."
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Post by John Kilroy on Apr 21, 2024 0:32:09 GMT -7
"Oh good lord and the ending was such a letdown too. Xenaort was a good guy all along? It came out of nowhere."
Her eyes widened when Juli mentioned Taco John's. "Taco John's? They have a Taco John's?!? We're going to Taco John's."
She immediately began skipping to that foodstall. "Sorry, it's just on my earth, Toco John's went the way of Blockbuster. I think there is like...50 locations I think, and none of them are in new york."
She reached the stand and gave a smile to the lady at the register.
"Welcome to Taco John's may I take your order?"
"1 Fried Chicken Taco's combo please. And can I add Potato and extra cheese to it?"
"We can do that and what will you have to drink?"
"I'll take...ooooh I'll take the moutain dew frostbite."
She then looked to Juli. "This one is on me. Feel free to order whatever."
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Post by heroesdreamer on Apr 30, 2024 19:42:29 GMT -7
Juli laughed as Gwen talked about the reveal of one of the main villains of Final Fantasy being good and she shook her head. "Like he spent all that time being a really great bad guy, let him be bad!" she exclaimed, laughing more as Gwen declared they were going to Taco John's, but then she explained that in her world, Taco John's wasn't around anymore. Gasping, she said "That's so sad! I don't know what I would do if they ever stopped being around, sometimes you just need greasy tacos and potato ole's."
Juli waited for Gwen to order before stepping up once Gwen offered to pay, right away saying "I'll have a double decker taco with potato ole's and a Mountain Dew, large please" before turning around to see if she could find a good table, and of course letting Gwen pay. In a few minutes, their food was done and Juli grabbed her tray and told Gwen "Follow me" before leading them to a somewhat secluded table. "I'm excited to hear what you have in mind for my rebirth, so to speak. I also have to admit I'm curious about your drawing, I like to draw but I'm not very good at it." she said, popping a warm potato ole in her mouth.
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