Let me preface this by saying that neither of us could have predicted what happened. You know how this place works.
[He doesn’t need an explanation of how hell liked to mess with them.]
Those – our ‘other’ selves, they wanted to damage our friendship. Maybe even ruin it altogether. I don’t blame you, Peter. And I am not prepared to lose a friendship over it.
That being said, if you need some more space away from me, I will understand.
[His head snaps up and he looks directly at her, surprised. Of all the things he expected her to say, him not wanting to see her had never entered his mind.]
That's actually what I came here to say. I thought you might tell me to stay away from you from now on.
...Not that I want that. I didn't want you to hate me, even though you have every right to.
[And he is. When he arrives, he gives her a wave and grabs a stool to sit up next to one of the center islands. He crosses his arms on the table and gives her a look.]
I can't even remember the last time I had cheesecake. Best guinea pig gig ever.
It has been years now since Hell has been redone and made even greater than ever before. And you, my prized guest, have made it twelve months in your journey towards redemption. I know that there have been bumps along the way and we haven't always seen eye to eye, but I do wish to show my gratitude. Together, we will all leave Hell one day.
I have handpicked gifts specifically for you to commemorate this anniversary. I do hope you enjoy them.
A basket with a cheap instant camera, some film to refill it 6 times, and a picture of Aunt May
A voucher to have a demon bring up one proper New York style pizza to his room
A voucher to get out of torture. It may be transferred to another party.
Again, I thank you for all of your help in making Hell what it is today.
Yeah, I think it's the whole "wouldn't it be hilarious if Spider-Man fought all these bad guys but was afraid of something a lot less intimidating?" thing.
Stupid winged rats. Speaking of rats, did you know there's supposedly one rat for every person that lives in New York? I know it's a population comparison, but I always felt like that stat meant to convey that everyone in NYC gets their very own emotional support rodent.
That seems like a really low estimate of rats. But man, we could have used them. Oh! Imagine Tony's emotional support rat. It would get its own suit. Iron Rodent.
I don't really have any idea what was going on with people lately. Did they turn into birds? Was there just an invasion of birds? I feel so out of the loop.
I hate that I can see the suit he'd design for it.
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