Backdated to Kazoo 16 - Late, late evening | Audio | Aimed at Close CR

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ Peter doesn't sound nearly as cheerful as he normally does this time, instead he sounds subdued and just exhausted. ]

S-so uh...

[ He sucks in a breath and rubs his eyes a moment. ] I guess I'm gonna be in Medical for tonight.

Before anyone starts freaking out-I'm fine. I'm okay. I'm healing-And I'll probably be mostly healed up by tomorrow or in two days at most.

And uh, Buttercup? I know I said I'd help you with that thing you asked about, but I think I may have to push that back a little.

Also, um can someone bring me My DS? I left it in the dressing car and I don't know if I'm allowed to leave just yet.

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[prototypal]

You're a kid. You've been through a lot, as you say.

[ There's no judgment visible on Steve's face, and his voice is deliberately low-pitched and calm. ]

And I'm here if you want someone to just listen.

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ He just sucks in a deep breath, still playing with hem of his blanket and sleeves of his shirt. ]

So um, when I first got my powers I-I kinda-I mean I wasn't proud of it-but money was tight-especially because I had a lot of medical issues-like I've been in and out of the ER my whole life and that's expensive-even with May being a Nurse-uh anyway.

So, I wanted to help out and I started-well I joined this underground wrestling thing but you had to be like seventeen at least to join but the grand prize was like 10k so I lied about my age and wore a mask. And I mean, I won, easily. But my grades started going down and May and Ben-uh my aunt and uncle were getting frustrated with me because they uh-they thought I'd lose my scholarship to Midtown Tech and-and we were fighting all the time.

an-anyways, I won the wrestling thing-but the guy refused to pay me because I wasn't technically an employee. So I got mad and stormed out but. [ He pauses a moment, closing his eyes because he can remember that moment so clearly in his head. ]

Someone nearby had robbed a convenience store and I could hear the store owner yelling at me to stop him but I just stepped aside and-and told him it wasn't my job when he got on to me. And that moment just-keeps playing in my head.