It Must Have Been A Monday

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Elisa came awake all at once, woken by some internal alarm, shrill and indefatigable. She'd done this before— woken up in the hospital, drugged and groggy, but usually it happened slowly, like floating to the surface of some deep pool of water.

The blanket was too warm, but her midsection ached like—

...like a wolf had...

Elisa focused and found her gaze stuck on the meaty ceiling of the med bay, and the slow pulse of her plantsuit around the tender places and bruises. So, it wasn't a dream?

"Hello? Is anyone there?"

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"Hey, alright if I come in?" Peter asked, as he rapped on the edge of the door. Though he wasn't wearing his mask, Elisa should've been able to pick up on the similarities between his voice and the Spider-Man she had talked to earlier.

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"Sure, why not?" Complete stranger person. Where has she...heard that voice before? Elisa just frowns at him for a long, hard minute.

"Weren't you going around introducing yourself as a friendly neighborhood guy not too long ago?"

Ah, sarcasm, the most annoying of defense mechanisms.

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Peter shrugged. "Yeah, well, wasn't sure what situation I was getting into, and being Spidey is more useful that being just plain Peter Parker. Still not sure about the situation, but the mask was kind of getting in the way, and apparently people I've never even met know who I am under it."

"Besides, you and the Gargoyles don't know me without the mask. Not that you now anyways," he muttered "but my point still stands."

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"Look, uh..." What had he said his real name was? Peter? Peter Parker, that was right.

"Peter. I'm not going to argue with you," She smiled, though it was half-hearted, "Heck, I don't have a leg to stand on, in that case, right?"

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"Sorry. Kind of naturally snarky. Comes from an entire years worth of making sarcastic comments in an effort to not freak out over whackjobs trying to kill me." He explained.

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"Hey, what am I gonna do about it, right?"

Elisa gestured with annoyance at the bed. She was more or less completely helpless, just now.