Well, I mean, they aren't. Of course they're not. But it's like, I have a reputation for being a badass who saved a planet and a galaxy, once, and badasses don't-- well, I mean, you do, because you're awesome, and--
But one of the side effects of being taken away from Earth as a child and being subsequently raised by adults whose idea of a well-rounded education was "Piloting 101," "Emotional, Digital, and Physical Manipulation," and "Advanced Marksmanship" meant that his reading skills weren't great. Good enough to get him through easy stuff (and his translation chip helped a lot), but things like novels and poetry went way over his head. ]
[ ... Alright, that pretty much hits all his pings, and he sighs, almost as if in defeat.
If you asked him a year ago if he thought he'd be talking about books while lying naked in bed with the most gorgeous woman in the galaxy, he would've snorted his drink out of his nose [because you probably found him in a dive bar] and laughed in your face.
But here he is, and here they are, and now he has to struggle through a book, and she's gonna find out that he's a dumbass (well, moreso than she already thinks), and that's gonna be a total turn off for her, probably, because Maya's smart as hell; so she'll probably be seriously unimpressed when he doesn't recognize symbolism or "deeper themes" or whatever--
Because I'm not going to hate you if you don't like the book- or books in general. I just want you to try the things I like the same way I try the things you like.
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I'll try. Can I at least get something for trying?
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[ she says it rather playfully, and leans over to plant a few kisses along his neck ]
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You're gonna turn me into a nerd. I've got an image to maintain, you know.
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Oh, so that makes, like, you, that librarian on Xandar -- the lumpy one, not the hot one, -- and, like, my second grade teacher.
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Well, I mean, they aren't. Of course they're not. But it's like, I have a reputation for being a badass who saved a planet and a galaxy, once, and badasses don't-- well, I mean, you do, because you're awesome, and--
[ He swallows. ]
I'm gonna just. Stop.
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And not the good kind of bite, either.
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Aaand then she just laughs ]
God, you're acting like I'm asking you to cut your own arm off or something.
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[ Yes, he is.
But one of the side effects of being taken away from Earth as a child and being subsequently raised by adults whose idea of a well-rounded education was "Piloting 101," "Emotional, Digital, and Physical Manipulation," and "Advanced Marksmanship" meant that his reading skills weren't great. Good enough to get him through easy stuff (and his translation chip helped a lot), but things like novels and poetry went way over his head. ]
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Honestly and truly, what's the big deal?
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If you asked him a year ago if he thought he'd be talking about books while lying naked in bed with the most gorgeous woman in the galaxy, he would've snorted his drink out of his nose [because you probably found him in a dive bar] and laughed in your face.
But here he is, and here they are, and now he has to struggle through a book, and she's gonna find out that he's a dumbass (well, moreso than she already thinks), and that's gonna be a total turn off for her, probably, because Maya's smart as hell; so she'll probably be seriously unimpressed when he doesn't recognize symbolism or "deeper themes" or whatever--
What he says instead is, ]
Yeah, that sounds pretty awesome.
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Hey, Peter? If I had watched Star Wars with you and then told you, sorry, but it really wasn't my thing, how would you have reacted?
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Why?
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[ Wow, she must think he's seriously being an asshole about this. And he kinda is. He shifts a little, pulling her in closer. ]
I promise I'll give it a shot. Just, you know, might take a while, since we've always got jobs lined up.
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