Shenanigans!

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[nostalgiabomb]

I'm just, you know, not big on reading, unless it starts with, "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away," and it's scrolling across a screen.

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You'll really like Ready Player One. I promise. It's got lots of action and cool technology and tons of 1980's Earth pop culture references.

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[ ... 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--

What he says instead is, ]

Yeah, that sounds pretty awesome.

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[ She's quiet for a moment, tracing slow lazy circles on his chest with a finger ]

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?

[nostalgiabomb]

There probably would've been a lot of shocked sputtering and silent outrage that lasted no longer than a week.

Why?

[phaselocknroll]

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.

[nostalgiabomb]

I-- I know.

[ 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.

[phaselocknroll]

Take your time, Peter. I won't push.