6/16 Instance: Advice from the Awkward Turtle

[Starfish]

Timeline: Current.


Penny: Blankets were a wonderful concept in theory, even though they didn't last very long in practise - when combined with Penny's spiky physique, anyway. The red-skinned mutant girl tore off another strip of duct tape and carefully applied to one of the pillows. The couch in the rec room had visibly deteriorated since her arrival at the school.

Pietro: Pietro picked up his tea and plate of sandwiches and walked into the rec room to sit down and eat. He eyed the fort and leaned to see if he could see who was in there. "Penny...?"

Penny: Peering out from her pillowy fortress of solitude, a grin lit up Penny's face, and she added even more cuts to the cushions as she bolted out and hugged the boy. "Pietro," she signed, flopping back down on the couch. "I missed you!"

Pietro: Pietro managed not to spill anything, putting it down before he gave her a careful hug in return, "I missed you too. How was your Christmas? Not too spoilled by zombies I hope?"

Penny: "Christmas was zombie free," Penny signed up, crossing her legs as she sat up. She smirked. "We launched fireworks at some of them on New Years."

Pietro: He laughed, "Sounds fun," he offered her a sandwich, "I took Illyana and her parents to Bermuda. It was nice to get away from everything for a while."

Penny: Penny took the offered sandwich with a clawed hand and held on to it with her teeth, so she had both hands free to sign her reply. "Bermuda? Did you get lost or see any ghost ships?"

Pietro: He laughed, "No... that would have been fun but the trip was great enough without it." He sipped his tea.

Penny: Chewing a bit of the sandwich, Penny smiled at Pietro. "Did you get something nice for Christmas," she asked, awkwardly signing with only one hand since the other one was occupied by delicious food.

Pietro: "You could say that," he smiled at her, "Illyana and I got engaged."

Penny: A grin spread over Penny's face, and bits of sandwich soared across the couch as she couldn't resist clapping her hands in glee. She promptly hugged Pietro again, smushing the half-eaten thing against his shirt, before sitting back with an excited bounce. "Congratulations," she signed. "I'm very happy for you two!"

Pietro: "Thanks," he gave her a grin then looked down at the sandwich with a look somewhere between disappointed and vaguely disgusted. "You wasted a perfectly good sandwich."

Penny: Looking down, a frown showed on Penny's face as she eyed the disfigured snack. "It can still be salvaged," she signed back, before she proceeded to nibble the remains off her clawed fingers. "When are you going to marry," she asked, after licking clean her claws.

Pietro: "We were thinking in the summer," he tried to clean the worst of the sandwich from his shirt, "We've been making plans around that so... yeah... barring any natural disasters...."

Penny: "Like more tentacled zombies made of black ooze." Penny frowned. "I haven't been here very long, but isn't there some kind of disaster all the time?"

Pietro: ".... It does seem that way but fortunately being extremely fast, I can avoid a lot of it." he gave her another smile.

Penny: "That means we'll have to keep the wedding on the move," Penny suggested, cracking a grin at Pietro. "What we need is... a blimp!"

Pietro: He laughed, "Noooo nothing like that... I think if there were explosive gases involved Heather would be very upset. We just want something quiet and intimate."

Penny: Penny thought about that for a moment, her smile turning into a frown. "But I'm still going to be invited, yes?" Her eyes become large and pleading. "It doesn't get any quieter than me."

Pietro: "I think Illyana would be okay with that," he gave her a kind smile.

Penny: The smile returned to Penny's face, and she did a backwards roll on the couch, ending up reclining in her pile of pillows. "Do you want to know what I got for Christmas?"

Pietro: "Sure, was it something good?" He put his empty plate and mug down and turned to face her properly.

Penny: "Fantasticamazing!" It had taken quite some creative liberty to make up that term using only sign language, but Penny was convinced that it would catch on. "I got a bear in a gimp suit and a boyfriend."

Pietro: Pietro blinked at her, deciding for the sake of his sanity not to ask about the first item. He managed a smile for the second though, "A boyfriend, huh? Good for you!"

Penny: Penny nodded eagerly. "Oh yes, Max is very nice," she signed. "And I think he makes a good boyfriend. Not that I would know... never had one before."

Pietro: "As long as he treats you good, he's a good boyfriend." Pietro assured her.

Penny: "I know I feel good around him." Penny nodded, a faint smile on her lips. "I think he does so, too." She cocked her head, frowning. "Even though he tends to get a bit uncomfortable sometimes. I think I may be too eager."

Pietro: He chuckled a little, "I know what that's like, just go easy on him if he's a bit shy okay? And be patient. Not everyone's as confident as you are."

Penny: "That is because I've been doing my homework!" A grin flared up on Penny's face, and she rolled around to pull her current project out of the collapsed pillow fort. She held up various magazines and books, topics ranging from relationships, over dating, to sexual education, all of them in various stages of scratchiness.

Pietro: Pietro's eyebrows went up, "Wow that's certainly some comprehensive research you have there."

Penny: Bits of sliced paper drifted through the air as Penny put down her books and magazines again. "I want to make sure nothing goes wrong," she signed, her expression turning more serious. "I don't want to hurt Max."

Pietro: "I'm sure you won't hurt him, Penny. You're far too nice to do any damage to anyone... well damage that's not accidental anyway and you should be forgiven for accidents."

Penny: Penny bit her lip and nodded. "Yes, I'm afraid that accidents come easy when you are as pointy as us." She arched her eyebrows. "Do you have any tips?"

Pietro: "To avoid pointy accidents?"

Penny: Lifting her hands to sign a response, Penny paused and gave Pietro a thoughtful look. "Yes... no... I guess not." She smiled. "About anything? I'm curious."

Pietro: Pietro frowned a little, he wasn't good with random advice. "Uh I'm not sure.... what kind of advice are you looking for? Like... what about?"

Penny: Penny cocked her head and gave Pietro a look as if he had just asked the most obviously pointless question ever. "Sex, of course!" She performed another excited bounce, until her grin turned into frown upon seeing the expression on the boy's face. "You're being shy," she stated with a wry smile, pointing a clawed fingers at him.

Pietro: Pietro nodded, "Yes... it's not something I usually talk about."

Penny: She gave the poor boy a sympathetic smile. "It's okay, don't worry about it." Penny nodded. "I can just ask Illyana or one of the other girls."

Pietro: "Yeah probably better... most girls would probably be more comfortable asking other girls about this kind of thing.... sorry."

Penny: Penny leaned over to give Pietro an affectionate kiss on the cheek. "You look almost as red as me," she told him, wearing a wry smirk. "I'm sorry."

Pietro: He laughed, "Yeeeeeah thanks, that really helps..."

Penny: Sitting back, Penny cocked her head and looked thoughtful for a moment. "I think you would rather watch a movie with me, am I right," she asked, feeling pity with the poor boy, so she changed the topic.

Pietro: "I think a movie would be great," he smiled at her, looking obviously grateful for the subject change. Only Penny would think he'd be a suitable person to ask for that kind of advice.

Penny: Returning the smile, Penny then dived for the DVDs cluttering the coffee table. "What are you in the mood for," she asked, after dumping them in her lap. "Something funny, something scary, or something spicy?"

Pietro: "Um... whatever you want..." though the term 'spicy' concerned him somewhat.

Penny: Contemplating her options for a several seconds, Penny shuffled through the stack of discs, eying some of them more thoroughly than others. "Got one!" She grinned and held one up "I'm in the mood for Alice in Wonderland."

Pietro: Pietro smiled, that was safe enough, "Sounds good - shall I go make us some popcorn?"

Penny: "I can help!" Penny basically tumbled off the couch and put the disc on top of the player for later. "You make the popcorn, I make hot chocolate."

[steyn]

D'awww, great instance you two.

[JSherlock]

Very cute! And Scott is the default Sex Ed teacher since everyone else said NOT IT first.

[steyn]

Pretty sure everyone made sure Cess wasn't in the room at the time when everyone except Scott called not it. Now THAT would have been a weird sex ed teacher. Each class would probably end up feeling like the start of a cliche'd porn movie.