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[webbing]

You know, when everyone runs off to do the whole action hero explorer thing the castle always feels a lot more empty, and yet no matter how many people run off I still feel like I have over a hundred different roommates who won't take their feet off the coffee table, or take out the trash. The scary thing is, in this overly elaborate metaphor the maid service poisoned most of the people living here, so relying on them to take care of things isn't exactly remotely intelligent. Which leaves us to have to do our own things if we don't want to double over our toilets next time the castle gets fussy.

Which is all just an elaborate way to say I hate doing my own laundry.

[ And indeed that is where Peter is right now, fiddling with dials in the laundry room and really hoping he's getting the setting right. ]

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[luthored]

That is a pretty elaborate way of putting it... And kind of sad, honestly.

[webbing]

Hi, I'm Peter Parker, welcome to my life.

[likethetragedy]

You don't normally do it? [Says the lady who only started doing her own in the past couple of years.]

[luthored]

The lazy kind?

[ A soft snort, but it's good-natured. In light of the crazies in the world, it's hard to judge someone harshly just for not wanting to do laundry... ]

Well, Peter Parker; I'm Lana Luthor, and I think my life has different priorities from yours. Yet I find myself empathizing.

[webbing]

Well when we had a ghost service willing to take care of it the option to toss it out on the ground was tempting. Way too tempting.

[webbing]

Only when it comes to laundry. And look at that, a fellow alliterater. Always good to know I'm not alone with that. Should I ask what priorities, or do I keep my mouth shut?

[luthored]

When it comes to a girl's laundry? Probably better to keep your mouth shut.

[webbing]

I'm already zipping my mouth. You can't see it, but I did the zipping motion and everything.

[luthored]

Impressive, um, dedication.

[webbing]

Thanks. I like to go all out with my exaggerated body language.

[luthored]

Would that make you a good or tacky dancer?

[webbing]

Personally? I like to think the former.

[luthored]

Do you have any references that would agree?

[webbing]

Currently or in other worlds?

[luthored]

References don't really count if they can't be contacted.

[webbing]

They could possibly be contacted one day though.

[luthored]

Sounds dubious. I think you might be a bad dancer and you just can't admit it.

[webbing]

This is slander. My good name and dance skills are being slandered.

[luthored]

It's only slander if I spread it. Don't worry, I can keep it to myself. There are worse things.

[ Like dirty laundry. ]

[webbing]

[ That is pretty bad. ]

What if I based my entire life around my dancing abilities? Not being able to dance would crush a lot of dreams.

[luthored]

...Are you actually a dancer? [ Because you really never can tell. ]

[webbing]

Not even in my wildest dreams. I work fastfood. Well I did. I've been unemployed since I got here.

[luthored]

Most people seem pretty happy about that perk. You can't really miss fast food, can you?

[webbing]

Considering I was just doing the job for some spending money? Not even a little bit.

[luthored]

Any work you do like?