The Smith Household; Earth, Dimension FH-001, Sunday Afternoon [06/15].

[somethingwithturquoise]

Even though there walls a whole Dimensionality factor involved, Summer would have actually have felt a little bad about spending Father's Day Weekend around Seattle and then not at least stop in to see her dad and grandpa (and, he'll, Morty, too, joining the line of terrible fathes in this household). She definitely wasn't dropping in until later in the afternoon, when the ringing from the concert started to finally drain from her skull, and she was spending most of her time on the couch and on her phone.

But, like, it was important, what she was typing out, in a mass text to whoever the multiverse wanted to deliver it to:

hey everyone!
Just do you know, I'm throwing a big
BIRTHDAY BEACH PARTY SUMMER SUMMER BASH!
On Friday (the 20th)

Drinks, food, music, maybe games, idk, but whatever, just show up and have fun!
Because it's almost summer and it's also mg birthday!

There. Now to text a few other people spd finally about stuff and continuing ignoring her family in real time so that she could at least say she was present, what more did they want?

[[ open for calls, texts, rando visits, whatever!]]

Comments

[stykera]

That made Stark pause as well.

maybe no pants on the beach. But...another time?

Was that presumptuous? Maybe. But also they were clearly still feeling out this new (old?) dynamic.

wait. Not leather pants on the beach not no pants at all that's not what I meant

[somethingwithturquoise]

You know, Summer hadn't even been thinking that until Stark said it.

idk gladio with no shirt, u with no pants, makes perfect sense. Like, balance or whatever

[stykera]

not in public summer!

He'd die of embarrassment and have to cross himself over.

But, you know, he was happy to wear and then not wear leather pants inside a home. Not that he was going to say that right now but he was thinking it.

[somethingwithturquoise]

ok ok ok fine but like I won't be wearing pants

It was true! Cute swimsuits only! Well, she might find cool sort of loungy pool-side pants look, actually...

probably

[stykera]

Could Summer hear Stark's little whimper all the way in Seattle?

is your birthday you can wear what you like of course and you look better without pants than ido

What was that the narrative had said earlier about texts being safer?

[somethingwithturquoise]

He was the one who brought up clothing and telling her to just tell him when he could come, he had no one to blame but himself.

it's true I do look pretty good without pants

Silver lining? At least these messages were coming from far off (suburban) Seattle and not, you know, right downstairs from him right now.

guess we'll just have to wait and see what MY stylist comes up with

[stykera]

If the texts were coming from downstairs she definitely would have heard a pained noise from upstairs.

Stark had suggestions for the stylist in question but not really. He'd love to see a certain swimsuit again but that seemed too far.

she never disappoints you'll look good no matter what

Still dangerous territory, maybe, but this was one of the most normal conversations they'd had in ages.

[somethingwithturquoise]

What did it say, that one of the most 'normal' conversations revolved around them not wearing pants, then?

And Summer knew this was where she always got herself in trouble, this feeding of her ego and the ease of leaning into it. After all, she would be coming back later that evening...

But maybe it wasn't the worst idea to not feed that particular beast.

thanks James. I'm sure you'll look great too

[stykera]

It probably said it was easier to have normal conversations when Stark wasn't tying himself into knots trying to make sure he didn't say something wrong.

i promise not to look better than you

He meant all of it. That was the problem. Or part of it, at least.