[the kingpin -- silvermane, the man who'd killed his father. he may be a stoic ninja child, but he's still a child and the shock (and disgust) is immediately obvious. he'd expect to be doing something for the Hand, and it makes sense they'd send him home one day....he'd stick out a lot less there than in Japan, but....
the kingpin?
he quickly tries to hide it, though, tries to school his emotions back into not giving anything away]
[ Well, that's unexpected. Gwen kind of thought Matt would be down with crime since he'd been raised by assassins but she evidently miscalculated here. Maybe this is before the brainwashing really set in. Now she feels kinda bad. ]
Why would I lie to you? I just told you that you grow up to be a huge thorn in my dad's side. Plus I fight crime. You and I aren't exactly friends... we're more like. On a reluctant team-up basis. If I was gonna lie to you, I'd tell you you were my weird uncle or something.
[maybe. he doesn't want to believe her, but also: it feels like that kind of horrible thing where try as you might to convince yourself it's wrong your gut says it has to be.]
You shouldn't try and protect me. I can protect myself.
[ Too bad Gwen doesn't know about Matt's powers or she'd be way more likely to drop this responsibility thing. ]
Psh. I know that. You're a ninja. [ At least that wasn't a lie. Incredible. (Matt doesn't actually lie to you that much, Gwen??) ] But you're still a kid. I'd feel like the world's biggest jerk if I left you alone after older-you asked me to keep an eye on you.
Pretty sure older-you does more thinking than I ever wanna think about.
[ The proper word is very likely "scheming," to which Gwen responds by simply standing her ground. ]
Look, I'm not gonna tell you to eat your veggies or whatever, if that's what you're worried about. I just wanna make sure you don't get yourself hurt or anything.
[whatever nothing is actually keeping him here so he's gonna bounce bye spider woman hope you can keep up with him if youre planning on continuing this conversation.]
[ Guess what nerd!!! Spider-Woman brought her web-shooters so she's totally gonna catch up to you! She doesn't need super strength to use these, at least. ]
I'm supposed to be keeping you out of trouble, you little twerp!
[matt listens to the sound of her running behind her, and then the twip of her webshooters. he has no idea what they are, but he knows he doesn't want to get caught by them. he dodges all of them, weaving between the webs from the sound alone. it's simple - like dodging shuriken.
[ Jeez, okay, that's...... that's definitely more than what a blind kid who was trained by ninjas should be able to do. Dodging her web-shooters?? People who can see can't usually do that. ]
Heck no! I'm not letting you out of my sight, kid!
[ She follows him, reaching out to try and grab his leg. She has so many questions, but those are best saved for Murdock later. Maybe?? God, if she thinks too hard about it she won't be able to chase him out the window. ]
[the second her hand is on him he's pulled a knife out of his cane. the one he has as an adult is a little more exciting than the one he's used to, but he'd already figured out all the weapons in it well before she got here. he's got the knife up to her neck as she closes her hand around him but he doesn't try and cut her.
[ Jesus christ, no spider-sense could save her from this, apparently. It figures of course, it never works when she needs it to and only seems to scream at her when she's already neck-deep in trouble.
Man, but who'd've thought mini Murdock would pull a knife on her? ]
Yikes, okay, okay... [ She pulls her hand away and raises both of hers in surrender. This is embarrassing, being held at knifepoint by a kid... ]
Man, you weren't kidding around when you said you went to ninja school. How are you even doing this right now, aren't you blind?
[he's not an idiot - if his older self hadn't told her about his powers there was obviously some weird angle here but he really does feel like they can't be very good at working together if she doesn't even know his greatest strength
so he does the conversational equivalent of ✓ seen at and says]
[ Talking to this baby Murdock may actually be more annoying than talking to his adult self. Then again, neither of them will give her any information ever, so it's more of the usual.
She sighs. ]
Look, I'm not gonna stop you from exploring or whatever. You probably wanna go out and have a look around. [ "look" around? How is he doing any of this?? Who knows. ] I'm just gonna tail you to make sure you don't get into any trouble, okay? If you wanna blame someone, you're gonna have to blame future-you.
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the kingpin?
he quickly tries to hide it, though, tries to school his emotions back into not giving anything away]
How do I know you're telling the truth?
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Why would I lie to you? I just told you that you grow up to be a huge thorn in my dad's side. Plus I fight crime. You and I aren't exactly friends... we're more like. On a reluctant team-up basis. If I was gonna lie to you, I'd tell you you were my weird uncle or something.
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[maybe. he doesn't want to believe her, but also: it feels like that kind of horrible thing where try as you might to convince yourself it's wrong your gut says it has to be.]
You shouldn't try and protect me. I can protect myself.
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Psh. I know that. You're a ninja. [ At least that wasn't a lie. Incredible. (Matt doesn't actually lie to you that much, Gwen??) ] But you're still a kid. I'd feel like the world's biggest jerk if I left you alone after older-you asked me to keep an eye on you.
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[unless he really hates this girl or something. everyone who tries to take care of him ends up dead. his mom. his dad. stick.]
Just go away!
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Pretty sure older-you does more thinking than I ever wanna think about.
[ The proper word is very likely "scheming," to which Gwen responds by simply standing her ground. ]
Look, I'm not gonna tell you to eat your veggies or whatever, if that's what you're worried about. I just wanna make sure you don't get yourself hurt or anything.
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[whatever nothing is actually keeping him here so he's gonna bounce bye spider woman hope you can keep up with him if youre planning on continuing this conversation.]
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I'm supposed to be keeping you out of trouble, you little twerp!
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(file under: skills a child should not have.)]
Stop following me!
[is he gonna climb out a window? yeah, totally.]
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Heck no! I'm not letting you out of my sight, kid!
[ She follows him, reaching out to try and grab his leg. She has so many questions, but those are best saved for Murdock later. Maybe?? God, if she thinks too hard about it she won't be able to chase him out the window. ]
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yet.]
Let go.
[he's not kidding he really will stab her]
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Man, but who'd've thought mini Murdock would pull a knife on her? ]
Yikes, okay, okay... [ She pulls her hand away and raises both of hers in surrender. This is embarrassing, being held at knifepoint by a kid... ]
Man, you weren't kidding around when you said you went to ninja school. How are you even doing this right now, aren't you blind?
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after she lets go, he stands, backing away from her a few paces to regain his personal space. at least he's got the upperhand here.]
I thought you said you know me.
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I said we worked together. It's not like we're friends.
[ Gwen crosses her arms. They are definitely not friends. ]
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so he does the conversational equivalent of ✓ seen at and says]
Okay.
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She sighs. ]
Look, I'm not gonna stop you from exploring or whatever. You probably wanna go out and have a look around. [ "look" around? How is he doing any of this?? Who knows. ] I'm just gonna tail you to make sure you don't get into any trouble, okay? If you wanna blame someone, you're gonna have to blame future-you.
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[ok he's going back out the window again dont try and stop him]
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[ Fine!! She will follow him like an annoying, very un-stealth ninja. (Who are we kidding, he can probably loser her quite easily......) ]
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