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You and Peter walk out of the room.

You turn to him, "Peter you got your—"

"Oh, Hey Liz!" Peter says quickly.

"Perfect timing. We're gonna go swimming." She smiles at him, not seeming to notice you. "Oh, _____'s with you. Where are you two going anyway?'

"I was— we were gonna go study in the business center."

"You don't need to. You guys are like the smartest people I've ever met. And besides... a rebellious group activity the day before competition is good for morale. Well, I read that in a TED Talk, so— I heard it in a TED Talk. And I read a coaching book. You really--"

"Oh...so this is really important to you..." he frowns slightly.

"Yeah. It's our future. I'm not gonna screw it up. Besides, we raided the minibar and these candy bars were, like, $11. So get your trunks and ____ get your bikini on and come on."

I don't even wear a bikini, you grimace.

"I'm coming." Peter says

"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming too, just give us a second." You smile.

"Well, we'll see you in a second then." Liz waves, and then walks off with the rest of the group.

You and Peter turn to each other in unison, "Let's go."

You both nod, and then walk out the building.

_

"Good evening Peter,____." Peter's AI says

"Hello?" Peter says

"Congratulations on completing the Training Wheels Protocol and gaining access to your suit's full capabilities." the female voice says.

"Thank you."

"Yeah Peter, congrats on all the hard work." You say sarcastically.

Peter gives you a look.

"Where would you like to take me tonight?" the voice asks.

"I put a tracker on someone. He's a bad guy." Peter says.

"Tracker located. Plotting course to intercept target."

"Peter, I'm still not sure about this...what if we get caught?" You ask.

"As long as we make it back in time for decathlon, it's fine." He reassures you placing his hand on yours and squeezing it in reassurance, he clears his throat as if just realizing what he did, "O-Oh sorry."

You heart skipped, and you looked at your hand with a soft expression, what was this new feeling?

"...It's...no problem." You blush.

_

"One hundred meters from destination and closing. Jump now. Detecting three individuals."

"Why is their secret lair in a gas station? That's so lame."

"It appears the prices of secret lairs are going up these days Peter." You joke.

Peter laughs at your mediocre joke, which makes you happy.

"Hey, suit lady, what are they doing?"

"You call your AI 'suit lady'?" you chuckle.

"To be fair— my first suit wasn't even waterproof. Let alone complete autonomous." Peter shrugs sheepishly.

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