(this is a long one I just didn't know when to stop)
The elevator dung and the doors opened to reveal a HUGE cafeteria. Their classmates stood there while Ned Mj Peter and Elliot were already out and just waiting for Craig to dismiss them.
The cafeteria was huge with food shops that were both generic and chain, and a bunch of tables.
Craig looked at his watch and started. "Ok guys we will be here for a while. It takes a bit to get your food so that will be most of the wait time. You guys are free to roam around on this floor only." He paused and made sure everyone took that in.
"All right you guys are dismissed I will be on the right wing, Mr Herrington in the middle and Mrs Bernard in the left. You guys have any issues you go to them, security is available if there are any emergencies." Craig said while everyone was still in ear shot.
The friend group already knew where they were going to sit, so they headed there. The perfect chairs no one took cause there was a mystery stain under the table. It was under the air-conditioning so it was fresh. It was in a spot making the bathrooms close. And their favorite Boba shop was near the table too.
The stain does stick to your shoes or smell bad. After sitting in a middle school cafeteria it prepares you for anything.
The table was a circle and everyone already knew where they wanted to sit. Peter at "12 o'clock", Mj to Peter's left, then Penny, then Elliot, which left Ned sitting to Peter's right. Not that it mattered since the tables were round and all but that was just the arrangement they all silently agreed was the best.
"Ok so how are we gonna do this? Do we leave our bags to keep at the table and we skip off for our food?" Penny asked.
"Oh no, mj if you will" Ned said as if they were gonna announce the coming of a prince.
Mj pulled out 2 small notebooks that looked like the ones detectives always have in those old movies. 1 labeled drinks and the other labeled food.
"Since Elliot and I are technically employees we get discounts in food and gift shops." Peter said as if it was the best thing about being TONY STARK'S intern.
"Yup so usually Ned and Mj hold the table for us while I go for the food and Peter goes for the drinks." Elliot said, opening up the note books.
"You don't have to worry about all picking at the same place. We're ok with walking around." Peter reassured Penny. And Elliot nodded.
"We do recommend you stay away from ordering from restaurant chains. When chains start getting famous they start to lower the quality and up the charges." Elliot said while opening the notebook and pointing.
"Look if you want to get burgers stay away from McDonald's and go to Bites from Ohio. They cost the same but since bites from Ohio ain't famous yet it's doing its best to have the quality high." Elliot explained.
"Yup you can get drinks from the place you're ordering but I highly recommend the Boba from bobos. Their Boba pearls are gifts from god compared to Boba time, and theirs are good already." Peter said while pointing at the small shop.
Penelope right away noticed that the line at McDonald's was way longer than the one at Bites from Ohio. She wondered if the cook was actually from Ohio or not. Na Ohio doesn't even exist she thought to herself.
"Why don't we get ordering? I'm starving." Peter wined
"You're always hungry" Elliot joked as she flicked a rolled up straw paper at Peter.
"Oh I know what I want" Ned started to order
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Elliot met up with Peter when they both had the food and drinks. Everyone ordered from Bobos so that made Peter's job easy.
On the other hand Mj wanted pizza, Ned and Peter wanted burgers, and Elliot and Penny got tacos.
It didn't take too long most of the other people were directed to the chain restaurants anyways.
They headed to the table when they heard 2 extra voices coming from their table. That probably wasn't a good thing so they started to rush to the table.
After they pushed through the last couple groups of people the table was in view.
It was Sam and Bucky who knew what they were doing. That question was quickly answered.
"Yea so little shits pulled an all nighter trying to fix the stupid suit." Sam said in a bit of annoyance
"Yup, they didn't even make it to their overnight beds. They were hunched over the work tables, knocked out." Bucky chucked at remembering the scene.
"2 defenseless kids who have been giving us hell couple days prior you know we had to-" Sam was interrupted a hand covering his mouth
He looked over to see it was Peter. "Oh-kay i think that's enough of that" Peter said completely red. She didn't blame him, that story didn't end well for us.
"Sam, Bucky, what are you doing here?" Elliot asked in a cracky voice, so she quickly cleared her throat. The others laughed a bit at that.
"Oh you know, Sam and I came by to say hello to our 2 favorite little shits." Bucky said with a smile.
"Can you stop calling us little shits please." Peter asked, a bit flustered.
"Sure ok peti-pie, we'll stop." Sam said, coming over to ruffle up his hair. Only for his hand to get swatted away by a very embarrassed Peter.
"Anyways when we saw you guys went for the food, Buck and I started to tell stories around the campfire" Sam said with a mischievous grin.
"Oh yea, then why don't we share some" Peter said in a challenging tone.
"Yea like the time we successfully recorded Sam flying into a glass window like a pigeon." Elliot said amused.
"Or the time we caught Bucky singing in the shower." Peter said, adding his own topping.
"Or the fome incident Peter caused?" Sam said without backing down
"We also have that long 10 minute audio of Elliot talking in her sleep, that's like a 5 in 1 since she talked about alot of private stuff." Bucky raised his eyebrows at her, looked over at Penny and looked back.
She knew right away what that meant. She must have said something confessing her crush on Penny. Great now Bucky, probably Sam too, knows about her little crush.
She looked at Peter to maybe decide on what to do. They turn around to sign some agreement.
Since Elliot and Peter found out about each other's identities they started to learn some basic ASL. It was helpful on spy missions, if they ever encountered someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, they used it in class to give each other answers, etc.
Sam and Bucky tried to see what they were signing but failed.
Finally they agreed, "Ok we both obviously have dirt on each other so why don't we come to a peaceful agreement. We don't reveal anything about you guys, you guys don't reveal anything about us." Elliot said in determination
"Oh Elliot, sweet winter child." Bucky started. And they looked confused.
"The difference between us right here right now is that me and Bucky already know the embarrassing stories you guys can share. Your friends don't know the stories we can share about you guys." Sam said with the tone of a God. Jesus' God complexes were annoying.
"You guys have a hell of a lot more to lose. So you guys have to up the deal more." Bucky said with a poker face.
"What do you guys want from us?" Peter asked in defeat.
"Our cleaning duties for a month." Sam said and Bucky nodded.
"A WHOLE MONTH?!" Elliot exclaimed while Peter looked shocked.
"Yup if you don't like it we can humiliate you in repayment." Bucky said as he fidgeted with the voice recorder.
She looked over to Penny then back to Bucky red faced. "Buck… come on this is low even for you!" Elliot cried.
"Why don't we negotiate?" Peter asked kinda desperately.
"Oh what do you mean?" Sam asked in actual interest.
Peter looked at Elliot not actually knowing what to negotiate with.
Elliot sighed " 2 weeks cleaning duties and you get our snack the second 2 weeks you get our snacks." Elliot hoped they agreed while Peter looked a bit sad to lose his snacks.
Bucky and Sam looked at each other making eye movements to secretly communicate. "Not good enough," Bucky said, obviously taking advantage of them.
They looked troubled and Sam high five Bucky.
"FINE" Peter finally excepted. "2 weeks cleaning duty, 2 weeks snacks, and we play butler on your stupid movie nights a total of 3 times."
Bucky and Sam looked shocked. They right away went to talking. A couple seconds later, Sam stepped forward. "Let's shake on it." He said as they put forward their hands.
Peter and Elliot sighed in defeat and shook their hands. Sam looked ecstatic, "have a good lunch you 2" he said in a happy-go-lucky tone.
As they walked away Bucky clapped Elliot on the shoulder and whispered, "tell me how the rest of the trip goes lover girl"
Elliot pushed him away and looked at the floor, embarrassed, all while Bucky walked away laughing.
They just shuffled into their seats and passed around the food and drinks.
"So, what was the fome incident?" Ned asked, not really expecting an answer.
"Now not Ned." Peter said in a grieving tone.
"I think we would have been fine with 1 day of playing butler" Elliot said poking at her food.
"Oh word, well if you don't like it I can always tell Bucky you don't want to follow through, and get the voice recorder from him" Peter said in a I-did-my-best tone.
"Ok, ok, fine" she said as she finally taking a bute of her food. "I just wish this field trip would come to an end."
"Yeah, and we haven't even gotten to the work shops yet. Tony and Bruce, Steve and Bucky, Nat and Clint, Wanda and Vision, and Sam and Rhodey. All duos that will destroy us." Peter said not looking up.
"Oh though that we would have work shops with each avenger one on one, but that makes sense." Penny said with a blush.
"Oh no that would take way to long, we would have needed to take an extra day." Ned said.
"Why, who did you want to have a one on one with?" Mj asked with a brow raised.
"I honestly kinda wanted to have a work shop with static, I just think they're the coolest amongst the other hero." Penelope answered sheepishly.
Elliot paused mid bite and just processed that bit of information. Peter, Ned, and Mj could practically hear the diel up sound effects coming from Elliot.
After a couple seconds she cleared her throat. "I have to use the bath room I'll be back." Elliot said slowly turning redder and redder.
"Ok if you arnt feeling well tell us ok?" Penny said while taking a bite of her taco.
"Mhm, alright, I'll be back," Elliot said pivoting on her foot and turning to the bathroom.
Ned, Peter, and Mj just shared an amused look. Mj tried to remember elliots face as much as she could to sketch it later.