Laser Tag
Noir loved his Spider friends. He had tried so hard to not get attached, but when you spend multiple days with people who understand you because they've gone through similar situations, it's hard to not become drawn to them.
Now that each member of the Spider Gang had interdimensional wristbands- which allowed them to hop between universes without dealing with dimensional decay and glitching-, they tried to meet up as often as possible.
Today, the group decided to try out laser tag. Noir had absolutely no idea what it was, but he had agreed anyway, since everyone else seemed up for the idea. They had decided on meeting up in Peni's universe for the event, and no one was to wear their costumes. So, when the Meetup time rolled around, Noir opened a portal to Peni's universe and stepped through. He felt exposed without his mask. At least he still had his trench coat.
As soon as Peni's eyes connected with Noir's, she sprinted over and threw herself against the taller man, embracing him in a tight hug. Noir let out a chuckle and returned the hug.
"It's so good to see you, Noir!" Peni grinned up at him with bright eyes.
"It's good to see you too, Peni," He hummed back.
The girl took to sitting on his shoulders as they waited for the others to arrive. Miles was the next to arrive, then Porker, Gwen, and finally, Peter B.
After a few hugs and hellos, the group made their way to the laser tag place. Once there, they had to each pick a nickname and choose teams of twos. Noir was still trying to understand the nickname thing when Peni announced that teams were to be chosen by drawing a name out of a hat. The girl write down everyone's names on small slips of paper and placed them into a random top hat that was provided by Porker.
"Alright! The first team is gonna be Ham and Miles!" Peni announced.
The two now-teammates gave each other a high-five.
"Next, we've got Peter B. and Gwen!" This result seemed to excite Peni, though Noir wasn't sure why. Which means that the last team is me and Noir!" Ah. That explained it.
Peni skipped over to her partner and grinned up with him. "We are totally gonna win!"
Noir gave her a half smile. He wasn't so sure about that. "Peni, what is laser tag?"
Peni frowned for a moment, tilting her head. "You've never heard of it?" At the shake of Noir's head, she giggled. "Thaaaat's right! It probably hasn't been invented in your universe, huh?"
"Not that I know of, at least."
While she explained the rules and general ideas of the game, the group started to gear up. By the time Peni finished explaining, they game arena doors were about to open up.
"Have a laser-tastic time, soldiers!" Said a voice coming from a speaker.
And with that, they were off. Noir shifted the weight of his laser gun as Peni held onto the tail of his trench coat as they rushed into the dark arena. Being Spider-Men, everyone currently playing were very good at navigating in the dark. But, the sound of near by footsteps alerted Noir to an incoming enemy. He froze for a moment before swinging around and firing his gun. A frustrated groan left Miles as his vest lit up green.
"Nice one, Noir," Peni cheered.
The game went on for about 20 minutes before the first round was up, and they were all sent out to the lobby to switch teams and check the score board. Noir was very surprised to find his name at the top of the score board.
"Aww, no fair! Noir uses guns all the time," Porker huffed, crossing his arms.
Gwen Pat the black and white man on the shoulder with a smile. "Not bad for your first time!"
Peter B. chuckled at that. "Not bad? He did waaay better than you!"
Gwen rolled her eyes, but there was still a smile on her face.
Noir decided that he very much liked this game. He was good at it, even if he still had a hard time understanding it. Peni and Miles seemed proud. It gave him a warm feeling that he decided he enjoyed.