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[spiderkid]

[ The first thing Miles does upon arrival is sigh in relief that the shooting stopped. The second thing he does is realize that he's not in the middle of a fight anymore, and wherever he is, he's in his suit without his change of clothes. The third thing he does is notice the device on the ground next to him. ]



I found this phone. Dont no whos it is, but if whoever you are sees this and wants it back Im chillin by the fountain. Just look for your friendly neighborhood Spiderman!

[ There are probably better, smarter ways to get answers, but this'll do, Miles figures. ]

Comments

[synanthrope]

Which part is the spider?

[spiderkid]

Um, no part? Just the stuff I can do, I guess. Like climb up walls or the ceiling. And swing from webs.

[synanthrope]

Where do the webs come from?

[spiderkid]

That's, uh. That's classified.

I don't, like, poop them out if that's what you're thinking.

[synanthrope]

You mean you don't have your own spinnerets.

[spiderkid]

Lady, I don't know what a spinneret is.

[synanthrope]

If you're going to be Spiderman, you may want to take the time to learn the basics of spider biology.

[spiderkid]

Well, okay, to be honest, I haven't exactly been doing this for very long.

Are you like a science teacher or something?

[synanthrope]

I'm a mechanical engineer.

I have a vested interest in spiders.

[spiderkid]

So, like, you build stuff? And you like spiders on the side.

[synanthrope]

Yes.

[spiderkid]

That's cool. Hey, maybe you could teach me about spiders?

[synanthrope]

I could.

[spiderkid]

Great! Um.. What's your name?

[synanthrope]

Saya Wallace.

[spiderkid]

Nice to meet you, Mrs. Wallace. I'm... well, I already said who I am.

[synanthrope]

Which spider breed?

[spiderkid]

Oh, um, I dunno. A big one? [ He didn't get a good look at the spider that bit him, only that it had a number on it. ]

[synanthrope]

Not very informative.

[spiderkid]

Um, how private are these phone things? This is getting kind of personal.

Private; unhackable

[synanthrope]

Now it's private.

Private; unhackable

[spiderkid]

Ok, um. So I got bitten by this spider and then all this stuff happened to me. Like the walking on the ceiling stuff. I think it was some science experiment, 'cause it had a number painted on the back of it. It ran away after it bit me, so I didn't get a good look at what kind it was. Not that I would have known what kind of spider it was by looking anyway, unless it was a tarantula or a black widow, which it wasn't.

Not really helpful, but that's the story.

Private; unhackable

[synanthrope]

I see.

Do you know Peter Parker?

Private; unhackable

[spiderkid]

Yeah! I met him. Well, a different universe him. The him where I'm from died, but he was Spider-Man before I was.

Private; unhackable

[synanthrope]

Well, I met him too.