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Started October 31, 2023 by @the-void-phantasmic group

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(Damn 😔)

Phantom stayed silent for a moment. She was also listening to the clicks, mostly because she liked the way they sounded. It relaxed her. She looked up at Nova again and bit the inside of her cheek. “I don’t know, I guess… it feels like you’re annoyed. Which is probably stupid.” She glanced at the symbiote and nodded.

Gwen rolled her eyes him. “Come on, that was funny.” She frowned. “I know, I know. ‘The fate of the multiverse’ and stuff. But why can’t it be both?” She raised her eyebrows for a moment, then shrugged. “Not really. I just felt like plaguing you with my presence for a bit.”

Thea was in the lab, working on creating a sort of escape-pod sort of thing. About 3 different times now, Kreo had, out loud, mentioned his spidey-sense going off, then immediately got bodied by the enemy. He had a tendency to just ignore it, or his reaction time was just a little slow. So she was working on an attachment that would function as an automatic web shooter that would zip the spider-person away from the danger detected by the spider-sense.
Currently the trouble was figuring out how to get the device to be able to sync up with the spider-sense. She had been working on it for about 6 hours now. (She has not had lunch, and had declined Kreo's offer to grab a Spider-Burger.)

Kreo chuckles at the pair's banter. "It really shows. Its a really good drawing! I definitely can't draw landscapes like that half as well."

(thank you :)))

Nova made eye contact with Phantom with a smile. “Oh, not at all. None of your observations are stupid,” she said, glancing back at the exit of the room.

“I’ll be leaving now, then. Wouldn’t want to keep you uncomfortable.” Nova turned, and started walking to go back outside. She glanced back at Phantom and waved. “Tell your friend hello for me~“

The symbiote looked at Nova for a second, and then it waved a small black tendril at Phantom. It then slithered away, disappearing once again.

“Why can’t it be just as it is?” Miguel raised an unamused eyebrow at Gwen. “You’ve succeeded in that.”

(Frem :))
(Just a lil guy)

Phantom stared at Nova for a long moment, then waved awkwardly just as the symbiote disappeared. “Bye…” She looked around, then went back to clicking the buttons on her fidget cube.

Gwen sighed dramatically. “You’re no fun. I’ll just leave you to your totally not ominous staring.” She turned and started walking away. “Bye, Glowstick!” Without another word, she zipped out of the room.

Jasper looked down, her smile growing wider. “Thanks. I can teach you sometime, if you want,” she offered.

Miles pulled out his phone, narrowing his eyes slightly. “I gotta go. Mamá wants me to help her cook today.” He waved at Jasper and Kreo, smiling. “See ya!” He jumped down from the ceiling, landing on one of the bridges and running off. (Into the unknooooown-)

Kreo grins. "That would be helpful actually, yeah." He waves goodbye as Miles twips away.

(Theas just going to be working in the lab until something or someone bothers/talks to her. Just so I don't need to restate what she's up to each post)

(On the first post of this page, Cinna, I gave you something to respond to with Dante. I’ll just respond now with other characters, though. Take your time.)

Miguel rolled his eyes and muttered something in under his breath. Where did that nickname even come from?

Just then, Lyla’s yellow hologram appeared hovering next to his head. “Ya know, you should get out of here yourself. You’ve been in here foooor-“

“I know how long I’ve been in here, Lyla.”

“Then you know why you should take a break!”

Nova, now outside, disappeared into the crowd of many spider-people walking along the branching bridges that made up the majority of the spider-society. Mostly not paying attention to the business around her, she settled into a slow walking pace and let her thoughts drift. Look out. Above.

Nova looked up and moved to the side just in time to avoid Miles landing from the ceiling and running down the bridge she was on. “Hey, watch it!” She called out as he dashed past her.

Jasper makes an odd squeaking noise, and she seems excited to be getting along with Kreo so well. “Cool!” She stuffs her sketchbook back in her bag, then looks around. “Hmm… what else do you like to do?”

Miles stumbled slightly and looked over his shoulder at Nova.

“Ah- sorry! Didn’t see you there!” He called over his shoulder awkwardly. He sprinted to the room on the opposite end of the bridge, then skidded to a stop and stepped to the side, out of the way.

He narrowed his eyes slightly. He did not get good vibes from that girl he almost ran into. In fact, he got very not-good vibes. He stepped back out onto the bridge. Mamá can wait a few minutes.

Nova rolled her eyes and started walking again, assuming that was the end of it. He’s watching. “I don’t care,” she said out loud, which got her a few weird looks. Come on. It’ll be fun. Nova stopped in her tracks and turned around to face Miles again. “Staring is rude, you know,” she called out to him.

Kreo puts away his own journal, and scans the bridges above/below them. "Well, I mostly just draw or bother my friends in my free time. There isn't that much to do around the spider-society, and when I'm back home, I'm either busy with school, or patrolling the city. So drawing is really the only consistent thing I find myself doing for fun I'd say."

Jasper nodded. “I get that.” She grinned. “I have this game I made up where I try to sneak up on Miguel and give him head pats- he hates it. But it’s really funny.” She tilted her head. “Might lose my hand at some point, though. Oh, well, who really needs them?” She said, laughing at herself.

Miles froze. “Uhh… I wasn’t staring at you. I was…” he looked past Nova at something that might have caught his interest. Nothing. “Admiring that wall? It’s a really nice wall. Very sturdy.” He shrugged, almost as if to ask if that was a good enough cover.

He’s funny. “Yeah, sure. Real nice architecture.” Nova raised an eyebrow. “Maybe you should get back to rushing wherever you were going in the first place.” Since you were panicking so much about it earlier.

Miles blinked, then snapped his fingers and grinned awkwardly. “Yeah. Good idea.” He stayed there for a moment more, then turned and walked away as casually as he could. He stepped out of the way, opened a portal to his universe, and the last thing heard from him was a frantic “Sorry, Mamá!” before he jumped through and the portal closed behind him.

Nova crossed her arms and watched Miles leave. She couldn’t tell if he was just a nuisance or a future threat. Likely just a nuisance. The chances are she wouldn’t have to see him again for a while, if ever.

Once Miles had left, Nova looked around. Not much to do around here as always, she thought. She sighed and leaned against a nearby column support. She started looking around, essentially just people-watching.

(I’ll think of something for Dante to do eventually-)

Kreo chuckles. "Sounds like a most excellent way to lose a limb." Kreo taps his feet a few times then stands. "I'm feeling a little antsy, wanna swing and talk? Or just swing?"

(I love these two already)

Jasper nodded. “Yep. It’s a genius method, really.” She tilted her head, then stood up after Kreo. “Sure, why not?” She closed her bag and slid one strap over her shoulder, letting the other hang loose. “I’m fine with either. I talk a lot, though, so sorry in advance.”

"Excellent! No apologies required!" As soon as Jasper agrees, Kreo lets himself unstick from the ceiling, and dives straight down for a moment, before thwipping a web to the side of a bridge, swinging under, then releasing to let himself launch straight up into the air.

Jasper quickly pushed herself off of the bridge and followed Kreo, webbing to a bridge past where Kreo was and zipping past him as he launched into the air. “You’ve gotta be faster than that!” She teased, though she wasn’t that far ahead.

(Sorry if my responses are a lil weird, I’m still waking up and I haven’t had my foob yet)