[Thank God he's quick enough to keep up with her, even as she moves away; the Scarab's still yammering at him about how she shouldn't be there and it's seriously impeding his ability to catch up proper.]
Bug or no bug, you've got some serious explaining to do, 'cause my bug's telling me you're bad news.
[a beat.]
...And I'm not even from New York, I'm from Texas!
Me, bad news? Only for the bad guys. And you're a bit far north.
[She lands with a neat forward somersault on a nearby roofop; whoever this guy is, her spider-sense really doesn't like him. As far as danger goes, he's really ranking up there Or something on him- it seems more pinpointed somewhere along his... spine? Okay! ]
Why don't we talk about this like rational people with superpowers, and if anyone asks later we tell them we did the traditional fight because of mutual misunderstanding. You don't lose street cred, I don't get turned into spider pizza; everyone wins.
[If she can skip that part, it'd be great. If not, she's still ready to fight if she really has to.]
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Bug or no bug, you've got some serious explaining to do, 'cause my bug's telling me you're bad news.
[a beat.]
...And I'm not even from New York, I'm from Texas!
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[She lands with a neat forward somersault on a nearby roofop; whoever this guy is, her spider-sense really doesn't like him. As far as danger goes, he's really ranking up there Or something on him- it seems more pinpointed somewhere along his... spine? Okay! ]
Why don't we talk about this like rational people with superpowers, and if anyone asks later we tell them we did the traditional fight because of mutual misunderstanding. You don't lose street cred, I don't get turned into spider pizza; everyone wins.
[If she can skip that part, it'd be great. If not, she's still ready to fight if she really has to.]