September Test Drive

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Prompts

1. Venture City in Peril! Dr. Devious’s army of Deviobots are ransacking the city! No, wait, Baron Von Tyrannosaur is back with another dinosaur army! No, wait, it's... really, ther's a lot of different ways a city can be imperiled. However, no matter the threat, it’s up to you, the Omegafriends, to save the day - but you’ll need to work together to repel the forces of evil.

2. A Hero is Born! What started as an ordinary day was thrown into chaos as your newfound superpowers began to suddenly awaken! What perilous problems and zany antics will this bring about? Stay tuned to find out!

3. The Adventure Mundane! It's not all over-the-top heroics here - sometimes, ordinary day-to-day life can be just as much trouble! On the trail of a story for the Daily Venture? Frantic last-minute studying for tomorrow's math test? Harassing people to sign petitions on street corners? Hitting the arcade to destroy simulated villains instead of real ones? The sky's the limit!

4. Welcome to the Omegabase! The super-secret underground Omegabase has it all - training centers, VR simulators, free snack machines, but most important is a whole lot of Supers! Take a minute to kick back and get to know your fellow heroes.

5. The Mighty Showdown! In the life of a Super, good and evil are always clashing in battle. Today, you’ve come face to face with one of the many supervillains threatening the future of Venture City! Who will rise and who will fall? Next issue: The shocking answer!

6. Time Warp! Chasing after Lady Blue's latest heist has left you temporarily stranded, along with your fellow heroes, in another era. Where and when have you gone, and how will you cope with the bizarre situation?

7. Wild Card! Got an idea for a thread or prompt that isn’t one of those? Make up your own! We won’t stop you.

Comments

Arachne | Mythology/Smite

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

1. While whatever super-villain is attacking town hall, a few blocks away in a bank that evacuated for saftey reason, the power has been cut, and an infestation has broken out. A spider infestation. Thousands of them. They are crawling all over the place, in the registers, in the vents, and in the safe itself. Whats oddest about this is that the Spiders are rolling the bills up and walking out with them in their mandibles.

Up on the ceiling in the shadows a large spider like body is barely visable, watching quietly as the spiders make their way through every part of the bank.

7. It is a dark, late night. The moon and stars are hidden behind clouds, and most everyone is asleep. Even if they were awake, they wouldn't be out, due the the rumors spreading in the area. Pets vanishing, items vanishing from windowsills and doorstops, wallets disappearing out of peoples pockets when no one is around, People seeing a large shape darting between the shadows. Maybe it's their imagination, or maybe there is something going on.

Whether out on patrol, going home late, or whatever reason, you find yourself outside, alone, and having the odd feeling that something is watching you...

7

[uneautre]

"I...I don't have a good feeling about this..."

Sheesh, what are you nagging about this time...

"I think I'm a bit lost..."

Elise really had gotten lost. Sure, she had heard of the weird rumors, but her main issue really was that factoid. There'd be trouble! She didn't want to get in any trouble!

Oh no...

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

[Up above, a shadow figure clings to a wall, and smiles.]

Hehehehehehe~

[A very soft laugh escapes her lips, and she scuttles along the wall watching Elise's every move. Down on the ground, spiders start to appear from the cracks in the walls and ground, but keep just out of sight.]

[uneautre]

U-uhm, I really don't feel good here...

[She actually said this out lout as she looked around. Wait, had something moved there?!]

I'll better head home before something happens!

[She quickened her pace!]

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

[The figure on the wall smiles then leaps from one wall to another, blocking the path behind her with a web wall in the process. The spiders on the ground start to increase as well]

[uneautre]

[Elise did hear the skittering, and whirled around, spotting the spiders. She gasped.]

W-w-w-w-hat is that?

[She then noticed the web.]

W-wha!?

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

[From behind Elise descends Arachne, hanging by her web, and just smiles as she reaches eye level.]

Well well. What do we have here my babies? Seems like a fly has stumbled into our nest.

[uneautre]

W-w-what?

[Elise became increasingly aware that she was surrounded by spider. So many of them. This was...]

I-I'm very sorry, spider-miss, b-but I'm not a fly...

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

[Arachne chuckled.]

That's ok. I actually hate eating flys. Not very tasty. I prefer something quite a bit larger~

[uneautre]

L-like what? I, uhm, don't see anything edible around...?

[Elise fidgeted some more. So many eyes looking at her...]

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

Oh i see something edible.

[Arachne reached her clawed hand out and attempted the feel Elise's face.]

Right.in.front.of.me~

[uneautre]

B-but there's only me...!

[ She took a quick step back, away from the hand]

Y-y-you're confused! It's, uhm, not like that, you got it all wrong...!

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

And what exactly am I getting wrong my dear?

7

[grandthiefzens]

Thieving. That's why they goes out at night. Not that they looked it. They just looked bizarre. Walking with a bejeweled staff that was worth more than anything they would steal, and wearing a diving bell on their head, they was otherwise dressed in relatively dark clothing that seemed to blend into the night. Though the feeling of being watched certainly got the crawl up their spine. They swung their staff out at the darkness, before pulling something out of their pack. A blindly bright candle came out, holding out into the darkness to find what was there.

"Come outss!" said their voice, like the hissing of a snake.

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

The light reveals a creature up on the wall above the man. it looked like a large spider, but had the upper torso of a woman, though with spider like features as well. The woman quickly shielded her eyes from the bright light as she hissed, and scuttled back towards some shadows

"Such light from a man dressed in darkness" She said as she stayed just at the edge of the light. "What brings you out into my territory this late at night, strange one?"

[grandthiefzens]

"I was simply browsing, though American wares often are gaudy or shoddy, often both," and now they spoke in a French accent. "The light can be a useful guide, even for one who prefers the darkness," they continued, looking over at her more. They seemed vaguely more at ease after seeing her appearance, it was far more comforting than the kind of spiders they had seen.

"Not that I could call myself quite a man," They said, brushing their clothes some to get some dust off of it.

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

Arachne watched the persons body movement as he looked her over. She was a little surprised he didn't tense up at the sight of her, but chalked it up to how strange he himself possibly looked under that diving bell.

"One of the benefits of being a creature such as I," She said with a sly smile, "we can see in the dark quite well."

"You do not seem like a normal man to myself either," She said, slowly stepping closer. "At least my babies hasn't seen anyone like you before in this city."

[grandthiefzens]

"Phhhttt," Came in response before they touched to his head. "I am new here... I have ssstolen the greatest treassuressss of Neath, so I have come to the sssurface to steal the best things." They said, clearly changing their accent in the middle of the sentence from being snake like to something more American. "You don't steal eyes, do you though?" they asked, as if that was vital importance more than anything else they were talking about. "Or know of the Correspondence?"

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

"Hmm," Arachne said, rubbing her clawed fingers on her chin, "So you come from the realm of Poseidon. So you aren't just some person with a scuba fascination."

Arachne walked down the wall and onto the ground. "I cannot say I know of the Correspondence. Should I have?"

[grandthiefzens]

They watched her for some time, not speaking at first. "Maybe before I came to Neath, I traversed Poseidon's depths. Though Neath is Hades domain, if we use Greek affections. Though considering the number of Devils I encountered, I do not think Hades would quite approve of the people in his domain," they said, spinning their scepter around his hand. Given it had nothing easily to press against, they spun it quite easily before putting it into the ground.

"A mysterious language of sorts that were written in places in the city I made home to in Neath. But Spiders in particular seem to be affected by the Correspondence, often drawing into large groups that are called Spider Councils due to exposure to it. They speak, which is uncommon for our spiders... and can command other spiders like troops. I guess similar to you, but uglier and less friendly, if my assumptions on your nature are correct," they said, though given that she didn't know the correspondence they seemed a tad more relaxed in their stance. "I actually had to admit an affection for finding out the mysteries of it. When I wasn't stealing things."

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

"I see," Arachne says as she picks up a spider near by and pets it. "You are well traveled. I have never heard that Hades' domain called that before, but perhaps in other circles it is. I tend to stick with the Greek names."

She raises an eyebrow at the talk of these other spiders. "I may be the mother of all spiders on the planet, but i don't follow what they all do. I am not surprised that some sort of magic have twisted them into those sorts of creatures. Spiders tend to react strongly to magic and dark arts."

She does smile slyly at his assumption of her nature. "Most would say the opposite just based on my looks. Still, I am not one of the friendliest creatures you will meet."

[grandthiefzens]

"Sailed the unterzee with many a zailor," they stated, their voice as if they were reading from a script trying to do an announcer voice. "Magic though, I would surmise. Dark Arts originate with Devils but they are more than a little mystified with the correspondence," they went on, their voice taking on an American tinge, west coast.

"I have seen worse. Once was chased by a floating mountain supposedly given birth to by a wandering space crab. No, wait, that's more strange than actually scary. Huh," they rubbed their head, scepter in hand as they kept the candle out. It never dripped wax, remaining as long and as bright the entire time it was out.

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

"It seems you have encountered much darker and stranger things then I have," She said with a smirk, "And I have seen many of the ancient greek myths in person."

Every time he changed his accent and tone Arachne took note, but decided not to bring it up. "So after going to all these dark, mystic places, you decide to come to this city? There must be something quick special hidden here."

[grandthiefzens]

"Hrm... for one used to Neath, where edeath is absent and Devils are far from scary, the sun and light offers far more challenge than the depths of below. Most people from down there are afraid that simple sunlight might cause them to expire. Quite sad," they said. They spun their scepter around a few times before looking over at her.

"I can also tell when someone is trying to con me out of my secrets, too."

[notsoitsybitsyspider]

"I suppose darkness fears light the most," She mused to herself before winking a few of her eyes. "And was I that obvious?"