2624/An Unexpected Party

An Unexpected Party
Date of Scene:	28 September 2017
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Exo-Girl, Ghost Spider

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Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev yawns, blinking a few times and stretching before going back to typing. This alien invasion thing was seriously getting old. Sure, getting out and punching them was fun, but how's a girl supposed to concentrate on coding when there's the noise of fighting in the distance? At least, more so than the usual for Mutant Town. Her stomach rumbles again. ...Oh yeah, Eating. That's a thing people do. She wanders over to the fridge, crouching and starting to rummage through it. She's pretty sure there's leftover lo mein in here somewhere...

Ghost Spider has posed:
    There's a battle going on out there, over in New Troy. It's all over the news - Darkseid had come and was fighting a titanic struggle with Thor and some other heroes... but there were little micro-battles too, with the Parademons flying around kidnapping people and generally causing chaos.

    In fact, one of these is happening outside of Sev's place. A female figure in form-fitting pink and black and white has been chasing one of the Apokalyptian soldiers up and down the street to an apartment building. She webs the creature in the face and it caroms into a window, crashing through and struggling to its feet.

    "Hey, ugly!" Spider Woman-girl-Gwen shouts as she appears in the newly air-conditioned home's window. "Where do you think you're goin'?"

Exo-Girl has posed:
     "Gotcha." The Lo Mein has been located, hiding behind a gallon of milk, when suddenly her window's breaking. ~Shit!~ Sev spins, diving away from the fridge and grabbing for the gauntlet sitting on the studio apartment's coffee table. Can't punch him without it, it'd break her fist, after all. The glove locks onto the frame, its own power assist coming alive, and Sev draws her arm back with a whine of acuators, ready to punch out the invader-
     ...Hang on. He's covered in weird white stuff- Right about then is when Spider-Woman calls out. Sev, -Definitely not Exo-girl, ignore the armor plates over on the worktable from where I was cleaning them- slowly looks up, eyes meeting mask. "E-erm.... Hi?"

Ghost Spider has posed:
    "Sorry." Gwen says as she spies the other girl. "Sorry, sorry, sorry." she apologizes to Sev. She punches the parademon in the face and it staggers.

    "I didn't mean to..." and she punches it again.

    "... mess up your..."

    *pow*

    "... place."

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev delivers her own uppercut, which bounces the parademon off the ceiling. It also causes something to twinge nastily in Sev's ankle, since the frame wasn't designed to be used in combat without the boots, and she just delivered all the force of that punch through her all-too-human ankles. She does her best not to wince. That's gonna be sore. "N-not your fault. Assholes w-won't stay away from here." She gives the now grounded demon one last sucker punch to the back of the head to make sure he stays down, before flopping back onto the thankfully glassless futon and pulling the armored boots out from under it, slipping her feet in. "Gotta clean up the b-broken glass..." She looks up at Spider-Woman again. "E-Exo-Girl. S-sorry about..." She gestures at her current outfit of tank top and athletic shorts. "D-didn't think I'd be seeing anyone..."

Ghost Spider has posed:
    "Let me get rid of this thing for you." Gwen says, grabbing the creature and hefting it. "Thing is heavier than it looks, and it looks like a load of bricks." She takes it to the ex-window and tosses the body into the street. "I'm afraid it might..." she starts to say as she brushes her hands together and then she dives for the the floor a moment before there's an explosion from below. "There we go." she says, popping back up.

    "Here, let me help." and she thwips out a net of webbing and starts sweeping it over the floor near the broken window. As the sticky stuff collects the glass Gwen glances back to Sev. "I'm Spider-Woman."

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev also ducks as the blastwave rattles what's left of her window frame. "They self d-destruct now?" Yep. She's in over her head. As if she wasn't already. While Gwen sets about clearing the broken glass, she quickly pulls on the rest of her armor, the pieces attatching to the frame to cover any exposed skin. She finally settles the helmet on her head, visibly relaxing a little once she's 'in uniform'. Ducking over to the kitchen nook, she snags a brown paper bag and starts dropping the larget shards of glass into it. "I've heard of you. Pretty awesome." The stutter's gone, too. "Shit... Not gonna be able to get that repaired tonight. And I'll have to find some place that sells windows... Maybe I could get a bulletproof one..."

Ghost Spider has posed:
    "Thanks." Gwen replies. "I... hey! You must be that person I read about, with the armor beating up thugs in the street. At first I thought they might have meant some kind of Stark armor or something. Cool."
        She shrugs. "You didn't have to get all dressed up for me. You were fine the way you were." she says. The webbing and the glass goes into the bag too. "Hmm." and she looks at the window, tilting her cowled head in thought. "I can't get you a window, but I can go find a big piece of plywood or something and nail it up on the outside if you want. Least I can do for messing your place up."

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev gives a one shoulder shrug. "Nowhere near as nice as Stark. The company that made this is the competition. At least I escaped before they decided they wanted it back..." The faceplate unseals and hinges up, revealing Sev's face again. "I j-just... Force of habit and all. Secret Identity. And people don't... I don't like the way they look at me usually. They like Exo-Girl, not the girl underneath." She sighs, before looking towards the window again. "Yeah... That'd probably b-be a good idea." She reaches out and starts removing the remnants of the window from the frame, dropping them into a bag with the rest of the glass. "C-cool web, by the way..."

Ghost Spider has posed:
    "Oh, thanks." she says. "A great woman made some gadgets for me." and she rubs her wrists. "I never did thank her properly." She smiles under her mask and the fabric moves but of course it's hard to see her expression under there. "You seemed fine to me. What don't they like?" she wonders. "Anyway... yeah, I can go find that for you. Maybe give me twenty minutes or so?"

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev shrugs again. "Fuck if I know. Was usually either pity or disgust. Maybe they don't like scars. Or I make them uncomfortable." Sigh. Although.... "...Twenty minutes would give me time to get dinner sorted out. Y-you like Stir Fry?" She bites her lip, eyes darting towards the fridge. Clearly somebody's still hungry.

Ghost Spider has posed:
    "I'll take care of it." Spidey says. "I screwed up your apartment. What kinda of pizza do you like?" she wonders. She waits for an answer near the window and then heads out to take care of her tasks. It in fact takes about twenty minutes and then the pink and white blank-eyed mask appears in the window again. There's a huge sheet of plywood stuck to one hand and something in a plastic bag under the other arm. The pizza? Balanced on top of her head as she crawls up the side of the building. "Lucy! I'm hooome."

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev attempts to stifle a giggle, not entirely successfully at the sudden appearance. While her visitor was gone, she finished cleaning up the glass, and dug out a bottle of generic sprite. "Wrong name, but I'll take it." She carefully snags the pizza box, placing it on the counter and letting the smell of supreme waft around the apartment. "Okay, going up a building with only two legs and a hand is /really/ impressive. I just have to parkour and hope whatever I climb holds." Two plates are acquired, as are glasses, and Exo-Girl nomfs pizza like she hasn't eaten all day. ...WHich actually might be accurate. "Soooo... You're n-not going to tell anyone where I live, right? Or what I look like under the armor? I-I mean, I can't really take it all off..."

Ghost Spider has posed:
    Gwen take a moment to do as she promised and nail the plywood to the wall outside, covering the opening. Of course, that means that she has to come in the apartment door this time, which is a novel way of entering. "Hiya, again."

    "Oh, I can stick to things, so it's not so hard 'cause of that. And I have really good balance." she explains.

    She sets her plastic bag down and reveals the contents: four tall green cans. "I brought this too. I don't know if you like it, but why not? It's perry, like hard cider but made out of pears. Kinda sweet but good with sausage." She takes her gloves off and pulls her mask up so it just covers from her nose up. Can't eat with a full face mask. She collects a drink and some pizza then finds a spot to perch. "Why would I tell? You don't seem to be doing anything wrong, and even if they're lookin for you you're just trying to live life, not be someone's property or soldier or something."

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev de-armors again while Gwen takes the long way around. When she knocks, at least three deadbolts are unlocked, Sev carefully holding the door open just wide enough before closing it again and re-locking. The apartment's pretty cozy, futon, work table, kitchen nook with a table and three chairs, and a bathroom in one corner. Mmmmm delicious pizza.
     She gives a nod of thanks to Spidey, before sitting down on the futon as well, pizza plate on the coffee table. "T-thanks. I just... It always seemed like a big deal in the comics." Her eyebrows rise a little when her visitor breaks out the alcohol. "I... I've actually never..." She looks down and to the side, blushing a bit.

Ghost Spider has posed:
    "Well, I wouldn't usually. But hey... if the invasion doesn't get stopped then we're all gonna die anyway, right? So, may as well have a little fun while we can?" she says, then cracks into her drink. "Don't feel like you have to, though." She has a bite of pizza. "Cute little place." Gwen says, looking around. "Just you? If it is it looks like just enough space."

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev bites her lip a bit harder, before snagging a can and taking a sip. "Y-yeah, Just me. The guy who helped me escape gave me the address, said I could use it. Never actually met him... Just heard his voice on my headset. It's... enough." She takes another, larger, sip of cider. Booze is supposed to make you less socially awkward, right?

Ghost Spider has posed:
"Well, I'm glad he helped you, 'cause it's been nice to meet you." Gwen says. "And to eat pizza with you." she adds, lifing a second slice in a toast. She pulls back her hood and a little of her blonde hair escapes from the partially-lifted mask. She brushes it back idly with a finger.

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev smiles, lifting her own slice. "Y-yeah. Didn't think I'd end up making friends with bigger heroes. I've k-kinda got the whole... 'friendly neighbourhood' situation going on. Can't really take public transportation if I want to be discreet." About half a can of cider does seem to have helped the anxiety, and Sev is leaning back against the futon, actually relaxing as she chows down. "Erm... I'm Sev. If we're talking off duty. Well, you're on duty, I'm not... Things are complicated."

Ghost Spider has posed:
    Webby tilts her head in thought again and gives a little sigh. "Not like I have anyone to protect." She reaches up to pull her mask off all the way. She has to take a moment to pull her hair back as it becomes a huge mess right out of its confinement. "I'm Gwen." she introduces herself. "Hi, Sev."

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev smiles again. "Helmet hair is the /worst/. S'part of why I keep mine short. You know, and..." she reaches back, tapping the neural link unit on the back of her skull with her fingers. "Nice to meet you, Gwen. Maybe we'll have to team up sometime. Watch eachother's backs. D-dont' think I could keep up though." Omnomnom delicious pizza.

Ghost Spider has posed:
    Gwen has another pull from her can. "I'd like that, yeah. It could be fun." she says. "Kinda assuming there's a planet to team up on, though." she adds, thoughtfully. Back to noshing on the pizza for a bit. "Sorry. Don't mean to be so negative. I'm sure we'll win."

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev puts her now empty can to the side, starting her third slice. "It's fine. I mean... I think if the world was ending, We wouldn't have power right now. A-and it's not like this stuff is completely new. The pros have it handled." Nomf. "It's... nice having someone to talk to about this stuff."

Ghost Spider has posed:
    "Oh! That reminds me!" Gwen exclaims. "Do you need a lawyer or anything? I have a friend that works for one. They do stuff pro-bono a lot or for next to nothing. I can get a card from her after all this is over if you think you might have legal trouble with whoever did this to you." and she make a motion with a hand that seems to suggest Sev's frame. Still, she doesn't seem to pity Sev or be disgusted by the changes.

    "Yeah." Gwen agrees with a touch of a smile. "It is nice. Just a little bit of quiet in the middle of the storm."

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev shivers, pulling her knees inward. "Y-yeah, I don't know... They could probably just pay off the judge or something. I don't think this can come off... I mean... It's in my brain. And I can't even remember who I was before that well... I have... dreams sometimes? Might just be wishful thinking..." She blinks a few times, opening a second can. "THis stuff's /good/. Wish I'd done it sooner, but no ID...."

Ghost Spider has posed:
    "I have a hard time remembering what it was like before I was bitten and changed." Gwen admits. "I mean, I _remember_, but it's like it was a different life. I'm _this_ me now, so wishing I could go back isn't doing me any favors. I mean, I can't know what it's like being you... you could be in constant pain for all I know, but what were you gonna do with your life before they put this thing on you? I know it's rah-rah-bullcrap, but now you can make a difference if you want to. Who knows? Maybe you would've made a difference as a non-enhanced person, maybe you're a genius or something?" she goes on.

    "For a long time I just wanted to be Gwen the drummer and make a record with my girls and stuff... I didn't want to be jumping around buildings beating on guys in vulture costumes. But here I am anyway. I can't just sit around while people need help."

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev shakes her head. "It doesn't hurt. Like... Most of the time it's just annoying since I can't go out and do stuff. And I have to sleep on my stomach, or else... find a new mattress?" She nods along. "Yeah. I like helping people. I mean... I put on the armor, people are happy to see me. They give me stuff after I help them. I stopped a mugger once, and a week later the lady bought me a churro. Nobody gives me weird looks, either. ...And yeah. Especially with this shit," She waves towards the window, "Regular people can't handle it. So it's up to us."

Ghost Spider has posed:
    "Good." Gwen says. "I'm glad it doesn't hurt." she nods as Sev explains the difficulties the frame causes. "I'm sorry if people look at you weirdly, though there are all kinds of people who look _weird_ out there. Blue furry guys and lizard-men and worse. You look pretty normal compared to them." She considers again. "Maybe you could wear a hoodie or a track suit or something?"

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev pokes at one of the storage containers under the bed. "Yeah. I've got hoodies and sweats. It still makes noises though." She wiggles her arm, the actuators whirring as she moves. "Mutant Town's okay, but go very far out of it and people get... judgy. I mostly go out to get groceries and stuff. Mr. Ortega a block over is pretty nice."

Ghost Spider has posed:
    Dwen finishes her slice and then her perry. "That's enough food for me. Ugh. If I eat any more I might pop." she says with a grin. "Well, there's enough for your breakfast, if you like cold pizza." She looks back to the boarded-up window. "Is that gonna be alright? Might be kinda drafty, but maybe your landlord will fix it all up when all this is over?"

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev pfffft. "It's fiiiiiiine. ...I don't think I've ever seen the landlord. ...I'll ask the Voice. The one who calls me on my headset. He'll know what to do. Oh! I need to give you my number. So you can call and set up teamups! A-and are you okay to swing under the influence?" Clearly, the tongue loosening properties of alcohol are apparent. She reaches over and snags a pen from her table, scribbling a phone number on a napkin and handing it over. "And it's fiiiiiine. I'll just punch anyone who tries to get in."

Ghost Spider has posed:
    Gwen giggles as the alcohol seems to have hit Sev but good. "You're adorable." she says, grinning. "Got it." she golds the napkin carefully and sticks it in a sleeve. "I was just worried about you getting cold. You have extra blankets and stuff?"

Exo-Girl has posed:
Sev eeep. Yep, she's blushing. Definitely blushing. "Yep! Good blankets!" She chews on her lip again, gaze darting down again. "D-dont' forget your mask. And we can hang out again, right? Maybe patrol together?"

Ghost Spider has posed:
    Gwen pulls on her gloves and her mask after stuffing her hair back in. She flips up her hood. "I'd like that. Maybe Chinese next time? We can go punch something and come back and have some har gau, huh?"