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[madcuriosity]

Oh ah, I beg your pardon. I hope everyone is safe after the storm.

At lunch today, everyone kept asking me what I was going to be for Halloween and if Mr. Stark gave full-sized candy bars.

I told them I would be me and they laughed.

What do they mean then? I don't feel like I can really ask them what does "what will I be for Halloween?" mean. And what is a "full-sized candy bar" and why should Mr. Stark be giving them to anyone?

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[madcuriosity]

I don't know, I don't know what someone with superpowers is supposed to look like. You very well could as we've only just met.

Who is the superhero back home?

[idontgetpaid]

[ He feels bad for outright lying to a kid, so he opts to avoid the subject altogether instead. ]

Spider-Man. He's called that because of those spider abilities I mentioned before.

[madcuriosity]

And how does one get spider abilities?

[idontgetpaid]

Well, back home, Spider-Man got them by getting bitten by a radioactive spider.

But that probably isn't the recommended way to get superpowers.

[madcuriosity]

... I beg your pardon?

[idontgetpaid]

Uh...never mind. It's kinda complicated.

[madcuriosity]

Are those... here?

[idontgetpaid]

Not that I really know of. There doesn't seem to be any radioactive...anything in this city.

[madcuriosity]

What does radioactive mean, in any case?

[idontgetpaid]

Uh...like I said, it's a bit complicated. It has to do with energy and sub-atomic particles.

[ Not really the kind of thing he wants to try explaining to an eight year old. ]

[madcuriosity]

... And... are such things here? These kinds of spiders?

[idontgetpaid]

Nah, I don't think so. I think the only thing we've got here are those people with spider powers, not the spiders themselves.

[madcuriosity]

Who has spider powers?

[idontgetpaid]

[ He hesitates a little. He still needs to work out what to call himself, and he isn't sure what name Gwen goes by he really needs to ask. ]

Uh...Spider-Man.

[ Whether he means himself or Peter doesn't really matter right now. ]

[madcuriosity]

Is Spider-Man here?

[idontgetpaid]

Yeah...I mean, I'm pretty sure he is. I thought I saw him once swinging around town, at least.

[ Hopefully that keeps it vague enough. ]

[madcuriosity]

Do I call him Mr. Man when I see him? Or is Mr. Spider-Man in one name like Caterpillar?

[idontgetpaid]

It's one name. I think he'd be okay with just Spider-Man.

[madcuriosity]

That would be very rude of me to assume. And you should never assume.

[idontgetpaid]

[ He bite back a laugh, because he doesn't want her to think he was making fun of her. He totally isn't. But wow, her manners are a lot better than most people he knows. ]

Fair enough. I guess most people have never really gotten the chance to ask that before.

[madcuriosity]

Well, since he's here, should I meet him, I shall ask him. I'm sure it can't be too hard to find a spider person!

[idontgetpaid]

[ He considers telling her that there might be more than one spider-person right now, but that might confuse her right now. ]

You might catch him swinging around sometimes. But I hope you get to meet him someday. From what I know about him, he's pretty cool.

[madcuriosity]

Cool? Oh! Oh yes, he's interesting and nice, I remember that slang. [Baby is from 1875.]

I hope I get to meet him as well. I've never met a superhero before. [Despite living with one.]

[idontgetpaid]

[ Ah okay. Another one he has to be careful with about slang. He makes a mental note about that. ]

Yeah. Hopefully you get to meet him at a good time.

[ And not because she was in danger or anything. ]

[madcuriosity]

Oh? What day is a bad day for him?