003 // acromantula shuffle

[whitelotuses]

Well, that was quite the surprise. It seems that there was a [pause] creature under my bed when I was trying to go back to sleep this morning. It appeared to be some sort of large spider that was attempting to spin a web in my room. After a short conversation, I was able to convince it to leave my home, though where it went, I cannot say

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[live_ringer]

So you just... got a giant spider to see reason?

[whitelotuses]

In a way, yes. He was relatively friendly, all things considered.

[No, not going to mention that he may have said that the pickings were better down in a higher-populated area like Section 1]

[live_ringer]

Looks like you lucked out. The buggers I've encountered are more prone to lunging and grabbing than friendly conversation.

[See, now, that he could believe more readily. But then he would lineface because he lives in Sec. 1.]

[whitelotuses]

I saw no reason that we couldn't simply talk things out, man-to-spider.

[spandexisyouth]

Yours is a spider? Ours was a shark. I do not even know how a shark works without water.

[whitelotuses]

A shark? I [pause] Well, I suppose that I can see it. I've suspended my disbelief enough to accept that I'm living in a tree in a giant glass globe, after all.

[spandexisyouth]

You can disbelieve what you see?

He's talking and then pinged himself.

[whitelotuses]

You might be surprised at how many things experienced with the senses can be illusionary.

[feathered_earth]

Did you understand it, or could it speak human language?

And how big was it?

[whitelotuses]

It spoke my language.

It was roughly the size of a large dog.

[seeya_next_life]

I'm not sure I want to know how a spider was capable of human communication.

[whitelotuses]

I have stopped trying to understand it, myself.

[Lies, but you know.]

[ruby_nova]

That sounds kind of scary! Did it try to eat you? How did you convince it to leave?

[whitelotuses]

I believe it was nearly as frightened of myself as I was of it.

[Nevermind he wasn't scared for a second. But he has to appear meek and unassuming, so...]

It was quite the civil creature after I calmly explained that it was not welcome to nest under my bed.

[ruby_nova]

I think I would have been scared. We had a giant centipede the other night, but we didn't try peaceful negotiations because it tried to eat Krile.

[whitelotuses]

I don't expect every creature can be reasoned with. Given the alternatives, I suppose I was lucky to have such a monster in my home.