cape_kore | video/action ❆ day 215

[While the previous morning had been a relatively quiet one, this morning? Well, it doesn't quite start off that way. Meja had stopped by the closet where Balthazar had kept his spider 'friend' that he'd taken off of her hands, to give her her weekly meal. Since the angel's disappearance, she's more or less taken over, although dropping a rat in the room is about the most she does. There's no telling what is in the creature's venom. And if she's eating rats, she's not snacking on people (though the 'keep away - dangerous' makeshift sign on the door helps).

But today starts off with Meja in the closet, face pensive as she turns her device on.]

Safety's a relative concept, around here, but you should all know that there's a giant spider who escaped her 'enclosure' today. [She mimes about the size of two chihuahuas. Getting a steady diet's made her even bigger. Unfortunately.] She's aggressive, but she'll probably hole herself up somewhere for a while. So be careful with cupboards and things like that — her bite might be deadly. Let's not confirm it.

[And if someone has to kill her for self defense, well, them's the breaks for a hissy, giant spider.]

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There's a giant spider on the loose? [ Guess who looks a little freaked out at that news! If you said a certain ginger haired lady then you win a cookie! ]

How giant is giant?

[Sadly, there's just no way to soften the blow. Everyone's safer knowing exactly what's going on, even if it's a trifle unnerving. Meja offers a smile, anyway.]

She's about the size of a small dog. Nothing that will darken corridors. [Although smaller is actually worse, because she can hide quite well...] You remember the spider I found in the hydroponics lab when I moved in? Well, she grew.

She grew? Well that's... not particularly comforting to know. [ Oh, right. Balthazar was taking care of her, wasn't he? Just another painful (and possibly lethal) reminder of his absence. ]

We talking small as in chihuahua or small as in like terrier?

Do... do we kill her?

More toward terrier, I suppose. She's mostly body.

[Unlike the spiders who are mostly leg.]

If you need to defend yourself against her, of course, kill her. If I see her first, I'll attempt to get her... somewhere away from people, again.

[Maybe the hydroponics lab would be the safest place for her again. With a lot of precautions.]

If I see her, I'll try to shoo her into a big box or sommat then.

[ Or run like hell in the opposite direction. Actually, option two is more likely... ]

I'm not certain that would be a good idea, unless you've got armored gloves I don't know about.

[Seriously, Donna, just take the running option, she doesn't want you to be bitten.]

Nope. No gloves. Except over gloves, but they're not particularly spider proof I wouldn't reckon.

I'll just have to hope I don't come across her.

[Meja nods.]

I'll keep my fingers crossed you don't. But if you do, and you're backed into a corner, don't hesitate to call for help. As I said before, I'm not certain what her venom does.

[With most spiders it liquidates or subdues prey. Neither is a good thing.]

If that thing backs me into a corner I'm pretty sure everyone in the whole Science Centre will here me shout!

[ She's loud enough! ]

[She pauses a second, because agreeing would be rude. No commentary is needed from her on the volume of Donna's voice. Even if she wouldn't disagree, necessarily.

Meja's over-thinking means she rarely gets her foot in her mouth, anymore, although there are more pauses to her conversations than most.]

That's good to hear. Though I wouldn't rely on that. Sound doesn't always travel right in this place.

I'll try my best not to get eaten. I'll be in touch to let you know if I survive!

[Meja chuckles. Well, one way or another...]

I'm glad to hear it. Stay safe, Donna.

You too, Meja.

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