metalogs | [Open] Oh, Worm?

Who: Everyone who wants to get in on Worm Plot related things
What: There's a bug going around, and it might be a little more literal than you realize!
When: Backdated from the start of April through May
Where: Central City
Notes: Relevant context: April Confluence, May Confluence, and Mechanica's announcement.

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01. Hivemind Shenanigans (CLOSED)

(For any of Dylan's close friends who received a bit of symbiote goop from him get to be part of a little mental groupchat while this plot lasts. Keep in mind:

Your character can shut the groupchat out at any time.
Your character can choose not to project thoughts.
If you want to have them accidentally project thoughts and emotions, that's cool too.
Even if we didn't thread out your character getting a bit of Dylan Ooze, as long as they're close friends, we can handwave it and let them join the hive.
This isn't permanent! Dylan will be collecting pieces of himself from the others once either the vaccine is developed and/or the worm plot ends. )

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02. Interacting with the Infected

Many citizens of Central City seem... off. Some are exhausted, with fuzzy memories, and powers on the fritz. It seems like they're wasting away.

Then, suddenly... they're back to normal, as if nothing ever changed. Sick? When were they sick?

The symptoms are explained in detail during the April Confluence Post. Do your characters try to help the sick? Make them remember when they were sick?

Or did a firm handshake from the formerly-sick acquaintance leave you with a creepy-crawly feeling you're unsure how to explain?

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03.Vaccine Development (Location: Broadmoor Hospital)

Any science-y types who want to help with Pete Ross' attempt at making a vaccine will be directed to Broadmoor Hospital. Knowing that Dylan is immune to the disease, he'll be closely inspecting samples of Dylan's symbiote matter to isolate the biomarkers that repel the worms.

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04. Wildcard

Is there another way you want to engage with the Worm Plot? Are you stuck in Central City when you just want to get back home to Sunset Falls? Are you loudly complaining about the Society's secrecy regarding the whole matter?

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[Broadmoor Hospital has been gracious enough to temporarily give Pete acess to a lab on site. It's not anything special, Pete's idea being only one of many potential solutions to the issue being worked on, but it should be enough.]

[Dylan, anyone coming with him, and anyone willing to work on the vaccine will be directed there.]

[Currently, he's swapped out his leather jacket for a labcoat and is moving about getting all the equipment properly set up.]

01. Hivemind Shenanigans

01A. Mid-April, during the school day
Hey, guys... hypothetically, if an engineer designed a satellite dish with a parabolic cross section, and the dish was 5 m wide at the opening, and the focus is placed 12m from the vertex... what's the depth of the satellite dish at the vertex?

Just curious.
01B. Throughout April, into May
[ As Spring blooms, Dylan's stress keeps compounding. Between recent trauma he hasn't addressed, the stress of trying to make sure the worm invasion doesn't set a nasty precedent, and unresolved grief over Eddie and Venom's disappearance... he's got a lot on his plate mentally.

While he manages to contain his thoughts, anyone paying attention might be able to glean some of his frustration and anxiety as it bleeds through. ]
01C. May 11, a little while after this conversation.
Hey, guys. I'm going to try to help develop a vaccine. I don't know what it's going to be like, but just FYI in case anything weird happens with the hivemind while working with my symbiote ooze. I dunno. Later!

04. Wildcard
(HMU on Plurk at thepreciousthing to plot something if you want!)

[ It was different from the clinic where Hunter had been treated. The clinic had been smaller and quieter. Broadmoor Hospital was abuzz with activity, especially with the influx of this new, unknown illness.

Mostly unknown, anyway.

When Dylan tells reception who he's here to see, he's directed to the room Pete's using as a makeshift lab. He enters with his friends and introduces himself, before getting settled in on a chair near the lab table. ]

So, uh, I guess I should tell you why I'm immune to this thing. And what I know about it.

Do you have symbiotes on your world?

Uuuuuggggghhhh, this sounds like an annoying physics problem, and all of my old notes are in Gotham. Maybe you can google it?

What if I'm not able to get to my phone right now?

Hypothetically.

It's not so urgent that whoever's asking for the calculation can't wait, right?

I have til the end of class.

.....

Is this a test question.

Before I answer that, can I point out how well I'm utilizing my creative problem solving skills in reaching out like this?

Excuse me, you're doing WHAT?!?

[ Nico wasn’t sure what to expect in the lab and, really, he’s only here to make sure there isn’t any funny stuff going on. He’s the quick exit.

He’s also the one narrowing his eyes and frowning when Dylan immediately starts talking about symbiotes and immunity. Maybe let them ask, when you’re this magic alien goo boy that makes you extremely handy right now, Dylan? ]

He means hi.

I'm helping solve a problem.

Would your teacher accept that if you'd smuggled in your phone instead?

It's dangerous to let people experiment on you. Do you have any idea what your father would say? I know I do.

I've got friends coming with me so if anything goes sideways they'll start kicking ass and get me out of there.

Take it from someone who grew up in a lab. Once you're in, it's not that easy to get out. Especially if they figure out how to contain people like us.

That's why I brought Nico and Hunter, whose powers make them difficult to contain.

[Hunter is the paranoid one with his arms crossed, looking around in case he sees anything too shifty. Someone has to buy some time for them to get Dylan away. His magic is a good possible diversion to get someone off their back so Nico can grab them both and shift away.]

[Flapjack is sitting on his shoulder ready to transform at a moment's notice.]

[He eyes everything warily. They're dealing with the guilds after all. Even with a common enemy, there's still risk they'll work against their own best interest.]

[The Emperor's coven certainly had.]

Edited 2023-05-14 04:59 (UTC)

So it's fine to just endanger them, too. You're not even a full symbiote. We don't know what you can't do that I can.

They're worried, Dylan. You can't just decide to do shit like this.

[Hunter isn't sure what to say really so what he offers is almost a...a light gentle touch of his mind at first. A presence. A feeling of concern and care.]

[He does it first before he thinks of what to say.]

[The thought is soft. Ever so gentle.]

Are you okay? You don't have to talk about it if that would make it worse! But...

I can tell you're upset. I just want you to know I'm here if you need to talk about anything.

Sleeper, please. I need this worm thing to go well. If this goes sideways, and suddenly the whole public decides that Starfallen who can take host bodies are dangerous...

I'm going to do whatever it takes to make sure that doesn't happen.

You're basically using one kind of parasite to ward off another. I know we're not actually parasites, but...in this case, well, you know how thin the line is between symbiotic and parasitic.

You could end up with us being just as hunted...

Oh no, Sleeper, you're breaking up, I'm going into a tunnel.

Do not make me bite you.

But if Dylan's not going to listen...

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