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[kindofamazing]

Listen, to everyone else, I'm real sorry about using this thing into a bit of a a personal megaphone, but--

I hear the word on the street is that there are a whole buncha Spider-People swingin' around now and causing alls sorts of webby problems, so maybe we need a show of hands and a system. Perhaps a group chat? Do we have a group chat? We should have a Spider-Group Chat.

You know, for tactical... Spider... things. Like organising pizza night. The important stuff!

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[bestversion]

but where's the pun??

[kindofamazing]

Oh you're right. My bad, I'm slacking.

It's a group chat so we can *hang* together!

... okay I admit it's not my best, but now I'm all exposed and flustered.

[bestversion]

maybe you can call it the arachnichat?

[kindofamazing]

That one's not bad! I was also thinking "Gossthwips" but I can't tell if I'm proud or ashamed of that one or if eventually it all comes full circle anyway

[bestversion]

that's the pun life. you should be used to it by now.

[kindofamazing]

What is it they say, when you get too comfortable with something it's time to question what you're doing?

Or arguably it's not about how I feel but how much someone else groans like they've eaten something real bad.

[bestversion]

[ spider-men are not that weird. she knew miles and others existed.

spider-men who seem kind of unaware are new though. ]

pretty sure that's a Fact when it comes to Spider-Man.

[kindofamazing]

Invoking strong groans? Is that our actual superpower? I'm not sure Groan-Man has the same ring to it.

Plus I bet there's all sorts of confusion if you say it outloud like--"No, not Grown-Man, GROAN-Man!" Branding issues all over the place!

[bestversion]

i mean. i wouldn't discount it as your superpower.

but the pun stuff. isn't that what all spider-men are known for?

[ except miles. she has never heard miles pun. ]

[kindofamazing]

I don't know. Are we? Are we known for bad jokes and not the whole, you know, spider stuff? Do we all do the bad joke thing?

And what happens if we tell a *good* joke, do we get our Spider-Card revoked?

[bestversion]

i think that just might imply you're mindcontrolled.

[kindofamazing]

You think the spiders mindcontrol us to tell bad jokes? Which begs the question, is that actually the sense of humor spiders have?

[bestversion]

you've been thinking about this way more than i have.

[kindofamazing]

No! I'm just thinking about it now because you brought it up!

[bestversion]

i brought it up as a tiny thing! not as a big thing!

[kindofamazing]

No, no! You're fine! Really! No big thing, just jokes, it's all good!

I take it your version of me isn't this prone to poking fun at himself, huh? I don't know who should take a leaf out of whose book on this one.

[bestversion]

i mean, he is. but he's a lot older.

i knew your . . . protege best, tbh.

[kindofamazing]

... I have a protege in your world? Someone left *me* in charge of mentoring someone? Oh wow... Poor guy. Girl? Person? Not an actual spider at least?

[bestversion]

i wouldn't really say you're in charge of him.

just that you had an influence on him.

[kindofamazing]

Phew! Wow, I can't tell you how much of a relief that is!

Sort of. I mean, influenced how? Good way? Bad way? I mean, I know I'm not the Spider-Man you know or he knows, but I feel kind of responsible either way so it'd be good to know what I'm responsible for.

Does that make sense? It doesn't make sense, does it?

[bestversion]

It does, but I honestly couldn't tell you. I'm not a Spider-Person and we've never really talked about it.