ellipsanet | 006: Spider Troubles (Text; un: ushiromiya

I don't know anything about spider eggs, but what's the situation?

[Did she find some in her house..? Can't she just throw them out? Or did her frequent arachne episodes induce maternal feelings in her, and she wants to ensure ideal hatching conditions for them? Should he be concerned..?]

Great. I'm guessing you only know about ones that show up in Japan too, right? That's no good at all.

[Right now, Eva's not sure whether someone who knew about her Arachne troubles responding to this is a good thing or not.

It made it all the more difficult to explain without humiliating herself!]

I want to know what the fuck made a mess of my house. That's all!

[Perfect!]

Do you need me to come over?

[It wouldn't be the first time he pays her a crisis visit!]

If you want to rub this mess in my face, sure.

[She knew she was being a little uncharitable! But she really didn't want to spell out her suspicions here.]

That or help me search to see how anything else could have just snuck in without my noticing.

[...Frankly, the idea a giant spider had snuck into her house and dropped an egg was alarming enough, but the alternative was even worse.]

I'll need to assess the situation first of all.

[Why does this woman have to be so vague, paranoid and unforthcoming?! But regardless--]

I'll be on my way.

Alright, alright. See you soon.

[In times she forgets he's as hard-headed as she is! Still, perhaps this would be easier to explain in person, right?

For now, she'll just have to wait for him to arrive- and once he did, Eva went to the door quickly to let him in. As she was human right now, it was only the untidy state of done-up hair that betrayed her agitation.]

Hey. First off, keep this to yourself, alright?

Ah... sure. But seriously, fill me in already.

[How bad can it be?? It doesn't seem like her apartment is covered in giant red spiderwebs like the last time!]

[Eva rolled her eyes, folding her arms.]

So I was clearing up some of the left over spiderwebs in the spare room. Seriously, that stuff's like sand, just when you think you've got rid of it-

[Shaking her head, not able to meet his eyes- this was humiliating! Absolutely humiliating! Her cheeks were already starting to redden from frustration and embarrassment.]

And something's- look, I found a weird egg in the last lot I was clearing out and I want to know how the fuck it got there, alright??

[Whilst she didn't stay it directly- she really needed to know that it hadn't come from her Arachne form.]

[Sadly for Eva, Hijikata can be daft. He plainly doesn't understand what has her so agitated about her discovery.]

I don't get why this is such a problem. If you don't want it in your apartment, just throw it out.

[He wasn't getting at at all was he? Eva groaned, shooting him an exasperated expression.]

Sure, sure, I can toss it out but that's not the issue here!

[Aiming a jab at his chest with her fan, face still an interesting shade of red.

At least he was going to keep this to himself...]

Am I really going to have to spell out why suddenly finding what's probably a spider egg in amongst the webs I made is a problem?? It's not like I wouldn't have noticed if any other giant spiders were showing up to- to leave their eggs here!

[It still takes him a moment, but seeing her upset red face along with those words, the penny finally drops.]

Wait a moment, hold on!! You think you may have laid that egg?! Wouldn't you have... noticed that?

[If giving birth were that unwitting of a process for humans, people definitely would have more babies!]

You'd think so!

[Eva groaned in exasperation, running a hand down her face. Yes, yes she would have thought that even back then, she wasn't so out of it something like that could just happen without her knowledge!]

But how else could it have got here? What, a witch just magicked it into existence? I can't believe that.

Good point.

[He frowns, really putting his brain cells together. If she really laid that egg, wouldn't that mean... but no, he's not going to ask her about what happened in the lead-up!! He'd like to make it out of here alive.]

...

Let me see the egg first of all.

Right, right. Over here.

[At least he's doing her this one favour and not asking about the period of time before that... she'd definitely kick him!

Either way, she beckoned Hijikata to follow her, carefully opening the door to the spare room. It was tidily furnished, and probably would have looked like a pleasant place to stay the night if it weren't for the traces of her creepy spiderwebs. Most of them had been swept away, but one corner, tucked away beside the bed, was largely untouched. Eva kept her distance, indicating the corner.

Where a Pokémon egg was sat cosily cushioned by the red webs.]

...See it? Just over there, on the other side of the bed.

Let's see here.

[He retrieves the egg with care, then studies it with Eva.]

Honestly, it doesn't look like a spider egg to me. Aren't those round and kind of soft? This one looks more like a chicken egg. The shell is hard, too, see?

[He gently raps on it with his finger.]

It reminds me of the pokémon eggs - but don't nail me down on that!

That's what I thought... I don't think there's any spider in Japan that'd lay anything like that, right? But with all the fucked up shit here-...

[A slight grimace as he taps the surface- and he might be able to hear faint sounds coming from inside the egg in turn!

Besides, it was unlikely a giant chicken had snuck into her place too, wasn't it? As he mentioned Pokémon though, she raised an eyebrow.]

Wait, Pokémon lay eggs??

[Her own Pokémon was cat-like, and Hijikata's were pig-like and...well she wasn't sure how floating swords reproduced, but the other two seemed more like mammals to her!]

Yeah. I know it's goddamn weird, but even the ones that I'd take for mammals hatch from eggs. It may be better not to think about it too hard. Anyway, this one is alive!

[He offers it to her. After all, now that the scare is more of less diffused, she may want to take care of it! (Part of him kind of hopes that it doesn't contain another cat pokémon. Eva's cat lady status is already cemented enough as it stands!)]

[Eva's still a little skeptical- all the more so when Hijikata mentioned the egg was alive! So, it would hatch soon, right? And into what... she couldn't be sure.

All the same, she took the egg into her arms.]

...It is seriously weird. And unless the Pokémon I already have laid it, I wonder how it could have gotten in here.

That's a mystery. I thought all our pokémon were still young... but then, there are animals that mature really fast, so chances are it differs from species to species for them, too.

[Still, wouldn't the pokémon have had to find a mate first? But if Eva lets them roam freely, all bets are off on that front.]

If you want to ensure that it hatches, keep it warm.

I'll find a jumper or something to wrap it in... guess I can't just leave it in here.

[A heavy sigh.]

...Do you want a drink whilst you're here?

I won't say no to that.

[Honestly, he's a little excited. If the pokémon hatches while he's here, that'll be special moment! He still remembers how his Honedge hatched... it was barely dagger-sized back then, but it grew up amazingly fast.]

[She gently tapped the surface of the egg- giving a nervous little smile as whatever was inside made a noise in turn. Definitely a strange feeling...

Best not dwell on it.

For the time being, she made it a little nest out of blankets in the living area to warm up whilst her and Hijikata had the chance to chat over drinks and snacks. All the while, her two ghost kittens had apparently decided that trying to sneak up on and spook Hijikata before running away was a very fun game, much to Eva's amusement!

As it turned out, the egg did not need a great deal of encouragement at all! And it was only a couple of hours after they'd sat down that a much more prominent crack could be heard!]

Wait, what was that-?

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[Why do ghosts always have to target him?! He jolts a lot, probably only adding to the cats' amusement! But when he, too, hears the eventual crack, he outright jumps up from his comfortable seat.]

It's the egg. Come on! Sometimes eggs need a little help.

[Who's fussing now?]

[Him getting up so suddenly did make the ghost kittens scarper for the time being, at least! Eva got up quickly, too.]

Right- come on.

[Another crack.

There were two on the egg's surface, now, right across one side- enough for a piece to flake off. Crack. Another little piece.]

You can do it little guy... out you come...

[She'd crouched down beside it, watching, waiting-

Crack crack- a yellow and black banded leg poking its way out and wriggling around, sending the egg rolling over onto it's side. At least it didn't look like a cat's paw!

Eva kept her hands out ready in case it ended up rolling onto the floor- and it was a good thing she did, as with another very determined wriggle the egg near split open, sending something that actually did look very much like a spider ungracefully tumbling into her hands.

...A little spider Pokémon that still had quite a few bits of eggshell stuck to it. That might need Hijikata's help, given her hands were full with trying not to drop a squirmy hatchling right now.]

H-hey, easy-...!

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[Hijikata watches with bated breath and clenched fists, as if we were following a sports match - and with Eva having to catch the hatchling, it's equally tense! But with the pokémon fully hatched, he quickly steps up to clean it.]

So it was a spider, after all.

[Still, this is a pokémon... right? Once the small creature is tidied up and turning around itself in Eva's hands, taking in its surroundings for the first time, he opens the Pokédex on his phone and searches for 'spider pokémon'.]

I'm pretty sure it's a Spinarak! It's a bug-slash-poison type.

And you told me it didn't look like a spider egg.

[There's definitely an 'I told you so!' tone in her voice, one somewhat mellowed by her quiet, awed tone... she shifted to sit on the floor with it, letting it scamper around her hands and lap.]

... Spinarak, huh? I'm gonna have to train you up nice and strong, too. Especially after you spooked me earlier.

[Hijikata wants to argue that it really didn't look like a spider egg, but lets it go. Seeing Eva talk to the baby pokémon after she was so stressed out earlier makes him happy.]

Looks like you have a web-spinning buddy now.

Spider eggs?

I may be able to offer some insight from a medical perspective, but whether or not that would be useful would depend on what you require the information for.

Yes, especially anything belonging to unusual local ones. If something somehow snuck into my flat without me noticing I want to know.

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I would recommend removing any insect eggs that you find in your residence regardless of whether or not they belong to spiders.

Well no shit I'm planning on removing it, but unless I find out what it is, I can't stop it from happening again.

Are you at least entirely certain they belong to spiders, and not something else?

It's not the usual shape for a spider egg, and its bigger than you'd expect. But there's definitely been spiders around here, and I'd have noticed if something else that size snuck in here right?

[...She definitely didn't want to mention the nature of said giant spider, but still.]

Given the nature of some of the creatures populating these lands I would not say that noticing anything lurking about would be a *given* regardless of its size.

Have you seen any other signs of what it might be?

Oh great, so there's every chance something invisible snuck into my house. That's reassuring.

[Just going to fixate on that paranoia-fuel for a bit after sending the sarcastic response, before heading back to the spare room to take another look for clues.]

I looked around by the bed near where I found it, and there's a basket of items under the bed that's also just showed up. Animal treats, a note... something that looks like a Pokéball. If this is someone playing a prank I'm going to break their damn nose.

Why don't we shelve the threats of violence for the moment.

You said there's a... pokéball?

006: Spider Troubles (Text; un: ushiromiya_eva)

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I need some angy icons

In this instance, the fan expresses her disapproval well enough!

Do not perceive-

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hope you don't mind a late one!

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Eva stop being violent

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