Benjamin Richard Parker (onthewall) wrote,
@ 2012-12-02 21:56:00

Swinging about town
He'd been really good all day. Ben had managed to mostly pay attention in class, even participated once, gone straight home the normal way and pretty much finished his homework (though mom probably knew he'd lied about being done) all before asking to go out webslinging again. Best behavior meant feeling terribly cooped up but it was worth it for finally being free to swing around town and fight crime for a bit.

So Ben gets his spider threads on and is out the window, already grinning goofily under that mask. Yeah, this was pretty sweet. Now to see if he could find something to do. If not he was going to try and beat his record for number of flips off the Empire State Building.

(Post a new comment)

crescentdart
2012-12-03 12:58 am UTC (link)

Ryan finished up his work at the Natural History Museum. It was fun work for him to do to keep busy even if the paleontology department still hadn't forgive him for some of his antics when he was younger.

He was now going on a patrol of the streets checking up on some leads about the latest things Rose Red was up to. Free-running across the rooftops to get to place to place really was liberating for him as he went.

(Reply to this)(Thread)

	onthewall 2012-12-03 01:01 am UTC (link)
	And straight over the rooftop he's running on, a figure goes flying. Well, not quite flying, it looks like he's been flung more than anything. "Whooo!" A backflip and then another web line goes shooting out to swing him to the next building. It doesn't seem he's noticed Ryan yet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crescentdart 2012-12-03 01:10 am UTC (link)
	Well that was kind of unexpected to see some one flipping around in the air like the Ryan. He didn't think Spider-man was still active anymore. But hey this was New York and he had heard and seen crazier things happen. Still seemed like it would be a good idea to try and follow him and see what this guy really was like. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

onthewall
2012-12-03 01:15 am UTC (link)

Ben is blissfully happy now and finally feeling free as a bird after being cooped up all day. He's going to take advantage of his chance to do more crazy flips in the air before he had to call it quits for the day. Down the street, he swings to the side of a building and plants his feet, walking up the vertical plane like it was an everyday stroll.

Nope, no signs of mugging on the street here. Maybe another hero had been here first...

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crescentdart 2012-12-03 01:20 am UTC (link)
	"Looks like someone has been having a lot of fun," Ryan says spidy-guy standing on a fire escape and leaning out to talk. It had been tough to follow him but the aerial acrobatics had made it a little easier and it had definitely been a good test of his free running skill. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

onthewall
2012-12-03 01:26 am UTC (link)

"Oh! Hey! Sorry, is this you neighborhood? Was just swinging through to see if anything needed doing and...okay for fun too," he says and waves at Ryan with feet still planted on the side of the building. "But seriously man, this is a blast. Sorry if I'm stepping on toes or something I didn't know that..." He looks at Ryan and pauses because there's no real costume on the guy, just street gear and sunglasses. "Umm...well I don't know what you go by I'm afraid. Help a guy out here?"

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crescentdart 2012-12-03 01:33 am UTC (link)
	"No just passing through on my way to check something out," Ryan says, "Not everyday that you see someone web sling through New York now a days." "You're right this is a lot of fun," Ryan says with a laugh, "If your really looking for something to call me Spectre would probably do. What do you call yourself or should I just guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

onthewall
2012-12-03 01:39 am UTC (link)

"It's a niche thing, I'm bringing it back in style now," he grinned under the mask. "Cool, Spectre it is then. As for me...guess away, maybe I did change the name. But then again, maybe I didn't! But not Webbed Menace or anything please, I've managed to go against the grain and escape bad press so far, don't want to start that so early." As he chats, Ben walks up the fire escape until he's standing atop the railing on Ryan's level, balancing as if it was nothing. "So...uh, need any help on that checking something out bit? I'm free."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crescentdart 2012-12-03 01:50 am UTC (link)
	"So you're big into the retro look then. I can respect that," Ryan says, "OK then Webs good luck with press stuff. You can never tell how they will react to stuff." "Sure," Ryan says thinking for a bit, "Always good to have a little backup." Plus he wanted to see him in action for a better assessment. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	onthewall 2012-12-03 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, made some tweaks but why mess with what works?" He gives Ryan two thumbs up in approval. "Webs and Spectre, they fight crime! I like it. So what're we after? Muggers, drug dealers, gun guys, uh...parking tickets?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crescentdart 2012-12-03 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"Go with what works for you," Ryan says, "Sounds like a bad TV show but sure could be worse. Not sure what we are looking dealing with yet could just be some regular thugs or maybe the guy in the lame Rhino ripoff costume." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

onthewall
2012-12-03 02:24 am UTC (link)

"Could be way worse. I mean, they could call you Casper or something. That'd be an even weirder TV show. Hey, ever wonder about the Rhino costume? I mean, you'd feel silly in it but it must suck for getting through doorways. Think of how many times he's gotten his head stuck in a door frame because of those horns."

"You want to lead the way? I can keep up, no problem."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

crescentdart
2012-12-03 02:34 am UTC (link)

"Well I am a rather friendly neighborhood ghost," Ryan says smirking, "Tell me about it I still don't get some of the stuff on MTV and why the channel just doesn't change it's name. I think that's why the Rhino doesn't usually use doors and just runs through the wall instead."

"OK then," Ryan says as he jumps over the edge of the fire escape firing a grapple from his Truncheon to pull himself back up to the rooftops.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

onthewall
2012-12-03 02:45 am UTC (link)

"As long as they don't call us The Friendly Neighbors. Too Mr. Rogers and the sweaters." Ben gasps in agreement and gestures. "I know right?! I think they realize everyone's just watching their music videos online and stuff. But they can keep the MTV name, just change it to Mindless TV so we don't have all that false advertising with the name. But the Rhino's probably had buildings fall on him because of that, you take out enough structural support and that happens. Could be a cool way to beat him."

Ben jumps after Ryan and shoots a web line out and swings after him. "So seriously, Friendly Neighborhooders is out I think. What about...man there are no cool names for friendly guys out there."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

crescentdart
2012-12-03 03:00 am UTC (link)

"Worse people to have a name associated with than Mr. Rodgers. Jersey Shore comes pretty fast to mind," Ryan says as he pulls himself on top of the roof and starts running. Mindless One TV more like it."

"Definitely one of the best tactical ways to be Rhino," Ryan says, "Though hitting him in the face a lot works to in a pinch."

"No there really are not. Maybe Two Cool Bros."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

onthewall
2012-12-03 03:06 am UTC (link)

"Oh we are so far from being NY shore, even if we did work on our fake tans." While Ryan runs across roofs, Ben sticks to web slinging and aerial acrobatics for the hell of it as he chats. "Rhino is pretty tough, better let a wall do the hitting than your hand. Then after all those walls have softened him up, come in with a haymaker."

"Two Cool Bros or...Too Cool Bros? I mean, the plural is already a given right? Might as well up the other factor."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crescentdart 2012-12-03 03:13 am UTC (link)
	"Well I can see the water from here so we're a bit closer than that," Ryan says, "But I'd never touch fake tanner. Can be a bit tough to use the wall trick on the streets when they are running away though. But hitting him with a mac-truck might also work well." "Either works though I think you are getting a little ahead of yourself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	onthewall 2012-12-03 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Ben laughs at that and continues swinging. "Yeah, but then I can do some cool webbing tricks I've been dying to try. That way he'll be an easy target for you driving a mac-truck. It works out!" "Maybe, but someone has to be ahead of the curve." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crescentdart 2012-12-03 03:29 am UTC (link)
	"Mac-truck. Helicopter. I'm sure I could find something fun and big to crash into him. I wonder in the wiener-mobile is in town." "Never said that planning ahead was a bad thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	onthewall 2012-12-03 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"Wait, before we crash it could we take it for a short drive and get some hot dogs? Because that'd be the mustard on the weiner! You know...instead of icing on the cake." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crescentdart 2012-12-03 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"That would be stealing it if we took it for a joy ride first before crashing it to stop a super-villain. Which would be bad press for you. But we could crash him into a bakery for that icing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	onthewall 2012-12-03 03:51 am UTC (link)
	"Damn. Always wanted to drive that thing. But I don't think they'd let us drive another one if we crash the first into a supervillain." Ben swings off a pole and continues. "This is making me hungry, I'm so going to need a hot dog after this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crescentdart 2012-12-03 03:54 am UTC (link)
	"You never know people can be pretty thankful after you save their lives," Ryan says, "Though how does your driving compare to the original Spider-man's." Ryan had definitely heard about what happened to the Spider Mobile. "I know a few good places to eat if you need one later." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	onthewall 2012-12-03 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"Guess we'll find out right? For both the life saving and my driving. Seriously, that Spider Mobile was a funny story though," he laughs. "And I'm always up for food recommendations. I burn through a lot of food, enough that I get complaints about the food bills." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crescentdart 2012-12-03 04:07 am UTC (link)
	"Not all that experienced in either of those I take it then," Ryan says, "It was an awesome story. Well I'll let you know where you could go to eat after me finish up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)