I covered my approach with a cloud of bugs and slow, quiet footsteps. Nobody noticed me arrive.
Heh, stealth bug. Maybe she’ll sneak into the cloud of bugs surrounding the house, appearing in front of it as the bugs finish their job and clear out?
“Just a minute or two longer,” I said. Charlotte and some of the family members jumped.
Hehe, or that. Her startling people is just as good as badassery, and the other thing I was hoping for.
“You,” a man who might have been the patriarch of one of the families pointed at me, “You did this!”
Yes. Yes she did.
You just don’t know what she’s doing, though.
“Yes,” I answered him.
“Is this some sort of game to you!? We were prepared to leave, and you keep us from getting our things? Add another infestation to the one that’s already there!?”
Yeeah, might want to tell this guy what you’re actually up to, Skitter.
“She’s just trying to help!” Charlotte said, with a tone like she wasn’t expecting to be listened to. I got the impression she’d tried convincing him earlier. I raised one hand to stop her.
Ah, so they did give more explanation than just “stand back, this could get nasty”. That’s good.
It was better if I handled this myself.
The man drew himself up a fraction, “No reply, huh? I’d punch you right here, right now, if I thought you’d give me a fair, no-powers fight.”
I kinda like this guy, actually. He’s angry, sure, but from his perspective, he has good reason to be, and he doesn’t let it override his survival instincts. Well, too much. He’s still antagonizing a supervillain and well aware of it, but at least he has the sense to keep it non-physical from his side.
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