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dinamodama:

She almost stuttered at the number of family members. Even though she was an only child herself her family was quite bit, but she always wanted to have siblings, sadly the fate had different plans for her family. “That’s a really big family it sounds awfully fun…..and da we try to help to preserve as much as we can. Ohhh we do have several celebrations and often times girls would war traditional gowns and dance on many performances….” she added with a serene smile crossing her lips.

As he mentioned that he would show she tilted her head to the side like a curious pup and waited patiently to see what he had in mind.What he did next caused a soft gasp of amazement to escape her lips.

Her eyes followed every web thread connecting and slowly forming into what he planned in his mind, such fascinating quirk he had. “Ahhh this is a lovely model! I can imagine the view from that bridge must be really beautiful …spasibo for showing this it is really kind of you my friend!”

"It’s certainly something.” Gentle laughter spills from the spider teen. She has no idea how many people have expressed surprise since finding out how large his family is. “And it can definitely be fun! If you’re okay with never truly being alone and sharing everything. My siblings are great people, but we fight sometimes. It never gets super bad though! Are you okay with big crowds?” He’s content to quiet his excited rambling when she speaks, listening to her words with avid curiousity. It’s interesting how different their individual lives were, and yet there are so many similarities amidst the differences too!  “Oooh! Ooh! That sounds like fun! What kind of performances are they? Have you participated in them too? Do you like them?” An enthusiastic barrage of questions were formed by Kohei, clearly pleased at the idea of festivities.  The teen puffs up with pride when his makeshift web model is received with warmth and amazement.  “Thank you for letting me do so! It’s not often that I get to talk about things in my village.” He couldn’t help but grin with delight when she calls him a friend. A friend!!! His first friend!!! “Maybe someday...maybe we can uhm..trade pictures? If you want? That way I can show you what it’s like!” 

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wcrkshcp:

    “ I don’t know what you’re talking about- actually handling fire sounds a lot cooler to me! I only use tools that make it! ” She might be wrong, but her mental image was of actually handling the fire itself. She knew that was probably not actually what he was talking about, but it didn’t hurt to imagine.

    Plus, it still might be.

    She studied her fingers- more specifically, the webbing on then- and zoomed her eyes in to see it even closer. At the question, she looked up and-

    She really had to stop zooming at people’s faces when they were right next to each other. She refocused her eyes so she had closer to normal vision and grinned.

    “ I’m not in a rush! I’m not allowed back in the workshop until tomorrow, anyway! … Also, I didn’t think about one. Oops. Well! To start with, are there things that it doesn’t stick to? Besides, I mean, you? It might work out if I could store it in like, a glass jar or something. I have a whole bunch of those lying around- they’re great for holding things! And not just food, either. ”

"You really think so?” Her observation, though slightly misinterpreted, is taken as a compliment and the spider teen practically glowed with happiness at being thought to be cool. “Thank you! It’s scary all the time whenever we do it but it pays off well since it protects the sensitive parts of our skin!”  Kohei doesn’t quite fully understand what it is about his web that she finds so fascinating. At the same time, the spider teen can’t help but be pleased over the fact that someone does find his quirk and abilities useful. After unintentionally wrecking havoc and being a hindrance to society when he first came here, it’s nice to be appreciated for a change!  “You aren’t? How come? I thought you had access to the workshop for stuff? Can people just ban you like that?” A tinge of concern colours his tone. Oh no, that sounds like quite the pickle! And not the tasty kind! When questioned about surfaces his web doesn’t stick to, the spider teen paused for a brief moment. “See my web’s uh...” For a moment, he blanks before trying once more to put his intentions to words. “See my people aren’t like...full arachnids. Our webs are a lot stronger for one so they stick to mostly everything! But glass jars should be fine! As long as you have uhm...a heating tool to put against the side of the glass so it unsticks itself. Do you have something like that?”

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apocryphalfacade:

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        👹☲To call their meeting something that was more than unexpected was an understatement. He was completely taken by surprise of a spider boy being an actual spider boy. He watched with curiosity, bugs and bug eating was something he never quite understood with “normal” people. What tasted so good about them and why were they necessary or even pets? He was strangely fascinated with the creepy crawler that lived in the tree or so he thought.

        Deciding he was interested enough he kicked the tree mildly, seeing if the gentle jolt would catch spiderman’s attention. ❝its bitsy spider. Climb down that water spout or i’ll flush you out myself.❞ A simple threat, a threat laced with poison while his hands were shoved in the pockets of the disheveled uniform, Black and red eyes peering into the trees as he leaned on his heels a bit, rocking back and fourth.  ❝Tick, tock spidey.❞

Since settling down within the city, Kohei slowly discovers a routine of his own to keep. Between studies, socialisation, practical training and other student related activities, majority of his free time is spent searching for a spot that’s closer to nature. Sure, he might be acclimating well but it doesn’t take away the fact that a part of him does miss home. As such, one can almost expect to find Kohei laying out high up in trees, dangling from the roof or wandering about in nearby parks when they attempt to seek him out. The spider teen rarely retreats to his own room until night fall, or unless absolutely necessary. So when he felt kicking against the tree he’d been perched on, the spider teen hadn’t been all too surprised. It was mostly the fact that it was a stranger calling for him that creates curiosity. Since both his hands were holding on to lunch (marinated scorpions this time), he leaps from the branch, allowing his webbing to resist and slow his fall so that he would glide upside down towards the stranger. Laughter slips from him, warm and unassuming.  “That’s not how the song goes.” Twisting in a loop, Kohei balances himself against the webbing he’d created to right himself, extending one of his skewered scorpions to the stranger. “Hi! Did you want one?” 

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bakubite:

All the questions kicked his heart up into a mild panic, but he was able to manage it after a brief moment of flailing.  Chomper merely shrugged and went along with the other, unable to tell the spider person his name.

He muttered a little, “Ko… hei…” and was delighted when he was able to pronounce it.  Another name he could pronounce!

He couldn’t say the name as smoothly and fast as the other could, but he was able to pronounce all the parts to the name in his gravelly, unused voice.

Unable to comprehend the other could possibly trick him when he was being so nice, Chomper trotted along behind him without a second thought, enticed by the idea of food.  He was lucky, to have found such a nice person in this place, and not one of the mean humans who hit him or scream at him for taking the bowls they left laying around.

He doesn’t bother pulling his hand away—– just enjoys the physical contact of another being.  For but a moment, he felt a dash of melancholy.

If it weren’t for the fact that the strange boy repeated his name, albeit in a stilted fashion, Kohei would have thought him to be non-verbal. Ah, maybe he’s self conscious about the way he speaks! That’s okay, Kohei doesn’t mind! He’ll be patient.  “Yup, I’m Kohei,” An affirmative nod is given to Mouth Boy, as the spider teen silently dubs him. Keen to befriend his new companion, he leads him by the hand further into the dormitory, until their path eventually ends at the kitchen. “Here we are! You can take a seat if you want.” An additional limb tapped at one of the seats at the table they had placed in a corner. Most times, it went unoccupied except for study sessions or snacking since his peers usually preferred gathering by the television (full colour!! Can you believe it??! Gosh, technology’s come a long way!). But tonight, it might come into some use again. 

Rummaging through several labelled containers he’d stashed on the highest shelf, the spider teen is careful not to spill it’s contents when he pulls them down, depositing each with the help of his additional limbs. The lids were pried open with a proud fluorish, revealing an assortment of marinated insects. “There we go! I have centipedes, silk worms, scorpions, and grasshoppers. Take your pick, buddy! Don’t be shy!” 

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onyomi-miru:

When the teen freaked out, in turn, Miru freaked out a bit too.  He recoiled back, falling onto his ass, and watched in a mix of confusion and fear.  What… what is that? I’ve… never encountered someone like him, have I? However, when the other started to calm down, Miru followed suit.  Right, this isn’t time to worry about him.  He’s in the same position that I am.

“I don’t know where we are,” Miru confessed, finally getting back up.  The water was starting to accumulate slowly.  He adjusted his glasses and looked up at the grate, frowning.  “But my name is Miru.  I’m merely a convenience store worker.”  At least, that was the story he was going to play right now.  I don’t know if I can trust that person as of yet…

He placed a hand to his chin in thought.  Big black tadpole looking… oh right.  It was rampaging in the city, so we lured it away.  It must have overcome us before I was able to use a spell.  The dragon’s eyes widened in realization.  Well, that complicates things.

“I would assume that’s the case,” he admitted, with a slight shrug.  “At least that would be the wise thing to do.” Miru attempted to jump at the grate again, growling as he was too short.  First time he had complications that weren’t solvable due to his chosen height preference.  

“Are you taller?” Miru asked, peering at the person in curiosity.  The dragon wasn’t going to change his height if his companion could reach it and confirm what he dreaded.

In an effort to calm himself and refrain from further panicking, Kohei began chewing his lip anxiously. All eight pairs of eyes are preoccupied, swiveling to take in their surroundings. If the water continues to flow in, there’s a chance both of them might drown and that’s not an outcome Kohei wants for either of them! Time to stop being a quivering worm and do something!  Having no reason to doubt the other and more distracted with escaping, Miru’s lie is taken at face value. Kohei only stops his exploring once his companion speaks again, prompting a nod. “I should be. Here, let me try.” Judging from his companion’s repeated jumps, the spider teen could roughly guess what he had been attempting to do and thus makes a try of his own. Tucking both of his main legs under him, Kohei shifts so that his additional limbs, which were draped neatly against his sides, could move into action with tiny crackling sounds. Settling neatly against the firm ground, they propelled the quirk user upwards. The combined height from his additional spider limbs coupled with the length of his arms ensured that he’s able to reach the gate.  Exoskeleton covered arms gripped hold of the gate. For a moment, Kohei strained, trying to both push upwards or yank the gate open to no avail. Grumbling under his breath, he knocks hard against what appeared to be blocking them in, dislodging chunks.  “Uhm. Something’s in the way. We need to get it off before we can work the gates open. Do you have anything that can help?”

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thenoahfamily:

     “I think one thing that has helped, is the hate has been directed to a previously disowned family member.. So there’s still family drama going on,” Tyki sighed. “But I think it will work itself out. I feel bad for Nea, who is the disowned family member. He’s hated by nearly everyone in my family, and there’s fourteen other family members. Though of course, minus a few of us, we’re not related by blood to each other.”

     “Yeah, it’s not like spiders jump out and attack you. I really don’t understand the fear of spiders. Some of them are quite cute. Such as jumping spiders or those peacock spiders. Those are pretty~.” He understood that probably other beings like Kohei, they probably only attacked to defend those who are scared of their appearance. Tyki could (somewhat) understand that. Many people of the Order attacked him on sight. Even when he wasn’t doing anything and even offers to leave the other person be if they left him be. But that never happened.

      “I can see why they could. So I understand why hiding such things. For me, I need them to hide from the Order… People who are on the hunt to kill us Noah. We’re their enemies. And to tell who is a Noah, are these features.” As he spoke, the skin, eyes, and stigmata went back to how they were.

"Gosh that sounds heartbreaking, to be rejected by one’s own kin like that.” The spider teen grimaced sympathetically. Though he supposes that this would be hypocritical for him to say, he did after all, run away from his mother and his own village customs. “Just what did he do that’s so bad? I’m sure he has his reasons?” A thoughtful pause later. “Ah! I didn’t mean to pry, you don’t have to tell me if it’s too personal!”  For the most part, the spider teen makes steady pace with his conversation partner as they walked, though his steps were punctuated with more skittering. He doesn’t make use of his two humanoid looking legs to walk, choosing to tuck them upwards and allow the rest of his spider limbs to propel him forward. “Yeah! Most spiders bite only when they think they’re going to be squished! So if you want to hold one, you just let them crawl on you without placing pressure on them. Then all you have to do is watch their abdomen or their fronts to make sure they aren’t agitated.” He may not be full spider, but he does understand their species well enough from his days in the village to know that they are misunderstood arachnids.  “I never understood that. You know, the whole people hurting each other and doing terrible things. All the fighting just brings a lot of pain and loss. After all, we all just want to live our own lives, undisturbed and safe... Things are so rough. Maybe more so for you than for me. Are you going to be safe?” 

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screamach1ne:

“Teacher!” Hizashi laughed a little at that. It’d been a while since someone just called him teacher. Most of the students called him by his hero name. Probably something about it being weird to refer to a pro hero just as teacher. Hizashi didn’t mind it, it was just funny to him. “You can call me Present Mic or Mic-sensei if you want.” 

Grinning brightly Hizashi threw his hands up and shrugged. “I guess most people like to be on the ground. We’re pretty useless in the air without webs or a way to climb easily so it’s a little scary. Other than my quirk I’d be helpless in a tree.” Maybe that would help explain?

Laughter is met with a confused slow blink from his part. Did he say something particularly amusing? Before Kohei has a chance to ponder over it however, the flow of the conversation is carried forward. “I see! Okay, Mic-sensei.” The teen nods decisively, correcting himself when suggestions are offered. It’s not any particularly different compared to his former way of addressing him but maybe he prefers to sound more relatable to his students. How nice!  "But if you’re on the ground, more scary things can get to you since they’re on the ground too!” The older man’s explanation earned him a perplexed remark back in return. “Wouldn’t it be better if you’re perched up high? Nothing can get to you, except maybe birds or the occasional monkey.”  The spider teen is thoughtful for one moment before he continued.  “It’s weird. Because most people are soft,” An exoskeleton covered finger prods lightly at Mic’s arm. “Very easy to hurt for most predators. But you stay on the ground, you cut off hair that’s supposed to keep you warm and you don’t hunt. Isn’t that bad? Wouldn’t that make things difficult to survive if you got to travel and all that?” 

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Oh! She doesn’t seem to mind the return nose tap, so it must be the right thing to do! His companion’s giggly mood is infectious, drawing a smile on the timid spider teen’s features as well.  “Hello! I’m Kohei! Uh...Kusunoki Kohei.” People from the city prefer calling each other by their surnames and only use their actual names when they’re super close, right? Or did he remember wrongly? “Who might you be?”

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Inari pats his head, chuckling "You are so adorable~~~!"

Though he has no clue what he’d done to warrant this treatment, Kohei leans down to better accommodate her so that she wouldn’t have to stretch to reach his head. He might not be the tallest individual in class, but his additional limbs do ensure that he has extra ‘boosts’ compared to his peers. Once he reaches full maturity, he may be way taller. Adorable? Hopefully not enough to eat. That would be bad. Just the thought of that evokes shivers. “Uh t-thank you.” @shapetrickster

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What a whimp. He just asked a simple question and it is freaking out. Raimundo scoffed. Now what's he supposed to do with the wooden spoon he'd gotten for this scientific purpose? He bapped Kohei over his head with the spoon. A frown. Kohei didn't die. Raimundo tried again, a bit harder. Given how bad he is with being gentle, his so called light bap was anything but light. "Huh. Ya survived. Cool."

“OW! That hurts!!! Stop it!!” Hands covered the spot he was whacked on defensively to deter another attack. The teen’s lips turned down in a childish sulk. “Of course I’m not going to die from something like that, but it still hurts a lot! So stop it!” Additional limbs are pressed against the vampire’s front, shoving determinedly to create distance between the dreaded spoon and his head.Bat no swiping >:C @raimpire

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OKAY BUT HAVE YOU SEEN LUCAS THE SPIDER?

"Oh oh!!! I have!!!” A hand shoots up towards the sky when he makes the excitable exclamation. “I have!” One of his classmates have shown the little animated spider to Kohei claiming that he would enjoy it’s singing and he does! Lucas the spider is adorable! And it would be nice if other people would come to love spiders like Lucas and himself too! “He’s so teensy and soft looking!” 

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wcrkshcp:

     She dropped the goggles down and grinned. “ Nah, they don’t help my quirk- it’s fine on it’s own- they just protect my eyes! See, the lenses are tinted so that my eyes don’t burn when I’m focusing on bright things, liiiike. Sparks! Or spot welding! OR FLASH GRENADES! … Ahem. I experiment a lot. ” Even if she hadn’t actually trying anything with flash grenade technology since the incident. 

     “ It doesn’t break down? Ever!? ” Well, fire or being cut aside, that was great! Granted, short of making the nets out of the web, she really couldn’t imitate that particular quality. Unless she figured out a way to make an artificial version of it- 

     Focus! 

     “ How much? Hmmm… ideally I’d like enough to be able to study it a few different ways. ” She really wanted to compare the old to the new- even if it didn’t break down, that didn’t mean that it didn’t change over time at all. Maybe, uhh… six ounces or so, if that wouldn’t be too much? I dunno how long it takes you to make it, but that’d definitely give me enough to look at it from a few different angles! ” 

     She actually lifted her goggles back off her eyes to watch, leaning forward to watch in an unconscious sort of motion. She could just zoom her eyes, but she hated to sit still when she wasn’t actually working on a project, and at the invitation to feel it, she reached out and carefully poked at the webbing. 

     This was going to be fun to study.

"Oh!” A thoughtful expression settled on the spider teen’s features. That makes sense! She’s a tinkerer after all, so if she tries out dangerous stuff, it makes sense to protect herself. “I see! That’s kind of like how we rub the sap of certain trees on us before we handle fire! Except on a much cooler scale.”  Kohei puffs up proudly in confirmation at her excitable echo.  “Yup! It doesn’t! Unless people have the right quirks! Or I cut it down myself.” When prodded, his webbing is quick to stick to her fingers even at the lightest of touches. The spider teen skitters forward, easily leaping onto his giant web. Sharpened exoskeleton fingers are deft and precise as he proceeds to cut down his large web for his companion. But while he had been quick with his work, the spider teen is exceedingly gentle when he leaps off to gently scrape the remainder off her finger tips.  The large web is bundled and held out towards her. “It doesn’t take too long!” Kohei reassures with a beam. “Unless you’re in a rush? You can have the old one first...though uhm....do you have anything i can put it into so it doesn’t stick to you again? We may have to search for something to store this in.” 

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The first thing Kohei registers once he came to again was pain, situated mainly against the right side of his head, prompting a pained whimper from the spider teen. He’s been so preoccupied with alleviating his hurts that it did not immediately register that he had company. So when someone reached out in the dimness and grasped hold of one of his legs, it prompted a frightened shriek from the hero in training. Legs recoiled, skittering backwards until Kohei’s back bumped into the wall at the furthest end of the room. “Uh-” His voice cracks from the sudden onslaught of fear and he takes a moment to breathe. “I’m-! I’m okay!” His headache has receded into a dull ache at this point, but there’s more to worry about than that! All eight eyes scanned their surroundings frantically, taking note of it’s dismal stare. “Where...are we?” His attention soon wanders back to his companion. “And- who are you? Did you- We were running from the thing! The big black tadpole looking thing! Do you think it trapped us in here to finish us off later?” Just the thought of it alone is enough to send shivers down his spine. 

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bakubite:

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Chomper wasn’t really thrown off by the way a person was protesting his taking of bowls—– wouldn’t be the first time.  Although it was certainly the first time in a while that someone was giving him a substitute for the bowls.  

He gave the cooked centipede a considering look, glanced back to the bowl.  Well, if the bowl was so important to this maybe-human that he’d give him something in exchange, he supposed he could leave it alone.

Setting the bowl back on the counter, he quickly snatched the centipede from him and looked it over.  It… smelled like food at least.  The other probably wasn’t expecting him to eat it, stick and all, but with a couple vicious snaps of sharp teeth, that’s exactly what he did.  This was notably different from the way he had been hiding the bowls, because he actually used the mouth in his face. 

With the centipede gone, he proceeded to poke at the other, hoping to find more hidden snacks on his person.  More?  Please??

Kohei waits patiently as his unexpected companion took time examining his skewered centipede. Sure not everyone is open to trying out insects here, but if they’d give it a chance, they might be pleasantly surprised! He’s rather good with creating delicious food using his homemade recipes after all! What relief the spider teen feels when Chomper sets the bowl down is promptly replaced with bemusement when he ends up swallowing both the centipede and its skewered stick. Oh dear- that can’t be good either. If anything though, Kohei did manage to learn that this curious fellow has not one but two mouths! What a cool quirk to have! The poking prompts a surprised yelp from Kohei. Instead of processing jabs, his sturdy exoskeleton registers faint tickling sensations and the spider teen finds himself squirming and chortling.  “Hey, I’m ticklish!” Protests were interrupted with the occasional giggle even when he attempts to lightly push his companion’s fingers away. Eventually, Kohei succeeds in holding onto Chomper’s hands, though his grip is light enough for the other to break free if he wished to.  “Are you looking for more? Are you hungry?” That must be it, right? “Come with me!” A light tug is given as an indication to follow. “What’s your name? I’m Kohei! It’s nice to meet you.”

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realriiot:

kuromori was so glad when he stopped, but the feeling of his six arms holding her against him was still flustering - what was this, a shojo manga!? she couldn’t control the pounding of her heart, or the redness of her face. she looked up at him, seeing his expression. even with a total of eight eyes, it was his expression that spoke to her. he was worried and upset… but still…

“p-please…” she managed, her tongue feeling too big for her mouth, making her stutter. “p-people are staring and it’s… embarassing…” she admitted, hoping she hadn’t offended him. “i-i promise i can walk. it isn’t that bad…”

"Are you really sure about that?” He wants to protest but the other’s insistence has him pausing. “But wouldn’t it hurt more?” Being healed is better than being embarrassed for a little while! Though Kohei doesn’t understand why exactly it’s embarrassing. Still, the last thing he wants to do is force anything. He’d already unintentionally injured her once after all, so he doesn’t have a say on what she decides to do.  The spider teen finally relents and hesitantly lowers his companion to the ground, not letting go until he could make sure that she is standing upright. “Can I at least make you a cast until we get to Grandma Medicine?”

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thenoahfamily:

     Tyki didn’t have to power to jump dimensions.And the safe thing about the travel sized doors, was it was set to a dimension. It was to a set dimension and back to his original. So he didn’t need to worry about getting lost really.

       “Well, for the most part yes, it’s hard to explain. But my fiance used to be my enemy, I nearly killed him, twice. And he nearly exorcised the Noah out of me. At first most of my family hated him, but slowly but surely they’re liking him!” he stated happily. He then waved a hand, “Thank you for the concern,but I don’t really think I need any help. Though if something does happen, I’ll alert these.. pro heroes.”

     “I don’t really mind spiders myself. If anything they help get rid of any bugs in my house. They leave me alone, I leave them alone,” the Noah shrugged. This spider though was certiainly friendly. A thought bubbled in his mind, would this guy still think he’s cool or anything nice if he knew he was a killer? Killed the innocent even?

      “Ah, at least you try to. But I don’t think people would completely freak out on seeing you I’d imagine. It’s mostly the whole spider that scares them. You have human.. aspects about you. For me, my only oddities are my skin color and stigmatas and golden eyes. But those are easy to take care of~.” As Tyki spoke, his skin turned to a peach skin color, stigmatas fading into nothing,and golden eyes becoming chocolate. “I just.. really don’t like to hide myself. But I do when I need to.”

"Oh goodness!” Talk about family drama! And Kohei thought his ma eating his step-father was bad enough. What complicated waters they had to navigate, gosh. Fate sure does work in mysterious ways, doesn’t it? There were lots of things beyond the realm of Kohei’s understanding, but he at least knew enough to comprehend that there were lots of tension and fights between them. “I’m glad to hear that things turned out for the better in the end! With luck and patience, maybe all your family members will come to accept him. You never know, right?”  Assured that he will look for assistance when necessary, the spider teen nods in acknowledgement.  “Most spiders rarely bother people. We’re all just trying to live our life and catch our food. Though sometimes our paths cross with others.” It’s only then that things get complicated. For spider folk like Kohei, they’re not squishable. Well...not easily squishable. But actual full grown spiders always run the risk of harm whenever they encounter humans, most hurt only because they’re defending themselves or their territory.  "Yeah! Mhm well...I think children and people with spider phobias find me off putting though, so I mostly do it for them. It’s tiring to hide all the time, but I don’t want people to be upset. Why do you need to hide though? You look human!”