@spiderman (an invitation to all)

[spidermenaces]

(the boy and his vlogger knack are back, and this time, the stem club room is not half as empty as it used to be. he turns the video on, a little chuckle escaping him as he casually walks up a wall, until he's upside-down standing on the ceiling.)

Hello, Aldrip! I, uh, meant to totally do this a little while ago, but you know how it is, right? Totally crazy, super insane, this whole Gnosia thing that went down! Unbelievable, right? I'm still figuring things out in this place, and it seems like it's things that just happen sometimes? First that staircase that never ended, and now this, I'm not sure what to expect-- oh, right, anyway, so! This is the STEM Club - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics!

(introductions for each of the stem members roll out, and can be found in the comments.)

Well, Aldrip, we have several projects ongoing here, all very science-y, so - we can definitely use all the help we can get, so if you wanna give us something new to make, or help us, well, come meet us at the Clubs building, go straight, then straight, more straight, then left, then... Then it's right, and you'll see a laboratory. It's us, okay? Knock and we will be with you.

Uh, we're out!

[ ooc: Characters who have had significant interaction with Jim Kirk, Spock, Gwen Stacy, or Peter Parker, or who interacted with the Dark Web Player Plot may consider themselves already in possession of a Dark Web communicator. Today, it lights up for the first time with an incoming message. ]

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ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION

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>> Hi all, Jim Kirk and the STEM crew here. We've got a lead we're chasing on the current state of things in Aldrip, and we could use some hands. >> Consider this the call to action we've all been waiting for. If you're interested, find us at the STEM open house. >> I can't promise it won't be dangerous, but if we work together I know we can nail these bastards. >> Kirk out. >> COMMUNICATION WILL WIPE IN 60 SECONDS

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[ ooc: Upcoming STEM player plot information can be found here. ]

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INTERACT WITH STEM CLUB MEMBERS

[spidermenaces]

(each of them get their own introductions by yours truly.)

JIM

[spidermenaces]

That's mister Jim. You have to call him mister, and remind him he's 64 at any given time, okay? Mister Jim, say hi to the camera! I know he doesn't look that old, but trust me. Just trust me.

[finalfrontiersman]

I'm getting out the bug spray. [ Peter gets a rubber band launched directly at the camera lens for his efforts, and hey, Jim is actually a pretty decent shot with that thing. ] Keep calling me mister and I'm going to have to start calling you junior.

SPOCK

[spidermenaces]

Uh, that's Mister Spock, our Vulcan. He's from outer space! Which, well, some of you are, too? Anyway, he just looks like that, I think he's hiding that he's soft on the inside.

[ashaya]

I was not aware I was a commodity to be divided amongst our cohort, [ he says, nearly as dry as the sands of Vulcan itself. He doesn't look up, but the brow twitches up at a degree that most would now recognize as: vaguely, but perhaps fondly, exasperated by largely Human nonsense.

Also, if he's handing a neat box of paperclips over to Jim to use as further ammunition once he has expended one of his last remaining rubber bands in 4k without any sort of communication whatsoever? Nuh-uh. ]

GWEN

[spidermenaces]

Thiiiiiis is my wonderful girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, D&D Queen, drummer, chemistry goddess.

[depressionnap]

Girlfriend.

[There are important affairs to be determined here, especially after the announcement through their off-network communicators. Something dangerous, but urgent.

But hey Vincent's gotta focus on the important part here.]

TENDI

[spidermenaces]

THIS IS OUR GREEN MISS-- Shoot, also from outer space, that's miss Tendi, and she's super cool.

[endcaller]

Ah, the Orion, yes?

How fares your studies? Have you yet determined why hyur seem so favored by this star?

[unprimed]

[She snorts.] Green miss? Really? I mean-- I guess it's accurate? ...okay, altogether not the absolute worst thing, actually.

OH, but-- wow. "Outer space!" That's so retro! I never got that anyway, actually. Like, what, as opposed to inner space...? [She seems to be, uh, laughing at her own joke. Anyway.] Wait, I'm supposed to-- right! Hi everyone! My specialty is mostly in genetics, a little bit of engineering, programming-- oh, and medical! Nice to...meet you? [She looks offscreen.] Is that it? I mean, I don't know what else I'm supposed to say-- it's not like I'm looking at anyone right now, so--

[Wisely, the video ends there, cutting off whatever rambling she has left to do.]

MARCO

[spidermenaces]

This is Marco, he's from the 90's, so should he be a mister? Vote in the comments.

(what comments)

text; un: goo

[mightymorphin]

sooooo there's a nerd club and you're... making what, exactly?

[spidermenaces]

You gotta meet us three times before you get 'nerd' rights, man.

We make a lot of stuff. Fuel, components, equipment, etc.

@dimitri.blaiddyd

[boarishboy]

[ So, that's what STEM stands for... He had seen it around here and there, yes, but hadn't been able to decipher the acronym. ]

Well met, Peter. I admit I know nothing of modern Science, but I am willing to learn! And what better way than by hands-on experiences?

[spidermenaces]

Are you one of these people who come from a place without any tech?! Sweet, I don't even know how you do it, man. We'll teach you everything!

text; un: shades

[laserguy]

[He's not doing great still, but it's kind of nice seeing Peter promote his club like this and everything. As his fellow American friend, he has to chime in some way.]

So, how's the progress going on my sunglasses?

[spidermenaces]

Dude this is actually super complex. The whole material thing

We're trying to find something that can hold your blasts and that's actually super hard

Your power is insanely cool

voice; un:curtaincall

[endcaller]

Consider my curiosity duly roused.

What manner of projects are the STEM club working on? Something important enough that you seem eager to recruit more?

[spidermenaces]

Super important. You should come see us in person, actually.

voice; un battlefieldbrat

[battlefieldbrat]

[yes battlefieldbrat, it was assigned to him by the system and he doesn't know how to change it. too bad its connected to everything he does on the tablet! he is intrigued by this video for several reasons - not least among them being that a club for doing math stuff sounds like fun to his nerd brain - but more important matters come first.]

How did you do that? Walking on the ceiling.

[could it be....another ninja from another place??? he doesn't talk like any ninja kakashi's ever met but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.]

[spidermenaces]

Uh, radioactive spider bite side-effect.

[incorrigibles]

[ in the interest of responding in kind, charles also turns to video, leaning against what seems to be a door on a rooftop, and giving peter a little wave. ]

Hi, Peter. So, uh, I'm not gonna be of much help to your whole STEM thing, but — a staircase that never ended? Want to elaborate a bit for those of us who weren't here then?

[ you know. just in case, because the only very, very, very long staircase he's ever seen is the one from hell and. yeah. ]

[spidermenaces]

Dude, you definitely would. You really, really, would. Can you come see us?

Uh, there was this dream we all had, which we had this huge staircase, and then challenges for each other. Mine were all geometry, and academic jeopardy, so it wasn't bad for me, but uh, some other people didn't have that luck, you know?

voice; un: what

[starringsecond]

What kind of help are you looking for? Gotta admit, I don't exactly have the brains for tinkering with machines or this thing you call science, but if you ever need something that requires manpower, let me know.

...Also I'm going to assume making a space-time portal that could get us all out of here is out of the question.

[spidermenaces]

I actually can't tell you like this, but like, you should definitely see us. I got things to give you, and we definitely can use manpower.

Ah, no. Some of us have had that experience, apparently, it's, uh, not cool.