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Jerkchicken
DojiBoyAll right, let’s take it from the top, one more time…
What’s your name?
"Noelle Hayes. Friends and family call me Ripley though - that's my middle name."
How old are you?
"19, that's me!"
What do you look like?
"What do I look like? Well uh... I have teal hair and... I think I'm quite tall, not like super tall, but still. Maybe around 5'9"? People can never figure out the color of my eyes and to be honest neither can I. Depends on the lighting really, but mostly they look kinda grayish hazel..? It's an ongoing debate, trust me."
"I have a few piercings. And if you're wondering about the little scar I have here on my cheekbone, I really wish I could say it's a hardcore battlescar. But no, I got it before all of this spidey stuff and well... Okay, I'm not going to tell you the story because it is extremely unimpressive. But basically I cut my face preeettty badly as a kid. The doctors said it would probably leave a faint scar... and it did."
"My suit is basically a repurposed wet suit, so there's that."
What did you do before the Recluse incident?
"My parents raised me in California, where we had a house for ourselves. They tell me I've always been really interested in sea life, ever since I was little. That's how I remember most of my childhood, really. I'm an only child, so I've always been pretty used to playing alone. Doesn't mean it didn't suck, though. I had many hobbies - I started diving rather young, and I've even learned how to surf. Dad would always say I learned to dive before I learned to swim, and that kind of sums me up as a person, really.
We were happy. I think. Now, looking back, I can see it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. Mum and dad fought a lot, I was alone a lot. They both loved me dearly, but as the years went on, their fights grew bigger and interactions more bitter. It wasn't a great environment to grow up in, and while I'm glad they finally divorced a six months ago, I wish they would've done it years sooner. I didn't have many friends growing up. I think people found me annoying, talking too much. I could never blame them for feeling that way - I can get lost in my own excitement when I'm passionate about something. Only in the recent years I've started making more friendly acquaintances and even friends, and honestly that has been the best part of moving from California to New York.
After divorcing my mum moved back to California. Dad lives in New York like I do, albeit on the other side of the city. I was always more of my father's girl anyway. Living on campus has been truly new and exciting, and a nice change of pace from high school.
Yeah, that's everything. Everything interesting anyway. I don't... Yeah, there are things I'd rather leave untouched, if that's fine."
What happened after the incident?
"I thought I'd fallen sick, like deadly ill. I couldn't stop being hyper aware of everything around me and sweating buckets. Later I realised I wasn't dying, but changing. When I would start sticking to all surfaces like my fingers had been superglued, I realised there was definitely something wrong with me. Or at least different. I called my dad the other day to make sure he was okay. He said he was, but now it's been a few days of radio silence. I'm starting to get worried - it's not like him to miss calls."
Strength | 0
Agility | 20
Durability | 5
Regeneration | 25
Spider-sense | 0
Mutation* | 50
*Air bubble + Organic & liquid web + Underwater Adaptability
(includes heightened senses underwater, darkvision, and automatic decompression)
"Okay, maybe spacial awareness isn't my strongest suit, but you should see me in water! It's actually really fascinating, you see, thanks to the small hairs on my suit's antennae I'm able to create a durable bubble of breathable air around my head. It comes really handy even on land, especially if I need to save someone from a burning building. It really is super interesting! The air bubble mimics the way the actual diving spiders - diving bell spiders - create a breathable bubble around their bodies, only this time it's around my head like a helmet, and... Wait, I can see you're not listening. I didn't bore you, did I?"
"Oh, so you only want to know why my spider-sense is absolute rubbish? Well... I guess you could say I get distracted easily. By... by everything, really."
Do you believe in aliens?
"Who doesn't? No but really, have you ever seen an octopus? Or any deep sea creatures for that matter? If you think aliens are too far-fetched, just wait 'till you hear about chimaeras and barreleyes..."
What are your goals for the future?
"I'm interested in marine biology. I'm currently studying it at the uni, actually. I want to help the oceans recover, to prevent the coral reefs from dying, to study underwater life as a career. Those are all high and mighty goals, and I don't think I'll ever be the one to single-handedly solve anything. Still, science is always making new breakthroughs so I might as well try and help where I can."
You lived in New York for a while now, right? What do you think of the city?
"It's weird living in the opposite side of the country, but I think I'm adapting pretty well. California was nice with all the heat and vicinity to some great beaches, but I'm really loving the fact that we have four seasons here in NY. There aren't as many good scuba diving places here, so that's probably my biggest peeve..."
How much technology do you use on a daily basis?
"A... decent amount, for sure. How can one not in today's day and age? Don't get me wrong, I'm totally a phone addict, not one of those naggers with the baby boomer mindset of 'technology bad, internet evil'. I'm just saying that even if I didn't want to use my days face glued to the screen, how could I? It's pretty much the basis for modern society, and that's neat!"
What do you like?
- Scuba diving - "I no longer need the suit since I have my own... heh."
- Marine biology
- Conspiracy theories - "For fun, obviously! The wilder the better."
- Retro video games and RPGs - "I still have a tamagotchi that works! One of the early versions, too."
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Summertime
- Girls, for instance
- "People who at least pretend to listen when I talk..."
- Spontaneous activities because "treat yo-self"
What do you dislike?
- Sea food - "Ironic, I know."
- Raisins - "DISLIKE ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH A WORD TO DESCRIBE MY HATRED FOR THEM.."
- Tinnitus - "I try to drown it out with music, mainly, but there's nothing I'll ever miss more than the sweet absence of noise."
- Ignorant people, or self-absorbed people in general
- Indoor swimming pools
- Corporate greed
- Pollution
- Winter sports
- Apathy
Do you think true evil exists?
"Oh, absolutely: Raisins, the truest of all evils. Whoever created the concept of raisins should be punished for the evil they've unleashed on this world."
What’s your favorite color?
"Did my hair colour give it away? I really like teal, although orange is a very nice colour as well."
Favorite song?
"It's a close tie between these two."
Anything else to add?
"I was actually born in Wales. That's where my dad's from. We moved to California when I was really small 'cause that's where my mum's from. I guess she just got tired of the lousy weather... Not that dad minded. He loves it here."
"Coincidentally, the diving spell spider's habitat is actually in Europe. They live in fresh water, mostly ponds, and can be found in UK too. I don't think I've ever seen a live one, though."
"Usually we visit my dad's parents every two years or so, so I get to go back to the place I spent my early years. Or... at least we used to, that is."
"I'm not completely vegetarian, seeing as I eat fish from time to time. But I haven't eaten red meat since I was 12."
"I'm definitely a chaotic neutral btw."
"It's not something I go around announcing, but I've been on medication for depression since age 13."
What are your thoughts on these people?
Will be updated.
