I was watching, studying, sensing and experiencing ten thousand things at once, an engine going full-bore. I could follow my dad as he moved through the house, picked work clothes out of his closet, threw away a sock and its matching pair. I watched every entryway into the house, the windows and doors, tracked the movements of the neighbors, and our neighbor's neighbors.
--Chrysalis 20.1I was watching, studying, sensing and experiencing ten thousand things at once, an engine going full-bore. I could follow my dad as he moved through the house, picked work clothes out of his closet, threw away a sock and its matching pair. I watched every entryway into the house, the windows and doors, tracked the movements of the neighbors, and our neighbor's neighbors.
--Chrysalis 20.1I was watching, studying, sensing and experiencing ten thousand things at once, an engine going full-bore. I could follow my dad as he moved through the house, picked work clothes out of his closet, threw away a sock and its matching pair. I watched every entryway into the house, the windows and doors, tracked the movements of the neighbors, and our neighbor's neighbors.
--Chrysalis 20.1I was watching, studying, sensing and experiencing ten thousand things at once, an engine going full-bore. I could follow my dad as he moved through the house, picked work clothes out of his closet, threw away a sock and its matching pair. I watched every entryway into the house, the windows and doors, tracked the movements of the neighbors, and our neighbor's neighbors.
--Chrysalis 20.1That was the spark of inspiration I needed. In a matter of seconds, I had a plan.
--Plague 12.7That was the spark of inspiration I needed. In a matter of seconds, I had a plan.
--Plague 12.7That was the spark of inspiration I needed. In a matter of seconds, I had a plan.
--Plague 12.7"This was over from the moment we stepped into the room"
--Skitter, Tangle 6.6"This was over from the moment we stepped into the room"
--Skitter, Tangle 6.6"This was over from the moment we stepped into the room"
--Skitter, Tangle 6.6Silk looped around the neck of a marker, then around a series of roaches, who could then be assisted by other bugs. I did the same for the other things, the iodine, markers, pens, candles and more.
--Plague 12.6Silk looped around the neck of a marker, then around a series of roaches, who could then be assisted by other bugs. I did the same for the other things, the iodine, markers, pens, candles and more.
--Plague 12.6Silk looped around the neck of a marker, then around a series of roaches, who could then be assisted by other bugs. I did the same for the other things, the iodine, markers, pens, candles and more.
--Plague 12.6There. I snapped my head up to look in the direction of the upstairs apartment, as though I could see through the walls. Topsy had put his phone down on the kitchen counter to grab a beer, setting the thing to speaker mode while he looked for a bottle opener.
--Scarab 25.3There. I snapped my head up to look in the direction of the upstairs apartment, as though I could see through the walls. Topsy had put his phone down on the kitchen counter to grab a beer, setting the thing to speaker mode while he looked for a bottle opener.
--Scarab 25.3There. I snapped my head up to look in the direction of the upstairs apartment, as though I could see through the walls. Topsy had put his phone down on the kitchen counter to grab a beer, setting the thing to speaker mode while he looked for a bottle opener.
--Scarab 25.3"Grue is a good leader, but this is my project. Something I've been working towards and thinking about for the last two years. Leaving the Undersiders, making contacts, helping hold things together, maintaining the peace and eliminating possible issues. Everything I did, it's been to prepare for this in some fashion."
--Skitter, Sting 26.1"Grue is a good leader, but this is my project. Something I've been working towards and thinking about for the last two years. Leaving the Undersiders, making contacts, helping hold things together, maintaining the peace and eliminating possible issues. Everything I did, it's been to prepare for this in some fashion."
--Skitter, Sting 26.1"Grue is a good leader, but this is my project. Something I've been working towards and thinking about for the last two years. Leaving the Undersiders, making contacts, helping hold things together, maintaining the peace and eliminating possible issues. Everything I did, it's been to prepare for this in some fashion."
--Skitter, Sting 26.1"...Set her on fire. Her costume is bulletproof, and I want this done. I need to attend to other matters."
--Coil, Monarch 16.11"...Set her on fire. Her costume is bulletproof, and I want this done. I need to attend to other matters."
--Coil, Monarch 16.11"...Set her on fire. Her costume is bulletproof, and I want this done. I need to attend to other matters."
--Coil, Monarch 16.11Spiders drew out lines of silk and formed them into cords, weaving them into one another to form extended lines, fifty or so feet long.
--Chrysalis 20.4Spiders drew out lines of silk and formed them into cords, weaving them into one another to form extended lines, fifty or so feet long.
--Chrysalis 20.4Spiders drew out lines of silk and formed them into cords, weaving them into one another to form extended lines, fifty or so feet long.
--Chrysalis 20.4When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
Whenever a non-hero target would deal damage to a hero target, redirect the damage to this card.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
The lump of bugs dropped to the ground, and more bullets penetrated the heap that landed at the base of the building. When the bugs rose, they rose in the general shape of a person, of me.
--Monarch 16.11When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
Whenever a non-hero target would deal damage to a hero target, redirect the damage to this card.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
The lump of bugs dropped to the ground, and more bullets penetrated the heap that landed at the base of the building. When the bugs rose, they rose in the general shape of a person, of me.
--Monarch 16.11When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
Whenever a non-hero target would deal damage to a hero target, redirect the damage to this card.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
The lump of bugs dropped to the ground, and more bullets penetrated the heap that landed at the base of the building. When the bugs rose, they rose in the general shape of a person, of me.
--Monarch 16.11When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
At the end of your turn, this card deals 1 melee and 1 toxic damage to up to X targets, where X = this card's HP.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
I'd heard once there were ten quintillion bugs in my world. Eighteen zeroes. I couldn't control that many. Or, to be precise, I couldn't afford the time to collect that many.
--Speck 30.3When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
At the end of your turn, this card deals 1 melee and 1 toxic damage to up to X targets, where X = this card's HP.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
I'd heard once there were ten quintillion bugs in my world. Eighteen zeroes. I couldn't control that many. Or, to be precise, I couldn't afford the time to collect that many.
--Speck 30.3When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
At the end of your turn, this card deals 1 melee and 1 toxic damage to up to X targets, where X = this card's HP.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
I'd heard once there were ten quintillion bugs in my world. Eighteen zeroes. I couldn't control that many. Or, to be precise, I couldn't afford the time to collect that many.
--Speck 30.3When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
At the end of your turn, this card deals 1 melee and 1 toxic damage to up to X targets, where X = this card's HP.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
I'd heard once there were ten quintillion bugs in my world. Eighteen zeroes. I couldn't control that many. Or, to be precise, I couldn't afford the time to collect that many.
--Speck 30.3When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
At the end of your turn, this target may deal X toxic damage to a target, where X = this card's HP - 1.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
I'd warned him. He jumped as he felt the bites. Shouted as hornets found the soft tissues of his eyes, his tongue and eardrums. Black widows and brown recluses found crevices.
--Cell 22.4When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
At the end of your turn, this target may deal X toxic damage to a target, where X = this card's HP - 1.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
I'd warned him. He jumped as he felt the bites. Shouted as hornets found the soft tissues of his eyes, his tongue and eardrums. Black widows and brown recluses found crevices.
--Cell 22.4When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
At the end of your turn, this target may deal X toxic damage to a target, where X = this card's HP - 1.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
I'd warned him. He jumped as he felt the bites. Shouted as hornets found the soft tissues of his eyes, his tongue and eardrums. Black widows and brown recluses found crevices.
--Cell 22.4When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
When you play this card, add 4 tokens to your bug pool.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool, and then remove 4 tokens from your bug pool or from next to other Bug cards
Whatever signal my power sent to my bugs, these bugs were there to intercept it and transmit it to their immediate area. Each extended my range by three hundred or so feet around them.
--Prey 14.3When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
When you play this card, add 4 tokens to your bug pool.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool, and then remove 4 tokens from your bug pool or from next to other Bug cards
Whatever signal my power sent to my bugs, these bugs were there to intercept it and transmit it to their immediate area. Each extended my range by three hundred or so feet around them.
--Prey 14.3When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
Whenever a non-hero target enters play, this target deals it 2 melee and 2 toxic damage, and then deals itself 1 melee damage.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
He reached for Mockshow, and she slapped his hand away. He caught her wrist, simultaneously capturing her arm and blocking the path of the cockroach I'd hidden in between her sweatshirt and her jacket.
--Scarab 25.3When you play this card, remove any number of tokens from your bug pool and place them next to this card. This card has that much HP.
Whenever a non-hero target enters play, this target deals it 2 melee and 2 toxic damage, and then deals itself 1 melee damage.
When this card is destroyed or returned to your hand, return the tokens next to it to your bug pool
He reached for Mockshow, and she slapped his hand away. He caught her wrist, simultaneously capturing her arm and blocking the path of the cockroach I'd hidden in between her sweatshirt and her jacket.
--Scarab 25.3Skitter is immune to damage from environment cards.
At the end of your turn, draw a card.
At the end of your turn, this card deals itself 1 psychic damage
My beetle needed a name. Had to have a better way of referring to it. A hercules beetle, but bigger, a giant. I thought about Hercules, about the myth; Hercules had borrowed the burden of the giant who carried the world. Atlas.
--Prey 14.6