001 -- [Voice]

[thirdsymbiote]

Well, I guess I'm as lost as I can be.  Could anyone lemme know just why I'm here?  My gracious host...he was...vague.  Yeah, let's put it that way.  I mean, everything seems nice enough, but...  I just miss my family.

[Another voice comes on the line for a second, one much gruffer and deeper than the first, but is quickly muffled by a hand over the

Comments

[yayashton]

You're here because Iron Man thought you'd make a good superhero. Not the Iron Man you probably know, but the one people on the boards have taken to calling "tin can."

If you're lucky, your family might show up. If you're not lucky, grab a blanket and plan on staying indefinitely.

[thirdsymbiote]

Well, that kinda clears things up. I appreciate it.

Guess I'm gonna have to get used to this, huh?

[yayashton]

Yes. Though I guess if you already know Iron Man then that means you have powers which means you won't be accidentally activating powers you didn't know you had, which is a good thing.

[thirdsymbiote]

Well, I know of him. ...But you sound like you speak from experience...

[yayashton]

I accidentally created a snow bank. It sucked.

[thirdsymbiote]

You...wh...

I guess that would kinda...be weird. I remember first...discovering my powers. It was quite the trip.

[yayashton]

When I sing, it creates objects and since I'm usually singing, I was bound to create something inconvenient eventually. It just happened to be snow.

Anyway, I'm Goldenthroat. Your name?

[thirdsymbiote]

That's a...different power. Pretty neat, though.

My name is P--uh, Toxin. Nice to meet you, Goldenthroat.

[yayashton]

Nice to meet you too, Toxin. I hope you find who (or what) you're looking for.

And it would be much cooler if I could actually control it, but maybe that's just me. Or maybe it's just me not being able to stop singing - old habits are hard to break.

[thirdsymbiote]

Yeah, I've run into some trouble controlling my powers, too. I completely understand how that feels.

I just hope yours don't turn you into a killing machine who likes to get carried away and kill kill kill.

[yayashton]

I'm actually sort of glad that I've been learning not everyone has perfect control over their powers. It's . . . Refreshing, I guess.

[thirdsymbiote]

I guess it is pretty nice to know that you're not the only one. This is the first time I've ever been in a place with so many other...superheroes.

That's kinda weird to say. Superheroes.

[yayashton]

There's a first time for everything. But you're in luck on that one, because pretty much everyone here has never seen so many superheroes crammed into one city.

Oh. Has anyone mentioned you're not allowed to leave the City yet? Well. Not that you can't, but that Iron Man apparently blacklists you if you go anywhere for more than a day. Especially if you go to Los Angeles - err, I think it's called the Hive here.

[thirdsymbiote]

Yeah, a few people have told me about not leaving but...blacklisting? That sounds harsh.

Why would they call LA something like that?

[yayashton]

As far as I can tell, it's like this city only filled with villains. But I could be completely wrong about that. Maybe you should make your own conclusions.

[thirdsymbiote]

That's...not a great thought. I'll just stay away from it like a law abiding citizen, then.