Holiday Tarantulas?

[runwithsciss0rz]

"Ok, so.. we're getting our niece a pet spider for the holidays. A tarantula. Except it seems there's different kinds of them. Anyone got a suggestion as to the best tarantula to get a kid for their first pet?"

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[mr_v_and_mr_c]

""Why a tarantula?" asks Mr. Croup. "I suggest a black widow. Or maybe one of those Australian ones. You know, the trapdoor ones."

[runwithsciss0rz]

"Eh, well, she's just a month old. Be two by the holidays. I'd rather not get her anything potentially dangerous to nearby squishies until we see how good she is at taking care of something and making sure it doesn't escape."

[mr_v_and_mr_c]

"Oh, but that's the fun!" Mr. Croup grins. "See how many people the thing can kill before it runs out of poison."

"Did that with a cobra one time. Made it all the way to fifty." Mr. Vandemar sounds smug. "Told you it would."

"Twenty-five was a reasonable enougth bet," says Mr. Croup sulkily.

[runwithsciss0rz]

Cut's reminded uncomfortably of Top, who they're still keeping locked in his room. "Um, most of us got outta that line of work a long time ago. And I really think it's not the kinda thing X wants his daughter picking up."

[mr_v_and_mr_c]

"Oh, but assassination is a wonderful line of work," says Mr. Croup. "We should know, we invented it."

"Business and pleasure," Mr. Vandemar agrees.

[runwithsciss0rz]

Cut's going to start avoiding these two as much as possible now.

[mr_v_and_mr_c]

Probably a good idea.