The bathroom was much too small to fully spread them, or flap them, so she dropped back to all sixes and scuttled out and downstairs into the living room. It was barely large enough to experiment in although she'd need to move the sofa out of the way. Which turned out to be remarkably easy, in turn making her realize that her giant wasp body was much stronger than she'd expected. It kind of made sense, insects were well known to be disproportionately strong, but even so it was a bit of a surprise.
Actually, they are not disproportionally strong, if you count proportions correctly, taking into account the cube-square law (mass grows with cube of size, cross-section of muscles = strength grows with square of size). Both grasshopper and human can jump 1 meter high, and this is not something unexpected.

It was useful information and probably due to powers weirdness, as was the way she could even fly in that body. Or just breathe. In theory an insect the size of a doberman should simply suffocate under its own mass, but she had no trouble at all.
The breathing apparatus of an insect wouldn't work scaled up. Never mind the exoskeleton buckling under its own weight...

Physics at small scales gets weird!
 
Yes. On the bad hand, the Director will not be even slightly happy that Vista was out there without a partner or backup.
On the good hand, at least Missy won't have to worry about stitching herself up without anybody knowing about it.
Just you wait. It'll turn out that Vista wasn't doing anything objectionable, just traveling to/from somewhere when Hooky saw her and lost his s***.
 
Perhaps I should clarify - I was referring to the typical cans of Wasp and Hornet spray available on the market that have a range of 20-30 feet and near instant lethality for wasps and hornets, that lingers long enough on nests it will kill off the nest in a short amount of time.

As I've been stung by wasps and hornets numerous times, I don't want to piss off a whole nest of them.

VespaTaylor? Not going to get her attention. I don't want to get sprayed, injected or skewered with a toxin whose concentration has been upped to the "Fuck, NO!" ranges of lethality. And if I am, I'm going to get Naurelin or Taylornaut to do it (one is a dragon, favored of Tiamat and is immune via shenanigans; the other has got the power set of the Juggernaut, and a little thing like corrosive, oxidizing venom isn't going going to stop her...).
Dr Curlyhair (after chapter 7) considers Vespa carefully, snaps her fingers (a little holographic light bulb appears over her head for a moment), and runs off to her lab. After a series of strange clanks, whistles, and a ratcheting noise sound off - she returns with a vial. "Try this. Pogonomyrmex venom, a hallucinogenic insect venom. Tweaked a little bit to produce a mellowing effect." (Two little robots pop up on her shoulders, proclaiming her genius.)
 
Who will be working on their Hornet-o-phobia.
That is spheksophobia, the fear of wasps.
Cthulhu or Cthu?

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...so wholesome...
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Too bad he seems to have caught logic...
Ah, logic... that strange virus politicians are so afraid of.
When stinging. Then they're vindictively happy.
As I've been stung by wasps and hornets numerous times, I don't want to piss off a whole nest of them.
So have I. Thankfully, I only had to deal with one sting at a time. Except for the yellowjackets (pro-tip: do NOT piss off yellowjackets; they will swarm each time and are hyper aggressive, even by wasp standards.)
So Spider Rider Vista when?
Spider Jockey Vista! She can make her arrows follow you, so good luck getting away!

(just imagine it's Vista)
 
Guys, can Vespa fuse with other bugs, when not fused with Taylor?
And what about other humans?
mp3.1415player what are your thoughts on this?
I'm holding out for Drider Vista, who wants to go... have a chat with a few Nazis...

"I've been grounded. Indefinitely. It was worth it."
:)

("I did show my drider-form to my parents, when they were arguing. They both went white, and shut-up. Now, if they get noisy, all I have to do is say 'Bzzz', and things get nice and quiet.")

((OK, Taylor will have to talk her through getting Vespa-drider-Vista right, but, I'm sure that won't be a problem!))
 
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bugging people in person

For shame, that pun was bad.

octopus or cuttlefish,

I misread that as "octopus or cuddlefish", and wondered where one finds cuddlefish.

I believe he mend something more along the lines of this, you know.

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I now have two questions.
One: Was that Stan Lee narrating the opening?!
Two: Why have I never heard of this before?!

"Dennis? We've got a job for you. We'll be watching... from over here. Behind this force-field"?
:)

"The hornet just pierced the force field with it's stinger... RUN!"
 
His eyes followed it until it vanished over the roofs of the decrepit buildings that lined the street, heading towards the bay. Those eyes were rather wide, and anyone who knew him would have found the color his face had gone unusually pale. He wasn't noted for being a man who was particularly worried by pretty much anything.

On the other hand, he remembered his childhood in Japan, and things he'd seen then…

"No," he said out loud, turning and walking rapidly in the other direction. "Just… no. Fuck that. Not a chance. If there's one there's hundreds."

He walked faster.

Muttering 'No' under his breath.

As far as he was concerned, if the docks had an infestation of giant killer wasps as large as a person he was going to stay way the fuck away. He was no idiot.

Wondering rather hysterically if moving elsewhere might not be a bright idea, he sped up to a brisk jog and tried not to imagine a stinger the size of his forearm.

He failed. Dismally.
I am now imagining Lung calling a meeting and demanding to know WHO managed to piss off Panacea enough she'd let something like this lose on them, because lets no kid ourselves here, that's the only person who could have done this /laugh
 
Would Taylor need a lung fish to ensure a star fish is OK out of water? Is a lung fish not 'buggy' enough to be used, or is there something like Hawaiian caterpillars that would substitute? Yes, Taylor is very tough, but star fish regeneration would be so, so, attractive...

Possible benefit? Would lost bits turn into more Taylors? Vesta is a sorta alt-Taylor, how could more Taylors be a problem for anyone??? :)

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