allendalepharm Chapter 17: Since things have come to this, let's eat first.
Chapter 17: Since things have come to this, let's eat first.
This is a live news broadcast.
"Around 10 a.m. this morning, an incident occurred at Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Hospital. Any news circulating outside about monsters is merely speculation. According to the police investigation, they were simply ingesting a hallucinogenic drug that causes people to see monsters."
"But we can be certain of one thing: someone was present at the crime scene, and he seemed to have planned it all along, taking those patients who had taken hallucinogens... We have reason to suspect that he is the prime suspect in this incident."
"That's why I applied for an arrest warrant today to hunt down the so-called masked champions of justice..."
Spider-Man.
On campus, after watching this news, a teenager decisively turned off his phone screen, then rubbed his face, feeling utterly helpless.
Oz was hanging upside down on a branch next to Peter.
He thought the kid was incredibly stupid.
While he might be considered well-behaved and sensible, he also skipped class immediately after learning about the Lizard Man incident in Brooklyn, seemingly disregarding the consequences.
If you call him rebellious, he returned to school immediately after quelling the riot, only to miss the last class.
I completely skipped a day of class.
Finally, they saw the arrest warrant issued by Officer George Stacy on a school bench.
"What bad luck, what really bad luck."
Peter rested his hands on his delicate face and muttered, "I should have kept my distance from them."
Oz continued to mimic the upside-down bat pose, and upon hearing Peter's words, he comforted him:
"Try to look on the bright side. If you hadn't shown up, the police would probably have assumed you were responsible for all of this when they saw the cobwebs and debris left in the hospital."
Peter was slightly annoyed: "What's the difference? You're still going to arrest me!"
"Hey, one is doubt, the other is certainty, of course they're different."
Peter scoffed, already used to Oz's sarcastic remarks.
After resolving the hospital riot, he went to the Osborne Building again, but still couldn't find Dr. Connors.
Peter asked worriedly, "We haven't heard anything from Dr. Connors, and the police have ordered my arrest... Oz, what should I do?"
"Let's go to the dock and get some fries."
"Hey, I'm serious!"
"What, really?"
Peter turned around and found that Gwen had appeared behind him at some point.
"Hey, it's you! Nothing really... just feeling sentimental... yeah! Just feeling sentimental..." Peter greeted awkwardly.
Gwen glanced in the direction Peter had been looking and found nothing on the branches of the nearby trees.
"Are you talking to that crow?" Gwen asked.
Peter opened his mouth, as if to say something, but then stopped, his eyes fixed on the girl.
Gwen frowned her beautiful eyebrows, not understanding what Peter meant by that look.
Until a deep, magnetic whisper suddenly rang in my ear.
"Are you looking for a raven that looks like Morgan Freeman's version of God's chosen messenger...wait, isn't it?"
Gwen turned her head and saw a red-eyed raven perched on her shoulder.
Without saying a word, and before the crow could even finish speaking, she reached out and grabbed its neck, lifting it up!
Peter: "?!"
Oz's eyes widened as he patted Gwen's arm. "Hey, hey, friend! Fighting is fighting, but give me some breathing!"
"Uh, sorry."
Upon hearing this, Gwen immediately released her grip, her face still showing lingering fear. She rubbed her chest and said:
"You scared me to death! How did you manage to appear so suddenly...?"
If the girl's behavior hadn't been witnessed by everyone, given her pitiful appearance and words, one might have thought she was a delicate flower.
Oz rubbed his neck and said, "Morgan Freeman, you're even more of a contrast than I imagined."
Gwen blushed slightly.
Peter then asked, "What are you doing here?"
"How did I get here?" Gwen looked at him. "You mean you skipped a day of class and are asking me, someone who hasn't missed a single class, why I'm here?"
Peter stammered, "I...I was busy with something else..."
Seeing that he was unwilling to explain further, Gwen did not press him for an answer.
She sat down next to Peter and looked closely at his face for a while.
Peter felt a little shy under their gaze, and his ears began to burn.
"What's wrong with you?"
"What?"
"I meant your face." Gwen pointed to the bruise near Peter's eye.
Peter reached out and touched it, explaining, "I fell while skateboarding..."
Of course, it wasn't from falling while skateboarding; it was purely from being whipped by a lizard's tail.
Gwen sighed. She knew Peter was hiding a lot from her, many secrets, such as the crow that kept staring at them and grinning foolishly.
"Who is it?" Gwen asked.
"Hey! That's going a bit too far, you dreadful king! I'm right here, I can hear you!" Oz said, annoyed.
"Fine," Gwen rolled her eyes and continued, "Who are you?"
"Since you have asked so sincerely, I will mercifully tell you."
Oz spread his wings and flew in front of the two, his figure blocking the setting sun in the distance.
The crows took the place of the setting sun, absorbing all the light at that moment, leaving only a pair of scarlet pupils staring at them in their field of vision.
"I am a crow that can speak human language."
Peter and Gwen: "..."
Peter reached out and pinched Gwen's delicate and beautiful chin, turning her towards him.
"Ignore this guy!"
Gwen's eyes lit up; she was surprised by Peter's action.
"I really want to explain to you, but...sigh...I...I don't know how to say it..."
Peter's incoherent manner did not annoy the girl; on the contrary, the corners of her mouth turned up in a slight smile.
She said, "Then I'll wait until you're ready."
"......good."
Gwen glanced at the red-eyed raven that had been watching them, then asked Peter:
"So, will you be coming to dinner tonight?"
I noticed the crow tilted its head.
She continued, "I mean, you and this talking crow... Good heavens, I don't know how to explain its existence to my family..."
"No explanation is needed; Oz won't be in anyone else's sight," Peter said.
"So I'm special?"
"......right."
Gwen first pursed her lips, then her eyes couldn't help but curve into a smile, before she quickly glanced at Peter and looked away.
"Then I'll wait for you tonight. The house number is 2016. Don't forget."
After saying that, she got up and left, giving Parker no room to react.
"..."
Oz went to where Gwen had been sitting and said, "She's hot."
"Yes." Peter's gaze remained fixed on the girl's back.
"So Meryl Streep isn't special?"
"Shut up!"
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"Around 10 a.m. this morning, an incident occurred at Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Hospital. Any news circulating outside about monsters is merely speculation. According to the police investigation, they were simply ingesting a hallucinogenic drug that causes people to see monsters."
His brown pupils narrowed in an instant, and his heavy breathing rhythmically accompanied the news broadcast.
In an instant, the clothes burst open, turning into shreds that fell to the ground, revealing shocking, oily green scales under the dim light.
The television broadcast was still ongoing.
"That's why I applied for an arrest warrant today to hunt down the so-called masked champions of justice..."
Spider-Man.
Its mountain-like body approached the television set, its sharp claws sliding across the screen, causing the screen to crack with a sound.
Spider-Man...