[Spider-Man entered the corridor, glanced around to make sure no one was watching, then lifted an entire locker, revealing a hidden groove beneath it. He reached in and retrieved a canister of web fluid.]
[When he got home, he called out cautiously, "May?" After confirming the place was empty, he let out a sigh of relief.]
[Sitting in a chair, still wearing his spider mask and hood, he spoke up, "Hey! Karen, are you there?"]
[Karen's voice responded promptly, "Hey, Peter! How was your Spanish test?"]
[Spider-Man, clearly uninterested in discussing his test, skipped the topic and asked, "Listen, I need your help. I'm trying to remember who was under the bridge that night! But I can only recall part of the license plate number!"]
["I can perform facial recognition using the footage from that night!" Karen said proactively.]
[Spider-Man was caught off guard. "Wait... footage?"]
["Yes! Peter, I record everything you see!" Karen explained.]
["Everything?"]
[Karen emphasized, "Everything!"]
["Every moment?" Spider-Man was momentarily speechless.]
["It's part of the protocol!" Karen revealed, playing back some of the recorded footage.]
["Yeah, I figured as much," Spider-Man muttered helplessly. In his mind, Tony was being overly cautious, which only made him more determined to handle things on his own.]
[He ran a hand through his hair. "Alright, play back the scene from last Friday."]
["Glad to help!" Karen said cheerfully, pulling up a random clip from that day.]
[The footage showed Spider-Man in front of a mirror, practicing his introduction for a party. "Hey! Hello, everyone! Yeah! What an awesome party! Hello! Liz, Peter told me a lot about you!"]
[Embarrassed, Spider-Man immediately stopped her. "No, no, no! That was just a joke! Skip ahead to later that day!"]
[Instead, Karen played another scene—this time of Spider-Man mimicking Thor. "I am Thor, son of Odin!"]
["No, no, no! Not this part! Definitely not the part we're looking for!" Spider-Man waved his hands frantically.]
[Karen teased, "Your impression is actually pretty good!"]
"Hahaha! Peter, he's just like you!" The first-generation Gwen Stacy burst out laughing, nudging the 1st Gen Spider-Man. She recalled how he used to practice romantic lines for Mary Jane when he thought no one was watching.
The 1st Gen Spider-Man smirked and, in retaliation, tickled Gwen.
She squealed, laughing uncontrollably. "Okay, okay! I take it back! I was wrong, Peter!"
Nearby, Thor stood beside Jane Foster, his expression puzzled. While Jane had told him that people on Earth often imitated him, he hadn't expected Spider-Man to do it too.
"This Peter Parker..." Jane chuckled as she watched Spider-Man holding a wooden hammer while pretending to be Thor.
Meanwhile, some of the students from Midtown High were intrigued by the hidden compartment beneath the locker. They tried to lift it themselves, only to find that it was impossible for one or two people alone to budge it. No wonder Spider-Man had chosen it as a hiding place for his web fluid.
[Realizing Karen was messing with him, Spider-Man groaned. "Just skip to the arms deal already!"]
[Karen, unable to tease him further, finally displayed the correct footage.]
["Alright! Who are the two guys on the right?" Spider-Man asked, looking at Herman and Brice in the video.]
["Searching law enforcement databases… No relevant records found on either of them," Karen reported after scanning.]
["Nothing?" Spider-Man asked, incredulous.]
["One match found! Aaron Davis, 33 years old! Criminal record detected. Current location: Queens," Karen informed him.]
[Spider-Man perked up. "Finally! Alright, let's go pay him a visit!"]
["Would you like me to activate Enhanced Interrogation Mode?" Karen asked.]
[Spider-Man hesitated briefly before nodding. "Yeah, sure."]
[The scene shifted to Aaron Davis walking through a parking lot. He casually opened the trunk of his car, unaware that a drone was following him.]
[Just as he was reaching inside, Spider-Man suddenly dropped down, shooting a web to stick Aaron's hand to the trunk.]
[Aaron Davis froze for a moment, then spotted the drone hovering above him. Spider-Man stepped forward and said in a deep, distorted voice, "Do you remember me? Tell me everything you know!"]
[Hearing the altered voice, Aaron raised an eyebrow. "Okay, calm down!"]
["Come on!" Spider-Man growled, his voice still modified. Aaron, unbothered, simply stared at him. "What's wrong with your voice?"]
[Spider-Man stiffened. "Why are you asking that?"]
[Aaron Davis smirked. "I heard your voice under the bridge that night. It sounded like a girl's voice."]
[Spider-Man immediately panicked. "I'm not a girl! I'm a boy! I mean—I'm a man!"]
[Aaron Davis shrugged, unimpressed. "I don't care if you're a man or a woman." He casually placed items into his trunk.]
["I'm not a girl! I'm a real man! Now come on, man! Who's selling these weapons? I need info—names, something!"]
[After finishing, Aaron suddenly slammed the trunk shut, making Spider-Man instinctively step back.]
Aaron eyed him knowingly. "Is this your first time doing this?"
[Spider-Man sighed and muttered, "Karen, turn off interrogation mode." The drone immediately retracted into his suit.]
[Aaron couldn't help but chuckle. Just as he suspected, Spider-Man was a total rookie.]
[Spider-Man crossed his arms. "Listen, man, the weapons these guys are selling are seriously dangerous. We can't let them spread any further."]
["One of those weapons could've destroyed Delmar's Deli with a single shot—"]
[Aaron suddenly cut him off. "Wait… you know Delmar's Deli?"]
[Spider-Man blinked. "Of course! Best sandwiches in Queens!"]
Aaron narrowed his eyes. "Saihaven's got some pretty good ones too."
[Spider-Man scoffed, "They put too much bread in theirs."]
["I like extra bread."]
[For a brief moment, the tension between them eased, and Spider-Man tried again. "Come on, man. Help me out here."]
[But Aaron remained silent. Disappointed, Spider-Man sighed and turned to leave. "Interrogation mode is useless. Karen, don't ever activate that again."]
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